Tōhoku University

Tohoku University

東北大学
Graduate School of Science and Faculty of Science, Tohoku University
Motto	実学尊重の精神 (Practice-Oriented Research and Education)
Type	Public (National)
Established	June 22, 1907
Endowment	US$1.3 billion (JP¥120,138 billion)
President	Susumu Satomi
Administrative 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
Affiliations	APRU, AEARU
Website	www.tohoku.ac.jp

Tohoku University (東北大学 (東北帝國大學 prior to 1945), Tōhoku daigaku^?), abbreviated to Tohokudai (東北大, Tōhokudai^?), located in Sendai, Miyagi in the Tōhoku Region, Japan, is a Japanese national university. It is the third oldest Imperial University in Japan and among the National Seven Universities. It is considered one of the most prestigious universities in Japan, and one of the top fifty universities in the world.

In 2009, Tohoku University had ten colleges within the university, including fifteen departments with graduate students, with a total enrollment of 17,949 students. The university's three core values are "Research First (研究第一主義)," "Open-Door (門戸開放)," and "Practice-Oriented Research and Education (実学尊重)."

In 2009, Tohoku University was one of 13 universities selected by the Japanese government to lead the internationalisation of higher education in Japan. This venture, known as the Global 30 Project, takes the form of new international degree courses taught wholly in English, at both undergraduate and graduate level. At Tohoku University, this initiative is known as the Future Global Leadership Program (FGL).

Degrees taught in English at the undergraduate level include the International Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Course (IMAC-U), the Applied Marine Biology Course (AMB), and the Advanced Molecular Chemistry Course (AMC).