FactBook2020 C
FactBook2020 C
FactBook2020 C
Published by
Global Engagement Division
http://www.tohoku.ac.jp/
〈Introduction〉
Historical Background 01
Mission Statement 02
Message from the President 03
Tohoku University Official Symbols and Songs 04
Presidents of Tohoku University 05
Japan Academy Members 06
Chronological Chart of Tohoku University's History 07
Prize Winners 09
〈Organization〉
Organization Chart 13
Administrative Staff 17
President Election Committee 19
Board of Directors 19
Management Committee 19
Education and Research Council 20
University Personnel 21
Faculties/Schools 22
Graduate Schools 22
Tohoku University Library 23
Tohoku University Hospital 23
〈Student〉
Number of Students 24
Tohoku University Club Association (“Gakuyu-kai”) Extracurricular Activities 25
■ Historical Background
Tohoku University, formerly known as Tohoku
Imperial University, was founded in 1907. Unlike other
〈Finance〉
imperial universities of that time, it initiated an “Open
Financial Summary 26 Door” policy, accepting graduates from both technical
Research Funds 26 and regular high schools. In 1913, it went a step further
and, despite opposition from the government, became
〈Research, Education and Social Contribution〉 Japan’s first university to admit female students.
Innovation Creation Program (COI STREAM) 27
The Program for Promoting the Enhancement of Research Universities 27 At the time of its founding, Tohoku University was
Student Education Programs 28 able to attract young and brilliant researchers from around
Endowed Chairs and Research Divisions 29 the world to serve as faculty members. A “Research First”
Joint Research Chairs and Divisions 29 principle was thus established, calling on scholars to not
only pursue highly productive research, but to also put
Cooperation with Industry 30
their findings to work in the teaching of their students.
Organizational Cooperation 31
Cooperation with Community 32
Over the years, Tohoku University developed a proud
tradition of “Practice-oriented Research and Education,”
〈International Exchange〉 in which the results of cutting-edge research are put to
Student Exchange Programs 33 use for the good of society and the improvement of living
Project for Establishing University Network for Internationalization 34 standards. Achievements include the establishment of
Academic Exchange Agreements with Foreign Institutions 36 local venture businesses which have contributed to
Statistics on Personnel Exchange 47 regional industry, and the recognition of the university
University Consortia 47 as the nation’s center for research on family law.
Facilities Worldwide 48
Academic Exchanges 49 In 2011, Tohoku University was severely damaged by
Number of International Students 53 the Great East Japan Earthquake. In addition to focusing
on its own recovery, the university also responded to the
disaster by providing expertise and support to the region
〈Campus〉
through numerous reconstruction efforts. Nearly a decade
Sendai City 57 on, the university remains committed to its role in the
Location of the Campuses 58 recovery process.
Campus Map 59
List of Facilities 65
International Houses 66
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■Mission Statement
Since 1907, Tohoku University has embraced its role as one of Japan’s leading institutions, developing
future leaders through academic excellence and inspiring, innovative research. The three basic tenets of
Research First, Open Doors and Practice-Oriented Research and Education have defined us for over a
century and continue to lead the way forward.
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■ Message from the President
Introduction
For more than a century, Tohoku University has groomed generations
of leaders and supported them with the most innovative technology that
the world’s best research teams can produce. And we achieved this by never
wavering from the three tenets that have defined the university since its
founding in 1907 – a “Research First” tradition, an “Open Doors” philosophy
and working in the spirit of “Practice-oriented Research and Education.”
Our research achievements and contributions, coupled with our wide
network of collaborative partners, led to us being one of the first three
institutions to be conferred the status of a Designated National University by
the Japanese government in June 2017.
Education: Fostering Creative Talent and Future Leaders in Times of Rapid Change
Tohoku University is home to some 17,800 students and 6,300 faculty members. To better
prepare our students for professional life, we have launched the Tohoku University College of Creative
Endeavor to offer practical orientation within the undergraduate general education program. This
will help students develop the kind of expertise that is in great demand today, such as AI data skills,
entrepreneurship and, above all, a global mindset.
We are also making our curriculum more international, and promoting co-learning among
students of different cultures through the Tohoku University Global Leader program. To further expose
students to different ways of life, we offer a range of scholarships and study abroad opportunities with
our growing network of partner universities.
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when the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami devastated our region, Tohoku University took
immediate action.
To protect our students and staff, and to prevent the spread of infection on campus, we moved all
our classes online, tapping on the benefits of digital connections and resources. On the administrative
front, we installed a new online system that gives staff the flexibility to work remotely, or in shifts.
In research, Tohoku University is all-in in the fight against COVID-19. Our faculty members have
submitted research proposals covering a wide range of topics, from medicine, testing and public
health, to the various technologies that support the search for a cure. Our trusted partners too, are
collaborating with us on many fronts.
But COVID-19 is not the only challenge the world is currently facing. With climate change and
widening social disparities also a perennial threat, working towards the UN’s Sustainable Development
Goals is more important than ever. The power of academia is knowledge, and Tohoku University will
apply the solutions we find in our disciplines to help shape a better future.
Hideo Ohno
President, Tohoku University
July 2020
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■ Presidents of Tohoku University
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Japan Academy Members
1925 Hisakatsu Yabe Faculty of Science 1965 Tomizo Yoshida Faculty of Medicine
1926 Riko Majima Faculty of Science 1965 Fukusaburo Numachi Institute of High Speed Mechanics
1932 Shukusuke Kozu Faculty of Science 1966 Teizo Ogawa Faculty of Medicine
1934 Soichi Kakeya Faculty of Science 1966 Tsuneo Hori Faculty of Law and Letters
1937 Takeo Kato Faculty of Science 1967 Kameji Kimura Faculty of Law
1937 Noburu Orui Faculty of Law and Letters 1967 Shiro Kiyomiya Faculty of Law
1937 Masao Katayama Faculty of Science 1968 Goichi Miyake Faculty of Arts and Letters
1939 Keita Shibata College of Agriculture 1968 Koichi Motokawa Faculty of Medicine
1942 Yoshio Takeuchi Faculty of Law and Letters 1970 Jun Hanzawa College of Agriculture
1943 Taizo Kumagai Faculty of Medicine 1974 Munio Kotake Faculty of Science
1944 Yusuke Hagihara Faculty of Science 1974 Giichi Yamamoto Faculty of Science
1945 Hakuju Ui Faculty of Law and Letters 1976 Heisuke Hironaka Faculty of Science
1946 Gennosuke Fuse Faculty of Medicine 1976 Masamichi Shinmei Faculty of Arts and Letters
1947 Hajime Tanabe Faculty of Science 1976 Toshio Sugi Faculty of Law and Letters
1947 Jiro Abe Faculty of Law and Letters 1976 Shinzo Takayanagi Faculty of Law
1947 Tadahiko Kubota Faculty of Science 1977 Kozo Okamoto Faculty of Medicine
1947 Matasuke Kawamura Faculty of Law and Letters 1977 Kenzo Nagai Faculty of Engineering
1947 Ikusaku Amemiya Institute for Agricultural Research 1977 Tetsuo Nozoe Faculty of Science
1949 Kochi Doi Faculty of Law and Letters 1977 Yoshimoto Yanase Faculty of Law
1979 Yunoshin Imai Research Institute for Iron, Steel and Other
1950 Seiya Ito College of Agriculture Metals
1950 Sozo Komachiya Faculty of Law 1979 Yotsuo Toriyama Faculty of Engineering
1950 Yasutaro Satake School of Medicine 1981 Shinji Takahashi Faculty of Medicine
1950 Satomi Takahashi Faculty of Law and Letters 1983 Yokichi Yajima Faculty of Arts and Letters
1950 Masaichi Majima College of Science 1985 Yoshio Kato Faculty of Science
1950 Shonen Matsumura College of Agriculture 1986 Hisao Kumagai Faculty of Economics
1950 Takejiro Murakami Research Institute for Iron, Steel and Other 1989 Tamaki Ogawa Faculty of Law and Letters
Metals
1951 Toyotaka Komiya Faculty of Law and Letters 1992 Hiroshi Tsuji Faculty of Engineering
1951 Hidetsugu Yagi Faculty of Engineering 1994 Hidesato Ito Institute of High Speed Mechanics
1953 Masaharu Aoki Faculty of Law and Letters 1994 Shigeru Oda Faculty of Law
1957 Yoshimaro Tanaka College of Agriculture 1997 Koichi Hiwatashi Faculty of Science
1957 Ryuzaburo Hara Research Institute for Non-Aqueous 1998 Rokuya Suzuki Faculty of Law
Solutions
1958 Jitsusaburo Sameshima Faculty of Science 2000 Yoichi Higuchi Faculty of Law
1960 Toyojiro Kato Faculty of Medicine 2001 Ryoen Minamoto Faculty of Arts and Letters
1960 Masaakira Katsumoto Faculty of Law 2002 Osamu Kaneya Faculty of Arts and Letters
Research Institute for Iron, Steel and Other 2003 Shunichi Iwasaki Research Institute of Electrical
1960 Hakaru Masumoto Communication
Metals
Research Institute for Iron, Steel and Other Faculty of Engineering, Honorary
1961 Seiji Kaya 2006 Koichi Tanaka Doctor
Metals
1963 Yensho Kanakura Faculty of Arts and Letters 2006 Akihisa Inoue Institute for Materials Research
1964 Shiro Akabori Faculty of Science 2010 Sadao Koyama School of Law
1964 Zennosuke Nakagawa Faculty of Law 2017 Takeshi Yasumoto Faculty of Agriculture
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■ Chronological Chart of Tohoku University’s History
Aug. 1876 1907 Sep. 1907 Apr. 1918
Sapporo Agricultural College Foundation of College of Agriculture Hokkaido Imperial University
University Jun. 1907 Apr. 1919 Oct. 1947 May 1949 Apr. 1953
Tohoku Imperial University Imperial University Law Tohoku University Reorganized under Graduate Schools
enacted the National School established under the
Establishment Law new educational system
May 1919
Faculty of Engineering
Apr. 1906 Apr. 1912 Apr. 1921 Apr. 1944
Sendai College of Engineering Engineering Department Sendai College of Engineering Sendai College of Engineering
(Sendai Koto Kogyo Gakko) (Sendai Koto Kogyo Gakko) (Sendai Kogyo Senmon Gakko)
Apr. 1947
Faculty of Agriculture
Main Gate in the early Showa Period University Archives (Old Library in the early Showa Period)
May 1949
Faculty of Education
Apr. 1887 Jun. 1894 Apr. 1919 May 1949 Mar. 1950
The Second The Second Higher School, The Second Higher School Attached to the University Closed
Tertiary School Preparatory Course for University Jun. 1949
First College of Arts and Sciences
Jun. 1949
Second College of Arts and Sciences
Jun. 1949
Third College of Arts and Sciences
Apr. 1926 May 1949 Mar. 1951
Miyagi Prefectural College for Women Incorporated into the University Closed
Apr. 1886 Apr. 1898 Apr. 1943 May 1949 Mar. 1951
Miyagi Prefectural Miyagi Prefectural Miyagi Normal School Attached to the University Closed
Normal School for Normal School Apr. 1913 Jun. 1949 Apr. 1957 Oct. 1958
Primary Education Miyagi Prefectural Women’s Normal School Education College of Renamed North College Relocated to Kawauchi
Arts and Sciences of Arts and Sciences Mar. 1951
Apr. 1945 Jun. 1949
Miyagi Normal School Attached to the University Closed
for Youth
May 1919 Aug. 1922
Iron and Steel Research Institute for Iron, Steel and Other Metals
Research Institute Dec. 1941
Research Institute for Tuberculosis and Leprosy
Oct. 1943
Institute of High Speed Mechanics
Sep. 1935 Jan. 1944
Research Institute of Electrical Research Institute of
Communication affiliated Aug. 1939
Electrical Communication
with Tohoku University
Institute for Agricultural Research
Mar. 1941
Research Institute for Mineral Dressing and Metallurgy
Jan. 1943
Research Institute for Scientific Measurements
Oct. 1943 Jan. 1946
Institute of Aero-Medicine Closed
Jan. 1944
Research Institute for Non-Aqueous Solutions
Jan. 1945
Research Institute for Glass
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1957 1982 1987 Apr. 2004 2007
The 50th Anniversary The 75th Anniversary The 80th Anniversary National University The 100th Anniversary Tohoku University
of the Foundation of the Foundation of the Foundation Corporation of the Foundation
Jun. 1994
School of Engineering School of Engineering
May 1949 Mar. 1951 May 1961 Mar. 1969
Attached to the University Closed Training School of Closed
Apr. 1953 Engineering Teachers *Apr. 1997
Graduate School of Agricultural Science Graduate School of Agricultural Science
Faculty of Agriculture
Apr. 1953 *Apr. 1999
Graduate School of Arts and Letters Graduate School of Arts and Letters
Apr. 1949
Faculty of Arts Faculty of Arts and Letters
and Letters
Apr. 1953 *Apr. 2000
Graduate School of Law Graduate School of Law
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■ Prize Winners
(as of July 2020)
Nobel Laureates
Persons of Persons of
Order of Culture Cultural Merit Name Affiliation Order of Culture Cultural Merit Name Affiliation
(Year Awarded) Award (Year Awarded) Award
1937 1951 Kotaro Honda Research Institute for Iron, 2007 1999 Koji Nakanishi Faculty of Science
Steel and Other Metals
1946 ― Kingo Miyabe College of Agriculture 2009 1986 Yorio Hinuma School of Dentistry
1949 1951 Takematsu Okada Faculty of Science 2012 2007 Shigeru Oda Faculty of Law
Research Institute of
1950 1951 Hajime Tanabe Faculty of Science 2013 1987 Shunichi Iwasaki Electrical Communication
― 1954 Shonen
1950 1951 Bansui Tsuchii Faculty of Law and Letters Matsumura College of Agriculture
