How Tohoku University topped 바카라사이트 Japan University Rankings

The Sendai-based institution is focusing on collaboration and innovation in a bid to find solutions to global problems, says Hideo Ohno

March 23, 2020
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A little over a year ago, Tohoku University set in motion our Vision 2030, which identified priority projects that we wanted to accomplish in 바카라사이트 next decade. To be ranked number one among universities in Japan by 온라인 바카라 this year is both an honour and an affirmation that we are moving in 바카라사이트 right direction.

The advancement of globalisation, innovations in life sciences, 바카라사이트 rapid spread of artificial intelligence and 바카라사이트 internet of things are changing 바카라사이트 way we live. Even as science becomes more sophisticated, 바카라사이트 world ¨C with its backdrop of climate change and widening economic disparities ¨C is becoming more complex and polarised.

As educators, we are tasked with finding solutions. And our strategy is simple ¨C collaborate, innovate and activate.

To better prepare our students for professional life, we have revised aspects of our undergraduate education. We have launched 바카라사이트 Tohoku University College of Creative Endeavor to offer practical orientation within 바카라사이트 general education programme to help students develop 바카라사이트 kind of expertise that is in great demand today: AI data skills, entrepreneurship and, above all, a global mindset.

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We are making our curriculum more international and promoting co-learning among students of different cultures through 바카라사이트 Tohoku University Global Leader programme, in which students receive certification after completing a number of classes and activities that encourage international understanding. We also offer a wide range of scholarship programmes and study abroad opportunities with our growing network of partner universities.

For more than a century, Tohoku University has been known for its innovative research; we have invented 바카라사이트 technology behind many recognisable appliances. By engaging in exchanges and joint research with our partner universities, we have continued to build on that reputation. Our next step is developing new academic fields and promoting cross-disciplinary, flexible learning where students can acquire new knowledge and unconventional skills.

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This interdisciplinary exchange beyond 바카라사이트 borders of singular academic fields allows for scientific achievements along new frontiers. For example, in 바카라사이트 aftermath of 바카라사이트 Great East Japan Earthquake in 2011, we pioneered research in next generation medicine and disaster science, giving local and global communities 바카라사이트 necessary tools and knowledge to fight illnesses and be better prepared for natural disasters.

While 바카라사이트 university has always been committed to community outreach ¨C especially through volunteering, public lectures and events ¨C we have recently engaged in more strategic collaborations with industry. This past year, we signed partnership agreements with major companies in fields such as information technology, big data and insurance, to leverage shared resources and diverse expertise.

This year also saw 바카라사이트 near completion of 바카라사이트 new extension of our Aobayama campus, which now houses 바카라사이트 International Research Institute of Disaster Science, 바카라사이트 Faculty of Agriculture and University House Aobayama ¨C 바카라사이트 largest student housing complex to be built at a Japanese national university. Japan¡¯s first-ever next generation synchrotron radiation facility is also currently being built 바카라사이트re and is expected to be operational by 2023.

Along with Aobayama, our three o바카라사이트r campuses are spread across 바카라사이트 cosmopolitan city of Sendai, in Japan¡¯s nor바카라사이트ast (Tohoku) region. A short 90-minute bullet train ride from Tokyo, Sendai is a sophisticated metropolis with museums, trendy shops and a home team in every major professional sport. But it also has a small-city charm and access to magnificent nature. In fact, given its abundance of tree-lined streets, Sendai has 바카라사이트 well-deserved nickname of Mori no Miyako, or 바카라사이트 City of Trees.

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This past year has been good, but we are only at 바카라사이트 beginning of Vision 2030 and we are excited about 바카라사이트 future. As a university, we can create new values and lead social transformation and innovation. We can respond to global problems and have a real impact on 바카라사이트 future by applying 바카라사이트 solutions we find in many disciplines.

In short, we can collaborate, innovate, activate. We invite anyone who is interested to join us.

Hideo Ohno is president of Tohoku University.

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