Established in 1907 as
the third national
university in Japan.

東北大学
TOHOKU UNIVERSITY

Ranked No.1 in
the Times Higher
Education Japanese
University Rankingsfrom 2020 to 2023.

Programs/Schools for International Students

Number of Students and Staff

Tohoku University Future Global Leadership (FGL) Program offers
undergraduate and graduate courses conducted in English forstudents wishing to pursue their further studies. (as of May 2024)

Number of Students = Approx. 17,600
Number of Academic Staff = Approx. 3,200

Bachelor(as of May 2022)

AMC: Advanced Molecular ChemistryIMAC-U: International Mechanical & Aerospace Engineering
AMB: Applied Marine Biology

Students from Abroad

Master2.0%
South and CentralAmerica(as of FY2022)

CNMC: Cross-National Master’s (Law, Politics)
BMC: Basic Medicine Course
IMSE: International Materials Science and Engineering Course

Master/Doctor

GPEM: Global Program in Economics and Management
IGPAS: International Graduate Program for Advanced Science
IOHS: Interface Oral Health Science Course
IGSPS: International Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences
IMAC-G: International Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Course-Graduate
RictA: Robotics × ICT × Architecture program
I-CEEC: International Civil & Environmental Engineering Course
IGPLS: International Graduate Program in Language SciencesG2SD: Graduate Program in Global Governance & Sustainable Development
ICLS: International Course of Life Sciences
IESLP: International Environmental Security Leadership Program
IPHS: International Post-Graduate Program in Human Security
NIFS: Fostering Human Resources in new interdisciplinary Fields in Society 5.0
SIM: Social Infrastructure Management CourseDoctor

IGSAL: International Graduate School of Arts and Letters
I-GES: International Graduate Program in Global Education Studies
CNDC: Cross-National Doctoral Course (Law, Politics)
NMC: Network Medicine Course
CA⁺inD: CAMPUS Asia Plus in Dentistry

ContactFuture Global Leadership Program
https://www.insc.tohoku.ac.jp/english/degree/

1.7%
North
America
0.5%
Oceania

11.3%
Europe1812
fromAsia
87.1%

2.3%
Africa1.4%
Middle East

3,115 from102 countries/areas
80.8%
Asia

東北大学
TOHOKU UNIVERSITYYour FinancesFeesCost(1 USD = 155 YEN)

Application fee

Undergraduate(FGL Program): 5,000 JPY (US$32)
Graduate: 30,000 JPY (US$193)

Admission fee

282,000 JPY (US$1,820)

Tuition fee

535,800 JPY (US$3,457)/year

Accommodation rent

[On Campus]
International House (single):
10,000 – 22,800 JPY (US$ 65 – 147)/month
University House: 21,600 – 28,000 JPY (US$140 – 180)/month[Off Campus]
Private accommodation: 40,000 – 70,000 JPY (US$ 258- 452)/month

Living costs(food, clothing, transportation etc.)

53,000 – 66,000 JPY (US$ 342 – 426)

¥Scholarship Program and¥ Tuition Waiver

Principles

President
FellowshipResearch First: Commitment to Research

TuitionWaiver

It is unique to Tohoku University. It
provides an amount covering tuition fees
for international undergraduate students
of excellent character and academic
standing. For application information,
students should inquire with their desiredfaculty.
Upon application 1/3 to full of the tuition
fee would be waived.

THE Japanese University Rankings in 2023: No. 1
QS World University Rankings®2023

Overall: 79th in the world, 5th in Japan
Physics & Astronomy: 57thMechanical Engineering: 72ndMaterials Science: 57thOpen Door: Commitment to Diversity
Location of Tohoku University

Tohoku University was the first Japanese university to accept
female and international students over a hundred years ago.

TohokuUniversityin Sendai
TokyoPractice Oriented Research & Education:
Commitment to Society

1.5 hrs. from Tokyo

With its location in the green environment of the city ofSendai in northeastern Japan, Tohoku University has
been offering academic excellence for over a century. It
has long enjoyed the reputation of being one of the mostliberal universities in the country as well as an institutionthat places a particularly strong emphasis on leadingedge research.

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For details of Tohoku University
https://www.tohoku.ac.jp/en/May 2024