Create excellent research results that will be the source of innovation, and develop talented human resources who will lead the next generation

Tohoku University has a rich culture and humanity based on the tradition of "research first principle" since its opening, the idea of ​​"opening the door" and the spirit of "respect for practical science", and is a phenomenon of human beings, society and nature. We train human resources who have the ability to conduct intellectual exploration with a "scientific mind" and human resources who can play a leading and core role by demonstrating their expertise in various fields from an international perspective. doing.In addition to basic research that pursues deep academic understanding, we are promoting diverse research such as applied research and basic research that meet social needs, aiming for a high standard worldwide.

List of faculties / departments
Department of literatureDepartment of Humanities and Sociology Capacity 210 people
Faculty of EducationEducational Science Department Capacity 70 people
Graduated from Faculty of LawLaw Department Capacity 160 people
Faculty of EconomicsCapacity total 260 people
Department of Economics
Department of Business Administration
Note) Capacity is the total number of faculties
Faculty of ScienceMathematics Department Capacity 45 people
Department of Physics Capacity (119 students)
Department of Space and Geophysics Capacity (119 students)
Chemistry Department Capacity 70 people
Department of Geoenvironmental Science Capacity (50 students)
Department of Earth and Planetary Materials Science Capacity (50)
Department of Biology Capacity 40 people
Note) The number of people in parentheses is the total number of physical and earth science systems, respectively.
Faculty of medicineMedical department capacity 117 people
Department of Health Capacity 144 people
Faculty of DentistryDentistry capacity 53 people
PharmacyCapacity total 80 people
Pharmacy
Department of Pharmacy Science
Note) Capacity is the total number of faculties
Faculty of EngineeringDepartment of Mechanical Intelligence and Aeronautical Engineering Capacity 247 people
Department of Electrical and Information Physics Engineering Capacity 263 people
Department of Chemistry and Biotechnology Capacity 113 people
Department of Materials Science Capacity 113 people
Department of Architecture and Social and Environmental Engineering Capacity 114 people
Faculty of AgricultureCapacity total 150 people
Department of Bioproduction Science
Department of Applied Biochemistry
Note) Capacity is the total number of faculties

Contact information, address, etc.
Zip Code980-8576
Address28 Kawauchi, Aoba-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture
DepartmentEducation and Student Support Department Entrance Examination Division
Phone022-795-4800

Other
Official pagehttps://www.tohoku.ac.jp/japanese/

Tohoku University article list

Tohoku University discovers world's first gender-specific brain similarities between parents and children

 A research group led by Assistant Professor Matsudaira Izumi of Tohoku University has found that the human brain has "parts that resemble the father," "parts that resemble the mother," "parts that resemble both parents," and "parts that resemble both fathers and mothers."

Tokyo Metropolitan University Graduate School and other research groups succeed in observing a new exotic atomic system, "multiply charged muon ions"

 A research group led by Associate Professor Takuma Okumura of the Department of Chemistry at the Graduate School of Science, Tokyo Metropolitan University has developed a cutting-edge X-ray detector called a "superconducting transition edge cell."

Discovery that if parents are exposed to a cold environment before conception, their offspring will be less likely to gain weight across generations

 It has been found that people who are conceived (pregnant) during the cold season have higher activity of heat-producing brown fat and are less likely to develop obesity. Tohoku University, […]

Participating in group music sessions improves brain and mental health in older adults Tohoku University

 A study by Tohoku University and Ikebe Musical Instruments Co., Ltd. found that healthy elderly people who had no musical experience participating in group music sessions had improved cognitive and psychological functions.

Mitochondrial protein synthesis defects cause fatal anemia Kumamoto University

A joint research group including Kumamoto University, Tohoku University, and the Institute of Molecular Biology (Germany) has found that when mitochondrial protein synthesis is inhibited, iron […]

Tohoku University article list