1952 1952 Taizo Kumagai Faculty of Medicine ― 1958 Satomi Takahashi Faculty of Law and Letters
1953 1952 Hisakatsu Yabe Faculty of Science ― 1959 Seiya Ito College of Agriculture
1953 1952 Hakuju Ui Faculty of Law and Letters ― 1960 Yoshio Takeuchi Faculty of Law and Letters
1955 1955 Hakaru Research Institute for Iron, ― 1965 Masaichi Majima College of Science
Masumoto Steel and Other Metals
Takejiro Research Institute for Iron, ― 1970 Yasushi Faculty of Engineering
1956 1956 Murakami Steel and Other Metals Watanabe
1956 1956 Hidetsugu Yagi Faculty of Engineering ― 1976 Tetsu Sakamura College of Agriculture
1958 1958 Tetsuo Nozoe Faculty of Science ― 1978 Takeshi Takei Faculty of Science
1959 1959 Tomizo Yoshida Faculty of Medicine ― 1985 Yensho Kanakura Faculty of Arts and Letters
Research Institute for Iron, ― 1992 Yunoshin Imai Institute for Materials
1964 1964 Seiji Kaya Research
Steel and Other Metals
1965 1965 Shiro Akabori Faculty of Science ― 1992 Kinji Shimada Faculty of Law and Letters
1968 1968 Toshio Kurokawa Faculty of Medicine ― 2000 Takeo Yokobori Faculty of Engineering
1973 1962 Ken Ishihara Faculty of Law and Letters ― 2003 Yasuo Iwata Faculty of Arts and Letters
1984 1979 Shinji Takahashi Faculty of Medicine ― 2007 Hideki Sakurai Faculty of Science
1987 1979 Takeo Kuwabara Faculty of Law and Letters ― 2011 Akira Endo Faculty of Agriculture
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Japan Academy Prize
1914 (4th) Shirota Kusakabe College of Science ○ 1941 (31st) Kinjiro Okabe Faculty of Engineering
1916 (6th) Kotaro Honda College of Science 1941 (31st) Terutaro Ogata Faculty of Science
1917 (7th) Riko Majima College of Science 1942 (32nd) Seiji Kaya Research Institute for Iron,
Steel and Other Metals
○ 1918 (8th) Keita Shibata College of Agriculture 1943 (33rd) Gyokujo Kihara Faculty of Medicine
○ 1919 (9th) Jun Ishihara Faculty of Science 1944 (34th) Munio Kotake Faculty of Science
1919 (9th) Koichi Ichikawa College of Agriculture 1944 (34th) Hiroshi Terao Institute for Agricultural
Research
○ 1921 (11th) Gennosuke Fuse Faculty of Medicine Research Institute for Iron,
○ 1946 (36th) Hakaru Masumoto
Steel and Other Metals
Hikoshichiro
1921 (11th) Faculty of Science 1947 (37th) Masaichi Majima College of Science
Matsumoto
1925 (15th) Shinkishi Hatai Faculty of Science 1950 (40th) Fukusaburo Faculty of Engineering
Numachi
○ 1928 (18th) Soichi Kakeya Faculty of Science 1953 (43rd) Yensho Kanakura Faculty of Arts and Letters
1931 (21st) Hakuju Ui Faculty of Law and Letters 1953 (43rd) Tetsuo Nozoe Faculty of Science
△ 1932 (22nd) Shintaro Uda Faculty of Engineering ○ 1953 (43rd) Tomizo Yoshida Faculty of Medicine
△ 1933 (23rd) Hiroshi Nomura Faculty of Science 1954 (44th) Koichi Motokawa Faculty of Medicine
1934 (24th) Yoshiaki Tadokoro Faculty of Science 1955 (45th) Yensho Kanakura Faculty of Arts and Letters
1935 (25th) Saburo Unno Faculty of Science 1955 (45th) Ryujo Yamada Faculty of Arts and Letters
○ 1936 (26th) Tomizo Yoshida Faculty of Medicine 1955 (45th) Hakuyu Hadano Faculty of Arts and Letters
△ 1936 (26th) Toshio Hoshino Faculty of Science 1955 (45th) Tokan Tada Faculty of Arts and Letters
Provisional Institute of
1940 (30th) Tario Kikuta Physical and Chemical 1955 (45th) Shiro Akabori Faculty of Science
Research
* Continued on page 11
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■ Prize Winners
1956 (46th) Ichiro Hori Faculty of Arts and Letters 1975 (65th) Toshio Kitazumi Faculty of Arts and Letters
1957 (47th) Yutaka Orimo Faculty of Law 1975 (65th) Yoichi Higuchi Faculty of Law
○ 1957 (47th) Hajime Nakamura Faculty of Arts and Letters 1975 (65th) Hidesato Ito Institute of High Speed
Mechanics
1959 (49th) Osamu Takata Faculty of Arts and Letters 1975 (65th) Takashi Kubota Faculty of Science
○ 1960 (50th) Osamu Takata Faculty of Arts and Letters ※ 1977 (67th) Shinji Takahashi Faculty of Medicine
○ 1960 (50th) Tsugio Miya Faculty of Arts and Letters 1977 (67th) Kinji Shimada Faculty of Law and Letters
1960 (50th) Eizo Kanda Faculty of Science 1977 (67th) Shun-ichi Akasofu Faculty of Science
1961 (51st) Tomoo Sato Faculty of Engineering 1979 (69th) Taketoshi Sato Faculty of Law and Letters
Faculty of Pharmaceutical
1961 (51st) Eikichi Iso College of Agriculture 1980 (70th) Tetsuji Kametani
Sciences
Research Institute of
1969 (59th) Mitsuo Miyata Faculty of Law 1987 (77th) Shunichi Iwasaki
Electrical Communication
Usaburo
1969 (59th) Mizushima
Faculty of Agriculture 1987 (77th) Yoshikatsu Tsuboi Faculty of Engineering
1970 (60th) Giichi Yamamoto Faculty of Science ◎ 1988 (78th) Makoto Numata Institute of Agricultural
Research
1970 (60th) Heisuke Hironaka Faculty of Science ※ 1989 (79th) Yorio Hinuma School of Dentistry
1971 (61st) Takeo Yokobori Faculty of Engineering ※ 1990 (80th) Koji Nakanishi Faculty of Science
1972 (62nd) Kozo Okamoto Faculty of Medicine 1990 (80th) Hiroshi Tsuji Faculty of Engineering
1974 (64th) Jun-ichi Research Institute of 1993 (83rd) Hajime Yamamoto School of Dentistry
Nishizawa Electrical Communication
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Year Awarded Name Affiliation Year Awarded Name Affiliation
1993 (83rd) Keiya Tada School of Medicine 2007 (97th) Asahiko Taira Faculty of Science
1993 (83rd) Goro Kikuchi School of Medicine ※ 2009 (99th) Tetsumi Murakami Faculty of Arts and Letters
※ 1994 (84th) Hideki Sakurai Faculty of Science 2009 (99th) Sadafumi Kawato Graduate School of Law
※ 2002 (92nd) Sumio Iijima Research Institute for 2013 Masataka Research Institute of
Scientific Measurements (103rd) Nakazawa Electrical Communication
◎ 2002 (92nd) Yasushi Kurihara Faculty of Science 2013 Eimei Sato Graduate School of
(103rd) Agricultural Science
2014
2002 (92nd) Kokichi Hinata Faculty of Agriculture (104th) Nobuo Shuto School of Engineering
2015
2003 (93rd) Hiroshi Okamoto Graduate School of Medicine (105th) Masakuni Suzuki School of Medicine
2017
2003 (93rd) Makoto Endo School of Medicine ※ (107th)
Akira Hasegawa Graduate School of Science
Graduate School of
2007 (97th) Koji Kato
Engineering
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■ Organization Chart
(as of July 1, 2020)
Administration Bureau
Education
Law
Economics
Faculties Science
/Schools
(10) Medicine
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Engineering
Agriculture
Strategic Agriculture
Planning
Office
Arts and Letters
Education
Law
Education Economics and Management
Head of Unit
and Research
Meeting Science
Council
Medicine
Dentistry
President
Board of Graduate
President Directors
Assistance
Schools
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Meeting
(15) Engineering
Agricultural Science
Life Sciences
President Auditors
Environmental Studies
Election
Committee Biomedical Engineering
Institutes/Organizations (9)
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Administration
Organization
Legal Affairs and Compliance Division
Planning
Department
Global Engagement Division
Research Industry-University
Promotion Cooperation Division
Vice President for Department
University Hospital Management Office for the Promotion of
Research Compliance
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■ Organization Chart
Research Institutes Institute for Materials Research (IMR) *2 International Research Center for Nuclear Materials
Science
Cooperative Research and Development Center for
Advanced Materials
High Field Laboratory for Superconducting Materials
Trans-Regional Corporation Center for Industrial
Materials Research
Collaborative Research Center on Energy Materials
Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer (IDAC) *1 Cell Resource Center for Biomedical Research
Pre-Clinical Research Center
Institute of Fluid Science (IFS) *1 Innovative Energy Research Center
Lyon Center (LyC)
Research Institute of Electrical Communication (RIEC) *1 Laboratory for Nanoelectronics and Spintronics
Laboratory for Brainware Systems
Research Center for 21st-Century Information Technology
Institute of Multidisciplinary Research Center for Mineral Processing and Metallurgy
for Advanced Materials (IMRAM) *1 Center for Advanced Microscopy and Spectroscopy
International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS) Polymer・Hybrid Materials Research Center
Center for Exploration of New Inorganic Materials
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Organization
Center for Science and Innovation in Spintronics (CSIS) Student Health Care Center
Advanced Research Center for Innovations in Center for Service Learning and Extracurricular Activities
Next-Generation Medicine (INGEM) International Joint Laboratory Center
Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Division for the Establishment of Frontier Sciences
Sciences (FRIS)
Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR) ☆
Center for Science and Innovation in Spintronics (CSIS) ☆
Advanced Research Center for Innovations in
Next-Generation Medicine ☆
Advanced Research Center for Disaster Science ☆
Organization for International Initiatives Office for International Initiatives
Institute for Promoting Graduate Degree Programs Office for Overseas Offices Coordination
Head Office of Enterprise Partnerships Division for International Joint Graduate School Programs
New Industry Creation Hatchery Center (NICHe) Division for Leading Graduate School Programs
Micro System Integration Center (μSIC) Division for Academia-Industry Collaborating Graduate Programs
Center for Innovative Integrated Electronic Systems (CIES) Divison for Interdisciplinary Advanced Research and Education
Material Solutions Center (MaSC) Center for Innovation and Business
Research Center for Rare Metal and Green Innovation (RaMGI) Center for Promotion of Innovation Strategy
Clinical Research Innovation and Education Center (CRIETO) Tohoku Forum for Creativity
University Research Administration (URA) Center
Institute for Disaster Reconstruction and Technical Support Center
Regeneration Research Center for Low Temperature Science
Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization (ToMMo) The Electron Microscopy Center
Research Organization of Electrical Communication (ROEC) Center for Fundamental and Applied Research of
Center for Fundamental Research on Nuclear Novel Nanocarbon Derivatives *3
Decommissioning (CFReND) Fusion Research Laboratory for Tribology *3
Organization for Research Promotion Revitalization of Agriculture, the Food Industry and
Organization for Academic Activity Support Society in Tohoku: Creating a Comprehensive Organic
System For Northeastern Japan*3
Environment Conservation Center
Integrating Researches for Establishing Society in
Center for Laboratory Animal Research
Harmony with Nature *3
Center for Gene Research
A next-generation medical construction and correction of
the medical difference by development and the spread of
personalized medicine easy for a person *3
Inter-Department Cyclotron and Radioisotope Center (CYRIC) Q+HPC core creation of data-driven science and technology *3
Institutes for Archaeological Research Office on Campus
Education and Research Interdisciplinary Studies of Novel Values on Energy
Center for Northeast Asian Studies (CNEAS) for Sustainable Development Society *3
The Center for Academic Resources and Archives Aerospace Interdisciplinary Research Center *3
Research Center for Electron Photon Science (ELPH) * 1 Tohoku University Transdisciplinary Research Initiative
for Plastic Smart *3
Cyberscience Center *1 *4
Tohoku Quantum Aliance *3
Research Center for Neutrino Science
Center for Gender Equality Promotion (TUMUG) Center for Environmental Conservation and Research Safety
Center for Spintronics Research Network (CSRN) Division of Engineering and Technical Staff
Research Alliance Center for Mathematical Sciences (RACMaS) The Tohoku University Museum
Smart-Aging Research Center Tohoku University Archives
Advanced Institute for Yotta Informatics(AI Yotta) Botanical Gardens
Tough Cyberphysical AI Research Center (TCPAI)
Center for Data-driven Science and Artificial Intelligence (CDS) *4
International Center for Synchrotron Radiation Inovation Smart (SRIS)
Center for the Advancement of Open Online Education
International Strategy Office
External Relations Office *1Joint Usage/Research Center
Asset Management Center *2International Joint Usage/Research Center
*3Center for Key Interdisciplinary Research
Head Office for Open Innovation Strategy
*4An Inter-Department Institute under the umbrella of
Marketing & Promotion Office the Information Synergy Organization
Center for Co-Creation Strategy ☆ Core Research Cluster (CRC)
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■ Administrative Staff
■ Administration Bureau
General Manager Hitoshi Izu 【Research Promotion Department】
【Strategic Planning Office】 Director Yasuharu Ito
Director Takafumi Aoki 【Facilities Department】
【General Affairs and Planning Department】 Director Masaru Goto
Director Yoshitaka Taniguchi 【Information Department】
【Human Resources and Planning Department】 Director Yoshitaka Taniguchi
Director Masao Hatori 【Integrated Administration Center】
【Education and Student Support Department】 Director Hitoshi Izu
Director Takashi Yashima 【Audit Office】
【Finance Department】 General Manager Tadashi Ishigaki
Director Hitoshi Izu
■ Graduate Schools/Faculties/Schools
【Graduate School/Faculty of Arts and Letters】 【Graduate School/School of Engineering】
Dean Toshiaki Yanagihara Dean Tetsuya Nagasaka
【Graduate School/Faculty of Education】 【Graduate School of Agricultural Science/Faculty of Agriculture】
Dean Tomohiro Yakuwa Dean Keietsu Abe
【Graduate School/School of Law】 【Graduate School of International Cultural Studies】
Dean Yukinori Naruse Dean Daiko Takahashi
【Graduate School of Economics and Management/Faculty of Economics】 【Graduate School of Information Sciences】
Dean Kenji Mori Dean Nobuaki Obata
【Graduate School/Faculty of Science】 【Graduate School of Life Sciences】
Dean Masahiro Terada Dean Asako Sugimoto
【Graduate School/School of Medicine】 【Graduate School of Environmental Studies】
Dean Nobuo Yaegashi Dean Noriyoshi Tsuchiya
【Graduate School/School of Dentistry】 【Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering】
