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Osaka Kyoiku University (OKU) was founded in 1949 by consolidating three traditional schools in the area, which date to the 1870s. Today, OKU has two major campuses, one in Kashiwara City (670,000 square meters) and the other in mid-town Osaka City (50,000 square meters). OKU provides twenty-two day-time programs and one night-time program in Teacher Training, and fifteen day-time programs in the Department of Arts and Sciences at the undergraduate level. The OKU graduate school offers eighteen programs for a Master's degree in Education, Arts and Sciences, and Art. The primary mission of OKU is to foster qualified professionals in the field of school education and to develop and create knowledge and skills relevant to education. Osaka (ca. population eight million) is the birthplace of several world-class top-industries, especially many electronics, and marked by vigorous merchandise activity. Also, the area is close to many world-famous historical sites in Kyoto and Nara. OKU currently has 4,900 full-time students, including 153 international students from 15 countries enrolled in various undergraduate and graduate programs. OKU has just entered a new stage of its history with the mission of remaining at the forefront of delivering human and intellectual resources crucial to the world of education. Visit OKU and work together with us on our new challenge: education for knowledge-based societies in the twenty-first century. Today's Osaka Kyoiku University has its main campus (Kashiwara Campus) located about 20km east of central Osaka, inside Kongo Ikoma Quasi-National Park, where the graduates become educational personnel of significance through our teacher training and liberal arts education programs. We also have 11 other affiliated schools accommodating elementary and junior high school education and special needs education, in Tennoji-Ku and Hirano-Ku of Osaka-shi, and Ikeda-shi, Osaka Prefecture. In the School of Education, there are teacher training programs and liberal arts courses. The graduate school (master's program) comprises 18 specialized areas of study based either on teacher training and liberal arts. The enrollment is approximately 4,000 for the undergraduate and 500 for the graduate level. We also have approximately 110 international students. They are mainly from China, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, United States, Germany, France, Australia, the Philippines, and Afghanistan. The administrators at Osaka Kyoiku University consist of the University President, 4 Directors, and 2 Superintendents. The University is managed by the top administration of the board of directors centering on the University President. Essential matters regarding administration are brought before the management council (consisting of 6 external committees and six internal committees). Essential matters regarding education research are brought before the Education Research Council (consisting of 22 internal councilors). Osaka Kyoiku University has nine affiliated schools and one kindergarten (three elementary schools, three junior high schools, one high school in three school campuses, one school for disabled children, and one kindergarten). These schools and a kindergarten are established and located in Tennoji District and Hirano District in Osaka City, and Ikeda District in northern Osaka. They play essential roles in the educational research and practices, and teaching practices followed in conjunction with the University as the center, and in conducting various cooperative collaborations, including career and educational advancements, in each district. View full university