TOHOKU UNIVERSITY

Masataka Nakazawa, a specially-appointed professor at Tohoku University's International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS), has been named a co-winner of the 2023 Japan Prize in the field of Electronics, Information and…

All graduating students are invited to attend their commencement ceremony in person at Xebio Arena Sendai on March 24.In order to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and to facilitate safe physical distancing at the ceremony, only graduating…

To welcome new students to the Tohoku University family, the 2023 Entrance Ceremony will be held in person on April 5 at Xebio Arena Sendai. It will also be streamed live online.Only students directly involved in the ceremony will be…

Professor Bengt Johan Åkerman has been appointed to a post at Tohoku University and - following an extensive nomination and review process - been named its first "Professor, University Research Lead" as of January 1, 2023.The position…

Eight students have received the prestigious Global Hagi Scholarship for 2022, as they each prepare to study abroad at one of Tohoku University's partner institutions.At the ceremony - held on December 12 at Katahira campus - Tohoku…

On November 28, Executive Vice President Toshiya Ueki attended the "Japan-China University Fair & Forum 2022," co-hosted by the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST) and the People's Republic of China's Ministry of Science and…

On Saturday, November 26, 2022, the Consulate-General of the Republic of Korea in Sendai hosted a commemorative event at Tohoku University's Katahira Campus to celebrate the fourth anniversary of the establishment of the monument to Kim…

On October 6, 2022, a delegation from National Taipei University of Technology (Taipei Tech), represented by President Wang Sea-fue, visited Tohoku University. The delegation met with President Hideo Ohno and members of Tohoku…

Throughout the year, Tohoku University has been marking its 115th anniversary, and the centenary of its Faculty of Law and Letters with special events. One of the most poignant was the ceremony in October held in conjunction with…

On November 25, Jean-Eric Paquet, Ambassador of the European Union to Japan, visited Tohoku University and paid a courtesy call on President Hideo Ohno.In his welcoming speech, President Ohno congratulated the ambassador on his recent…