Dean Nobuhiro Takahashi Dean Ryoichi Nagatomi
【Graduate School/Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences】
Dean Yoshinori Kondo
■ Research Institutes
【Institute for Materials Research】 【Research Institute of Electrical Communication】
Director Tadashi Furuhara Director Satoshi Shioiri
【Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer】 【Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials】
Director Ryuta Kawashima Director Masami Terauchi
【Institute of Fluid Science】 【International Research Institute of Disaster Science】
Director Kaoru Maruta Director Fumihiko Imamura
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■ Institutes/Organizations
Information Synergy Organization 【Center for Innovative Integrated Electronic Systems】
Director Takafumi Aoki Director Tetsuo Endoh
【Cyberscience Center】 【Material Solutions Center】
Director Takuo Suganuma Director Satoshi Shioiri
Institute for Excellence in Higher Education 【Research Center for Rare Metal and Green Innovation】
Director Hirotsugu Takizawa Director Satoshi Sugimoto
Organization
Organization for Advanced Studies 【Center for Innovation and Business】
Director Motoko Kotani Director Takuro Ueda
【Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR)】 【Center for Promotion of Innovation Strategy】
Director Shin-Ichi Orimo Director Takuro Ueda
【Center for Science and Innovation in Spintronics】 Institute for Disaster Reconstruction and Regeneration Research
Director Yoshiro Hirayama Director Nobuyoshi Hara
【Advanced Research Center for Innovations in Next-Generation 【Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization】
Medicine (INGEM)】 Executive Director Masayuki Yamamoto
Director Masayuki Yamamoto 【Research Organization of Electrical Communication】
【Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences】 Director Hirohito Yamada
Director Toshiyuki Hayase 【Center for Fundamental Research on Nuclear
【International Joint Laboratory Center】 Decommissioning】
Director Motoko Kotani Director Yutaka Watanabe
【Division for the Establishment of Frontier Sciences】 Organization for Research Promotion
Director Motoko Kotani Director Motoko Kotani
Organization for International Initiatives 【Tohoku Forum for Creativity】
Director Toshiya Ueki Director Motoko Kotani
【Office for International Initiatives】 【University Research Administration (URA) Center】
Director Masahiro Yamaguchi Director Junichi Kawamura
【Office for Overseas Offices Coordination】 【Technical Support Center】
Director Toshiya Ueki Director Motoko Kotani
Institute for Promoting Graduate Degree Programs 【Center for Low Temperature Science】
Director Masahiro Yamaguchi Director Takahiko Sasaki
【Division for International Joint Graduate School Programs】 【The Electron Microscopy Center】
Director Masahiro Yamaguchi Director Kenji Tsuda
【Division for Leading Graduate School Programs】 Organization for Academic Activity Support
Director Hiroki Shizuya Director Yasuyuki Shimotsuma
【Division for Academia-Industry Collaborating Graduate 【Environment Conservation Center】
Programs】 Director Tetsutaro Hattori
Director Hiroo Yugami 【Center for Laboratory Animal Research】
【Division for Interdisciplinary Advanced Research and Director Ritsuko Shimizu
Education】 【Center for Gene Research】
Director Ken-Ichi Hikasa Director Hozumi Motohashi
Head Office of Enterprise Partnerships 【Center for Environmental Conservation and Research Safety】
Director Takuro Ueda Director Yasuyuki Shimotsuma
【New Industry Creation Hatchery Center (NICHe)】 【Division of Engineering and Technical Staff】
Director Fumihiko Hasegawa Director Yasuyuki Shimotsuma
【Micro System Integration Center (μSIC)】
Director Takahito Ono
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■ President Election Committee/Board of Directors/Management Committee
(as of July 1, 2020)
Board of Directors
Hideo Ohno President Toshiya Ueki Executive Vice President
Takafumi Aoki Executive Vice President Nobuyoshi Hara Executive Vice President
Hirotsugu Takizawa Executive Vice President Yasuyuki Shimotsuma Executive Vice President
Motoko Kotani Executive Vice President Takuro Ueda Executive Vice President
Miwako Doi Executive Vice President
Management Committee
External Members Internal Members
Kazuko Otani Director, The Japan Research Institute, Limited. Hideo Ohno President
Kohei Osada Advisor, Nikkei Inc. Takafumi Aoki Executive Vice President
Tadashi Onodera Senior Corporate Advisor, KDDI Corporation
Hirotsugu Takizawa Executive Vice President
Kumiko Obino CEO, INTERACT JAPAN Inc.
Motoko Kotani Executive Vice President
Representative Director & Chairman of the Board,
Makoto Kaiwa Tohoku Electric Power Co.,Inc. Toshiya Ueki Executive Vice President
Chairman, TOHOKU ECONOMIC FEDERATION Nobuyoshi Hara Executive Vice President
Junichi Kawada Corporate Adviser, ENEOS Holdings, Inc. Yasuyuki Shimotsuma Executive Vice President
Designated Professor, Frontier Research Institute,
Chubu University Takuro Ueda Executive Vice President
Reiko Kuroda
Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo Miwako Doi Executive Vice President
Hidefumi Kobayashi Representative Director and President, the 77 Vice President (Director, Tohoku University
Bank Teiji Tominaga
Hospital)
Managing Director, Toyota School Foundation Masahiro Yamaguchi Vice President
Hiroyuki Sakaki Member of the Japan Academy Noriko Osumi Vice President
Professor Emeritus, The University of Tokyo
Makoto Ueki Vice President
Advisor, East Japan Railway Company
Satoshi Seino
President, Japan National Tourism Organization
Grand Emeritus Advisor, National Institute of
Ryoji Chubachi Advanced Industrial Science and Technology
Advisor, The Toyota Foundation
Atsuko Toyama Director, Mt. Fuji World Heritage Centre, Shizuoka
Former Minister of Education, Culture, Sports,
Science and Technology
Executive Director, RIKEN
Yuko Harayama
Professor Emeritus, Tohoku University
Chairperson of the Executive Board, TIA
Tetsuro Higashi
Chairman emeritus, Tokyo Electron Limited
Trustee, Tokyo Metropolitan Public University
Hiromichi Yoshitake Corporation
Professor Emeritus, University of Tsukuba
Director, Chirman of the Board, Dai-ichi Life
Holdings, Inc.
Koichiro Watanabe
Director, Chairman of the Board, Dai-ichi Life
Insurance Company, Limited.
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Organization
Yasuyuki Executive Director, Tohoku Medical
Executive Vice President Masayuki Yamamoto
Shimotsuma Megabank Organization
Takuro Ueda Executive Vice President Professor, Graduate School of Arts and
Tsuneyuki Abe
Letters
Miwako Doi Executive Vice President
Hideki Kojima Professor, Graduate School of Education
Vice President (Director, Tohoku
Teiji Tominaga Hidenori Tozawa Professor, Graduate School of Law
University Hospital)
Masahiro Yamaguchi Vice President Professor, Graduate School of Economics
Hiroshi Yoshida
and Management
Noriko Osumi Vice President
Takahiro Obara Professor, Graduate School of Science
Makoto Ueki Vice President
Naoto Ishii Professor, Graduate School of Medicine
Vice President (Dean, Graduate School
Yukinori Naruse Yoko Aoki Professor, Graduate School of Medicine
of Law)
Vice President (Dean, Graduate School of Ken Osaka Professor, Graduate School of Dentistry
Nobuo Yaegashi
Medicine) Professor, Graduate School of
Yoshiharu Iwabuchi
Vice President (Dean, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
Tetsuya Nagasaka
Engineering) Ryosuke Kainuma Professor, Graduate School of Engineering
Vice President (Director, International Professor, Graduate School of Agricultural
Fumihiko Imamura Hideki Takahashi
Research Institute of Disaster Science) Science
Toshiaki Yanagihara Dean, Graduate School of Arts and Letters Professor, Graduate School of
Toru Sato
Tomohiro Yakuwa Dean, Graduate School of Education International Cultural Studies
Dean, Graduate School of Economics and Professor, Graduate School of Information
Kenji Mori Koichi Hashimoto
Management Sciences
Masahiro Terada Dean, Graduate School of Science Professor, Graduate School of Life
Koji Tamura
Sciences
Nobuhiro Takahashi Dean, Graduate School of Dentistry
Professor, Graduate School of
Dean, Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Hiroshi Takahashi
Yoshinori Kondo Environmental Studies
Sciences
Professor, Graduate School of Biomedical
Dean, Graduate School of Agricultural Yoshifumi Saijo
Keietsu Abe Engineering
Science
Professor, Graduate School of Biomedical
Dean, Graduate School of International Mami Tanaka
Daiko Takahashi Engineering
Cultural Studies
Takahiko Sasaki Professor, Institute for Materials Research
Dean, Graduate School of Information
Nobuaki Obata Professor, Institute of Development, Aging
Sciences Hozumi Motohashi
and Cancer
Asako Sugimoto Dean, Graduate School of Life Sciences
Takehiko Sato Professor, Institute of Fluid Science
Dean, Graduate School of Environmental
Noriyoshi Tsuchiya Professor, Research Institute of Electrical
Studies Takahiro Hanyu
Communication
Dean, Graduate School of Biomedical
Ryoichi Nagatomi Professor, Institute of Multidisciplinary
Engineering Masahiko Takahashi
Research for Advanced Materials
Tadashi Furuhara Director, Institute for Materials Research
Professor, International Research Institute
Hiroaki Maruya
Director, Institute of Development, Aging for Disaster Science
Ryuta Kawashima
and Cancer
Professor, Institute for Excellence in
Chihiro Ito
Kaoru Maruta Director, Institute of Fluid Science Higher Education
Director, Research Institute of Electrical Professor, Institute for Excellence in
Satoshi Shioiri Kazuko Suematsu
Communication Higher Education
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■ University Personnel
(as of May 1, 2020)
Executive Senior
Classification Associate Assistant Assistant Research Academic Administrative/ Grand
President Vice Auditors Professors Professors Professors Associates Staff Total Technical Staff Total
Presidents Professors
President 1 1
Executive Vice President 8 (1) 8
Auditor 2 (1) 2
Administration Bureau 3 3
Strategic Planning Office 1 1 11 12
General Affairs and Planning Department 1 1 56 57
Human Resources and Planning Department 61 61
Education and Student Support Department 92 92
Administration Finance Department 70 70
Bureau
Research Promotion Department 30 30
Facilities Department 42 42
Information Department 23 23
Integrated Administration Center 18 18
Audit Office 6 6
Graduate School of Arts and Letters 48 32 14 2 96 11 107
Graduate School of Education 14 19 1 7 41 7 48
Graduate School of Law 37 13 4 2 56 11 67
Graduate School of Economics and Management 32 18 5 7 5 67 13 80
Graduate School of Science 69 84 4 85 4 246 70 316
Graduate School of Medicine 85 61 27 102 18 293 41 334
Graduate School of Dentistry 23 15 9 48 95 18 113
Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences 17 12 7 20 4 60 16 76
Graduate School of Engineering 124 116 8 123 9 380 102 482
Graduate School of Agricultural Science 40 35 46 2 123 29 152
Graduate School of International Cultural Studies 20 16 1 37 14 51
Graduate School of Information Sciences 33 37 2 19 91 12 103
Graduate School of Life Sciences 27 11 2 35 75 12 87
Graduate School of Environmental Studies 16 17 15 4 52 6 58
Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering 18 6 1 6 31 3 34
Institute for Materials Research 28 34 1 63 4 130 34 164
Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer 14 10 3 34 1 62 13 75
Institute of Fluid Science 17 13 16 46 11 57
Research Institute of Electrical Communication 23 21 26 70 15 85
Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials 42 28 10 70 150 25 175
International Research Institute of Disaster Science 20 22 2 17 4 65 9 74
Main Library 29 29
Tohoku Medical Library 6 6
University Kita-Aobayama Library 3 3
Library Engineering Library 6 6
Agricultural Library 4 4
Tohoku University Hospital 11 25 75 244 66 421 1785 2,206
Information Synergy Organization 1 1 2 3
Institute for Excellence in Higher Education 25 37 17 23 2 104 18 122
Organization for Advanced Studies 10 10
Organization Advanced Institute for Materials Research 13 8 1 28 4 54 4 58
for Advanced Center for Science and Innovation in Spintronics 4 4 4
Studies Advanced Research Center for Innovations in Next-Generation Medicine 2 1 5 8 8
Frontier Research Institute for Interdisciplinary Sciences 4 4 50 58 2 60
Organization for International Initiatives 1 1
Head Office of Enterprise Partnerships 2 2 21 23
Organization for Research Promotion 1 1 1 3 14 17
Organization for Academic Activity Support 1 2 1 2 6 359 365
Cyclotron and Radioisotope Center 5 1 6 3 15 15
Archaeological Research Office on the Campus 3 3
Center for Northeast Asian Studies 10 6 10 26 26
The Center for Academic Resources and Archives 3 4 1 5 13 13
Research Center for Electron Photon Science 4 6 7 17 17
Cyberscience Center 4 4 1 9 9
Research Center for Neutrino Science 3 4 8 15 1 16
Center for Gender Equality Promotion 1 1 1
Center for Spintronics Research Network 1 1 2 2
Research Alliance Center for Mathematical Sciences 2 1 4 7 7
Smart-Aging Research Center 1 1 3 1 6 6
Advanced Institute for Yotta Informatics 2 2 2
Tough Cyberphysical AI Research Center 1 2 3 3
Center for Data-driven Science and Artificial Intelligence 2 3 2 1 8 8
International Center for Synchrotron Radiation Innovation Smart 1 1
Center for the Advancement of Open Online Education 1 1
New Industry Creation Hatchery Center 21 17 1 14 7 60 7 67
Environment Conservation Center 1 1 2 2
Center for Gene Research 1 1 1
Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization 10 9 12 31 11 73 18 91
Micro System Integration Center (μSIC) 3 2 1 1 1 8 2 10
Center for Innovative Integrated Electronic Systems 12 3 15 4 19
Material Solutions Center (MaSC) 1 1 1
Research Organization of Electrical Communication 3 3 3
Center for Fundamental Research on Nuclear Decommissioning 1 1 1
International Strategy Office 1 1 1
Head Office for Open Innovation Strategy 1 1 10 11
Center for Co-Creation Strategy 1 1
Regular Personnel 1 8 (1) 2 (1) 894 761 195 1,212 157 3,219 3,196 6,426
※ Counts include employees on leave status. ※ ( ) indicates the number of part-time personnel.
