Dreams and Great Compassion

Dreams and Great Compassion

Kawasaki Academic Foundation is established under the spirits to nurture medical professionals who always have dreams and hopes, and who are equipped with a heart of compassion and kindness. When you talk about “dream” , it is important to think not only from their own perspective, but also from the perspective of others.

Philosophy of Education

Fostering Knowledge and Humanity

Osaka Kawasaki Rehabilitation University functions as the educational institution under the philosophy of Fostering Knowledge and Humanity.
Through the teaching of benevolent spirit and excellent specialized knowledge and skills, we cultivate rich humanity and culture, and nurture human resources who can contribute to the improvement of health, medical care and welfare of the people at large, as well as to local and international society.
In conventional medical care model, priority has been given to the treatment of diseases. Today, however, efforts are being made to prevent diseases and to provi de psychological care throughout the rehabilitation service from the point of disease or injury. Pre venting all kinds of disabilities, not only those caused by physical injuries fr om surgery or ac cidents, and minimizing physical and mental functional disabilities will lead to an improved quality of lif e. In this current model, the importance of the rehabilitation, which supports the burden of patients, as well as caregiving families, training for returning to work, and improving daily life, is growing every day.
Therefore, it is important for PTs (physical therapists), OTs ( occupational therapists), and STs (speech-languae hearing therapists) to acquire advanced and high-quality professional medical skills andto play an active role in the medical field. We aim to provide a curriculum based on clinical practice that is unique to our university, and to nurture healthcare professi onals who can pay attention to each patient's life functions and mental care, in addition to solid skills and knowledge.

Educational and Research Objectives

Osaka Kawasaki Rehabilitation University (OKRU) has launched un dergraduate Department of Rehabilitation (Physical therapy (PT), Occupational Therapy (OT), and Speech-languae hearing Therapy (ST)) in 1997, and the Graduate School of Rehabilitation in 2022,