Tohoku University

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Tohoku University
東北大学
Motto	実学尊重の精神 (Practice-Oriented Research and Education)
Established	June 22, 1907
Type	Public (National)
Endowment	US$1.3 billion (JP¥120,138 billion)
President	Akihisa Inoue
Staff	5,756
Undergraduates	11,094
Postgraduates	7,704
Other students	1,346 (international students)
Location	Sendai, Miyagi, Japan
Campus	Urban, 2.5 km²
Athletics	-- varsity teams
Colors	Purple
Mascot	None
Affiliations	APRU, AEARU
Website	www.tohoku.ac.jp

Tohoku University (東北大学 (東北大學 prior to 1945), Tōhoku daigaku^?), abbreviated to Tohokudai (東北大, Tōhokudai^?), located in the city of Sendai, Miyagi Prefecture in the Tōhoku Region, Japan, is a Japanese national university. It is the third oldest Imperial University in Japan and is a member of the National Seven Universities.

The university has 10 faculties and 15 graduate schools with a total of 17,949 students (2009)^[1]. The spirits of its foundation are based on 3 core values "Research First(研究第一主義)", "Open-door(門戸開放)"and "Practice-Oriented Research and Education(実学尊重)" principles.

In 2009, Tohoku University is ranked 5th in Japan and internationally is ranked 20th in the field of Engineering and Technology, and 39th in Natural science by ARWU. It is also ranked number 49 worldwide according to Global University Ranking in 2009.^[2] Another ranking system, HEEACT, put Tohoku 11th in engineering, 17th in natural science. As Tohoku University has been emphasizing on 'practical' research, Tohoku got the top place at the number of patents accepted during 2007 among Japanese Universities.

Contents 1 History 2 Address 3 Campuses 4 Organization 4.1 Faculties (10) 4.2 Graduate Schools (15) 4.3 Professional graduate schools (3) 5 Research Institutes 6 Centers and Facilities 6.1 University Library 6.2 University Hospital 6.3 Inter-Department Institutes for Education and Research (9) 6.4 University Collabolating Institutions (8) 6.5 Administration Unit 6.6 Tohoku University Overseas Office 6.7 Biomedical Engineering Research Organization 6.8 e-learning system 7 Dormitories 8 The 21st Century COE Programs 9 People 9.1 Successive Presidents 9.2 Notable alumni 10 See also 11 References 12 External links

[edit] History

The origin of the university was Meirin-yokendo (明倫養賢堂, Meirin yōkendō^?), which was founded as a medical school in Sendai in 1736. It was reorganized a few times. Later it became Sendai Medical College (仙台医学専門学校, Sendai igaku senmon gakkō^?); this was the forerunner of the medical department of the university.

In June 22, 1907, the university was established under the name Tohoku Imperial University (東北帝國大學, Tōhoku teikoku daigaku^?) by the Meiji government 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" policies. This stems from that it first began to accept female students as well as foreign students in Japan universities, the first in the country to do so.

In September 1907, it set up the faculty of Agriculture in Sapporo; Sapporo Agricultural College (札幌農學校, Sapporo nō gakkō^?) took the lead it. It set up the Science (1911), and the Medical Department (1915); the latter had been Sendai Medical College. 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 a new Faculty 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.

In 2007, Tohoku University celebrated it`s 100 years Anniversary since it`s establishment.

[edit] Address

1-1-2-chome, Katahira, Aoba-ku, Sendai 980-0077 JAPAN

[edit] Campuses

Principal five campuses are in the Sendai City, Japan;

• Katahira (片平, Katahira^?)

Administration Unit. and Principal institutes

• Kawauchi (川内, Kawauchi^?)

North-Kawauchi; The freshmen and sophomore of all undergraduates

South-Kawauchi; Law, Education, Economics, Letters

• Seiryo (星陵, Seiryō^?)

Medicine, Dentistry

• Aobayama (青葉山, Aobayama^?)

Science, Engineering, Pharmacy

• Amamiya (雨宮, Amamiya^?)

Agriculture

Amamiya campus and some institutes are planned to transfer from the present place to the future New-Aobayama campus[2].

[edit] Organization

[edit] Faculties (10) Arts and Letters Education Law Economics Science Medicine Dentistry Pharmaceutical Sciences Engineering Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Information and Intelligent Systems Applied Chemistry, Chemical Engineering and Bio molecular Engineering Materials Science and Engineering Civil Engineering and Architecture Agriculture

[edit] Graduate Schools (15) Arts and Letters Education Law Economics and Management Science Medicine Dentistry Pharmaceutical Sciences Engineering Agricultural Sciences International Cultural Studies Information Sciences Life Sciences Environmental Studies Educational Informatics Research Division / Education Division [edit] Professional graduate schools (3) Law School School of Public Policy Accounting School

[edit] Research Institutes

• Institute for Materials Research,IMR (金属材料研究所,金研, Kinzoku Zairyō Kenkyūsyo, Kinken^?)^[3]

National Collaborative Research Institute

• Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer (加齢医学研究所, Karei Igaku Kenkyūsyo^?)^[4]
• Institute of Fluid Science (流体科学研究所, Ryūtai Kagaku Kenkyūsyo^?)^[5]
• Research Institute of Electoric Communication (電気通信研究所, Denki Tsūshin Kenkyūsyo^?)^[6]

