Chronological Chart
| Jun. | 1907 | Tohoku Imperial University founded |
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| Sep. | 1907 | College of Agriculture established. |
| Jan. | 1911 | College of Science established. |
| Jul. | 1915 | College of Medicine established. |
| Apr. | 1918 | College of Agriculture detached from Tohoku Imperial University and incorporated into Hokkaido Imperial University as its College of Agriculture. |
| Apr. | 1919 | College of Science reorganized as the Faculty of Science. |
| College of Medicine reorganized as the Faculty of Medicine. | ||
| May | 1919 | Iron and Steel Research Institute established. |
| Faculty of Engineering established. | ||
| Aug. | 1922 | Iron and Steel Research Institute closed and Research Institute for Iron, Steel and other Materials established in its stead. |
| Faculty of Law and Literature established. | ||
| Sep. | 1935 | Research Institute of Electrical Communication established. |
| Aug. | 1939 | Institute for Agricultural Research established. |
| Mar. | 1941 | Research Institute of Mineral Dressing and Metallurgy established. |
| Dec. | 1941 | Research Institute for Tuberculosis and Leprosy established. |
| Jan. | 1943 | Research Institute for Scientific Measurements established. |
| Oct. | 1943 | Institute of Aero-Medicine established. |
| Institute of High Speed Mechanics established. | ||
| Jan. | 1944 | Research Institute of Electrical Communication affiliated with Tohoku University closed and Research Institute of Electrical Communication (RIEC) established in its stead. |
| Chemical Research Institute of Non-Aqueous Solutions established. | ||
| Jan. | 1945 | Research Institute for Glass established. |
| Jan. | 1946 | Institute of Aero-Medicine closed. |
| Apr. | 1947 | Faculty of Agriculture newly established. |
| Oct. | 1947 | Name of the university changed from Tohoku Imperial University to Tohoku University in accordance with Japanese educational reforms. |
| Apr. | 1949 | Faculty of Law and Literature divided into the Faculty of Law, Faculty of Economics, and Faculty of Arts and Letters. |
| May | 1949 | Reorganization under the New School Education Law into a national university with eight faculties: Arts and Letters, Education, Law, Economics, Science, Medicine, Engineering, and Agriculture; and nine research institutes: Institute for Materials Research, Institute for Agricultural Research, Research Institute of Mineral Dressing and Metallurgy, Research Institute for Tuberculosis and Leprosy, Research Institute for Scientific Measurements, Institute of High Speed Mechanics, Research Institute of Electrical Communication, Chemical Research Institute of Non-Aqueous Solutions, and Research Institute for Glass. The Second Higher School, Sendai College of Engineering, Miyagi Normal School, Miyagi Normal School for Youth, and Miyagi Prefectural College for Women incorporated into Tohoku University. |
| Jun. | 1949 | Four colleges of arts and sciences founded. |
| Apr. | 1952 | Research Institute for Glass incorporated into Chemical Research Institute of Non-Aqueous Solutions. |
| Apr. | 1953 | Graduate School established comprising seven divisions: Arts and Letters, Education, Law, Economics, Science, Engineering, and Agriculture. |
| Jul. | 1955 | Graduate School of Medicine established. |
| Sep. | 1958 | Colleges of arts and sciences moved to Kawauchi and renamed Kawauchi College of Arts and Sciences and East College of Arts and Sciences. |
| Apr. | 1961 | Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences established. |
| May | 1961 | Training School of Engineering Teachers established. |
| Dec. | 1961 | Data Processing Center established. |
| Jul. | 1963 | Archives established. |
| Mar. | 1964 | Kawauchi College of Arts and Sciences and East College of Arts and Sciences closed. |
| Apr. | 1964 | College of General Education and Branch School of Faculty of Education established. |
| Jun. | 1964 | Student Counseling Office established. |
| Apr. | 1965 | Faculty of Dentistry established. |
| Mar. | 1968 | Branch School of Faculty of Education closed |
| Mar. | 1969 | Training School of Engineering Teachers closed. |
| Jun. | 1969 | Computer Center established. |
| Health Administration Center established. | ||
| Mar. | 1971 | Cryogenics Center established. |
| Apr. | 1972 | Graduate School of Dentistry established. |
| May | 1972 | Research Center for Applied Information Science established. |
| Sep. | 1973 | College of Medical Sciences established as an affiliated college. |
| Dec. | 1973 | Kawatabi Seminar Center established. |
| Apr. | 1974 | One Million Voltage Electron Microscope Laboratory established. |
| Apr. | 1977 | Cyclotron and Radioisotope Center established. |
| May | 1979 | Environment Conservation Center established. |
