History
Kansai Gaidai University was established in April of 1966 in Ogura (now Kitakatahoko-cho), Hirakata City, with the Department of English and American Studies and the Department of Spanish Studies in the College of Foreign Studies. At the same time, Kansai Gaidai College was launched there, resulting in two campuses: Hirakata and Bandai. The main administration moved to Hirakata.