TOHOKU UNIVERSITY

The Tohoku University Alumni Network held an online get-together on June 19, for former students, faculty and staff from all over the world to celebrate the university's Founders Day. The event attracted some 50 participants from 16…

In May, six students from universities in New Zealand, Germany, Singapore and Italy participated in the first of three online sessions of the Tohoku University Japanese Programme (TUJP).The two-week cultural exchange, which was aimed at…

The rising number of typhoons and incidents of heavy rain across Japan has meant an increase in the occurrence of landslides. In 2018 alone, Japan recorded a total of 3459 landslides.Landslides cause extensive destruction to property and…

For two days in June, newly enrolled undergraduates were given a first-hand look at some of the student clubs and extracurricular activities available at Tohoku University.Spring Festival, which was held at Kawauchi Kita Campus, gave some…

Tohoku University, in partnership with Co-op, will once again be offering an affordable breakfast promotion from June 14 - 18. This is to support students who might be struggling financially due to the on-going COVID-19 pandemic,…

Tohoku University's official websites are trying out a new AI-driven chatbot to help users navigate and find the information they are looking for. To make the experience more engaging for users, the university is holding a mascot design…

Executive Vice President Toshiya Ueki attended the 48th Board of Directors Meeting of the Association of East Asian Research Universities (AEARU), hosted online by Yonsei University on April 14.The main purpose of these meetings is for…

Germany and Japan, the two countries with the highest number of people aged over 65, recently joined forces for an international project: Participatory Design in Robotics for Elderly Care in Germany & Japan (PADERO).Population ageing…

Important updates will be posted on the university's official websites (English, Japanese) and social media pages (FB, Twitter, Linkedin), so everyone is encouraged to click follow or check back regularly. To accurately reflect the…

From March 30 to April 2, five Tohoku University students and three Tohoku University employees tested positive for the coronavirus.Tohoku University will continue to take precautionary measures and make appropriate information available.…