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■ Faculties/Schools
Departments Departments
Medical Sciences
Arts and Letters Humanities and Social Sciences Medicine Health Sciences
Pharmaceutical Pharmacy
Law Law
Sciences Pharmaceutical Science
Organization
Economics Business Administration Electrical, Information and Physics Engineering
Applied Chemistry, Chemical Engineering
Engineering and Biomolecular Engineering
Mathematics
Physics Materials Science and Engineering
Astronomy and Geophysics Civil Engineering and Architecture
Science Chemistry
Geoenvironmental Science Applied Bio-Sciences
Earth and Planetary Materials Science
Agriculture Applied Biological Chemistry
Biology
■ Graduate Schools
Departments Departments
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■ Tohoku
aaaaaaaaUniversity Library
Collections
1. National Treasures Shiki Kobun Hongi / Shiji Xiao Wen benji di shi v.10 (Heian Period) Ruiju kokushi v.25 (Heian Period)
2. Old and Rare Collection Japanese books: 820 items (including 574 items of the Kano Collection), Foreign books approx: 200
items, The Derge Edition of Tibetan Buddhist Canons, The Soseki Collection, The Akita Collection.
Special Collection
3. Kano Collection , Wasan (native mathematics of Japan) Collection, Bansui Collection, Kushida (Tamizo)
Collection, Wundt Collection (Wilhelm Wundt), Koeber Collection (Raphael von Koeber), Stein Collection
(Friedrich Stein), Seckel Collection (Emil Seckel), Zitelmann Collection (Ernst Zitelmann), The Ancient
documents, Wilhelm Windelbant notes directly (Wilhelm Windelband), Old Buddhist Scriptures
4.
Other collections etc. Abe (Jiro) Collection, Orui (Noburu) Collection, Kojima (Kikuo) Collection, Ishizu (Teruji) Collection,
Umehara (Sueji) Collection, Yajima (Genryo) Collection, Wada (Saichirou) Collection, Sunaga
(Shigemitsu) Collection, Kinoshita (Akira) Collection, Takayanagi (Shinzo) Collection, Miyata (Mitsuo)
Collection, Ito (Nobuo) Collection, Kouno (Yoichi) Collection, Nakano (Tadashi) Collection, Nakamura
(Kichiji) Collection, Hirayama (Akira) Collection, Matsumoto (Kinju) Collection, Yanase (Yoshimoto)
Collection, Kanaya (Osamu) Collection, Serizawa (Chosuke) Collection, Takeuchi (Yoshio) Collection,
Würfel Collection (Georg Würfel), Documents of the Haruyama family, Saito Collection
We also conduct "Advanced Medical Care" in 10 special fields. Tohoku University Hospital
(as of April 1, 2020)
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■ Number of Students
(as of May 1, 2020)
Total Number
Research Students/
Number of International Students Special Auditing Student/
included in counts Special Research
Student Students/
Categories Number of Students Credited Auditors/
Quota Japanese Undergraduate
Private Preparatory Students/
Government Subtotal
Means Intensive Japanese
Scholarships
Language Program
Undergraduate Students 10,021 10,731 (2,829) 59 144 203 202
Graduate Students(Master's Program/
Organization
3,848 4,410 (1,157) 102 746 848
Profession Degree Program) 145
Graduate Students(Doctoral Program) 2,499 2,655 (815) 212 560 772
Subtotal 16,368 17,796 (4,801) 373 1,450 1,823 347
Attached School 20 13 (6) ― ― ― ―
Research Institutes ― ― ― ― ― ― 27
Others ― ― ― ― ― ― 5
Grand Total 16,388 17,809 (4,807) 373 1,450 1,823 379
※( ) indicates the number of female students included in counts.
※“Private Means” include foreign government funds.
Student
Faculties/Schools Student Quota Number of Students 815 5%
Doctoral Program(Male)
Arts and Letters 840 955 (497) [17]
1,840 10% Undergraduate
Education 280 304 (156) [2] (Male)
Law 640 715 (240) [5] Master Course/ 7,902 44%
Master s Program/ Number of
Economics 1,080 1,158 (204) [10] Professional Degree Undergraduate /
Science 1,296 1,364 (214) [40] Program(Female) Graduate Students
17,796
Medicine 1,367 1,405 (605) [5] 1,157 7%
Kawauchi Campus
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■ Tohoku University Club Association (“Gakuyu-kai”) Extracurricular Activities
Tohoku University Club Association (“Gakuyu-kai”) is a university association consisting of the student body
and faculty of our university; it incorporates a membership system with fees charged to all its members. The
association covers many extracurricular sports and cultural events for the entire university as a whole; it also hosts
activities such as the University Festival and Welcome Parties events for its newcomers. We are hopeful that all
students enjoy the activities and develop a positive and refined character throughout the “Gakuyu-kai” activities.
Cultural activities
Sport activities
Press
Press
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■ Financial Summary
Student
■ Research Funds
(FY2019)
Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research
Finance
Number of Amount of Grants (thousand yen)
Categories
Projects Direct Expenses Indirect Expenses Total
Grant-in-Aid for Specially Promoted Research 1 56,500 16,950 73,450
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research on Innovative Areas 126 1,107,850 332,355 1,440,205
Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(S)or(A)or(B)or(C)
※ 1,395 4,838,620 1,451,586 6,290,206
Challenging Research(Pioneering) 14 83,300 24,990 108,290
Challenging Research(Exploratory) 219 447,800 134,340 582,140
Early-Career Scientists/Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists(A)or
562 721,850 216,555 938,405
(B) ※
Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity start-up 95 96,700 29,010 125,710
Grant-in-Aid for Encouragement of Scientists 13 6,890 0 6,890
Grant-in-Aid for Publication of Scientific Research Results
10 17,390 0 17,390
(Scientific Literature and Databases)
Grant-in-Aid for JSPS Research Fellow 289 264,800 13,650 278,450
Fund for the Promotion of Joint International Research(Fostering
39 204,900 61,470 266,370
Joint International Research(A)or(B) )
Total 2,763 7,846,600 2,280,906 10,127,506
※ Including multi-year fund
(FY2019)
Donations and Sponsored Research
Amount Received
Categories Number of Recipients
(thousand yen)
Donations 2,917 3,399,702
Joint Research with
1,443 5,072,003
Industry
General Funds 351 6,396,582
Funds for Sponsored Research
Sponsored Research Competitive Funds 384 6,006,700
Subtotal 735 12,403,282
Subtotal 2,178 17,475,285
Academic Consulting 354 229,631
Total 5,449 21,104,618
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■ Innovation Creation Program (COI STREAM)
We are developing a Daily Health Screening system that uses unobtrusive sensing,
so that anyone, anytime and anywhere can stay aware of their own and their loved
Center of Innovation ones’ health and everyday status, and can obtain multigenerational support going
for creation of a society beyond the family. The Daily Health Screening system consists of three elements:
The Center of
with self-help and “HaKaRu,” “WaKaRu,” and “OKuRu.” Applying various sensing techniques, the
Innovation(COI)
mutual-assistance through daily system unobtrusively collects information about health and health factors. This
Program
unobtrusive sensing and health information is combined with predisposition data and centrally managed as a big
monitoring. PDS (personal data service/store) in the cloud. Besides aiming for understanding
and sharing of this information, it is put to various uses from the standpoints of self-
assistance and mutual assistance.
In recent years, various statistics such as Japan’s world share of publications, have shown a declining trend.
The Program for To counteract against this trend, immediate actions for boosting Japanese universities’ global competitiveness
Promoting the are mandatory. Necessary actions and efforts include the progressive improvement of whole environments
Enhancement of surrounding research activities, including support, management and promotion systems, in particular the
Research Universities establishment of a strong research administration system by securing skillful research management personnel.
This ten-year-period project supports such efforts.
Name Contents
The Tohoku Forum for Creativity (TFC) is an international visitor research institute which was established in
2013 at Tohoku University to facilitate collaborative research. In order to identify important problems across
all of the sciences and humanities, the TFC brings together both junior and senior researchers in a stimulating
Tohoku Forum for environment that promotes creative approaches to new and interdisciplinary research areas.
Creativity (TFC) The TFC especially encourages junior researchers, such as graduate students and postdoctoral fellows, to
participate in the thematic programs. Through discussions and close contact with distinguished researchers,
including Nobel Laureates and Fields Medallists, junior researchers will be stimulated to develop their own
original ideas and to eventually become pioneers in new research areas.
■We will establish Overseas Research Stations, which will allow young researchers(potential global leaders)to
conduct mid/long−term studies at overseas research institutes. International research cooperation/collaboration
projects will dramatically accelerate the ideas they incubate overseas.
■A reception system, comprised of the Research Reception Center and International Cooperation Bureau, will be
created to facilitate the smooth arrival of visiting/resident researchers. The International Affairs Center (IAC),
which also has the function of the Research Reception Center, will play a central role in accelerating the
internationalization of administrative staff at Tohoku University.
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Research, Education
This program trains medical personnel in Conductor-type Disaster Health Care Management,
“Conductor-type” Human developing their ability to respond to natural disasters and CBRNE disasters, and also
FY2018 - Resources Development complex disasters that combine both natural and CBRNE factors. The program ensures that
University Hospital
FY2022 Program for Disaster Medicine participants can work as a team with people in various occupations, cooperate with other
and Health Care organizations, and carry out their functions from the acute phase to the chronic phase, both
on location and behind the scenes.
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■ Endowed Chairs and Research Divisions
Endowed Chairs and Research Divisions are established to facilitate and enhance research and education at
Tohoku University through contributions from businesses and other organisations. Endowed Chairs are organized at
the graduate schools and Endowed Research Divisions are organized at the research institutes as listed below.
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Fiscal Year No. of Projects Amount of Funds Fiscal Year No. of Projects Amount of Funds
(million yen) (million yen)
2019 1,443 5,072 2019 735 12,403
2018 1,348 4,821 2018 789 14,024
2017 1,195 4,211 2017 740 14,869
2016 1,106 3,878 2016 758 13,638
2015 1,012 4,040 2015 731 12,963
2014 974 3,549 2014 692 11,140
2013 897 4,127 2013 661 9,216
2012 831 3,084 2012 666 9,587
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■ Organizational Cooperation
Tohoku University facilitates organized cooperation with private enterprises and research institutes, and promotes
practical cooperation in all areas where mutual cooperation is possible, such as research and development, human
resources development, and in its responsibilities to the regional community. (as of July 1, 2020)
Agreement
Company/ Institute Objective
Concluded
Collaborative research and mutual exchange in the fields of electricity, information, materials and
Jan. 19, 2006 Hitachi, Ltd.
mechanics.
National Institute of Advanced Collaborative research in the fields of environment, materials, information and telecommunication,
Jan. 31, 2006 Industrial Science and and electronics, etc. and promotion of "AIST-TohokuU Mathematics for Advanced Materials - Open
Technology (AIST) Innovation Laboratory (MathAM-OIL)
Promotion of collaborative research, mutual exchange of researchers, education and development of
Jul. 27, 2006 SEIKO EPSON CORPORATION
human resources, and international student assistance for the advancement of international exchange.
Work together effectively and efficiently in the areas of research and investigation, event co-sponsorship
KAHOKU SHIMPO and collaboration, human resource development, etc. while connecting the educational and research
Dec. 26, 2006
PUBLISHING CO. functions of Tohoku University and the news coverage and information service functions of Kahoku
Shimpo.
Provide support and exchange information regarding Tohoku University-based start-ups; coordinate
Jan. 31, 2007 The 77 Bank, Ltd. matching between Tohoku University’s seeds and regional companies; and provide technical advice
and promote exchange of human resources.
