The "Project for Establishing University Network for Internationalization -Global 30-" was enacted by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology in 2009 to support a government plan to increase the number of incoming international students to 300,000 by 2020. As a selected Global 30 core university, Tohoku University launched a program called "Future Global Leadership （FGL）" which aims to produce students who possess an international perspective, high-level of education and specialist knowledge, and solid research practical skills, and to foster leaders who will be active on global scale.

16 Courses Taught in English （3 undergraduate level and 13 graduate level）
※In chronic order of establishment

Advanced Molecular Chemistry Course（AMC）

Fields of Study: Organic, Inorganic, Analytical, Physical, and Polymer Chemistries, Biochemistry, Materials Science

Degree: Bachelor of Science

URL: http://www.sci.tohoku.ac.jp/amc

Inquiries: amc@m.tohoku.ac.jp

Applied Marine Biology（AMB）

Fields of Study: Ecology, Physiology, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology, Genetics.

Degree: Bachelor of Agriculture

URL: http://www.agri.tohoku.ac.jp/amb/

Inquiries: kokusai@bios.tohoku.ac.jp

International Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Course-Undergraduate（IMAC-U）

Fields of Study: Fluid Dynamics, Thermal Engineering, Materials Engineering, Micro/nanotechnologies, Aerospace Engineering, Robotics, Biomedical Engineering, Information Science, Quantum Science and Energy, Environmental Studies, etc.

Degree: Bachelor of Engineering

URL: http://g30.eng.tohoku.ac.jp/imac/

Inquiries: imac-u@mech.tohoku.ac.jp

International Doctoral Program in Engineering, Information Sciences and Environmental Studies

Fields of Study: Environmental Engineering, Information and Communications, Medical Engineering, Energy, Materials

Degree: Doctor of Engineering, Doctor of Information Sciences, Doctor of Environmental Studies

URL: http://www.eng.tohoku.ac.jp/english/program/?menu=itn

Inquiries: eng-in@bureau.tohoku.ac.jp

International Graduate Program for Advanced Science（ IGPAS）

Fields of Study: Mathematics, Physics, Astronomy, Geophysics, Chemistry, Earth Sciences

Degree: Master of Science/ Doctor of Science

URL: http://www.sci.tohoku.ac.jp/english/igpas

Inquiries: direct@mail.sci.tohoku.ac.jp

International Post-Graduate Program in Human Security

Fields of Study: Food and Agriculture, Public Health, Environment, Society

Degree: Master of Agriculture/ Doctor of Agriculture, Master of Medicine, Master of International Cultural Studies/ Doctor of International Cultural Studies, Master of Environmental Studies/ Doctor of Environmental Studies, Master of Interdisciplinary Studies

URL: http://human-security.jp/

Inquiries: human_security@bureau.tohoku.ac.jp

International Program for Environmental Sustainability Science（ IPESS）

Fields of Study: development of "Sustainability Sciences"# involving advanced high-technology and policy planning and management

Degree: Master of Environmental Studies/ Doctor of Environmental Studies, Master of Interdisciplinary Studies, Doctor of Philosophy

URL: http://www.kankyo.tohoku.ac.jp/en/g30.html

Inquiries: kyomu@mail.kankyo.tohoku.ac.jp

International Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering Course-Graduate（ IMAC-G）

Fields of Study: Mechanical Systems and Design, Nanomechanics, Aerospace Engineering, Bioengineering and Robotics, Quantum Science and Energy Engineering

Degree: Master of Engineering/ Doctor of Philosophy（ Engineering）

URL: http://g30.eng.tohoku.ac.jp/imac/graduate/

Inquiries: imac-g@mech.tohoku.ac.jp

International Materials Science and Engineering Master Course（ IMSE）

Fields of Study: Metallurgy, Materials Science, Materials Processing

Degree: Master of Engineering

URL: http://g30.eng.tohoku.ac.jp/imse/

Inquiries: eng-in@bureau.tohoku.ac.jp

International Program in Economics and Management（ IPEM）

Fields of Study: Asian Economy, Economic History, Political Economy, International Finance, Comparative Economics History, Macroeconomics, Econometrics, Global Business History, Japanese Business History, Nonprofit Organizations, Comparative Management, Decision Making, Corporate Finance, etc

Degree: Masters of Arts in Economics, Masters of Arts in Management, Ph.D. in Economics, or Ph. D. in Management

URL: http://www.econ.tohoku.ac.jp/econ/English/index.html

Inquiries: ipem@econ.tohoku.ac.jp

Information Technology and Science Course

Fields of Study: Computation Science, Software Science, Firmware Science, Computer Architecture, VLSI System, Communication Theory, Information Security, Information Processing Algorithms, Intelligent Systems, Intelligent Robotics, Communication Technology, Information Networks, etc.

Degree: Master of Information Sciences

Inquiries: is-kyom@bureau.tohoku.

Interface Oral Health Science Course

Fields of Study: Integration of Molecular Biology, Cellular Biology, Microbiology, Immunology, Materials Science, Biomechanics, Social Science, etc.

Degree: Doctor of Philosophy（ Dental Science）

URL: http://www.dent.tohoku.ac.jp/English

Inquiries: den-kyom@bureau.tohoku.ac.jp

International Course of Life Sciences（ ICLS）

Fields of Study: Biomolecular Sciences, Developmental Biology and Neurosciences, Environmental Life ciences

Degree: Master of Life Sciences/ Doctor of Philosophy（ Life Sciences）

URL: http://www.lifesci.tohoku.ac.jp/outline_index/glboal30

Inquiries: lif-kyom@bureau.tohoku.ac.jp

International Graduate Program in Language Sciences（ IGPLS）

Fields of Study: Linguistics, Psychology, Brain Science, Information Science

Degree: Master of Arts in International Cultural Studies

URL: http://www.intcul.tohoku.ac.jp/?num=101106180904&lang=en

Inquiries: igpls_g30@intcul.tohoku.ac.jp

Basic Medicine Course

Fields of Study: Medical Ethics, Basic Medicine, Molecular Biology, Immunology, Biochemistry and Physiology

Degree: Master of Medical Science

URL: http://www.med.tohoku.ac.jp/english/

Inquiries: m-daigakuin@bureau.tohoku.ac.jp

Network Medicine Course

Fields of Study: Biomedical Sciences and Network Medicine

Degree: Doctor of Philosophy（ Medical Science）

URL: http://www.med.tohoku.ac.jp/english/

Inquiries: m-daigakuin@bureau.tohoku.ac.jp

Housing Support
Tohoku University offers housing support for international students at the Student Exchange Division. In addition, there are university dormitories called "International House," "University House Sanjo," "Sendai International House 1" and "Sendai International House 2" for international students where they can experience multi-cultural experience from various countries.