Applications for the "World Appropriate School Entrance Examination," which Osaka University will introduce from the 2017 entrance examination, have begun. With the aim of gathering world-class human resources by evaluating not only academic ability but also diverse abilities through AO and recommendation entrance exams, we will pursue the University of Tokyo and Kyoto University, which were introduced a year earlier, and enter the competition for talent.
According to Osaka University, entrance exams for the World Appropriate School will be held in all 11 faculties, and 3,238 students, or 8% of the capacity of 270 students, will be recruited.After submitting the achievements of independent research and the results of language proficiency in advance, the second selection will be made by the National Center Test for University Admissions, essays, and interviews.The result will be announced on February 2th, one month earlier than the general entrance examination.
Regarding the acquisition of world-class talented high school students, the most difficult schools to take the exam, the University of Tokyo and Kyoto University, introduced it from the 2016 entrance exam.The University of Tokyo is recruiting about 3 people, which is 100% of the capacity, as a recommended entrance examination, and Kyoto University is recruiting 5 people, which is 145% of the capacity, as a special entrance examination.
Osaka University is aiming to win the competition for students by entering the competition for talent with these two rivals.The acceptance frame was set wider than the two rival schools.
Each faculty has a capacity of 30 from the Faculty of Letters, Department of Humanities, 15 from the Faculty of Human Sciences, 17 from the Faculty of Law, 8 from the International Public Policy Department, 7 from the Economics and Business Department, and 5 from the Faculty of Science. Some students from the Faculty of Medicine, 7 from the Department of Applied Natural Sciences, Faculty of Engineering.
reference:[Osaka University] Entrance Examination for World Appropriate School