Promote joint research and mutual exchange of researchers, foster young researchers, and establish
Mar. 6, 2007 DOWA HOLDINGS CO., LTD.
mutual use of research institutes and facilities.
Central Institute for Experimental Collaborative research in the fields of life science, biological science, materials science, psychology
Jul. 25, 2008
Animals and social science, and the cultivation and interaction of human resources.
High Energy Accelerator Promotion of cooperative research in the fields of elementary particle/nuclear physics, physics/life
Feb. 19, 2009
Research Organization (KEK) science and accelerator science, and strengthening cooperative research systems.
National Institute for Fusion
Mar. 9, 2009 Promotion of fusion reactor research, education and exchange of human resources.
Science
To develop diverse academic fields such as theory and experiments, and the fusion of computational
Apr. 14, 2009 RIKEN science and computer science; create innovations through computational science; foster human
resources who will be active globally; and promote the exchange of faculty and researchers.
Further expansion of coordinated cooperation in the fields of information and communications, extension
Feb. 12, 2010 NTT, NTT East and revitalization of educational and research activities, and promotion of interdisciplinary research and
development.
Further expansion of collaborative research, mutual exchange and human resource development in
Jun. 4, 2010 Sumitomo Metal Mining Co., Ltd.
order to promote research relating to nonferrous metal materials.
Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Promotion of cooperation and collaboration in research and development, human resource development
Jul. 26, 2011
Insurance Co., Ltd. and other fields of mutual interests related to risk evaluation of earthquakes and tsunamis.
Promotion of research and development of algal biomass capable of producing petroleum components
Sendai City, University of
Nov. 10, 2011 from household wastewater, aiming for realization of a fuel production model and new circulation
Tsukuba
system.
National Institute of Information Effective and efficient promotion of research on information communication technologies to reinforce
Jan. 19, 2012 and Communications information communication networks and its disaster-proof applications towards creation of a more
Technology (NICT) disaster-resilient society.
Japan Agency for Marine- Promotion of cooperation and collaboration in the area of collaborative research and projects; mutual
Oct. 16, 2012 Earth Science and Technology exchange of students and researchers and fostering human resource; Information exchange on
(JAMSTEC) academic materials and research reports etc.; utilization of facilities and equipment.
Foster cooperation and coordination in areas with potential synergy, such as research and development,
Aug. 1, 2013 TOSHIBA CORPORATION human resources development etc. in research areas related to “Research and Development of Health
Care Big Data.”
Contribute to the promotion of science and technology and societal development through cooperative
National Institute for Materials
Nov. 12, 2013 research and development, shared use and management of research facilities, and personnel exchange
Science (NIMS)
etc. in material science fields.
Tohoku Regional Bureau Ministry Promote and enhance cooperation and coordination to improve disaster protection functions, and
Dec. 18, 2013 of Land, Infrastructure and facilitate sustainable development of local communities by building on the long-term trust fostered
Transport between the parties.
Japan Atomic Energy Agency Mutually utilize the research facilities, research results, human resources etc., and collaborate and
Mar. 28, 2014
(JAEA) cooperate to enhance mutual research and development and human resources development.
Japan Agency for Medical
Promotion of cooperation and collaboration in novel drug discovery aimed at creation of innovative
Aug. 1, 2014 Research and Development
medicines.
(AMED)
National Institutes for the
Apr. 1, 2016 Comprehensive promotion and development of research on the Northeast Asian region.
Humanities
Pharmaceuticals and Medical Mutually utilize the assets, capabilities, human resources etc. fostered between the parties, and
Oct. 31, 2016
Devices Agency (PMDA) contribute to the promotion of regulatory science in Japan.
National Institutes for Quantum
Training professionals in advanced specialties of molecule imaging research PET (Positron Emission
Nov. 9, 2016 and Radiological Science and
Tomography).
Technology (QST)
Organization for Small & Medium
Strengthen industry-university collaboration through creation of university-ventures, and promotion of
Feb. 14, 2017 Enterprises and Regional
regional innovation, etc.
Innovation, JAPAN
Contribute to sustainable regional development by improving regional activities and human resource
Tohoku Regional Advancement
Mar. 1, 2017 development through cooperation in various fields, for revitalization of industry and cultivation of human
Center
resources in the Tohoku region.
Contribute to the promotion of the electronic parts industry and the development of society as a whole,
Mar. 28, 2017 ALPS ALPINE CO., LTD. through creation of new advanced technology businesses and cultivation of human resources to foster
innovation for sustainable regional industry growth.
Apr. 20, 2017 JFE Steel Corporation Contribute to the advancement of the steel industry and the development of society as a whole.
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Collaborate and cooperate in programs such as education to foster global human resources, overseas
Japan External Trade
Jun. 29, 2017 development of agriculture, fisheries, and food industries, and utilization of University technologies
Organization (JETRO)
globally.
NIPPON STEEL
Oct. 3, 2017 Contribute to the promotion of the steel industry and the development of society as a whole.
CORPORATION
Contribute to regional economic revitalization and development through growth support of venture
The 77 Bank, Ltd., Tokyo Stock
Nov. 8, 2017 companies and regional companies as well as promotion of human resources development of
Exchange, Inc.
entrepreneurs.
Contribute to the development of academic and technological development in Japan related to
Japan Oil, Gas and Metals
Dec. 14, 2017 resources and energy by utilizing supplementary mutual research and development capabilities, human
National Corporation (JOGMEC)
resources and facilities.
Contribute to the enhancement of the universities’ education and research functions with regard to
the inheritance and creation of historical culture in regional communities in Japan. Three collaborating
Kobe University, National
Jan. 26, 2018 organizations are promoting this project, which is designed as a national wide-area network project
Institutes for the Humanities
for the purpose of research and the preservation of historical cultural data in regional communities in
Japan.
Focus on the use of digital technology (ICT) to study "human behavioral changes" to provide innovative
Jun. 26, 2018 Philips Japan, Ltd.
healthcare solutions that aim to create new values improving preventive care and quality of life.
With regard to researching the fundamentals and applications of information science centered on
quantum computing, the Tokyo Institute of Technology and Tohoku University aim to form a base in
Jul. 18, 2018 Tokyo Institute of Technology
Japan and also to demonstrate global leadership by cooperating in a systematic fashion while making
use of the strengths of both universities.
Promote sustainable and organizational cooperation in all aspects such as research and development
JX Nippon Mining & Metals
Sep. 5, 2018 and human resources development in the non-ferrous metal industry to contribute to the further
Corporation
development of the whole society.
Tokio Marine & Nichido Fire Addressing social issues by implementing the findings of the world-leading research in the field of
Sep. 19, 2018
Insurance Co., Ltd. disaster science and healthcare.
The Research Institute of Contribute to the promotion of academic research and the forming of policies using the results of
Oct. 9, 2018
Economy, Trade and Industry research, thereby contributing to society.
Contribute to the promotion of science and technology in Japan by effectively implementing cooperation
Mar. 20, 2019 RIKEN and collaboration in research, education and the development of human resources, in a spirit of mutual
benefit.
Leverage knowledge and assets in various fields such as healthcare, medical care, robotics and human
Apr. 2, 2019 Rakuten, Inc.
resource development to create outstanding innovation and accelerate those social implementations.
The Dai-ichi Life Insurance Cooperation and collaboration in research and development, fostering human resources, venture
Aug. 27, 2019 Company, Limited, NTT DATA business support including investment, and enhancement of the asset utilization that aim to address
Corporation social challenges through innovation and regional revitalization.
Our aim is to use the research facilities owned by both parties to form research linkages in the field of
Mar. 6, 2020 RIKEN SPring-8 Center synchrotron radiation in order to accelerate research and development, to train talented individuals in
this field, and to contribute to the further stimulation of science and technology in Japan.
Extension Courses
Tohoku University is constantly making efforts to play a leading role in educational and academic activities in
the Tohoku region. Meeting the community’s needs, it provides extension courses and public lectures for the lifelong
learning of citizens. In FY 2019, the University organized 96 extension courses including on-demand high school
classes and 2 public lectures, which were well received in various academic fields. Tohoku University has continued
these educational activities made understandable for the public to strengthen cooperation with the community and for
the purpose of disseminating information. As a result of these activities Tohoku University has maintained its position
as a well-respected university.
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■ Student
aaaaaaaaExchange Programs
Summer Programs
Tohoku University STEM Summer Program (TSSP)
The Tohoku University STEM Summer Program (TSSP), Exploring the Frontier of Science & Technology is
designed specifically for freshmen and sophomores majoring in science and engineering (STEM). We will provide
students with insight on what world society needs based on advanced science and technology in the future and how
they can contribute to society through research, and we will offer cutting edge classes in advanced sciences and
engineering.
Tohoku University Japanese Program (TUJP)
TUJP is for undergraduates who have a strong interest in Japanese language and culture. The proficiency-
based Japanese language classes and special seminars are designed to help participants understand Japan in
depth. Various activities such as field trips, service-learning opportunities, home-stays and interactions with domestic
students provide the participants with many eye-opening experiences.
Tohoku University Immersion in Japan Program (TUIP)
TUIP provides students with an opportunity to explore Japan through diverse learning experiences in English and
Japanese. The highlight of the program is participation in a local traditional festival called ”Sendai Aoba Matsuri” as
performers of the “Suzume Odori,” or Sparrow Dance, combined with the intensive Japanese language classes for
pre-intermediate learners, topical seminars about Japanese culture and society, various cultural workshops, field trips
including a homestay, and interactions with domestic students in both curricular and extracurricular activities.
Tohoku University Engineering Summer Program (TESP)
TESP is designed to inspire students in the field of Engineering. The program provides a series of lectures and
hands-on activities on the advanced topics which are all taught in English. In addition, the program includes various
activities that expose the participants to Japanese culture and enrich their academic experience. The program overall
gives participants insights for their academic future and prepares them to be competent global engineers.
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aaaaaaaafor Establishing University Network for Internationalization
The Future Global Leadership (FGL) program at Tohoku University offers outstanding undergraduate and
graduate degree courses that are taught in English. All courses provide curricula that help students to build a solid
foundation in the fundamentals of their chosen fields and to encounter the very latest cutting-edge research. High
quality academics combined with horizon-expanding cultural experiences make FGL an excellent choice for students
who hope to become international leaders during their academic careers and beyond.
* The email addresses for "Inquiries" in the section below have been abbreviated. When you wish to make an inquiry, please
append "tohoku.ac.jp" to the end of the appropriate email address.
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Malaysia 〈Oceania〉
* University of Malaya(2016.1.21)
Australia
Mongolia * The University of Sydney(1993.1.8)
The Mongolian Academy of Sciences(2000.8.21) * The University of New South Wales(2001.4.7)
International Exchange
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■ Academic Exchange Agreements with Foreign Institutions
(as of May 1, 2020)
University Level Agreements
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2020
Literature
GS Economics and
Nanjing Audit University School of Audit and Accounting * 2015/04/15
Management
School of Education Science * GS Education 2010/11/25
Nanjing Normal University
School of Psychology * GS Education 2013/11/27
College of Economic and Social GS International
* 2017/06/30
Development Cultural Studies
* GS Arts and Letters 2015/12/16
Nankai University
College of Foreign Languages GS International
* 2015/12/16
Cultural Studies
Institute of Japan Studies * GS Arts and Letters 2016/02/25
Faculty of Education * GS Education 2014/11/14
MBA Education Center, Master of GS Economics and
* 2015/09/29
Northeast Normal University Professional Accounting (MPAcc) Management
GS Economics and
School of Business * 2015/03/17
Management
Northeastern University GS Engineering 1981/11/23
Center for Nanoscale Science and
IMRAM 1998/11/05
Peking University Technology
Center of Japanese Studies GS Education 1999/05/18
College of Environment and Safety
Qingdao University of Science and Technology * GS Engineering 2017/02/24
Engineering
GS Economics and
Renmin University of China School of Business * 2004/10/14
Management
Shandong University School of Foreign Languages and Literature * GS Arts and Letters 2018/10/25
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■ Academic Exchange Agreements with Foreign Institutions
Department Level Agreements
†* indicates institutions which agree upon a mutual application, matriculation and tuition waivers for students from the partner institution.
††Where a partner institution's department has not been identified, the agreement has been concluded with the entire institution.
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40
■ Academic Exchange Agreements with Foreign Institutions
Department Level Agreements
†* indicates institutions which agree upon a mutual application, matriculation and tuition waivers for students from the partner institution.
††Where a partner institution's department has not been identified, the agreement has been concluded with the entire institution.
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42
■ Academic Exchange Agreements with Foreign Institutions
Department Level Agreements
†* indicates institutions which agree upon a mutual application, matriculation and tuition waivers for students from the partner institution.
††Where a partner institution's department has not been identified, the agreement has been concluded with the entire institution.
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GS Economics and
University of Bonn Faculty of Arts * 2013/06/26
Management
University of Erlangen-Nuremberg Faculty of Engineering Sciences * GS Engineering 2004/10/05
University of Freiburg Institute of Microsystem Tecnology * GS Engineering 1999/06/08
University of Göttingen Faculty of Law GS Law 2000/11/27
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural
GS Pharmaceutical
University of Greifswald Sciences * 2017/03/16
Sciences
Institute of Pharmacy
University of Heidelberg Faculty of Law GS Law 2003/09/16
Faculty of Cultural Studies and Aesthetic
University of Hildesheim * GS Arts and Letters 2018/03/13
Communication
Faculty of Business Administration and GS Economics and
University of Paderborn * 2011/01/20
Economics Management
University of Regensburg Department of Physics * GS Engineering 2009/09/22
Faculty of Energy Technology, Process
University of Stuttgart * GS Engineering 2011/04/26
Engineering and Biological Engineering
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural
Wuppertal University * GS Science 2012/01/23
Sciences
Research Institute for Technical Physics and
Hungary(3) The Hungarian Academy of Sciences IFS 1999/04/26
Materials Science
Semmelweis University Faculty of Medicine * IFS 2014/09/04
Faculty of Materials Science and
University of Miskolc IMRAM 2014/06/19
Engineering
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■ Academic Exchange Agreements with Foreign Institutions
Department Level Agreements
†* indicates institutions which agree upon a mutual application, matriculation and tuition waivers for students from the partner institution.
