Founded in 1922, OIT is a private university specializing in engineering, information science, and intellectual property, with a strong emphasis on practical education and industry collaboration.
Address: 5-16-1 Omiya, Asahi-ku, 535-8585 Osaka, Osaka, Japan
Mechanical Engineering, Electrical & Electronic Engineering, Robotics & Design
Domains taught:
- AI and Machine Learning, Automation, Bioengineering, Bioinformatics, Chemistry, Civil Engineering, Computer Vision, Data Analytics, Ecology and Sustainability, Electrical and Electronics, Engineering, Fluid Dynamics, Industrial Design, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Materials, Mathematics, Mechanical Engineering, Nanotechnologies, Optics, Physics, Process Control, Project Management, Robotics, Software Engineering, Statistics, Structural Engineering, Telecommunications, Thermodynamics
Diplomas*:
- Bachelor, Doctor, Master
Status:
- Private
Partnerships:
Extensive partnerships with manufacturing, electronics, and IT companies in the Kansai region for internships, joint research, and recruitment.
Research:
Robotics and mechatronics, Nanomaterials and nanotechnology, Environmental science and renewable energy, AI and data science.
Famous Alumnis:
N/A
International recognition**:
Number of staff***:
600
Current students***:
8000
Foreign students***:
0%
Cumulative former students***:
N/A
Pros
Strong focus on practical engineering skills, high graduate employment rate, good industry connections in Osaka.
Cons
Private university tuition fees, primarily teaching-focused with applied research.
Best For
Practical engineering education with strong industry links, particularly in robotics and electronics.
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Most Similar Schools Locally
- Osaka Sangyo University works in much the same fields, chiefly optics, fluid dynamics and industrial design, and it covers ergonomics and UX and transportations as well, and is slightly larger, at about 11,000 students against roughly 8,000 here.
- Where this institution leans on nanotechnologies, optics and fluid dynamics, Nippon Institute of Technology does the same, and it covers aerospace and transportations as well, and is smaller, enrolling about 5,000 students against roughly 8,000 here.
- Fukuoka Institute of Technology is the closest domestic counterpart for nanotechnologies, optics and fluid dynamics; it is smaller, enrolling about 5,000 students against roughly 8,000 here, and is also a private institution.
- In terms of fields, Sophia University is the nearest neighbour, with bioinformatics, nanotechnologies and optics again at the core; it is also a private institution, and runs the same bachelor's, master's and doctoral programmes.
- Osaka Electro-Communication University follows much the same lines as this school, with optics, fluid dynamics and industrial design as common ground, and it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers sound engineering and ergonomics and UX as well.
Most Similar Schools Abroad
- Seen from abroad, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven (the Netherlands) is a close relative on subject matter, since bioinformatics, nanotechnologies and optics are central to both, and it is public, whereas this institution is private, and teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral.
- The closest overseas parallel on bioinformatics, nanotechnologies and fluid dynamics is EPFL, located in Switzerland; it covers metrology and aerospace as well, and is larger, enrolling about 12,000 students against roughly 8,000 here.
- Students considering a move abroad can look at Białystok University of Technology in Poland, where nanotechnologies, optics and fluid dynamics also form the core, and it teaches at the same levels, namely bachelor's, master's and doctoral, and covers logistics and food science as well.
- Students considering a move abroad can look at Kazimierz Wielki University in Bydgoszcz in Poland, where bioinformatics, nanotechnologies and optics also form the core, and it covers astroscience and food science as well, and is slightly larger, at about 9,000 students against roughly 8,000 here.
- If this school is on your list for optics, fluid dynamics and industrial design, Hochschule Karlsruhe – Technik und Wirtschaft in Germany deserves a comparison, because it has almost the same size, at about 8,000 students, and is public, whereas this school is private.
*our own picks (our criteria: a mix between domains, diploma delivered, reputation and size), but obviously too many criteria for an apple-to-apple ranking.
- Additive Manufacturing, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Environmental Engineering, Innovation, Intellectual Property, Renewable Energy, Robotics
*: without any judgment of the quality, readers are strongly encouraged to check the official status of the exact diploma envisioned as many universities have a mix of recognized diplomas, not recognized, “co-delivered,” “equivalent to”, “some pathways” (…), can change over time, and can be named differently from one country to another.
**: international reputation: is based on some criteria that do not mean much in some domains or specialties (number of researchers, of scientific publications, on budget ….). Our approximate 1-4 scale:
- known locally
- known locally and internationally
- is listed in some of the world university’s classifications
- is listed among the 20 firsts in some of world university’s classifications
***: estimated numbers, based on online sources and/or feedbacks. The numbers can vary greatly depending on school organisation (ex.: school is part of a group, it employs internal staff or external consultants or has public staff without employing them …). Refer to all the links provided to have accurate and updated numbers.
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