What day is it today? Tohoku Edition [0622]

[What day is it today? | Tohoku Edition] What day is June 22nd?

NEFT Editorial Department
2025.06.22
Last updated: 2026.02.25

Tohoku University Founding Anniversary (Miyagi Prefecture)

June 22nd is the founding anniversary of Tohoku University , whose headquarters are located at 1-1, Katahira 2-chome, Aoba-ku, Sendai City, Miyagi Prefecture

Tohoku University was founded in 1907 (Meiji 40) as the third imperial university in Japan, and originated from the Tohoku Imperial University College of Science, which opened in 1911 (Meiji 44).It is one of the seven former imperial universities in Japan (Tokyo, Kyoto, Tohoku, Kyushu, Hokkaido, Osaka, and Nagoya)

On November 8, 2024, it was designated by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology as the first International University of Excellence in Japan

What is an International University of Excellence?

The selection criteria are "research capabilities capable of producing internationally outstanding research results," "highly effective and ambitious business and financial strategies," and "autonomous and responsible governance systems." Universities that are approved will receive research funding from the investment profits of a university fund established by the Japanese government, which is worth 10 trillion yen