††Where a partner institution's department has not been identified, the agreement has been concluded with the entire institution.
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* GS Law 2018/06/29
Communication Studies
GS Economics and
University of Leicester Faculty of Social Sciences 2001/02/12
Management
GS International
Uzbekistan(1) Tashkent State University of Economics 1998/03/04
Cultural Studies
International International
The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) IRIDeS 2015/08/04
Organization Organization(2)
The United Nations University International Institute for Global Health GS Medicine 2019/08/19
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■ Statistics
aaaaaaaa on Personnel Exchange
5,000 2,500
4,000 2,000
3,000 1,500
2,658 2,729 2,621
2,406
2,221
2,000 1,000
1,000 500
0 0
FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY2018 FY2019 FY 2015 FY 2016 FY 2017 FY 2018 FY 2019
■ University Consortia
For further information, see:
https://ie.bureau.tohoku.ac.jp/consortia-2/apru?lang=en (as of July 1, 2020)
AEARU AEARU was established in 1996 with the goals of forming a forum for the presidents
(The Association of East Asian Research Universities) of leading research-oriented universities and carrying out mutual exchanges between
Established: 1996 Membership since: 1998 major universities in East Asia.
Countries/Regions: 4 Participating Institutions: 19 Expectations are that this regional consortium, on the basis of common academic
cultural backgrounds among member universities, will contribute not only to the
development of higher education and research but also to the opening up of a new
era leading to cultural economic and social progress in the region.
APRU APRU was established in 1997 with the aim of fostering cooperation in education
(Association of Pacific Rim Universities) and research contributing to the economic, scientific and cultural advancement,
Established: 1997 Membership since: 2008 and it has grown rapidly to become a reputable international organization of leading
Economies: 18 Participating Institutions: 55 research universities in 17 economies of the Pacific Rim.
As the Voice of Knowledge and Innovation for the Asia-Pacific region, APRU brings
together leaders, researchers, and policy-makers to exchange ideas and collaborate
on effective solutions to the challenges of the 21st century.
As part of Tohoku University's active participation, we have taken on the role of
regional program hub for APRU's Multi-Hazards Program from 2013.
HeKKSaGOn HeKKSaGOn, a German-Japanese University Network founded in 2010, is a bilateral
The German-Japanese University Alliance: university network composed of three Japanese and three German research-intensive
Heidelberg, Kyoto, Karlsruhe, Tohoku(in Sendai), universities (Kyoto, Osaka, Tohoku; Göttingen, Heidelberg and Karlsruhe) that aims
Göttingen, Osaka-network to further develop international cooperation and the exchange of ideas in education,
Established: 2010 Membership since: 2010 research and innovation to further advance science, technology, industry and culture
Participating Institutions: 6 between member universities. It brings together two of the world's high-tech countries
facing similar challenges in society like Global Change and Adaptation.
MIRAI 2.0 project MIRAI, which connects Swedish and Japanese universities through research,
education and innovation, was started as a three-year project addressing scientific
Established: 2017 Membership since: 2020 issues within Ageing, Materials Science and Sustainability between 2017 and 2019.
Participating Institutions: 19 From 2020, the MIRAI collaboration has entered a new phase, called MIRAI 2.0
(2020-2021) and Tohoku University is a new participant in this project. This project
aims to contribute to long-term collaborations and research excellence between
Sweden and Japan through activities in research, education and innovation and
preparing the next generation of researchers. From 2020 until 2022, MIRAI 2.0 aims
to develop further and expand the collaboration activities started in the MIRAI project
in a new context, to meet what the society today expects of research universities.
RENKEI RENKEI, the Japan-UK Research and Education Network for Knowledge Economy
(Japan-UK Research and Education Network for Initiatives, is a bilateral consortium that was formed in 2012 by leading universities
Knowledge Economy Initiatives) from Japan and the UK with the support of the British Council. Its aim is to further
Established: 2012 Membership since: 2012 knowledge exchange and research collaboration between institutions and individuals.
Participating Institutions: 12 This group of leading research intensive universities in the two countries will also
develop collaborations with industry, governments and society to address global
research challenges.
The six participating Japanese universities are Osaka, Kyushu, Kyoto, Tohoku,
Nagoya and Ritsumeikan. From the United Kingdom, the six members are Edinburgh,
Southampton, Newcastle, Nottingham, Leeds and Liverpool.
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■ Facilities Worldwide
(as of May 1, 2020)
Representative Offices
Name (Location) Date Established
① Tohoku University China Office (Beijing) (April 20, 2007)
③ University of Washington-Tohoku University: Academic Open Space (UW-TU: AOS) (Seattle) (April 14, 2017)
Liaison Offices
Institution (Location) Country/Region (Starting Date) Name Department/Institute of TU
The University of New South Wales Australia Institute of Fluid Science
④ (International Office) (May 17, 2002)
Liaison Office of Tohoku University
Graduate School of Law
Russia (June 21, 2002)
Moscow State University ※Expanded from the office with Institute of Fluid Science
⑤ (Faculty of Physics) the Institute of Fluid Science
Liaison Office of Tohoku University
Graduate School of Engineering
(September 19, 2001)
Syracuse University USA
⑥ (L. C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science) (November 11, 2003)
IFS Syracuse Office Institute of Fluid Science
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology South Korea
⑦ (Department of Mechanical Engineering) (December 18, 2003)
Liaison Office of Tohoku University Institute of Fluid Science
Tohoku-RITM Collaborating Research Center
Philippines
⑧ Research Institute for Tropical Medicine
(May 1, 2007)
on Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Graduate School of Medicine
Diseases
International Environmental Leadership Program,
Indonesia Graduate School of Environmental Studies Graduate School of
⑨ Institut Teknologi Bandung
(August 2, 2011) ※Program name changed on the occasion of Environmental Studies
the agreement (effective March 23, 2015)
The Partnership Offices of the Schools of
Seoul National University South Korea Engineering, etc., of the Four Japanese
⑩ (College of Engineering) (December 1, 2011) Universities, Japan and the College of
Graduate School of Engineering
Engineering, Seoul National University, Korea
Royal Institute of Technology Sweden Institute of Fluid Science
⑪ (School of Engineering Sciences) (June 28, 2012)
Liaison Office of Tohoku University
Graduate School of Engineering
USA Institute for Excellence in Higher
⑫ The University of California, Riverside
(February 1, 2013)
Tohoku University Center
Education
France Institute of Fluid Science
Université de Lyon
(June 2, 2015) Graduate School of Engineering
(Materials Science and Physical Metallurgy
⑬ Laboratory, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées
※Encouraged by the existence of Liaison Office of Tohoku University Institute of Development, Aging
the INSA Lyon - Tohoku University and Cancer
de Lyon)
Liaison Office since July 13, 2004 Graduate School of Medicine
Vietnam Institute for Excellence in Higher
⑭ Foreign Trade University
(December 19, 2015)
TU-FTU Cooperation Office
Education
Institute of Fluid Science
New Industry Creation Hatchery Center
Graduate School of Engineering
National Chiao Tung University Taiwan
⑮ (College of Electrical and Computer Engineering) (May 4, 2017)
Liaison Office of Tohoku University Graduate School of Science and
Faculty of Science
Advanced Institute for Materials
Research
Sichuan University China Liaison Office of Tohoku University Graduate
⑯ (West China School of Stomatology) (March 1, 2018) School of Dentistry
Graduate School of Dentistry
Taiwan Liaison Office of Tohoku University Graduate
⑰ National Yang-Ming University (School of Dentistry)
(May 28, 2019) School of Dentistry
Graduate School of Dentistry
Mongolia Liaison Office of Tohoku University Graduate
⑱ Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences
(June 6, 2019) School of Dentistry
Graduate School of Dentistry
Taiwan Liaison Office of Tohoku University Graduate
⑲ Kaohsiung Medical University (School of Dentistry)
(December 13, 2019) School of Dentistry
Graduate School of Dentistry
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⑤
●
⑱
● ③
●
⑬●
●⑳
⑥
●
⑫
●
①●
●
●
⑩
⑦
●
⑨
● ⑯
●
⑰
●
④
● ⑭
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⑮
⑲
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■ Academic Exchanges
Number of Visiting Research Fellows from Overseas
Education
Law
Science
Medicine
Dentistry
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Engineering
Agricultural Science
Information Sciences
Life Sciences
Environmental Studies
Biomedical Engineering
Research
Institute for Materials
Total
Area
Country
and
Region
Asia Bangladesh 18 1 1 4 2 1
Cambodia 1
China 545 28 8 3 6 44 10 20 77 10 6 19 1 3 12 57 2 29
India 45 3 1 1 8 2 1 8 1
Indonesia 63 1 3 3 6 4 2 5 1 6 2 7
Malaysia 9 4 1 2
Mongolia 8 4
Myanmar 1 1
Nepal 2 1
Pakistan 2
Philippines 24 9 5 1
Singapore 25 2 2 1 1
South Korea 161 8 2 4 19 31 4 4 7 2 3 4 1 8 1 11
Sri Lanka 4 1 1 1
Taiwan 157 4 1 1 2 1 7 3 16 1 2 1 2 3 6 44
Thailand 35 2 1 6 1 6 1 1 2
Vietnam 29 3 1 1 2
Middle Iran 9 1 1 1 3
East Israel 6 1
Jordan 1 1
Palestine 1 1
Saudi Arabia 3 3
Turkey 3 1
UAE 2 1 1
Yemen 1 1
Africa Algeria 1 1
Botswana 1 1
Cameroon 1 1
Egypt 10 4 1 2
Ghana 1 1
Kenya 1 1
Nigeria 3 2
South Africa 9 1 4
Tunisia 1
Zambia 1 1
Oceania Australia 37 1 1 2 7 1 3 2 1 4
New Zealand 7 1 3 1
North Canada 33 1 4 2 2 4 4
America USA 288 4 5 25 52 18 1 6 10 2 5 2 15 3 16
Central Argentina 6 2 1
and Brazil 5 1
South Chile 6 1 1 2
America
Colombia 1 1
Cuba 2 1
Dominican Republic 1
El Salvador 13 13
Guatemala 1 1
Honduras 2 1
Mexico 17 1 1 5 1 1
Peru 2
Venezuela 3 1 1 1
Europe Austria 7 1 1
Belgium 5 1
Croatia 4
Czech Republic 7 1 6
Denmark 5
Estonia 1 1
Finland 13 3 2
France 111 1 1 12 1 6 1 8 1 22
Germany 130 2 1 13 4 8 4 1 1 4 4 11 5
Greece 1 1
Hungary 2 1 1
Ireland 2
Italy 31 3 5 11 3 1 2 1
Kazakhstan 2 1 1
Lithuania 2 1
Luxembourg 1
Netherlands 26 3 2 1 5 1 4 1
Norway 7 2 1
Poland 16 5 1 5 3
Romania 1 1
Russia 47 4 1 2 1 1 6 8
Slovakia 2
Slovenia 2 1 1
Spain 26 2 2 2 1 1 2
Sweden 25 2 4 6 1 1
Switzerland 22 1 2 6 2
Tajikistan 1 1
Turkmenistan 2 2
UK 109 4 1 6 5 19 7 1 9 5 3 3
Ukraine 3 1 1
Total 2,221 69 14 7 29 153 189 39 7 215 36 24 58 5 38 30 166 23 177
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50
International Exchange
2020
(FY 2019)
18
84
195
11
4
2
18
1
1
2
25
3
1
1
9
Administration Bureau
1
2
1
1
1
Research Center
2
1
Smart-Aging Research Center
Research Alliance Center for
2
1
Mathematical Sciences
Center for Spintronics
1
1
1
Photon Science (ELPH)
