Research activities

Research centering on intercultural education such as analyses and verification of education effects of the classes where international and Japanese students learn together (joint training subjects for international and Japanese students), development of teaching methods (including learning environment, educational intervention, theme settings, and educational material development), and verifying their effect from the perspective of multicultural coexistence.

Research focusing on studying abroad and support of preparation for study such as the educational effects of studying abroad, effect of training before and after studying abroad, and analyses of advising on studying abroad.

Research including surveys on university life of international students and cross-cultural adaptation and research on the actual situation of international students for the purpose of improving education quality of the acceptance programs.

Research on the career paths, career education, and employment support for international students, the training, recruitment, and utilization of global human resources at enterprises and institutions. 

Development of Japanese language educational materials aimed at nurturing “interaction ability” including “social culture” and “social language” based on the theory of “interaction education” which emphasizes the approach of language education developed from Japanese language education for international students, particularly the contact scenes and situations where they actually “use” Japanese.

Development of guidelines and guidebooks for crisis management and responses during the time of natural disasters based on surveys of actual situations of international students and interviews with staff and faculty members who were in charge of international education support after the Great East Japan Earthquake Disaster.

Educational activities

Implementation of joint training subjects for international and Japanese students on various liberal education subject themes (such as PBL, international current topics, international understanding, multicultural coexistence, critical thinking, Japanese culture, and local community cooperation).

Management and implementation of international exchange programs (science course and liberal arts course, English and Japanese, graduate schools, and research-focused).

Implementation of preparatory education to promote studying abroad packaged as liberal education subjects.

Implementation of global career seminars on liberal education subjects in order to help students envision studying abroad and their careers afterwards with a clearer sense of purpose.

Development and management of short-term overseas training titled “Study Abroad Program.”

Program development to enhance students’ ability to take action in cooperation with enterprises and local communities.

Management and administration of Tohoku University Global Leader Program (TGL).

Education support such as TGL academic advising, advising on studying abroad, advising on careers, advising international students, and advising on language learning.)

Professor

Yumiko Watanabe
（Earth Science, Astrobiology）

Associate Professor

Mino TAKAMATSU
（Social Pedagogy）

Associate Professor

Rumi Watanabe
（Intercultural Education, International Education）

Yuki Watabe
（Comparative and International Education）

Yukako YONEZAWA
（Higher Education, Internationalization of Higher Education）

Appointed Associate Professor

Derrick MOTT
（Materials science and nanotechnology）

Appointed Associate Professor

Takeshi KOIKE
（Physics, Nuclear physics）

Senior Assistant Professor

Yukiko SHIMMI
（Intercultural Education, International Comparative Higher Education）

Midori KOJIMA
（Higher Education, Internationalization of Higher Education ）