February 5, 2016

Osaka City University Bangkok Office’s – Opening Reception & Buffet

March 3rd, 2016  6:00 PM - 8:00 PM see our Events page for details

AND

The 14th Urban Research Plaza’s Forum

“Urban Culture – Rural Culture: Overcoming a Dichotomy”

Hosted by the Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Chulalongkorn University

and the Urban Research Plaza, Osaka City University

March 3 - 4, 2016  8:30 AM - 3:30 PM

Location: Maha Chulalongkorn Building, Room 105, Chulalongkorn University

see our Events page for details and the www.urp.faa.chula.ac.th/urp/Forum.html for schedule, location map registration.

Registration is requested, but the Forum is free.

February 1, 2016

EJU Exam – First Session

To apply for admission to any of the OCU faculties, you need to submit your results of the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students (EJU).

Registration for the 1st session of 2016 starts on February 14, 2016. Don’t forget to register: www.jasso.go.jp/en/eju/schedule.html

For the list of subjects you need to take and minimum required scores, please see the admissions page of OCU:

www.osaka-cu.ac.jp/en/admission/ugrad (Necessary qualifications for application for privately financed students)

You can also take the exam in Thailand. For this please see: www.jasso.go.jp/en/eju/examinee/contact/asia.html#thailand 

Good luck on the test!

January 27, 2016

OCU Students on Exchange to Chiang Mai University

Since the conclusion of an academic exchange agreement with Chiang Mai University in 2014, students from OCU can participate in a two-week study program at the Chiang Mai University Language Institute every spring.

During the program the students take classes in English (taught by native speakers) and Thai Culture, go on a company visit and excursions, do a home-stay with a Thai family and take part in exchange sessions with Thai students.

This year’s group will visit Thailand in the beginning of March.

Related articles: Chiang Mai University at “Ginnan” University Festival: www.osaka-cu.ac.jp/en/news/2015/chiang-mai-university-at-201cginnan201d-university-festival

December 17 2015

Bangkok Study in Japan Fair 2015

On 13 December Osaka City University participated in the Study in Japan Fair 2015, organized by the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) in Bangkok, Thailand. A total of 66 institutes participated, including 21 national universities, 3 public universities and 28 private universities. The fair attracted 1,961 visitors.

OCU participated with a booth, where interested students could obtain information about OCU faculties, courses, facilities, admission process as well as get individual advice, with OCU staff able to talk with students in Thai, English and Japanese. There was a small but steady flow of students visiting our booth, with an especially high number interested in the Faculty and Graduate School of Business.

Simultaneously, JASSO was offering seminars and lectures throughout the day explaining students how to prepare for study in Japan. There were also various demonstrations such as kendo, kimono wearing and origami.  

Japan and Japanese culture is enjoying a high degree of popularity in Thailand. We have gained new interest in Thailand for students to come and study at OCU.

July 2015 – New Date! Dec. 13th

Study in Japan Fair

On December 13th the OCU Bangkok Office will be present with a booth at

the Study in Japan Fair for students to meet educational representatives and

learn what studying in Japan has to offer them.

See our Events page and the Japan Student Services Organization’s website for details.

July 2015

Open Campus Event - Osaka City University

The 2015 Osaka City University Open Campus days will take place on 8 (Sat) and 9 (Sun) August 2015, at the Sugimoto Campus.

For the Faculty of Medicine and Faculty of Nursing the Open Campus days will take place at the Abeno Campus on 6 (Thu) and 7 (Fri) August 2015.

During the Open Campus you will be able to get a good impression of OCU and its campus life. You will be able to view the facilities, visit each faculty and attend mini-lectures and other events organized by teaching staff and current students.

It is not necessary to register beforehand (except for the AM information sessions of the Faculty of Literature). Please understand that the information sessions are mainly aimed at Japanese high-school students and most information will therefore only be available in Japanese.

The Global Exchange Office will be present to provide separate information on admission procedures for international students. So if you are in Japan, come and visit us!

Click here for the detailed program.

June 2015

Undergraduate admission selection criteria for privately financed international students

The OCU selection criteria for privately financed international students who would like to start studying at the undergraduate level after April 2016 are now available on-line. (The criteria is only available in Japanese). 

The selection criteria specify the requirements (including the necessary scores in the Examination for Japanese University Admission for International Students), application procedures and exam dates to apply for entry to Osaka City University.

The official application forms will become available in mid November 2015.

April 2015

Osaka City University Bangkok Office established

On 30 April 2015 Professor Shin Nakagawa (Director of the OCU Global Exchange Office and professor at the OCU Faculty of Literature) signed an agreement with Chulalongkorn University in Thailand to officially establish the OCU Bangkok Office. The office will be located inside Chulalongkorn University’s Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts. 

Chulalongkorn University was established in 1917 and is the oldest national university in Thailand. It is a comprehensive university with 18 faculties and its status as a top class university in Thailand is illustrated by its number 48 ranking in the QS World University Ranking in 2014. Since 2002 OCU’s Faculty of Literature and Human Sciences, Urban Research Plaza, Faculty of Science and Faculty of Medicine consecutively concluded academic exchange agreements with Chulalongkorn University. The possibilities for exchange were further expanded with a university-wide exchange agreement signed in March 2013.

The OCU Bangkok Office will not only serve as a base for exchange projects with Chulalongkorn University, but also with the other universities in Thailand with which OCU has exchange agreements in place, such as Thammasat University, Chiang Mai University, Mahidol University and Srinakharinwirot University. Part of the Bangkok Office mission will be to attract talented exchange students, to support the OCU alumni network and to facilitate university-industry collaboration projects. OCU plans to gradually expand the role of the Bangkok Office to cover more countries in South-East Asia.

As shown by the creation of the ASEAN Economic Community in 2015 the economic power of South-East Asia is growing steadily and the number of students studying abroad is increasing. By welcoming more students from South-East Asia OCU will be able to further diversify its international student community. At the same time we want to draw more attention to South-East Asia among our Japanese students, who now often still focus on the West. With the relationship between Osaka and Asia being historically inseparable, the Bangkok Office is expected to play a very significant role for OCU.

Dr. Suppakorn Disatapundhu, Dean of the Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts at Chulalongkorn University (left) and Dr. Shin Nakagawa, Director of the Global Exchange Office at Osaka City University (right).