Center for Northeast Asian
1
5
22
2
5
Studies
Cyclotron and Radioisotope
1
1
1
3
1
1
2
1
18
Center
Organization for Research
10
5
6
2
16
1
19
93
Promotion
Research Organization of
1
1
Electrical Communication
Tohoku Medical Megabank
4
1
3
25
Organization
Center for Innovative
7
1
29
Integrated Electronic Systems
Center for Science and Innovation in
1
1
1
5
Spintronics (CSIS)
New Industry Creation
1
5
2
5
1
1
27
Hatchery Center (NICHe)
Frontier Research Institute for
1
9
1
2
1
2
3
27
Interdisciplinary Sciences
Advanced Institute for
1
28
3
1
2
18
3
17
4
1
112
Materials Research (AIMR)
Organization for Advanced
1
4
Studies
Institute for Excellence in
10
1
11
3
1
1
1
1
2
1
48
Higher Education
1
Cyberscience Center
12
Tohoku University Hospital
International Research Institute
1
2
20
of Disaster Science
Institute of Multidisciplinary
28
1
1
12
6
4
3
4
11
1
4
9
3
1
109
Research for Advanced Materials
Research Institute of
16
6
5
2
2
1
12
8
14
4
3
5
17
3
4
3
10
27
1
1
8
4
2
15
185
Electrical Communication
■ Academic Exchanges
Number of Academic Studies Overseas
Education
Law
Management
Economics and
Science
Medicine
Dentistry
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Engineering
Agricultural Science
Studies
International Cultural
Information Sciences
Life Sciences
Environmental Studies
Biomedical Engineering
Research
Institute for Materials
Aging and Cancer
Institute of Development,
Electrical Communication
Research Institute of
Research for Advanced Materials
Institute of Multidisciplinary
of Disaster Science
International Research Institute
Division
Total
Area
Country
and Region
Asia Bangladesh 14 7 1 1 2 1
Bhutan 6 2 1 2
Brunei 1 1
Cambodia 13 9 1 1 1
China 736 51 8 3 8 38 14 19 7 151 11 6 85 8 11 6 55 27 7 28 16
India 86 13 1 7 2 2 1 10 1 4 2 1 7 1 5
Indonesia 129 7 2 3 1 26 2 2 10 10 4 6 6 1 3 28
Laos 3 1 1 1
Malaysia 68 2 1 2 9 4 5 3 1 3 1 7 5 3 3 4
Maldives 1 1
Mongolia 15 1 3 4 1 2 1
Myanmar 17 1 1 1 3 2 4 5
Nepal 5 2 1 2
Philippines 85 1 56 1 2 2 23
Singapore 106 1 2 10 10 33 1 1 4 3 6 1 5 1 5 5
South Korea 317 66 15 2 12 22 10 8 42 3 3 16 8 1 21 1 8 6 19 4
Sri Lanka 5 3 1 1
Taiwan 276 19 4 5 11 10 10 17 4 47 11 6 8 3 5 4 4 11 15 15 26
Thailand 100 3 2 1 1 4 3 12 3 4 3 4 2 1 4 13
Vietnam 73 1 3 2 1 5 1 21 3 6 2 3 1 2 1
Middle Azerbaijan 1 1
East Bahrain 1 1
Iran 1 1
Israel 5 2 1 1
Oman 1 1
Saudi Arabia 2 1
Turkey 8 1 2 1 3
Turkmenistan 1 1
UAE 16 2 3 2 1 2 1
Africa Botswana 3 1 2
Egypt 6 1 1
Ethiopia 7 2 1
Ghana 2 2
Ivory Coast 2 2
Kenya 8 2 3
Madagascar 2 2
Mauritius 3 2 1
Morocco 2 1
Mozambique 1 1
South Africa 11 3 1 1 2 2
Tunisia 2 1 1
Zambia 4 4
Oceania Australia 139 3 1 3 2 9 21 8 4 16 1 1 6 1 6 1 7 14 3
Fiji 5 3 2
New Zealand 39 1 8 8 1 3 3 1 2 3
Tonga 1 1
North Canada 154 3 2 1 11 17 19 3 21 5 1 5 2 1 9 1 8 4 11
America USA 1261 18 6 30 7 77 111 15 23 196 18 7 52 15 10 10 77 14 49 64 62 66
Central Argentina 9 1 1 1 3
and South Bolivia 1 1
America Brazil 17 1 2 1 4
Chile 13 6 1 1 4
Colombia 9 1 5
Costa Rica 1
Ecuador 1
El Salvador 10 10
Guatemala 1 1
Mexico 22 1 2 2 1 1 1 3 1 2
Panama 3 3
Peru 9 4 1 1 2
Europe Austria 57 1 8 7 3 8 2 8 2 2 1 3
Belgium 34 1 5 3 3 4 4 1 3 1 1 1
Bosnia and
1
Herzegovina
Bulgaria 1 1
Croatia 6 1 2 1
Cyprus 4 1 2 1
Czech Republic 31 2 1 2 5 1 1 2 2 7 2 2 2
Denmark 54 1 1 7 1 2 1 1
Estonia 4 1 1 1
Finland 47 9 1 10 2 2 1 1 1 2 1
France 409 9 3 2 21 10 1 1 76 3 1 29 3 1 42 5 78 10 23 8
Germany 373 9 1 3 6 38 16 3 3 61 8 3 31 1 6 4 27 3 7 9 22 5
Greece 24 1 2 1 1 2 3 1 4 1
Hungary 19 3 1 1 1 5 1 2 2 2
Iceland 2
Ireland 9 1 5
Italy 184 44 1 4 14 12 19 5 1 6 4 3 7 10 4 5 2 11
Kazakhstan 5 1 2 2
Latvia 3 1
Lithuania 2 1
Luxembourg 1 1
Malta 2 1 1
Netherlands 90 2 6 4 3 11 17 3 1 3 11 1 1 3
Norway 22 6 2 3 3 1 1 2 1 2
Poland 64 15 6 4 2 12 2 1 1 2 1
Portugal 40 1 2 2 3 7 3 1 1 1 3 1 2 2
Romania 5 3 1
Russia 107 25 1 4 1 1 3 2 3 9 3 18 4
Slovakia 5 1 2
Slovenia 4 1 1 1
Spain 110 1 15 12 1 1 16 1 1 2 1 10 3 3 5 3 5
Sweden 61 1 7 5 6 11 1 2 2 1 1 2 7
Switzerland 83 1 3 4 2 5 2 9 5 3 4 1 1 7 1 8
UK 264 6 1 10 16 11 12 3 4 39 10 7 5 6 1 20 1 4 16 5 11
Ukraine 7 4 1 1
Uzbekistan 1
Others 1 1
Total 5976 329 61 72 72 358 446 129 69 919 132 66 312 67 101 29 357 56 228 204 254 283
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International Exchange
2020
(FY 2019)
89
6
24
15
1
1
11
2
11
6
1
Administration Bureau
13
4
1
1
1
1
2
1
International Strategy Office
Tough Cyberphysical AI
3
1
1
Research Center
Research Alliance Center
1
1
for Mathematical Sciences
Research Center for
16
1
6
2
1
Neutrino Science
Research Center for Electron
35
3
1
4
1
2
1
1
Photon Science (ELPH)
The Center for Academic
17
3
1
1
5
Resources and Archives
90
8
12
2
1
3
3
1
6
12
1
1
2
1
Center for Northeast Asian Studies
Cyclotron and
4
1
1
Radioisotope Center
Organization for Academic
12
2
4
2
2
2
Activity Support
Organization for Research
9
2
1
2
1
Promotion
Research Organization of
22
6
2
1
1
Electrical Communication
Tohoku Medical Megabank
92
6
27
1
30
1
4
3
1
1
4
Organization
Center for Innovative
42
2
21
5
7
1
3
Integrated Electronic Systems
Center for Science and
8
2
3
1
Innovation in Spintronics(CSIS)
New Industry Creation
164
53
12
3
4
3
6
6
4
4
23
1
5
4
1
5
3
1
3
Hatchery Center (NICHe)
Head Office of Enterprise Partnerships
6
5
1
(Industrial Liaison Division)
Organization for
1
6
International Initiatives
Frontier Research Institute for 6
96
1
1
1
1
22
2
8
13
4
1
1
3
14
Interdisciplinary Sciences
Advanced Institute for
31
3
1
12
1
29
1
1
19
12
176
1
2
1
1
3
1
13
6
Materials Research (AIMR)
Organization for Advanced
4
10
25
3
4
Studies
Institute for Excellence in
2
1
34
1
13
6
10
41
1
6
8
4
1
1
1
13
185
Higher Education
1
17
1
24
12
71
Cyberscience Center
Center for Data-driven Science
1
1
2
and Artificial Intelligence
10
13
8
5
12
2
14
10
98
3
10
6
7
2
1
1
7
6
3
3
247
Tohoku University Hospital
1
Tohoku University Library
■ Number of International Students
Undergraduates
Language Program
Intensive Japanese
Government Private Means
Scholarships
Master's Program
Professional Program
Doctoral Program
(4-year course)
Doctoral Program
Schools
Undergraduate
Graduate Schools
Research Institutes
Special Auditors
Students
Special Research
Special Students
Male
Female
Country and
Total
Area Foreign
Region Government Others
Funds
Male
Female
Male
Female
Asia Bangladesh 15 6 3 7 31 1 8 20 2
1,812(87.1%)
Cambodia 1 1 2 1 1
India 14 5 13 6 38 10 11 12 2 1 2
Indonesia 44 29 4 3 30 22 132 27 30 60 7 2 3 2 1
Laos 1 1 1
Malaysia 3 2 1 6 5 17 6 5 5 1
Mongolia 3 5 1 4 13 4 2 5 2
Myanmar 3 2 5 2 1 1 1
Nepal 1 1 2 4 2 1 1
Pakistan 6 4 2 2 14 4 8 2
Philippines 4 6 1 2 2 15 1 5 5 3 1
Singapore 1 3 1 5 3 2
South Korea 15 1 14 3 43 16 92 52 10 27 2 1
Sri Lanka 2 2 3 7 2 4 1
Taiwan 1 45 24 70 5 21 21 2 2 2 1 9 7
Thailand 14 8 16 11 49 9 11 14 7 1 1 5 1
Vietnam 10 5 9 11 35 6 16 10 1 1 1
Kuwait 1 1 1
Saudi Arabia 1 1 1
Syria 5 1 6 2 2 1 1
Turkey 1 3 3 1 8 3 4 1
UAE 1 1 1
Africa Algeria 1 2 3 3
52(2.5%)
Botswana 2 1 3 1 2
Burkina Faso 1 1 1
Cameroon 2 1 3 1 2
DR Congo 1 1 1
Egypt 4 3 1 8 2 4 2
Ethiopia 1 1 1
Ghana 1 1 1 3 1 2
Kenya 1 1 2 1 1
Morocco 2 1 3 1 1 1
Mozambique 2 2 1 1
Nigeria 4 1 2 3 10 7 3
South Africa 2 2 1 1
Sudan 3 1 4 1 2 1
Tanzania 1 1 2 2
Tunisia 1 1 1
Zambia 2 2 1 1
Zimbabwe 1 1 1
Oceania Australia 2 2 1 1
4(0.2%)
Fiji 1 1 2 2
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Undergraduates
Language Program
Intensive Japanese
Government Private Means
Scholarships
Master's Program
Professional Program
Doctoral Program
(4-year course)
Doctoral Program
Schools
Undergraduate
Graduate Schools
Research Institutes
Special Auditors
Students
Special Research
Special Students
Male
Female
Country and
Total
Area Foreign
Region Government Others
Funds
Male
Female
Male
Female
South and Central Argentina 2 2 4 2 1 1
America
47(2.3%) Barbados 1 1 1
Bolivia 1 1 1
Brazil 10 1 1 1 13 1 6 5 1
Chile 1 1 2 2
Colombia 2 2 4 3 1
Costa Rica 1 1 1
Cuba 1 1 1
Ecuador 1 1 1
El Salvador 1 2 3 1 1 1
Guatemala 1 1 1
Haiti 1 1 1
Mexico 2 1 1 4 4
Panama 1 1 1
Paraguay 3 3 2 1
Peru 3 1 1 5 1 3 1
Venezuela 1 1 1
Europe Austria 1 2 3 3
117(5.6%)
Belgium 1 1 1
Croatia 2 2 2
Denmark 1 2 3 1 1 1
Estonia 2 2 1 1
Finland 1 1 1
France 2 2 25 13 42 1 20 10 5 6
Germany 1 9 4 14 2 3 3 6
Greece 1 1 1
Hungary 1 1 2 1 1
Ireland 1 1 1
Italy 1 1 3 4 9 1 2 1 3 2
Netherlands 1 2 3 6 2 1 3
Norway 1 1 1
Lithuania 1 1 1
Poland 2 1 3 1 1 1
International Exchange
Romania 1 1 1
Russia 5 2 7 2 4 1
Slovakia 1 1 1
Slovenia 1 1 1
Spain 1 1 3 5 1 4
Sweden 3 2 5 1 4
Switzerland 1 1 1
UK 2 1 1 4 2 1 1
Total 245 149 48 25 870 744 2,081 203 825 23 661 111 89 21 18 5 66 59
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■ Number of International Students
Education
Accounting School
Science
Medicine
Dentistry
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Engineering
Agricultural Science
Information Sciences
Life Sciences
Environmental Studies
Biomedical Engineering
Educational Informatics
Law
Total
Area
Country and
Region
Asia India 38 9 1 1 17 1 5 2 2
Indonesia 132 4 29 2 6 26 18 6 6 27 4 2 1 1
South Korea 92 12 1 3 3 7 2 1 48 10 2 1 2
Cambodia 2 2
Singapore 5 1 1 2 1
Sri Lanka 7 1 1 2 1 1 1
Thailand 49 4 5 5 5 1 15 2 3 6 1 2
Taiwan 70 9 1 4 6 7 3 3 16 3 4 4 2 3 2 1 2
China 1,282 190 41 39 2 117 20 79 97 30 19 325 66 68 74 32 59 10 1 3 2 7 1
Nepal 4 1 2 1
Pakistan 14 1 3 5 3 2
Bangladesh 31 11 2 5 2 3 2 3 3
Philippines 15 2 1 8 1 1 2
Viet Nam 35 6 7 5 1 7 2 2 1 3 1
Malaysia 17 1 2 1 1 10 2
Myanmar 5 2 2 1
Mongolia 13 3 1 2 3 1 3
Laos 1 1
Middle UAE 1 1
East
Iran 9 2 1 3 1 1 1
Kuwait 1 1
Saudi Arabia 1 1
Syria 6 2 3 1
Turkey 8 1 1 3 1 2
Jordan 2 1 1
Africa Algeria 3 1 1 1
Egypt 8 1 1 1 3 1 1
Ethiopia 1 1
Cameroon 3 2 1
Ghana 3 1 1 1
Kenya 2 2
Congo 1 1
Zambia 2 1 1
Zimbabwe 1 1
Sudan 4 1 1 1 1
Tanzania 2 1 1
Tunisia 1 1
Nigeria 10 1 4 1 1 2 1
Burkina Faso 1 1
Botswana 3 2 1
South Africa 2 1 1
Mozambique 2 1 1
Morocco 3 1 1 1
Oceania Australia 2 1 1
Fiji 2 1 1
North USA 18 2 9 2 1 2 1 1
America
Canada 3 1 1 1
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Education
Accounting School
Science
Medicine
Dentistry
Pharmaceutical Sciences
Engineering
Agricultural Science
Information Sciences
Life Sciences
Environmental Studies
Biomedical Engineering
Educational Informatics
Law
Total
Area
Country and
Region
Central Argentina 4 2 1 1
and South
America Ecuador 1 1
El Salvador 3 1 2
Cuba 1 1
Guatemala 1 1
Costa Rica 1 1
Colombia 4 1 1 1 1
Chile 2 1 1
Haiti 1 1
Panama 1 1
Paraguay 3 1 1 1
Barbados 1 1
Brazil 13 1 2 4 1 4 1
Venezuela 1 1
Peru 5 1 4
Bolivia 1 1
Mexico 4 1 1 1 1
Europe Ireland 1 1
UK 4 3 1
Italy 9 7 1 1
Estonia 2 1 1
Austria 3 1 2
Netherlands 6 3 2 1
Greece 1 1
Croatia 2 2
Switzerland 1 1
Sweden 5 1 2 1 1
Spain 5 3 1 1
Slovakia 1 1
Slovenia 1 1
Denmark 3 1 2
Germany 14 1 1 2 3 1 5 1
Norway 1 1
Hungary 2 2
Finland 1 1
France 42 3 5 23 1 7 1 2
International Exchange
Belgium 1 1
Poland 3 1 2
Lithuania 1 1
Romania 1 1
Russia 7 2 1 1 1 2
Total 2,081 251 43 58 2 146 21 196 134 54 20 579 117 93 129 54 119 27 1 3 2 5 8 5 14
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■ Sendai City
Profile
Sendai is a city of charming contrasts, where tradition meets modernity,
and tranquil nature and busy urban life exist side by side. The stunning
modern architecture is complemented by an abundance of natural wonders,
and the arrays of zelkova trees which line the streets and avenues have
led to Sendai becoming known as “Mori no Miyako” - the City of Trees.