National Collaborative Research Institute

• Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials (多元物質科学研究所, Tagen Busshitsu Kagaku Kenkyūsyo^?)^[7]

[edit] Centers and Facilities

[edit] University Library Tohoku University Library Medical Library Kita-Aobayama Library Engineering Library Agricultural Library [edit] University Hospital Tohoku University Hospital Seiryo [3] [edit] Inter-Department Institutes for Education and Research (9) Center for Northeast Asian Studies Center for the Advancement of Higher Education Health Administration Center University Counseling Center Admission Center Center for Career Support The Center for Academic Resources and Archives Tohoku University Museum Tohoku University Archives 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 Center for Low Temperature Science High-Voltage Electron Microscope Laboratory Information Synergy Organization Information Synergy Center (National Collaboration Institution)

[edit] 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 [edit] Administration Unit [edit] Tohoku University Overseas Office Tohoku University US Office Tohoku University China Office [edit] Biomedical Engineering Research Organization [edit] e-learning system Internet School of Tohoku University (ISTU) ISTU official website [edit] Dormitories Ibun-ryo (以文寮, Ibun ryō?) Josyun-ryo (如春寮, Josyun ryō?) Seifu-ryo (霽風寮, Seifū ryō?) Nissyu-ryo (日就寮, Nissyū ryō?) Meizen-ryo (明善寮, Meizen ryō?) Matsukaze (松風寮, Matsukaze ryō?) University House Sanjo (ユニバーシティ・ハウス三条, University House Sanjo?)[4]

[edit] The 21st Century COE Programs

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

[edit] People

[edit] Successive Presidents

1st Masataro Sawayanagi(澤柳政太郎) 2nd Tokiyuki Hojo(北条時敬) 3rd Ryojiro Hukuhara(福原鐐二郎) 4th Masataka Ogawa(小川正孝) 5th Nikichi Inoue(井上仁吉) 6th Kotaro Honda(本多光太郎) 7th Taizo Kumagai(熊谷岱蔵) 8th Yasutaro Satake(佐武安太郎) 9th Satomi Takahashi(高橋里美) 10th Toshio Kurokawa(黒川利雄)

11th Teruji Ishizu(石津照璽) 12th Koichi Motokawa(本川弘一) 13th Mutsuo Kato(加藤陸奥雄) 14th Shiro Maeda(前田四郎) 15th Nakao Ishida(石田名香雄) 16th Shigemori Ohtani(大谷茂盛) 17th Jun-Ichi Nishizawa(西澤潤一) 18th Hiroyuki Abe(阿部博之) 19th Takashi Yoshimoto(吉本高志) 20th Akihisa Inoue(井上明久)

[edit] Notable alumni

• Koji Azuma, an educationist (Economics 2005)
• Masayoshi Esashi (江刺正喜), an engineer. He is the global authority of Microelectromechanical systems.
• Toshifumi Futamase (二間瀬敏史), astrophysicist
• Ben Goto (五島勉), a writer
• Kotaro Honda (本多光太郎), material scientist, famous due to KS steel
• Reizan Ido (井土霊山), a journalist, writer, poet, and liberal activist. He was involved in Freedom and People's Rights Movement
• Sumio Iijima (飯島澄男), discovered Carbon nanotube
• Akihisa Inoue (井上明久), a material scientist, who invented bulk metallic glasses
• Shizuo Kakutani (角谷静夫), mathematician and creator of the Kakutani fixed-point theorem
• Yasumasa Kanada (金田康正), a mathematician most known for his numerous world records over the past two decades for calculating digits of π.
• Nobuhiko Kawamoto (川本信彦), was the CEO of Honda Motor until 1995.
• Ryuta Kawashima (川島隆太), neuroscientist, currently resident professor, the supervisor of Nintendo DS gamesofts; "Brain Age: Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day!" and "Dr. Kawashima's Brain Training: How Old is Your Brain?"
• Morio Kita (北杜夫), a novelist
• Fujio Masuoka (舛岡富士雄), developer of Flash Memory
• Katsuhiko Nishimori (西森克彦), a researcher of Oxytocin
• 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.
• Kazumasa Oda (小田和正), one of the most famous musicians in Japan.
• Tsutomu Oohashi (大橋力), a Japanese artist and scientist
• Hideaki Sena (瀬名秀樹), a SF writer
• Masatoshi Shima (嶋正利), invented CPU Intel 4004
• Kensaku Shimaki (島木健作), a writer in Showa period in Japan.
• Chusei Sone, film director
• Su Buqing (蘇歩青), Chinese mathematician and former president of Fudan University
• Kenji Suzuki (鈴木 健二), an announcer of the NHK
• Koichi Tanaka (田中耕一), The Nobel chemistry prize winner.
• Hirofumi Uzawa (宇沢弘文), an economist
• Lu Xun (魯迅), one of the most famous writers in China
• Shintaro Uda (宇田新太郎), inventor of the Yagi-Uda antenna 1926, The ubiquitous television antenna.
• Hidetsugu Yagi (八木秀次), Professor of Shintaro Uda and collaborator in the invention of the Yagi-Uda antenna 1926.

Besides them, many other famous alumni have notable achievements in diverse fields.

[edit] See also

• Imperial university
• Tohoku Mathematical Journal
• Institute for Materials Research
• Sendai
• List of National Treasures of Japan (writings)

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Tohoku University
• Annual review
• Links

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