Osaka City University

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Osaka City University (OCU)

大阪市立大学
Former name	Osaka Commercial Training Institute Osaka City Commercial College Osaka University of Commerce
Motto	Creativity, Friendliness and Flexibility[1]
Type	Public
Established	1880 (1880) Chartered 1928
President	Tetsuo Arakawa
Academic staff	719[2]
Administrative staff	1,474[2]
Students	8,211
Undergraduates	6,590[2]
Postgraduates	1,621[2]
Doctoral students	534[2]
Other students	1,032 (master's course)[2] 55 (professional training)[2]
Location	Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka , Japan 34°35′33.85″N 135°30′27.14″E / 34.5927361°N 135.5075389°E / 34.5927361; 135.5075389
Campus	Urban
Colors	first: agate   second: sapphire   sub: gray
Website	www.osaka-cu.ac.jp/en/

Osaka City University (OCU) (大阪市立大学, Ōsaka shiritsu daigaku), abbreviated to Ichidai or Shidai (市大), is a public university in Japan. It is located in Sumiyoshi-ku, Osaka. It is one of the most prestigious universities in Japan regarding Applied Linguistics.

The university will merge with Osaka Prefecture University to form Osaka Metropolitan University (OMU) in April 2022.