The name of the new university is "Osaka Public University". The university was merged with the city university.
The name of the new university, which aims to open again in April next year, has been decided to be "Osaka Public University" by integrating Osaka Prefectural University and Osaka City University.
Osaka Prefectural University and Osaka City University will be integrated by reorganizing the faculties in the same field, and we aim to open a new university with about 16,000 students in April 2019 next year.
On the 26th, the university management corporation, Osaka Prefecture, and Osaka City discussed the names and decided to name them "Osaka Public University" and "University of Osaka" in English.
Regarding the name, there were proposals such as "Public University Osaka" and "Osaka University", but attendees said, "A simple and easy-to-understand name is good to understand that it is a university established by Osaka Prefecture and Osaka City." Was issued, and the final decision was made at "Osaka Public University".
After the meeting, Mayor Matsui of Osaka City said, “I feel a sense of becoming one university and I am deeply moved. I want you to realize a university that young generations in Asia and around the world want to visit.”
Osaka University English names are very similar... sorry
Osaka University said that the English name of the new "Osaka Public University" is very similar to that of Osaka University, "I am truly sorry that the decision was made without mutual exchange of opinions." I announced a comment.
The comment was given in the name of President Shojiro Nishio of Osaka University, "I am very surprised to hear the decision of the English name of the new university."
And the English name of OSAKA University "OSAKA UNIVERSITY" has been used for many years, and it is said that it has been established overseas. It is inevitable that it will be a huge obstacle to the future of both universities, who are invited to the world.”
He was worried that such a situation would not occur and said, "I am truly sorry that the decision was made without mutual exchange of opinions between the two parties. We would like to ask for consideration so that it will not be invited."