TOHOKU UNIVERSITY

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…

From September 22, curry and/or beer enthusiasts can get their hands on Tohoku University's special Kawatabi Curry and Kawatabi Cold IPA. Both the beer and curry will be available for a limited time at Fujisaki Department Store. The beer…

On September 1, Dr. Jean-Baptiste Bordes, the Attaché for Science and Technology at the Embassy of France in Japan, visited Tohoku University and met with Executive Vice President (EVP) Motoko Kotani and EVP Toshiya Ueki. EVP Ueki…

Six Chinese students have received the Tohoku University Professor Fujino Incentive Award for 2023. They were given their certificates at a ceremony on September 25 in the lecture hall where Chinese literary figure Lu Xun once studied.…