Sendai is also known as a “City of Academia,” as it boasts a great number of
universities and colleges relative to its size.
The history and tradition of the city date to its founding in 1600 by
famous feudal lord Masamune Date, and over the centuries it has prospered
to become the economic and political center of Tohoku, the northeastern region of Japan. Sendai has a population
of over one million people, who are rightly proud of the city’s history, arts and culture, and they welcome visitors to
join in celebrations such as the annual Tanabata Festival and Jozenji Street Jazz Festival.
Away from the bustling center, the wondrous nature and peaceful environs of coastal Matsushima, the mystical
volcanic crater of Zao and the bountiful hot springs have enchanted locals and visitors alike for generations.
Sapporo
Tokyo
Kyoto Nagoya
Hiroshima
Osaka
Access
1. Flight
Sendai International Airport (SDJ) offers flights to a broad range of destinations.
Destinations Journey Time Destinations Journey Time
Beijing (via Shanghai) 7hr 10mins. Osaka-Itami 1hr 10mins.
Shanghai 3hr 35mins. Osaka-Kansai 1hr 30mins.
Seoul 2hr 30mins. Nagoya 1hr 15mins.
Taipei 3hr 45mins. Hiroshima 1hr 35mins.
Sapporo 1hr 10mins. Fukuoka 2hr
Tokyo-Narita 60mins. Okinawa-Naha 2hr 50mins.
3. Airport Access
Haneda Tokyo Monorail Hamamatsucho JR Yamanote Line
Haneda-Sendai (approx. 2hrs 10mins) Airport approx. 6 mins
Station
Narita-Sendai (approx. 2hrs 30mins) 20 mins Tokyo Tohoku Shinkansen Sendai
Provided by the Miyagi Prefecture Commerce, Industry and Tourism Department, Tourism Division
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Campus
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7 13
3 11
75
16
14 10
Extended Education & Research Building 9 50
Administration Bureau
23
Strategic Planning Office 26 30 20
General Affairs and Planning Department 73
31
General Affairs Division 26 19 21
External Relations Division 28 29
Legal Affairs and Compliance Division 27 25
Global Engagement Division 29 77 22
Public Relations Office 28 24 27
26
Human Resources and Planning Department 28
Human Resources and Planning Division 29
Lecture Hall
where Lu Xun 41
Payroll and Labor Affairs Division 29 Studied
Labor and Health Administration Division 29 Main Gate
Center for Environmental Conservation and Research Safety 40 33 32
Finance Department 29 46
36 43
Research Promotion Department 29
45
Kom
Facilities Department 34 35
42
Digital Transformation Division, Information Department 27
egafu
Audit Office 27 37 34
44
Graduate School of Economics and Management 47
49
k
38 48
Graduate School of Life Sciences
Administration Office 36
Graduate School of Life Sciences Building 37 56 52
Life Sciences Project Research Laboratory 36 58 57
59
Environment Control Experiment Building 38 39
Law School, School of Public Policy 55
Kata
51
Administration Office 41
hira
Accounting School
Administration Office, laboratory 35
cho
Lecture Room 41
Institute for Materials Research (IMR) 53 54
Honda Memorial Hall (Administration Office) 9 South Gate
Building No. 1, 2, 3, 4 10, 11, 12, 17
Cooperative Research Project Laboratory 4
Super Computing Center 5 79
76 74
Laboratory of α-Ray Emitters 6
Technical Plant I,II 7, 8
Multi-Use Laboratory 15 63 64 65
69
International Center of Educational Research 16
Cooperative Research and Development Center for 62
Advanced Materials 13
High Field Laboratory for Superconducting Materials 14
High Field Laboratory Annex 75 61 66
Center for Low Temperature Science 3
Institute of Fluid Science 70
Administration Office 42
Building No. 1, 2, 3 42, 44, 45 72 67
High Speed Flow Experiment Building 46 71
Interdisciplinary Shock Wave Research Building 47
Low Turbulence Wind Tunnel Building 70
Flow Dynamics Building 43
Joint Laboratory Building 48
Innovative Energy Research Center (IER) 44
Research Institute of Electrical Communication
Administration Office 76 Administration Office 30
Main Building 76 AIMR Main Building 30
Building No.1, 2 61, 62, 63 AIMR Laboratory Building 17
Laboratory for Brainware Systems 64, 65 AIMR Annex 20
Fundamental Technology Center 66 University Archives 33
Common Research Facilities Building 67 Technology Center for Research and Education
Laboratory for Nanoelectronics and Spintronics 59 Activities 36
Research Center for 21st Century Information The Electron Microscopy Center 32
Technology 71, 72 Office of Cooperative Research and Development 29 Sakura Kitchen, Restaurant Hagi
Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials Archaeological Research Office on the Campus 34, 39 Katahira Hall 2
Administration Office 51 Campus Design Office 34 Sakura Hall 56
East Building 19, 21, 22 Infornation Disclosure Room 27 Gymnasium 69
West Building 23, 24 Material Solutions Center 73 TOKYO ELECTRON House of
West Technical Plant 25 Extended Education & Research Building 41 Creativity 77
South Building 52, 53, 54 Cultural Property Storage 49 Center for Gender Equality Promotion 41
South Multidisciplinary Research Laboratory 57, 58 Katahira Kitamon Commons 50 Resilient ICT Research Center 74
Cooperative Research Building 55 University House Katahira, Espace, Cerisier, Former IMR Building No.10 1
Library 31 Kitamon Lounge Education and Research Base Support
Advanced Institute for Materials Research (AIMR) Sakura Shop Building 79
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Kawauchi Athletic
Ground
Kitauracho, 14
Kawauchi Kawauchi Stn.
16
Kameoka 11 15
12
10 17 Athletic Ground
35
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Science and Engineering
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Administration Bureau 32 111
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Information Infrastructure Division, Information 105 35
Department 29 108
Industry-University Cooperation Division, Research
120 Aobayama Stn.78 106
Promotion Department 35 109 (South 1 Exit) 121
102
Graduate School / Faculty of Science 107 42
Administration Center 12
Science Complex A, B 24 38 48
Science Complex Annex 25 49 40
Science Lecture Hall 5 41
Science Complex C 101
Mathematics Building 7 Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics, Research
Physics Building 2 Building No.2 100
128 Lecture Hall 3
Physics Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics, Research
Chemistry Annex 4
Physics & 123 Building No.3 31
Chemistry Building 8 Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics, Education
Earth Science Building 11 and Research Base Support Building 6 33
127
Biology Building 10 Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics, Education
124 and Research Base Support Building 7 51
High Resolution NMR Systems Building 13
Kawai Hall 6 Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics, Education
126 125 and Analytical Center for Giant Molecules 9
Research and Research Base Support Building 12 53
Center for Atmospheric and Oceanic Studies 2 Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics, Education
Planetary Plasma and Atmospheric Research Center 2 and Research Base Support Building 11 54
Research Center for Prediction of Earthquakes and Electrical Engineering and Applied Physics, Education
Volcanic Eruptions Building A 68 and Research Base Support Building 10 55
Research Center for Prediction of Earthquakes and Applied Chemistry / Chemical Engineering / Materials Evolution Research Building 73
Volcanic Eruptions Building B, C 69 Biomolecular Engineering, Research Building - Main, Research & Machining Building 79
Machine Shop & Glass Laboratory 77 Administration Office 37 Materials Experiments Building, Department of Metallurgy,
Applied Chemistry / Chemical Engineering / Materials Science, and Materials Processing 115
Graduate School / Faculty of Pharmaceutical Biomolecular Engineering, Laboratories for Students 108 Materials Science and Engineering, Lecture Hall 118
Sciences Applied Chemistry / Chemical Engineering / Civil Engineering and Architecture 102
Administration Office 15 Biomolecular Engineering, Complex Building of CLT Demonstration Building 121
Pharmaceutical Sciences A, B, C, D Experimental Research Laboratories 109 Education and Research Base
15, 16, 17, 18 Applied Chemistry / Chemical Engineering / Support Building 19 [A1] 48
Experimental Station for Medicinal Plant Studies, Biomolecular Engineering, Lecture Hall 110 Laboratory Building of Civil and Environmental
Administration Building 19 Applied Chemistry / Chemical Engineering / Engineering 49
Biomolecular Engineering, Lecture Room Building 111 Engineering Laboratory Complex Building 40
Graduate School / School of Engineering Applied Chemistry / Chemical Engineering / Innovation Plaza 43
Administration Office(CENTER HALL) 46 Biomolecular Engineering, Research Building - Annex 112 Laboratory of Architecture and Building Science 27
Administration Office(Administration Building) 41 Applied Chemistry / Chemical Engineering / Laboratory Building of Architecture and Building
Lecture Room Building - Mechanical Engineering, Biomolecular Engineering, Research Building No.2 113 Science II 38
Mechanical Systems Engineering / Finemechanics Supercritical Fluid Research Laboratory 114 Fracture and Reliability Research Institute 40
/ Aerospace Engineering / Robotics, Administration Materials Education and Research Building, Experimental Laboratory of Division of Advanced
Office 57 Department of Metallurgy, Materials Science and Electric Power Research (Fracture and Reliability
Electrical, Information and Physics Engineering Materials Processing, Administration Office 103 Research Institute) 72
Building No.1 39 Materials Collaborative Research Building 60 Research Center of Supercritical Fluid Technology 40
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Graduate School / School of Engineering / Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering, New Industry Creation Hatchery Center(NICHe):
6-6 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8579
Graduate School of Environmental Studies,International Research Institute of Disaster Science: 468-1 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8572
Graduate School of Agricultural Science / Faculty of Agriculture / Graduate School of Environmental Studies, International Research
Institute of Disaster Science: 468-1 Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8572
Other than those above: 6-3, Aoba, Aramaki, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-8578
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University House Aobayama 6, Interaction Building 128
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Graduate School / School of Medicine Clinical Dental Science Building 10 Advanced Medical Training Centar 43
Administration Office 19 Clinical Dental Science Building Ⅱ 40 Seiryo Residence 46
Building No.0 16 Advanced Medical Care Center 30
Building No.1 19 Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Science Center for Laboratory Animal Research 26
Building No.2 33 Laboratory 44
Building No.3 34 Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering Center for Gene Research 3
Building No.4 17 Laboratory 3, 10, 17, 19, 21, 33, 34, 44 Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization
Building No.5 20 Laboratory 21 Building 45
Building No.6 44 RI Seiryo Subcenter 25
Health Sciences Building D 42 Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer Seiryo Club House 1
Education and Research Base Support Administration Office 4 Seiryo Gymnasium 2
Building 41 Center for Basic Aging Research 3 Japanese Archery House 49
Health Sciences Building A 13 Center for Clinical Aging Research 4 Dormitory for Nurses 50
Health Sciences Building B 12 Center for Smart Aging Research 39 Seiryo Hall (Welfare Facilities)
Frontier Research Building 14 Laboratory for Brain Imaging Research 6 Centennial Hall -Seiryo Auditorium- 15
Prion Research Building 23 Laboratory for Brain Dynamics Research 7 Gonryo Hall 38
Institute of Animal Experimentation 24 Facility for Tumor and Animal Experiment 5
Lecture Rooms 18 Laboratory for Advanced Frontiers Research 11
Clinical Lecture Building 35 Pre-clinical Research Center 47
United Centers for Advanced Research and Center for Laboratory Animal Resources 48
Translational Medicine (ART) 20
Autopsy Imaging Center 12 Medical Library 37
Environment and Genome Research Center 44
Comprehensive Education Center for Tohoku University Hospital
Community Medicine 38 Temporary Administration Building 31
Campus
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■ List of Facilities
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■ International Houses
Tohoku University has a number of dormitories for international students and
researchers for the purpose of promoting international exchange in education
and research, such as International House and University House.
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Tohoku University Fact Book 2020
Published by
Global Engagement Division
http://www.tohoku.ac.jp/