The Osaka City University Media Center

History of Osaka City University

Osaka City University (OCU) is the largest municipal university in Japan and is comprised of the eight Faculties and the eight Graduate Schools of Business, Economics, Law, Literature, Science, Engineering, Medicine and Human Life Science, and the three institutes for Economic Research, Health Science and Physical Education, and Dowa Mondai.

The origin of the University dates from the foundation, in 1880, of Osaka Commercial Training Institute, a major center of commercial and industrial studies in Osaka.

The Institute developed from Osaka City Commercial School and Osaka City Commercial College into Osaka University of Commerce in 1928.

Under the post-war Education Reform, OCU was founded in 1949 when Osaka City Technical College, Osaka City Women's College, and Institute for Economic Research of Osaka City joined with Osaka University of Commerce. Since then the University has been growing with the incorporation of Osaka City Medical School, and the foundation of the graduate schools.

About the OCU Media Center

In the modern information oriented society with its fast growing urban environment the role of university education is rapidly changing. In this background, the OCU Media Center envisages to be the mainstay of the Osaka City University which aims at providing education focussed at the needs of the modern society.

The OCU Media Center is a complex comprising of the library and computational facility and aims at furnishing excellent educational and research environment by integrating several in-house facilities using the campus Local Area Network.

Further, it also strives to provide the students and researchers an Internet gateway and help promote global information exchange and stimulate state-of-the-art research. The Center aims at becoming an academic satellite that would foster international academic and cultural exchange.

Access to OCU Media Center

From JR Tennoji Station to Sugimotocho Station

• Take Hanwa Line (local) that depart from Platform No.8. There is another platform of Hanwa Line (express) so do not make a mistake.
• Get off at the 6th stop at Sugimotocho station.




From Sugimotocho Station to OCU Media Center

• There is one exit that is on the west side.
• Walk to the south (left) and cross the railway tracks at a crossing (there is a watchman).
• About a couple of minutes walk to the OCU Media Center.

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