JCCP Competitors

Kyoto University is one of Japan and Asia's premier research institutions, founded in 1897 and responsible for producing numerous Nobel laureates and winners of other prestigious international prizes. A broad curriculum across the arts and sciences at undergraduate and graduate levels complements several research centers, facilities, and offices around Japan and the world.

A national university located in Osaka, Japan, and founded in 1931, with roots going back as far as 1838 and the establishment of the private "place of learning," Tekijuku, the University of Osaka is a premier research university not only in Japan but globally as well. With 11 undergraduate schools, 15 graduate schools, two university hospitals, as well as a number of research institutes and joint-use facilities (including the World Premier International Research Center Initiative's Immunology Frontier Research Center) spread over 3 campuses, the University of Osaka is well-equipped to meet the research needs of the modern era. The University of Osaka is also home to over 15,000 undergraduate and nearly 8,000 graduate students, of which over 2,000 are from overseas, emphasizing the university's commitment to developing world leaders for this generation and generations to come.

In the more than 100 years since Tohoku University was founded in 1907, the constant goal has been to become one of the world's great research universities. We take great pride in the past successes of our students and faculty. Their innovations in science and engineering have helped make the world a better place in which to live. We learned, however, through the 3-11-11 disaster that there is so much more we can do to develop new technologies which will make the entire world safer and more environmentally friendly. We welcome you to join us in pursuing this great challenge.