OMU News

1. Cancellation of classes due to severe weather conditions

When a storm warning or emergency warning has been issued for any one of the following cities: Osaka City, Sakai City, Habikino City, or Izumisano City, or the area including one of those cities, all classes (including scheduled examinations) will be canceled as a general rule. However, classes will be held in whole or in part depending on the time the warning is lifted as shown in the tables below on this page: Table [A], [B], [C], and [D].

As a general rule, if a storm warning or emergency warning is issued when classes or examinations are in session, those already in progress will continue as scheduled, and other classes will be canceled from the next period.

In addition, off-campus practical training classes, etc., may be canceled at the discretion of the instructor in charge, based on the above-mentioned matters. (Practical training will not be conducted when a storm warning or emergency warning has been issued for the area where it is scheduled to take place.) Please note that the cancellation of classes due to severe weather conditions applies only to face-to-face classes, not to remote classes.

Note: Notwithstanding the above, when a storm warning, emergency warning, or evacuation advisory is issued for your area of residence, please act with your safety as the top priority.

2. Cancellation of classes due to suspension of public transportation services

Classes (including scheduled examinations) will be canceled in principle when any of the following transportation services are suspended (except for temporary suspension due to accidents, etc.). However, classes will be held in whole or in part depending on the time services resume as shown in the tables below on this page: Table [A], [B], [C], and [D]. Note that the cancellation of classes due to suspension of public transportation is only applicable to face-to-face classes, and not to remote classes.

Sugimoto Campus

• JR Hanwa line (whole line)
• Both JR Osaka Loop (whole line) and Osaka Metro Midosuji line (whole line) at the same time

Nakamozu Campus

• Nankai Koya line (whole line)
• Both JR Hanwa line (whole line) and Nankai Honsen line (whole line) at the same time
• Both JR Osaka Loop (whole line) and Osaka Metro Midosuji line (whole line) at the same time

Abeno Campus

• Both JR Hanwa line (whole line) and Nankai Honsen line (whole line) at the same time
• Both the JR Osaka Loop (whole line) and all Osaka Metro lines at the same time
• Both the JR Yamatoji (whole line) and Kintetsu Minamiosaka line (whole line) at the same time
• Both the JR Gakkentoshi (whole line) and Keihan Honsen line (whole line) at the same time
• All services including the JR Kobe, JR Kyoto, Hanshin Honsen, Hankyu Kobe, and Hankyu Kyoto Honsen line

Habikino Campus

• Kintetsu Minami-Osaka line (whole line)
• Both Kintetsu bus service between Fujiidera Station through the Prefectural Medical Center and between Furuichi Station through the Osaka Prefecture University Habikino Campus and the Prefectural Medical Center at the same time
• Both the JR Osaka Loop (whole line) and all Osaka Metro lines (whole line) at the same time

Rinku Campus

• Both the JR Hanwa (whole line) and Nankai Honsen line (whole line) at the same time
• Both the JR Osaka Loop Line (whole line) and all Osaka Metro lines at the same time

Umeda Satellite

• Since alternative transportation is available, no measures will be taken to cancel classes due to the suspension of public transportation services.

3. Cancellation of remote classes when the remote class support system (Moodle) is inoperable (limited to simultaneous interactive classes)

When Moodle is inoperable, simultaneous interactive classes will be canceled as a general rule (except when the instructor contacts the students directly). However, depending on the time Moodle is restored as shown in the tables below on this page, all or part of the classes will be held. Remote classes (on-demand type) will not be canceled.

Table [A]: Sugimoto, Nakamozu, Abeno (except School of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine), Habikino, and Rinku campuses

Table [B]: Abeno Campus (School of Medicine and Graduate School of Medicine)

* For information about classes at the Graduate School of Medicine, please contact the Academic Affairs Division of the Graduate School of Medicine.

Table [C]: Umeda Satellite (Weekday)

Table [D]: Umeda Satellite (Saturday)

4. Other Notes

-For online classes that are relayed simultaneously with face-to-face classes, if the class on campus is canceled, the online class will be canceled as well.
-In addition to the reasons listed above, classes may be canceled in the event of natural disasters. In the case of such an exceptional decision being made for the classes to be held after 9:00 a.m., notifications will be sent via the Student Portal (UNIPA).