University Introduction Strengthening the development of female student talent

Osaka Institute of Technology Institute of Technology will begin accepting students through the " Special Recommendation Entrance Examination for Women " from the 2024 academic year.

Founded in 1922 with the founding spirit of "educating professional workers," our university has accepted and endeavored to develop diverse talent in response to social trends and the demands of the times. Symbolic of this is that we established a night school from the beginning and have focused on adult education. Over the next 100 years, we have provided learning opportunities to a diverse range of talent aspiring to play an active role in various engineering fields, producing over 110,000 graduates who can play an active role in the field, and contributing to the multifaceted development of society both in Japan and overseas. We are proud that the footsteps of our female graduates are also engraved in the trajectory of this social development.

Currently, the percentage of female students at our university is as high as 30-40% depending on the department or year, but the average is usually around 15% across the entire university. This is almost the same as the percentage of female engineering students in Japan. However, among our female students, there are some who are active as leaders in regular classes, student projects that boast the best performances in the country, and extracurricular activities. In addition, many women continue to demonstrate outstanding abilities in various fields after graduation. Even without hearing the voices calling for the promotion of female talent in Japan and around the world in recent years, our university has already experienced firsthand that the abilities and perspectives of women are essential to the future revitalization of organizations and society.

Our university will continue to enrich its diverse education and research environment, so that it can realize intellectual and technological creativity from multiple perspectives and cultivate professional personnel with solid human capabilities. We will strive to expand the diversity of not only our students but also our faculty and researchers, and strive more than ever to create a campus environment where all members can easily study, teach, and research and demonstrate their abilities. We hope that these efforts at our university will not only foster female talent in science and engineering, but will also eventually lead to increased diversity in society as a whole.