Tohoku University has Representative Offices and Liaison Offices in 13 countries to promote international and educational exchanges, university-industry collaborations, public relations, support for alumni associations and other international activities.
Representative Offices
| Representative Office | Date Established |
|---|---|
| Tohoku University Thailand Office (Bangkok) | March 14, 2016 |
| University of Washington-Tohoku University: Academic Open Space (UW-TU:AOS) (Seattle) | April 14, 2017 |
Liaison Offices
| Institution (Location) | Country/Region (Starting Date) | Liaison Office | Department/Institute of TU |
|---|---|---|---|
| The University of New South Wales (International Office) | Australia (May 17, 2002) | Liaison Office of Tohoku University | Institute of Fluid Science |
| Moscow State University (Faculty of Physics) | Russia (June 21, 2002) ※expanded from the office with Institute of Fluid Science (September 19, 2001) | Liaison Office of Tohoku University | Institute of Fluid Science Graduate School of Engineering |
| Syracuse University (L. C. Smith College of Engineering and Computer Science) | USA (November 11, 2003) | IFS Syracuse Office | Institute of Fluid Science |
| Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (Department of Mechanical Engineering) | South Korea (December 18, 2003) | Liaison Office of Tohoku University | Institute of Fluid Science |
| Research Institute for Tropical Medicine | Philippines (May 1, 2007) | Tohoku-RITM Collaborating Research Center on Emerging and Reemerging Infectious Diseases | Graduate School of Medicine |
| Institut Teknologi Bandung | Indonesia (August 2, 2011) | International Environmental Security Leadership Program, Graduate School of Environmental Studies ※Program name changed on the occasion of the agreement (effective March 23, 2015) | Graduate School of Environmental Studies |
| Royal Institute of Technology (School of Engineering Sciences) | Sweden (June 28, 2012) | Liaison Office of Tohoku University | Institute of Fluid Science Graduate School of Engineering |
| The University of California, Riverside | USA (February 1, 2013) | Tohoku University Center | Institute for Excellence in Higher Education |
| Université de Lyon (Materials Science and Physical Metallurgy Laboratory, Institut National des Sciences Appliquées de Lyon) | France (June 2, 2015) ※Encouraged by the existence of the INSA Lyon - Tohoku University Liaison Office since July 13, 2004 | Liaison Office of Tohoku University | Institute of Fluid Science Graduate School of Engineering Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer Graduate School of Medicine |
| Foreign Trade University | Vietnam (December 19, 2015) | TU-FTU Cooperation Office | Institute for Excellence in Higher Education |
| National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University (College of Electrical and Computer Engineering) | Taiwan (June 5, 2023) | Liaison Office of Tohoku University | Institute of Fluid Science New Industry Creation Hatchery Center Advanced Institute for Materials Research Graduate School of Dentistry Research Institute of Electrical Communication |
| Sichuan University (West China School of Stomatology) | China (March 1, 2018) | Liaison Office of Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry | Graduate School of Dentistry |
| National Yang-Ming Chiao Tung University (School of Dentistry) | Taiwan (May 28, 2019) | Liaison Office of Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry | Graduate School of Dentistry |
| Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences | Mongolia (June 6, 2019) | Liaison Office of Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry | Graduate School of Dentistry |
| Kaohsiung Medical University (College of Dental Medicine) | Taiwan (December 13, 2019) | Liaison Office of Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry | Graduate School of Dentistry |
| Chulalongkorn University (Faculty of Dentistry) | Thailand (April 12, 2022) | Liaison Office of Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry | Graduate School of Dentistry |
| Seoul National University (School of Dentistry) | South Korea (July 14, 2022) | Liaison Office of Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry | Graduate School of Dentistry |
| Universitas Indonesia (Faculty of Dentistry) | Indonesia (September 13, 2022) | Liaison Office of Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry | Graduate School of Dentistry |
| Yonsei University (College of Dentistry) | South Korea (October 14, 2022) | Liaison Office of Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry | Graduate School of Dentistry |
| Centro de Referencia para Lactobacilos (CERELA-CONICET) | Argentina (December 8, 2025) | Alliance Office of Tohoku University Graduate School of Agricultural Science | Graduate School of Agricultural Science |
| IPB University | Indonesia (December8, 2025) | Liaison Office of Tohoku University Graduate School of Agricultural Science | Graduate School of Agricultural Science |
| Taipei Medical University (College of Nutrition) | Taiwan (December 8, 2025) | Liaison Office of Tohoku University Graduate School of Agricultural Science | Graduate School of Agricultural Science |