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Toshiya UEKI Tohoku University Following in the Footsteps

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The Choshu Five

‐ Developing the next Generation Leaders‐

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History and Tradition: The Spirit of Tohoku University

106 Years of History and Tradition

（established in 1907 as Tohoku Imperial University）

Three Mottoes Since the Foundation

‘Research First’

Principle

‘Open Door’

Policy

‘Practice‐Oriented’

Research and Education

‘Research First‘ The Best Education is Research Based

• Dr. Einstein visited Tohoku University on December 3, 1922

“Sendai is the most suitable city for academic research and its fearful competition partner is Tohoku University.”

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‘Open Door’ The First Gender Equality Univ. in Japan

Tohoku University is the first national university in Japan to have accepted female students. The Science Angel ‐ Tohoku Women’s Hurdling Project has started in 2006.

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‘Practice Oriented Research and Education‘

Hidetsugu Yagi (1886‐1976)

Inventor of the Yagi‐Uda Antenna. The antenna has now been used all over the world to receive television signals, and led to the development of radar technology.

Kotaro Honda (1870‐1954)

The “father of steel,” who invented the KS steel and NKS steels. He was a pioneering materials scientist, who contributed to the development of lighter, more efficient green engine technology in the automobile industry.

Historical Technological Innovation

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Global 30 Project

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 Significant increase of degree courses

• nly taught in English

 Setup of distance entrance examination  System enhancement for accepting international students An Initiative of the Japanese Government  Total state budget per year： 2300 million Yen (14 million pounds)

Establishment of… Bachelor course: 3 Master’s course:10 Doctoral course:10 in arts and science.

Global 30 Project ‐ Tohoku University (2009‐2014) ‐

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International Students

2008 2009 2010 2013 2012 2011

 Advanced Molecular Chemistry Course( Bachelor)  Applied Marine Biology Course (Bachelor)  Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Course (Bachelor)  Basic Medicine Course ( Master's)  Information Technology and Science Course ( Master's)  Graduate Program in Language Sciences ( Master's)  Course of Life Sciences (Master's)  Materials Science and Engineering Course (Master's)  Program in Economics and Management (Master's)  Interface Oral Health Science Course (Doctoral)  Course of Life Sciences (Doctoral)  Doctoral Program in Engineering, Information Sciences and Environmental Studies (Doctoral)  Program in Economics and Management (Doctoral)  Network Medicine Course (Doctoral)  Graduate Program for Advanced Science (Master's, Doctoral)  Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Course (Master's, Doctoral)  Post‐Graduate Program in Human Security (Master's ,Doctoral)  Program for Environmental Sustainability Science (Master's ,Doctoral)

Global 30 Project ‐ Tohoku University (2009‐2014) ‐

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Project for Promotion of Global Human Resource Development

（グローバル人材育成推進事業）

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 Training of Global Leaders, Capable of Playing a Proactive Role on the Global Stage.  Promoting the Globalization of Higher Education  State Budget per year: 4500 million Yen (28 million Pounds)

Hokkaido University SAPPORO

SENDAI

Tohoku University

TOKYO Ochanomizu University International Christian University Chuo University Waseda University Doshisha University KYOTO kwansei Gakuin NISHINOMIYA University OITA Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University CHIBA Chiba University

Project for Promotion of Global Human Resource Development ‐ Tohoku University (2013‐ ) ‐

（グローバル人材育成推進事業）

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Tohoku University Global Leader Program (TGL Program)

In addition the fundamental knowledge of their field of specialization:

1)Language and communication skills 2)Education to prevail on global stage 3)Lectures nurturing leadership 4)Promotion of student mobility: Study Abroad

Site Visit at UC Riverside :Visiting El Sobrante Landfill

• World-class researchers and

influential stakeholders

• A series of mutual exchange

programs: conferences, workshops and collaborations

• To exchange cutting-edge research

results and shape a new international research framework

• Sponsors: Tohoku University(host)

and industrial partners

Tohoku Forum for Creativity Joint Forum ‘ 知 ’

Dedicated to providing world’s top leading minds with a platform to discuss and investigate across disciplinary boundaries to explore a new direction of research activities and collaborations.

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Tohoku Forum for Creativity

Steven Weinberg (The Univ.of Texas) Nobel laureate (Video Message) David Gross (University of California) Nobel laureate

• Prof. Yamamoto

(Tohoku University) Barry Barish (California Institute

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“Particle Physics and Cosmology after the discovery of Higgs boson”

10/21-10/25 @Tohoku University Supported by TOKYO ELECTRON

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