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The Tohoku University Faculty of Education was established after World War II in May 1949 with the purpose of promoting educational research and instructor training. In May 1953, the Master’s and Doctoral Programs, comprising of the two majors, Pedagogy and Educational Psychology, were established, forming the Graduate School of Education.

In April 1965, the Instructor Training Program separated from the Faculty of Education and relocated to the newly founded Miyagi University of Education. After the separation, several new majors were established and the Faculty and Graduate School developed into an institution based on educational sciences, with focuses on philosophy, sociology, public administration, psychology, and medicine. Beginning in 1998, the department underwent a large-scale reform, including the enlargement of previous academic units and a shift of emphasis to graduate programs, in order to accommodate social demands such as scientific advancement and the interdisciplinization of academic subjects.

Since its establishment in 1907, Tohoku University has established itself as an academic leader, producing a number of achievements under the spirit of Research First, the philosophy of Open Doors, and the policy of Practice-Oriented Research and Education.

Globalization and the rapid spread of new technologies, such as artificial intelligence, have led to radical changes in the world's social and economic structures. As the 22nd president, I will do my best to ensure that Tohoku University meets the challenges of those changes by driving creativity, innovation, exploration, and discovery.