Outline
Universities are undergoing profound transformation on a global scale. This project explores the creation of university towns centered around universities, while envisioning the future of higher education from its very origins. Starting from downtown Osaka (Osaka Castle East and Morinomiya), the project envisions the creation of a collaborative network among various hubs along the “Kansai Innovation East-West Axis,” which stretches from the Keihan-Nara Research Park to Osaka Port (the site of EXPO 2025).
January 2023
Building on the outcomes of the Kansai Innovation Forum 2022, stakeholders began planning discussions.
The “Future University City 2050 Project”—a global and forward-looking initiative—was launched. Working group meetings involving core members began.
June 2026
[Future University City - Osaka Project] 10th Working Meeting
February 2026
[Future University City - Osaka Project] 9th Working Meeting
June 2025
[Future University City - Osaka Project] 8th Working Meeting
October 2025
[Future University City - Osaka Project] 7th Working Meeting
March 2025
[Future University City - Osaka Project] 7th Working Meeting
December 2024
[Future University City - Osaka Project] 6th Working Meeting
July 2024
[Future University City - Osaka Project] 5th Working Meeting
April 2024
[Future University City - Osaka Project] 4th Working Meeting
November 2023
[Future University City - Osaka Project] 3rd Working Meeting
July 2023
[Future University City - Osaka Project] 2nd Working Meeting
March 2023
[Future University City - Osaka Project] 1st Working Meeting