ブックタイトル東北大学リーフレット(英語)

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東北大学リーフレット(英語)

Tohoku University is aUniversity with Clear Ideas.Tohoku University is a national university with 10 faculties, 16 graduate schools, 3 professional graduateschools and 6 research institutes. It is one of Japan’s leading universities with approximately 6,000 faculty andstaff, and 18,000 students. (As of May, 2012)The university’s greatest characteristics and ideals are clear by reviewing the institution’s history since itsfoundation. These are the Research First Principle, the Open-Door Policy, and Practice-Oriented Research andEducation.Tohoku University, formerly known as the Tohoku Imperial University, was founded in 1907. Under Japan’sprior educational system, the former imperial universities exclusively accepted graduates from the former“higherschools,”but Tohoku University opened its doors to graduates of higher technical schools and higher normalschools as well. In 1913, despite government oppositions, Tohoku University became the first Japanese universityto accept women with the admission of three female students. This showed the world that Tohoku University hadembraced the Open-Door Policy as a steadfast ideal.Upon its establishment, Tohoku University gathered a pool of exceptional young talents globally trained invarious academic disciplines to serve as faculty. They eventually advanced creative research with outstandingfindings one after another and made use of their research in student education, firmly establishing the university’sResearch First Principle.Tohoku University was one of the first universities in Japan to launch local venture businesses even beforeWorld War II and contributed to the development of regional industry. It served as the main center of research onfamily law (which is the legislation most closely related to our daily lives) in Japan, and otherwise fostered thetradition of Practice-Oriented Research and Education with leading global research findings that support societyand people’s daily lives.In this matter, Tohoku University has continuously upheld the Research First Principle, Open-Door Policy, andPractice-Oriented Research and Education ever since it was founded.Katahira Campus Main GateKawauchi Campus