TOHOKU UNIVERSITY

Tohoku University held its Spring 2024 Entrance Ceremony today at Xebio Arena Sendai. The ceremony was divided into two parts - one for the 2,540 first-year undergraduates, and one for the 2,503 new graduate students. President Teiji…

Tohoku University and Université de Lorraine have set up a joint research fund to encourage collaborative research. Based on an agreement made in September 2019, both universities are now inviting applications for the second round from…

Four female researchers received the 2024 Murasaki Sendai Hagi Award from Tohoku University President Hideo Ohno at a ceremony on March 19. The award, which recognizes outstanding young female researchers, aims to encourage and promote…

Tohoku University held its spring commencement ceremony today for 4,625 students at Xebio Arena Sendai. The ceremony was held in two parts - one for graduate students and one for undergraduates. It was the first time since 2019 that all…

Tohoku University and the Japan Agency for Marine-Earth Science and Technology (JAMSTEC) held a kickoff symposium on March 8 for the Advanced Institute for Marine Ecosystem Change, Japan's latest World Premier International Research Centre…

Teiji Tominaga of the Graduate School of Medicine has been named the 23rd president of Tohoku University. He will succeed President Hideo Ohno, who has been at the helm since 2018. Tominaga is an alumnus whose association with Tohoku…

A small ceremony was held on February 1 to recognize Tohoku University's participation in Miyagi Prefectural Police's "Cybercrime Prevention Volunteers" programme. Since 2014, several universities in Miyagi have had student volunteers…

Twenty-four students have been awarded the Tohoku University Global Leader certificate for Winter 2023/24. The ceremony was held on February 15 at Katahira Campus. The Global Leader programme is an important part of the university's…

Dr. Motoko Kotani, Tohoku University's executive vice president for research, has been appointed to a United Nations Working Group tasked with advising the UN's Multi-stakeholder Forum on Science, Technology and Innovation. The annual STI…

Tohoku University President Hideo Ohno has received an honorary doctorate from the University of York in recognition of his research achievements in the fields of spintronics and semiconductors. He received the award on February 8 at the…