Общая информация
higher education institution in Japan.
Tohoku University began its activity in 1907.
The main building of the university is located in Sendai inside an urban campus.
The composition of the university
Tohoku University is average in size with a capacity of 19 thousand students.
The admission committee accepts the applications from foreign citizens.
The ratio of foreign students at Tohoku University is 6% of all students.
More than 3 thousand teachers are employed by the university.
The university offers its students and the academic staff to participate in the international exchange programs.
Tohoku University has the following social media pages
Infrastructure of Tohoku University
The university has a functioning library.
For those who require accommodations dormitories on and off campus are offered.
The university is included in the Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU).
Tohoku University – Official Description
Tohoku University was founded in 1907 as the third imperial university, during the period when Japan had begun to transform itself into a modernized society. Since then, it has played a leading role in both research and education in Japan, and is now ranked among the top universities in the Asia-Pacific region. From the start Tohoku University has maintained uniqueness within Japan. The university has always conceived strong loyalty to science while other former imperial universities have tried to meet the governmental needs. This has resulted in remarkable success in the University’s own research and also the cultivation of brilliant students who have maintained a desire for science even after they left the university. A typical example, and probably the best known is Mr. Koichi Tanaka, the 2002 Nobel Prize laureate and a graduate of the class of 1983. The university sees science as something to be used for the good of humanity. This has encouraged us to apply the most advanced scientific knowledge in various fields such as engineering, medicine, and law, to the needs of society. The university is widely regarded as one of the most active in industry-university cooperation in Japan. We have also placed great emphasis…
Description of Tohoku University
Tohoku University is a research-oriented institute located in Sendai-the ‘ City of Trees’ – in the heart of the Tohoku (northeast) region of Japan. The university was established in 1907 as Japan’s third Imperial University, it became the first Japanese university to accept female students. Tohoku University has become one of Japan’s leading universities, with 10 Faculties, 16 Graduate Schools, 3 Professional Graduate Schools, 6 Research Institutes, and affiliated research and education centers. The number of students enrolled at Tohoku University is 17,852 including 1,532 international students, and the number of academic and administration staff is approximately 6,379 including 321 international academic staff (as of May 1, 2014) . Under its ‘Research First’, ‘Open-Door’ and ‘Practice-Oriented Research and Education’ principles, Tohoku University aims to establish ourselves as an internationally recognized university and research center through producing top-class research in the world, while it nurtures highly-specialized human resources who are rich in humanity and capable of leadership that contributes to knowledge and the advancement of society from international perspective