Japan

Tohoku University

Sendai, Japan

Founded in 1907 as Japan's third imperial university, Tohoku University in Sendai became the first Japanese university to admit women students, in 1913. It has about 18,000 degree students, around 1,800 of them international (May 2025), and offers English-taught undergraduate courses through its Future Global Leadership (FGL) programme.

Known for

Materials scienceEngineeringPhysicsChemistryMedicine

Facts

Type
Public university
Founded
1907
Degree levels
Bachelor's, Master's, PhD
Teaching language
Some programmes in English

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