TOHOKU UNIVERSITY

Tohoku University has received the QS Reputation Impact Award from global higher education analytics company Quacquarelli Symonds. The award was presented at the QS Higher Ed Summit: Asia Pacific 2022, held in Jakarta from November 8 -…

Five students received the 2022 Professor Fujino Incentive Award from Tohoku University President Hideo Ohno on September 26, at a ceremony held at the former lecture hall of Chinese literary figure Lu Xun.Genkuro Fujino, for whom the…

Tohoku University and Toyota Motor Corporation have signed a cooperative agreement to promote green initiatives such as the use of hydrogen as a clean energy source, and disaster-resistant urban development in Fukushima Prefecture.The…

The conference was an official side event of the 8th Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 8) in Tunisia. More than 20 presidents and vice presidents from Japanese and African universities participated online.JST's…

Tohoku University welcomed 28 new international undergraduates, representing 12 countries, to the Future Global Leadership (FGL) programme at an entrance ceremony on September 29. It was the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic began,…

Tohoku University has won the 61st National Seven Universities Athletic Meet, held this summer in Sendai. It's an unprecedented fourth consecutive victory for Tohoku University, and its 16th championship title in the tournament's…

Tohoku University has collaborated with renowned Japanese confectionery company Shiromatsuga Monaka Honpo, to produce a special four-piece boxset of traditional sweet bean jelly known as "yokan."The product is called "I am a Cat who Likes…

A ceremony has marked the donation of the "Complete Manuscripts of Lu Xun" (78 volumes) from the People's Republic of China's Consulate-General in Niigata. Considered the father of modern-day Chinese literature, Lu Xun was enrolled at…

Tohoku University and University College London (UCL) are contributing matching funds to support research and exchange activities jointly conducted by researchers at both universities beginning next academic year.In order to qualify for…

After a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Tohoku University Japanese Programme returned to its usual in-person format this summer, with a special collaboration with the National University of Singapore (NUS).Over four…