Tohoku University

Tohoku University (東北大学, Tōhoku daigaku) or Tohokudai in short,is a public research university in Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. People often call it Tohokudai (東北大, Tōhokudai) or Tonpei (トンペイ, Tompei).

Albert Einstein visiting Tohoku Imperial University in 1922

The university was started in 1907. It was the third Imperial University in Japan, after the University of Tokyo and Kyoto University. At first, it focused on science and medicine. Later, it also included humanities (subjects like history, literature, and philosophy).

In 2016, Tohoku University had 10 faculties, 16 graduate schools, and 6 research institutes. It had 17,885 students.^[1]

The university has three main values:

• "Research First" (研究第一主義) – Research is the most important.
• "Open-Doors" (門戸開放) – It welcomes many kinds of people.
• "Practice-Oriented Research and Education" (実学尊重) – Learning and research should be useful in real life.