''This article is Tohoku University in Japan. The same name university in China, 東北大学, is
Northeastern University (Shenyang, China).''
, abbreviated to , located in the city of
Sendai,
Miyagi Prefecture in the
Tōhoku Region,
Japan, is one of Japan's most prestigious national universities. It is the third oldest
Imperial Universities of Japan.
The university has 10 faculties and 15 graduate schools with a total of about 17,800 students (2007)
[1]. The spirits of its foundation are "Research First(研究第一主義)" and "Open-door(門戸開放)" politics.
In
2000 it was ranked no. 2 in
Asiaweek Magazine's Best Universities Ranking list.
[2]
History
The origin of the university was , which was founded as medical school in Sendai in 1736. It was reoriginized a few times. Later it became ; this was the forerunner of the medical department of the university.
In June 22, 1907, the university was established under the name by
Meiji gorvernent as the third
Imperial University of Japan, following the
Tokyo Imperial University(1877) and the
Kyoto Imperial University(1897). From its start, it has advocated "Open-door" policy. This stems from that it first began to accept female students as well as foreign students in Japan universities.
In September 1907, it set up the faculty of Aguliculture in
Sapporo; took the lead it.
It set up the Science (1911), and the Medical Department (1915); Sendai Medical School was. In 1918 it ceded the Faculty of Agriculture to
Hokkaido Imperial University.It subsequently launched Faculties of Engineering (1919), and Law and Literature (1922).
After
World War II the university assumed its current name, Tohoku University (1947) and acquired new faculties of Agriculture. Furthermore, the old faculty of Law and Literature was split up to form new faculties of Law, Literature, and Economics (1949). Further additions: Faculty of Education (1949), Dentistry (1965) and Pharmacy (1972). Tohoku has been a national university corporation since April 2004.
2007 is the centenary of Tohoku University.
Address
1-1-2-chome, Katahira,
Aoba-ku,
Sendai 980-0077
JAPAN
Campuses
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Tohoku University (Katahira campus north gate)
Principal five campuses are in the
Sendai City,
Japan;
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:Administration Unit. and Principal istitutes
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:North-Kawauchi; The freshmen and sophomre of all undergraduates
:South-Kawauchi; Law, Education, Economics, Letters
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:Medicine, Dentistry
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:Science, Engineering, Pharmacy
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:Agriculture
Amamiya campus and some Institutes are planed to transfer from the present place to the New-Aobayama campus
[3].
Organization
Faculties (10)
★ Arts and Letters
★ Education
★ Law
★ Ecnomics
★ Science
★ Medicine
★ Dentistry
★ Pharmaceutical Sciences
★ Engineering
★ Agriculture | Graduate Schools (15)
★ Arts and Letters
★ Education
★ Law
★ Ecnomics and Management
★ Science
★ Medicine
★ Dentistry
★ Pharmaceutical Sciences
★ Engineering
★ Agricultural Sciences
★ Iternational Cultural Studies
★ Information Sciences
★ Life Sciences
★ Environmental Studies
★ Educational Informatics Research Division / Educaion DivisionProfessional graduate schools (3)
★ Law School
★ School of Public Policy
★ Accounting School |
Research Institutes
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:''National Collaborative Research Institute''
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:''National Collaborative Research Institute''
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Centers and Facilities
University Library
★ Tohoku University Library
★ Medical Library
★ Kita-Aobayama Library
★ Engineering Library
★ Agricultural Library University Hospital:Japanese onlyInter-Department Institues for Education and Research (9)
★ Center for Northeast Asian Studies
★ Center for the Advancement of Higher Education
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★ Health Administration Center
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★ University Counseling Center
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★ Admission Center
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★ Center for Career Support
★ The Center for Academic Resources and Archives
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★ Tohoku University Museum
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★ Tohoku University Archives
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★ Tohoku University Botanical Gardens
★ Institute for International Advanced Research and Education Organization
★ Cyclotron and Radioisotope Center
★ New Industry creation Hatchery Center（NICHe）
★ Center for Interdisciplinary Research
★ Technology Center for Research and Education Activities
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★ Center for Low Temperature Science
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★ High-Voltage Electron Microscope Laboratory
★ Information Synergy Organization
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★ Information Synergy Center(National Collaboration Institution) | University Collabolating Institutions (8)
★ Office of Cooperative Research and Development
★ Office for Strategic Promotion of Basic Research
★ Center for Research Strategy and Support(CRESS)
★ Environment Conservation Research Institute
★ Center for International Exchange
★ Archaeological Research office on the Campus
★ Global Operations center
★ Campus Planning office Administlation UnitTohoku University US Office:4410 El Camino Real, Suite 111, Los Altos, CA 94022, USABiomedical Engineering Research Organizatione-learning system
★ Internet School of Tohoku University (ISTU):ISTU official website Domitories
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==
The 21st Century Center Of Excellence Program ==
| 'Fiscal Year' | 'Field' | 'Program Title' |
|---|
2002
| Life Sciences | Future Medical Engineering based on Bio-nanotechnology |
| Chemistry, material sciences | International Center of Research & Education for Unexplored Chemistry |
| International Center of Research & Education for Materials |
| Information sciences, electrical and electronic engineering | System Construction of Global-Network Oriented Information Electronics |
| Humanities | A Strategic and Education Center for an Integrated Approach to Language and Cognition |
2003
| Medical sciences | Center for Innovative Therapeutic Development for Common Diseases |
| Mathematics, physics, earth sciences | Exploring New Science by Bridging Particle-Matter Hierarchy |
| Advanced Science and Technology Center for the Dynamic Earth |
| Mechanical, civil, architectural and other fields of engineering | The Exploration of the Frontiers of Mechanical Science Based on Nanotechnology |
| International COE of Flow Dynamics |
| Social sciences | Center for the Study of Social Stratification and Inequality |
| Gender Law and Policy Center |
2004
| New scientific fields | Comprehensive Research and Education Center for Planning of Drug Development and Clinical Evaluation |
The 21st COE Program
People
Successive Presidents
Notable alumni
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Ryuta Kawashima(川島隆太), neuroscientist, currently resident professor, the superviser of
Nintendo DS gamesofts; "" and ""
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Koichi Tanaka(田中耕一), The
Nobel chemistry prize winner.
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Jun-Ichi Nishizawa(西澤潤一), engineer known for his invention of
optical communication systems (including
optical fiber,
laser diode etc.),
PIN diode and
SIT/SITh.
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Su Buqing(蘇歩青), Chinese mathematician and former president of
Fudan University
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Shizuo Kakutani(角谷静夫),
mathematician and creator of the
Kakutani fixed-point theorem
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Lu Xun(魯迅), one of the most famous writers in China
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Koji Azuma, an educationist (Economics 2005)
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Kotaro Honda(本田光太郎), material scientist, famous due to
KS steel
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Kazumasa Oda(小田和正), one of the most famous musicians in Japan.
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Toshifumi Futamase(二間瀬敏史), astrophisician
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Sumio Iijima, discovered
Carbon nanotube
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Katsuhiko Nishimori(西森克彦), a researcher of
Oxytocin
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Fujio Masuoka(舛岡富士雄), developer of
Flash Memory
Besides them, many famous people has no mean achievement in diverse fields.
See also
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Imperial university
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Tohoku Mathematical Journal
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Sendai
Reference and External link
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Tohoku University
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Annual review
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