| Apr. | 1981 | Education Center for Information Processing established. |
| Apr. | 1986 | Gene Research Center established. |
| May | 1987 | Institute for Materials Research reorganized as a national collaborative research institute. |
| Apr. | 1988 | Institute for Agricultural Research closed and Institute of Genetic Ecology established. |
| May | 1989 | Institute of High Speed Mechanics reorganized as Institute of Fluid Science. |
| Apr. | 1991 | Chemical Research Institute of Non-aqueous Solutions reorganized as Institute for Chemical Reaction Science. |
| Apr. | 1992 | Research Institute of Mineral Dressing and Metallurgy reorganized as Institute for Advanced Materials Processing. |
| Mar. | 1993 | College of General Education closed. |
| Apr. | 1993 | Graduate School of International Cultural Studies established. |
| Graduate School of Information Sciences established. | ||
| Research Institute for Tuberculosis and Leprosy reorganized as Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer. | ||
| Faculty of Language and Culture established. | ||
| Research Center for Higher Education established. | ||
| Research Center for Applied Information Science closed. | ||
| International Student Center established. | ||
| May | 1994 | Archaeological Research Center on the Campus established. |
| Jun. | 1994 | Program for expansion of Graduate School of Science commenced. (Completed in April 1995.) |
| Program for expansion of Graduate School of Engineering commenced. (Completed in April 1997) | ||
| Research Institute of Electrical Communication reorganized as a national collaborative research institute. | ||
| Apr. | 1995 | Center for Interdisciplinary Research established. |
| Apr. | 1996 | Center for Advanced Information Network established. |
| Data Processing Center closed. | ||
| May | 1996 | Center for Northeast Asian Studies established. |
| Cryogenic Center reorganized as Center for Low Temperature Science. | ||
| Venture Business Laboratory established. | ||
| Apr. | 1997 | Program for expansion of Graduate School of Medicine commenced. (Completed in April 1999.) |
| Program for expansion of Graduate School of Agricultural Sciencecommenced. (Completed in April 1999.) | ||
| Apr. | 1998 | Program for expansion of Graduate School of Economics and Managementcommenced. (Completed in April 1999.) |
| Tohoku University Museum established. | ||
| New Industry Creation Hatchery Center established. | ||
| Apr. | 1999 | Program for expansion of Graduate School of Arts and Letterscommenced. (Completed in April 2000.) |
| Program for expansion of Graduate School of Pharmaceutical Sciences commenced. | ||
| Admission Research Center established. | ||
| Magnetic Observatory and the Upper Atmosphere and Space Research Laboratory of the Graduate School of Science reorganized as the Planetary Plasma and Atmospheric Research Center. | ||
| Research Institute for Fracture Technology reorganized as Fracture Research Institute. | ||
| Apr. | 2000 | Institute Hospital of Development, Aging and Cancer reorganized as University Hospital of School of Medicine. |
| Program for expansion of Graduate School of Education commenced. | ||
| Program for expansion of Graduate School of Law commenced. | ||
| Program for expansion of Graduate School of Dentistry commenced. | ||
| Dec. | 2000 | University Archives opened. (Archives closed.) |
| Mar. | 2001 | Faculty of Language and Culture closed. |
| Institute of Genetic Ecology closed. | ||
| Apr. | 2001 | Graduate School of Life Sciences established. |
| Institute of Multi-disciplinary Research for Advanced Materials established by merger and reorganization of Research Institute for Advanced Materials Processing, Research Institute for Scientific Measurements, and Institute for Chemical Reaction Science. | ||
| Information Synergy Center established by merger and reorganization of Computer Center, Education Center for Information Processing, and Center for Advanced Information Network. | ||
| Apr. | 2002 | Research and Education Divisions of the Graduate School of Educational Informatics established. |
| Research Center of Supercritical Fluid Technology established. | ||
| Internet School of Tohoku University (ISTU) established. | ||
| Environment Conservation Center closed and Environment Conservation Research Institute established. | ||
| Apr. | 2003 | Graduate School of Environmental Studies established. |
| Oct. | 2003 | University Hospital of School of Medicine and Dental Hospital integrated as Tohoku University Hospital. |
| Apr. | 2004 | Tohoku University and Tohoku University College of Medical Sciences incorporated in accordance with the National University Corporation Law. |
| Law School established. | ||
| School of Public Policy established. | ||
