The University is an independent institution for higher education, offering Bachelor's, degrees in both Economics and Law. Internationalization, Advance of information technology and Small-class sizes study these three keystones are the educational creed of OUEL.
Founded in 1971 by Dr. Naoyoshi Kanazawa, Osaka University of Economics and Law (OUEL) is nestled against the mountains in city Yao, Osaka. OUEL is a social science university consisting of Faculty of Economics and Faculty of Law. In 2012, `The Oval', OUEL's new campus completed. The Oval is located at the center of Yao city, a five minute walk from Kintetsu Yao station.