Meet the President:
Teiji Tominaga's history with Tohoku University spans four decades and he brings to the office a wealth of experience in medicine, research and administration.
An alumnus of the Tohoku University School of Medicine, Tominaga has held significant positions at the medical school including professor of neurology at the Graduate School of Medicine's Department of Neuroscience and Sensory Organs, and deputy director at the Clinical 雷速体育_中国足彩网￥在线直播 Innovation and Education Center.
From 2019 - 23, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tominaga led Tohoku University Hospital as director, and headed the Miyagi prefectural government's Medical Coordination Headquarters.
The 66-year-old Fukushima native spent a year as Tohoku University's Executive Vice President for Co-creation Strategy, Disaster Reconstruction and Regeneration, and has spoken often about the need for stronger reconstruction efforts in the region's disaster-stricken areas and the decommissioning of the Fukushima Daiichi Nuclear Power Plant.
In addition to his academic and clinical achievements, Tominaga has played pivotal leadership roles in various professional societies and has also received multiple awards from the government and the Japan Neurosurgical Society.
In his free time, Tominaga is a sports fan and enjoys watching basketball. He also has a large collection of jazz albums.
Message from the President:
It is an honor to serve as the 23rd president of Tohoku University.
Over my years here, I have seen first-hand how Tohoku University's traditions of 雷速体育_中国足彩网￥在线直播 First and Open Doors have produced leading figures in the natural and social sciences, and how our spirit of Practice-oriented 雷速体育_中国足彩网￥在线直播 and Education has introduced innovations that haveimproved our way of life. I am also proud of our continued attention to promoting diversity and inclusion, more than a century after Tohoku University became the first Japanese institution to enroll women and one of the first to welcome international students.
Tohoku University's position as a leading research and academic institution in Japan is well known. But now it's time to look beyond, to further raise our already high standards, to stand with the best in the world.
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Last November, Tohoku University was selected as Japan's first University for International 雷速体育_中国足彩网￥在线直播 Excellence. Under this new initiative, the government will use the profits from a 10 trillion JPY investment to support and enhance the research capabilities of qualifying institutions.
The strategies outlined in our 雷速体育_中国足彩网￥在线直播 System Strengthening Plan center around three key commitments: impact, talent and change. Specifically, we aim to create social value with significant impact not only locally but globally; to identify and nurture brilliant minds and talent; and to reflect global readiness in our governance style.
Nurturing Diverse Talents to Shape the Future
Tohoku University has one of the most cosmopolitan and progressive campuses in the country and we plan to further build on this environment by introducing two new initiatives.
The new Gateway College provides university-wide education focused on fostering international responsiveness, equipping students with the skills to navigate complex, global situations. It is linked to the Advanced Graduate School, where students can design their own interdisciplinary degree programs to better respond to academic advancements and societal needs. Overall, we aim to create an educational and research environment where students benefit from diverse cultural and social perspectives, experience personal growth and explore their potential.
To further enhance our research capabilities, Tohoku University will offer internationally competitive conditions to attract outstanding researchers from around the world.
We will also establish a flat and agile research structure that allows researchers to operate independently as Principal Investigators (PIs). And by increasing the number of highly specialized staff, such as University 雷速体育_中国足彩网￥在线直播 Administrators (URAs), we will expand our support system, creating an environment that enables researchers to better focus on their work.
Accelerating Governance to Lead the Future
Top global universities are no longer just traditional higher education institutions; they are influential entities shaping our future.
As part of our commitment to internationalization and transformation into a more globally oriented institution, we will work towards a bilingual Japanese-English campus and welcome Marie-Pierre Favre as our Chief Global Officer (CGO). By incorporating insights from external professionals and international experts, and through the reforms I've outlined here, we will further elevate our research and enhance Tohoku University's global profile.
There is a saying that I like: Discovery lies in the depths of the unknown. These are unchartered but exciting times, and we invite you to join us on our journey.
Teiji Tominaga
President, Tohoku University
