Osaka Institute of Technology


Osaka Institute of Technology, abbreviated as Dai kōdai, Han kōdai, or Osaka kōdai is a private university in Osaka Prefecture, Japan. OIT has 3 Campuses, Omiya Campus located in Asahi-ku, Osaka City, Umeda Campus located in Kita-ku, Osaka City and Hirakara Campus located in Hirakata City.

History

OIT was originally founded in 1922 as Kansai Engineering Technical School by Kyosaburo Honjo, Businessperson together with Yasushi Kataoka as the first principal, Architect who graduated from Tokyo Imperial University.
In 1940, the school foundation established Kansai Advanced Technical School, a three-year college for men. Kansai Advanced Technical School was renamed to Setsunan Advanced Technical School in 1942, further renamed Setsunan Engineering Technical School in 1944.
In April 1949, Setsunan Engineering Technical School was upgraded to Setsunan Institute of Technology, a four-year university under Japan's new educational systems. In October 1949, it was renamed to Osaka Institute of Technology.
At first, OIT had one faculty, so-called Faculty of Engineering, which consisted of three departments. Later on, OIT added some departments and also three faculties and graduate schools which include doctoral courses.
As of April 2017, OIT has four faculties. Especially, Faculty of Intellectual Property is the only one and first-ever Faculty in Japan. Moreover, Faculty of Robotics and Design provides Design Thinking education as innovative & creative approach.
OIT has three campuses:
Umeda Campus is newly opened in 2017 near Osaka station and it is housed in a 21-storey building with 2 basement floors, to be called OIT Umeda Tower located in Central Business District.

Education

From Academic Year 2017, OIT offers 16 undergraduate degrees and 6 master's degrees in the field of engineering, robotics and design, information science and technology, and intellectual property. It also offers 5 doctoral degrees in the field of engineering, robotics and design, information science and technology.
OIT offers a number of project-based learning opportunities.
In Omiya Campus:
In Umeda Campus:
In Hiyakata Campus:

Research

2017: OIT researcher at Department of Electronics, Information and Communication Engineering jointly developed an innovative Odor Measuring Platform that allows them to analyze and evaluate different kinds of odors objectively together with Konica Minolta through open innovation. Based on the platform, Konica Minolta unveiled "Kun Kun" body. "Kun Kun" body, simply consisting of a device and a smartphone application, can measure odors of the scalp, armpits, skin behind the ears, and feet. Measured odor data are sent via Bluetooth and displayed in the smartphone app in 20 seconds or so. Odors are classified into 10 levels, allowing users to objectively decide whether they need to take some deodorizing measures. OIT has been researching ways of distinguishing different odors through neural network-based AI technology using gas sensor.
2016: OIT researcher at Department of Applied Chemistry jointly developed an innovative material transfer technology combining Liquid droplets covered with solid particles and Light together with Asahikawa Medical University and Max Planck Institutes. As it makes the Light directly convert into propulsion force, there is no power conversion process like photovoltaic power generation. It is eco-friendly and low-cost as well. The research paper was published in German scientific journal "Advanced Functional Materials".
2015: OIT researcher at Department of Applied Chemistry jointly developed an innovative technology, so-called "Non-sticky powdery adhesive" in the field of Biomimetics materials together with Max Planck Institutes. It was developed with hint that Aphids covers the surface of honey which they discharge by solid wax particles and prevents drowning due to honey in the nest by liquid marble. It was introduced to journal cover published by the Royal Society of Chemistry and Chemistry World in UK.
2012: An innovative Small satellite with Pulsed plasma thruster, named PROITERES was developed by OIT researcher and students mainly from Department of Mechanical Engineering and it was launched in Sep 2012 on PSLV-C21 Rocket from Satish Dhawan Space Centre operated by Indian Space Research Organisation in India.

Business

2017: Japan's first "Robot Service Business School" was launched by New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization at OIT's Robotics & Design Center in OIT Umeda campus in order to provide an integrated education in the technology, design, and business expertise necessary with robotics innovation.

Achievements and awards

Moreover, OIT’s own team ”OIT Trial” from Faculty of Robotics and Design together with Faculty of Information Science and Technology won the “World's No. 7 place” in RoboCup 2017 in Nagoya.
In addition, back to the Asia Regional competition 2006, only Tokyo Institute of Technology and OIT were in the “Top 10” from Institute of technology in Japan, and also OIT was the only ranked from private universities in Japan. The OIT graduates who experienced this event joined Google, Yahoo and Information technology companies.
OIT is one of the "University member" and "Business supporting member" as well as The University of Tokyo, Tohoku University, Hokkaido University, Yokohama National University, Tokyo Metropolitan University, Tokyo University of Science and Waseda University. Especially from the universities in Kansai region, OIT is only listed as "Business supporting member" who can receive foreign trainees.
OIT accepts a limited number of international research students under this program each year, and also dispatches students to other universities.
- Trainees Accepted in OIT from; 2018: Slovak University of Technology
2017: Gdańsk University of Technology, Lodz University of Technology
2016: Brno University of Technology, Budapest University of Technology and Economics
2015: Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Tomas Bata University in Zlín
2014: Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Federal University of Minas Gerais
- Trainees Dispatched from OIT to;
2017: Manipal University
2016: University of Information Science and Technology "St. Paul The Apostle"
2014: Karunya University
OIT cooperates with WIPO on organizing the conferences in order to evangelize the Intellectual Property in Asia. For instance, “Conference for Presidents/Vice-Presidents and Technology Transfer Officers of Universities and Research Institutions on Creating an Enabling Intellectual Property Environment for Technology Development, Management and Commercialization” in 2017.
The overseas participants were mainly from Philippines, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia and Sri Lanka.
OIT supports as Training Institution for JICA Training Course mainly related to Intellectual Property, such as "Japan-Mexico Strategic Global Partnership Training Program - Intellectual property rights"
Other than Mexico, OIT received the trainees from Brazil, Argentina and Paraguay.

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