OpenFieldEstablished in 1931 as one of Japan's designated Imperial Universities, Osaka University (Handai) is consistently ranked among Japan's top 3 research universities and the world's top 80 institutions. Handai is internationally celebrated for pioneer breakthroughs in immunology (home to the World Premier International Immunology Frontier Research Center - IFReC), humanoid robotics (Prof. Hiroshi Ishiguro's laboratory), quantum materials, and mechanical engineering. Explore verified graduate degrees, MEXT scholarship allocations, and world-renowned faculty profiles.
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Japan's premier governmental and university scholarship scheme, providing exceptional international scholars with full tuition waivers and generous living stipends for doctoral research.
Advanced 3-year doctoral research program covering cyber-physical systems, multi-agent systems, deep learning architectures, network security, and quantum information.
Internationally renowned master's program taught in English, providing direct laboratory training in humanoid robotics, nanomachining, laser engineering, and micro-electromechanical systems.
Rigorous 2-year English-medium master's program exploring experimental and theoretical physics, condensed matter, subatomic particle physics at RCNP, and laser fusion.
World Premier International (WPI) research placements at one of the world's most cited immunology research centres, investigating innate immunity, immune regulation, and cancer immunotherapy.
Three to twelve-month laboratory placement program allowing international science and engineering students to conduct independent experimental research under Handai professors.
On-campus academic assistantships supporting graduate researchers while they mentor undergraduate laboratory experiments, grade exercises, and support academic research projects.
Tuition is fully waived for scholars receiving Japanese Government (MEXT) University Recommendation Scholarships and Osaka University Doctoral Fellowships. Recipients receive 100% full tuition exemption (saving ¥535,800/year plus the ¥282,000 matriculation fee) and monthly tax-free living allowances of ¥147,000 to ¥180,000/month.
Distinguished researchers and laboratory heads at Osaka University:
Director of the Intelligent Robotics Laboratory, Distinguished Professor; specializing in Humanoid Robotics, Android Science, Cognitive Robotics.
Professor at IFReC, Member of the Japan Academy, Foreign Associate of the NAS; specializing in Innate Immunity, Toll-like Receptors, Inflammation.
Professor of Information Science and Technology; specializing in Information Networks, Bio-inspired Computing, Brain-inspired Networks.
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