1. 2010 QICF Tohoku University

2. 2 Tokyo Osaka Fukuoka Sapporo Sendai Location of the City of Sendai Location of the City of Sendai - In North-East Japan - Distance from Tokyo 350 km - Travel time from Tokyo (by bullet train) 1hr 35m Population of Sendai City Population of Sendai City nearly 1,028,000 TOHOKU UNIVERSITY Sendai, Japan TOHOKU UNIVERSITY Sendai, JapanNagoya 2 ●

3. 3 Since then, Sendai has been on the capital of North-East Japan TOHOKU UNIVERSITY Sendai, Japan TOHOKU UNIVERSITY Sendai, Japan The City of Sendai

4. 4 Founded in 1907 as the 3 rd Imperial University of Japan TOHOKU UNIVERSITY Sendai, Japan TOHOKU UNIVERSITY Sendai, Japan

5. 5 Chika Kuroda, the first woman scholar. Tohoku U. admitteda female student for the first time among all the national universities in Japan in 1913. Chika Kuroda, the first woman scholar. Tohoku U. admitted a female student for the first time among all the national universities in Japan in 1913. Dr. Albert Einstein visited Tohoku University on Dec. 3, 1922. on Dec. 3, 1922. TOHOKU UNIVERSITY Sendai, Japan TOHOKU UNIVERSITY Sendai, Japan Professor Nishizawa Junichi 17 th President of Tohoku University

6. 6 Tohoku University Research and Education Organization Research and Education Organization University Library (4) Arts and Letters Education Law Economics Science Medicine Dentistry Pharmaceutical Sciences Engineering Agriculture Graduate Schools Research Institutes Undergraduate Schools Arts and Letters Education Law Economics and Management Science Medicine Dentistry Pharmaceutical Sciences Engineering Agricultural Science International Cultural Studies Information Sciences Life Sciences Environmental Studies Biomedical Engineering Educational Informatics Research Division, Education Division Institute for Materials Research Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer Institute of Fluid Science Research Institute of Electrical Communication Institute of Multidisciplinary Research for Advanced Materials (10) (16) (5) Professional Graduate Schools Law School School of Public Policy Accounting School (3) University Hospital Inter-Department Institute for Education and Research University Collaborating Institutions WPI ： World Premire Institute (9) (1) Administration Bureau TOHOKU UNIVERSITY Sendai, Japan TOHOKU UNIVERSITY Sendai, Japan

7. 7 Number of Board Staff and Members President1 Executive Vice Presidents7 Vice Presidents2 Auditor3 Faculty Members Professors (832) 2,892 Associate Professors (692) Senior Assistant Professors (149) Assistant Professors (1,093) Research Associates(126) Administrative and Technical Staff 2,927 Total 5,826 (As of May 1, 2010) TOHOKU UNIVERSITY Sendai, Japan TOHOKU UNIVERSITY Sendai, Japan

8. 8 Number of Students (As of May 1, 2010) Undergraduate10,997 Master4,402 Doctor2,734 Total18,133 School of Dental Laboratory Technicians 34 TOHOKU UNIVERSITY Sendai, Japan TOHOKU UNIVERSITY Sendai, Japan

9. 9 Liaison and Overseas Offices The University of New South Wales Stanford University Institute National des Sciences Appliquees de Lyon (As of July 2009) Tohoku University US Office Tohoku University China Office Liaison Offices: 14 Overseas Offices: 2 Eastern Visayas Regional Medical Center Royal Institute of Technology Research Institute for Tropical Medicine Russian Academy of Sciences Moscow State University University of Cambridge KAIST Institute of Physics, CAS Harvard University Syracuse University TOHOKU UNIVERSITY Sendai, Japan TOHOKU UNIVERSITY Sendai, Japan Dalian University of Technology

10. 10 TOHOKU UNIVERSITY Sendai, Japan TOHOKU UNIVERSITY Sendai, Japan Degree Courses in English 3 undergraduate level courses 13 graduate level courses Short-term Exchange Programs 1 to 2-semester program JYPE, DEEP, COLABS, ICI ECP, IPLA Summer Programs Approximately 1-month program TUSP, TESP, TULAP International Programs at Tohoku University

11. Koichi Tanaka, winner of 2002 Nobel Prize in Chemistry Pres. Akihisa Inoue Japan Academy Award, THERMEC 2003 Distinguishud Award, TMS, USA The 2009 James C.McGroddy Prize etc. Akira Endo The Japan Prize, Massry Prize, Albert Lasker Award TOHOKU UNIVERSITY Sendai, Japan TOHOKU UNIVERSITY Sendai, Japan

12. 12 Citations National Ranking* International Ranking FieldCitationsPapers 13Materials Science43,5615,873 210Physics129,10310,566 518Chemistry83,1446,326 353Engineering15,9703,506 465All Fields473,01442,509 Resource: ISI Essential Science Indicators SM, January 1, 1999 – December 31, 2009 TOHOKU UNIVERSITY Sendai, Japan TOHOKU UNIVERSITY Sendai, Japan