Osaka Ohtani University

Osaka Ohtani University welcomed its 50th year of the inauguration in 2016. In its fifty-year history, the university has emphasized education based on the founding principle of "repaying gratitude." As a university that places importance on "people" and the "heart," it has continued to raise people to approach others with a sense of mutual respect and a feeling of gratitude. From this tradition, feeling a sense of closeness between student and teacher or between students themselves is a unique feature of this university. The university also provides an education that responds to present-day needs. When the university was for women only, the university offered broad opportunities in higher education to foster women with leadership abilities. And even when the university became co-educational, in response to society's demands, it also fostered students with excellent practical qualities and teachers and pharmacists with high levels of specialization and human strength. From this kind of education, the university is proud that it has seen almost 25,000 graduates.
The world is now in a period of change. A period of change where the framework of society is changing considerably. Everyone has to work his/her way through this period of dynamic change, which is challenging to forecast. In order to do this, it is necessary to acquire personal strength. This strength is the power to think and cooperate. 
This university provides an education where each individual can acquire knowledge and abilities under the educational principles of "independence," "creativity," and "collaboration." The university has established an education system based on small groups, where teachers can easily approach each student, communicate, and stretch students' ability to their full potential. The university also offers various programs incorporating fieldwork and collaboration with regional societies through practical lessons, volunteer activities, and internships. And from connecting these experiential studies to university classes, the students can deepen their specialist knowledge and forge practical strength.
Everyone endeavor to obtain the strength to open up a future and face new challenges at Osaka Ohtani University.