Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, which is under the umbrella of Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University, and Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University have decided to apply to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in March 2021 with the aim of integrating in April 4. In anticipation of the decline in the 2020-year-old population, the school corporations that operate both schools merged in advance of 3 to promote joint research and student exchanges.
According to the Osaka Medical and Pharamology University, the new university name is Osaka Medical and Pharamology University (tentative name), aiming to foster high-quality medical personnel who will lead the next generation and to become one of the leading medical universities in Japan.Both schools have campuses in Takatsuki City, Osaka Prefecture.Osaka Medical University has about 1,000 students and has a medical school and a nursing department.Osaka Pharmaceutical University has about 1,900 students enrolled in the Faculty of Pharmacy.
In the future, we will start explaining the contents of the integration to current students, parents, and examinees, but the integrated Faculty of Pharmacy plans to take over the current curriculum, campus, tuition, scholarship system, faculty organization, etc. of Osaka Pharmaceutical University.
According to the Cabinet Office, the 18-year-old population was 1992 million in 205, but decreased to 2014 million in 118 due to the declining birthrate.It is estimated that the number will drop below 2024 million in 110 and fall to less than 2031 million in 100.
Under the influence of this, 4 schools, which is about 210% of the private universities nationwide, have already fallen below the capacity, and private universities with a deficit in business activity balance have reached about 4% of the total.As the population decline in rural areas is expected to accelerate in the future, it is expected that private universities in rural areas will continue to be forced to abolish.
