"Osaka University of Commerce aims to offer comprehensive education towards our primary objective of ""Nurturing Individuals Who Will Benefit the World"", and ""Fostering a Spirit of Venture"". Here, we introduce our President, Ichiro Tanioka, and his thoughts on the university and on our students." People today are passive in both their study and play. There should still be ways that we can actively enjoy and live our lives. There are many fun things to do in the world. And, among them, it is most important for us to challenge and learn new things. Please throw away the "manual" and reach for your own self-fulfillment through action and creating things yourself. "Don’t be a follower." It is from this concept that OUC has designed a curriculum that is based on: "First of all, think for yourself". For example, our OBP Course teaches students to create plans on their own and act towards revitalizing the local community. Naturally, many of these plans fail. However, rather than following the safe path according to past examples of success, we ultimately have much to learn from our failures.