TOHOKU UNIVERSITY

Times Higher Education (THE) has released its annual list of top Japanese universities, and Tohoku University is ranked number one for the third year in a row.The 16 metrics used to determine the rankings include resources, teaching and…

Tohoku University and Taiwan's National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (NYCU) signed a Memorandum of Understanding on December 20, 2021, to renew their International Joint Laboratory for another three years. The agreement reinforces…

On December 6, Ambassador of Israel to Japan Gilad Cohen led a delegation on a visit to Tohoku University, where they met with President Hideo Ohno to discuss further collaboration.President Ohno welcomed the Ambassador and congratulated…

Tohoku University's International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS) hosted a symposium on December 4. Scholars of history, archaeology, geology and engineering gathered to discuss a massive earthquake and tsunami that…

Tohoku University President Hideo Ohno, and Professor Emeritus at the Graduate School of Engineering Yuko Harayama, have been inducted into the Royal Swedish Academy of Engineering Sciences (IVA) as new International Fellows.The IVA…

Cephalopod fishing - octopus, squid, and cuttlefish - has sky-rocketed in the past six decades. But species are often misidentified, and catch numbers are inaccurately reported, leading to fears of overfishing.A multidisciplinary,…

Earlier this year, Tohoku University's official websites soft-launched a new AI-driven chatbot to answer commonly asked questions in three languages - Japanese, English and Chinese.To make the experience more engaging for users, the…

As the number of COVID-19 cases in Sendai has been relatively low these last couple of months, the university is further easing restrictions on the participation of extracurricular activities and competitions.Until now, students wishing…

Tohoku University hosted a public lecture at Berlin Science Week on November 5. The event attracted an in-person audience at the Museum für Naturkunde in Berlin, and was also streamed to some 200 viewers around the world.After a brief…

On November 9, the European Union Ambassador to Japan, Patricia Flor, visited Tohoku University, where she toured the Advanced Institute of Materials Science (AIMR), met with researchers and paid a courtesy visit to President Hideo…