What Is the Osaka Metropolitan University Temporary Notice Site (omu.moe)?

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omu.moe is a temporary notice site operated by the Public University Corporation Osaka (公立大学法人大阪). It exists because a large-scale system failure has taken down the university's regular websites, and it publishes announcements from Osaka Metropolitan University, the college of technology (高専), and the affiliated hospital until the official sites are restored. Use it if you need current notices from any of those institutions during the outage; it is not the university's normal homepage and does not host the usual full site content.

Who runs it and what it covers

The site identifies itself as the 公立大学法人大阪 臨時お知らせサイト (Public University Corporation Osaka Temporary Notice Site). Its stated purpose is to carry notices from Osaka Metropolitan University, the college of technology, and the affiliated hospital while the official websites are down.

The homepage is organized by audience and topic, with entry points for:

  • Current students — classes, course registration, and student life
  • Prospective students — entrance exams, applications, results announcements, and enrollment procedures
  • Faculty and staff — operations, systems, and administrative procedures
  • College of technology (高専) — for students, applicants, parents, event participants, alumni, and companies
  • Affiliated hospital — University Hospital, MedCity21, and the Osaka Health and Longevity Medical Science Center
  • Veterinary Clinical Center
  • Library — hours, lending, and services
  • Recruitment — staff hiring and faculty openings
  • Companies and procurement — bid announcements, procurement, and payment notices (including the hospital)
  • General public and press — official statements, public announcements, and media inquiries
  • International affairs — English announcements and inquiries

There is also an "all notices" list, a "temporary services" list, and a link to the OMU entrance page.

What the outage notice says

The homepage carries an apology for the disruption and several operational details that matter if you are trying to reach the university:

  • The outage is described as a large-scale system failure affecting the university's websites.
  • Email resumed on October 13. Messages sent on or before October 12 may not have been delivered, and the site asks senders to resend them.
  • Student email (@st.osaka-cu.ac.jp), mailing lists, and shared email addresses were still down at the time of the notice.

These points are the practical takeaway: if you emailed the university before October 13 and got no reply, resend it. If you are a student relying on a university email address, do not assume it is working.

How to use it

  1. Open omu.moe.
  2. Pick the audience or topic closest to your situation (for example, 在学生の方 for current students or 受験生の方 for applicants).
  3. Read the notices on that page; if you are unsure where a notice lives, use すべてのお知らせ (all notices).
  4. For services that may have moved during the outage, check 臨時サービス一覧 (temporary services list).
  5. English readers can use the English announcements and inquiries entry under International Affairs.

The site is a notice board, not a rebuilt version of the main site. Expect short announcements and links rather than full departmental pages, and expect the content to change as the recovery progresses.

What it is not

  • It is not the university's official homepage; it is a stopgap published while the official sites are unavailable.
  • It does not indicate that services are free, unrestricted, or back to normal — the notice explicitly describes an ongoing disruption.
  • It is not a general information portal about the university; its scope is announcements tied to the outage.

If you need something beyond notices — application systems, course systems, or student email — check the relevant audience page and the temporary services list for the current status rather than assuming the main systems are reachable.