History

May 1949	Osaka Gakugei University (Osaka University of Liberal Arts) was established by the national government as a national universities in accordance with the National School Law, consolidating the Osaka First Normal School and the Osaka Second Normal School.
April 1954	The Faculty of Liberal Arts was divided into the First Faculty (for day-time courses) and the Second Faculty (for evening course), and the Evening Course was opened at the Tennoji Campus.
June 1967	The University was renamed as Osaka Kyoiku University (Osaka University of Education), and the Faculty of Liberal Arts was renamed as the Faculty of Education.
April 1968	The Graduate School of Education (Master's Programs) was established.
April 1988	The First Faculty and the undergraduate courses were reorganized, and The Department of Arts and Sciences was established as a part of the Faculty of Education.
April 1989	The International Student Center was established.
May 1992	The Kashiwara Campaus was inaugurated, and the Ikeda Campus moved to the Kashiwara Campus.
May 1993	The Hirano Campus and the University Headquarters moved to the Kashiwara Campus.
November 1994	The University celebrated its 120th Anniversary and the Campus Consolidation.
April 2001	The new main building opened on the Tennoji Campus as a part of the Plan of Campus Renovation.
April 2003	The National Mental Support Center for School Crisis was established.
April 2004	The National University Corporation, Osaka Kyoiku University, was established.
April 2006	The Research and Development Center for Teacher Education was established.
April 2007	The Center for Science Education was established.
July 2008	The International Center was established.
April 2010	The Course for Elementary School Teachers and the Course for Junior High School Teachers are reorganized at the Course for School Teachers.
	The Career Support Center was established.
April 2012	The Research and Development Center was renamed Research Center for Teacher Education.
March 2015	Global Education Center was established.
April 2015	The United Graduate School of Professional Teacher Education was established.
April 2017	Course for Kindergarten Teachers and Course for Elementarｙ School Teachers (5years) are reorganized at Elementary School Teacher Program.
	The Course for School Teachers and Course for Special Needs Education Teachers are reorganized at Course for Elementary and Junior High School Teachers.
	Department of Educational Collaboration was established.
February 2018	Center for Global Education and Research was established.
April 2019	Graduate School of Education and The United Graduate School of Professional Teacher Education was reorganized.
April 2020	The National Mental Support Center for School Crisis was renamed National Center for School Safety Promotion.
	Research Center for Teacher Education was renamed Center for Community Outreach and Educational Promotion.
	Informaition Processing Center was named Center for Information and Communication Technology.
	The Center for Science Education was renamed Center for Educational Innovation Design.
	Study Support Center was established.
April 2021	Graduate School of Education was reorganized.