| Environmental Conservation Research Institute closed and Environmental Conservation Center established. | ||
| Gene Research Center closed. | ||
| Research Center of Supercritical Fluid Technology closed. | ||
| Apr. | 2005 | Accounting School, Graduate School of Economics and Management |
| Center for International Exchange (Closed Center for International Students) | ||
| Botanical Gardens (Closed the old garden affiliated to Graduate School of Science) | ||
| Admission Center, Center for the Advancement of Higher Education (Closed the old Admission Center) | ||
| Office for Strategic Promotion of Basic Research | ||
| Jun. | 2005 | Global Operations Center |
| Apr. | 2006 | The Center for Academic Resources and Archives (Museum, Botanical Gardens, and Archives are relocated to the organization) |
| Institute for International Advanced Research and Education | ||
| Technical Center for Basic research and Education (Center for Low Temperature Science and Mega-Volt lectronic Microscope Laboratory are relocated to the organization) | ||
| Reorganizing Institute for International Advanced Research and Education (Health Administration Center and University Counseling Center are relocated to the organization, and Center for Career Support opens) | ||
| Reorganizing Information Synergy Organization (Information Synergy Center is allocated to the organization) | ||
| Closed Venture Business Laboratory (Converted to Institution affiliated to Graduate School of Engineering | ||
| Center for Research Strategy and Support | ||
| Renamed Office of Cooperative Research and Development from Office of Strategic Promotion of research and Intellectual Property | ||
| Renamed Archaeological Research Office on the Campus from Archaeological Research Center | ||
| Nov. | 2006 | Reorganizing Information Synergy Organization to open Information System Operation Center |
| Mar. | 2007 | Closed College of Medical Sciences |
| Apr. | 2007 | International Advanced Research and Education Organization (Institute for International Advanced Research and Education, and Institute for International Advanced Interdisciplinary Research) Reorganizing Institute for International Advanced Research and Education |
| Jun. | 2007 | Tohoku University 100th Anniversary |
| Oct. | 2007 | Advanced Institute for Materials Research (WPI-AIMR) |
| Jan. | 2008 | Reorganizing Technical Center for Basic Research and Education to open Technical Support Center (TSC) |
| Feb. | 2008 | Innovation of New Biomedical Engineering Center |
| Mar. | 2008 | Closed Biomedical Engineering Research Organization |
| Apr. | 2008 | Graduate School of Biomedical Engineering |
| Cyberscience Center (Reorganized Synergy Information Center) | ||
| Closed Information System Operation Center (Converted to the organization affiliated to Information Synergy Organaization) | ||
| Institute of Liberal Arts and Sciences | ||
| Sep. | 2008 | Closed Center for Research Strategy and Support |
| Apr. | 2009 | Center for Information Technology in Education |
| Center for Laboratory Animal Research | ||
| Center for Gene Research | ||
| Division of Engineering and Technical Staff | ||
| Jul. | 2009 | Innovative Leaders Platform |
| Nov. | 2009 | Institute for International Education |
| The Office of Japan-Russia Relations | ||
| Dec. | 2009 | Research Center for Electron Photon Science (Laboratory of Nuclear Science is relocated to the organization) |
| Research center for Neutrino Science converted into Inter-Department Institutes for Education and Research | ||
| Mar. | 2010 | Micro System Integration Center (μSIC) |
| Center for Spintronics Integrated Systems | ||
| Apr. | 2010 | 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 and Cyberscience Center were approved as a Joint Usage / Research Center. |
| Center for Environmental Conservation and Research Safety | ||
| Center for the Advancement of Higher Education was approved as a Joint Educational Development Center. | ||
| Apr. | 2011 | Institute for Disaster Reconstruction and Regeneration Research |
| Research Center for Electron Photon Science was approved as a Joint Usage / Research Center. | ||
| Field Science Center and Research Center for Marine Biology were approved as a Joint Usage / Research Center | ||
| Oct. | 2011 | Research Organization of Electrical Communication |
| Feb. | 2012 | Tohoku Medical Megabank Organization |
| Mar. | 2012 | Center for Collaborative Research on Materials Science |
| Innovation of New Biomedical Engineering Center closed. | ||
| Apr. | 2012 | International Research Institute of Disaster Science |
| Oct. | 2012 | Office for Strategic Promotion of Research (Office for Strategic Promotion of Basic Research closed.) |
| Center for Innovative Integrated Electronic Systems |