Provided are a method for preparing a highly active human mesenchymal stem cell, which includes forming a spherical cell aggregate by cultivating human mesenchymal stem cells against gravity; a highly active stem cell prepared thereby; a cell therapeutic agent including the stem cell aggregate; and a method for forming a spherical cell aggregate by cultivating human mesenchymal stem cells, wherein the amount of E-cadherin in the mesenchymal stem cell is increased during the cultivation.