# Tohoku University Advanced Graduate School

**Source**: https://pgd.tohoku.ac.jp/english/

The Tohoku University Advanced Graduate School, formerly known as \
the the Institute for Promoting Graduate Degree Programs, was founded in 2015.\
Its mission is to transcend the academic siloing that is emblematic of graduate schools and \
cross international boundaries to implement leading graduate programs and a common course of graduate \
studies. By providing a dedicated environment focusing on career development support for graduate-level activities, \
Tohoku University is reimagining traditional models of university education/research and \
bringing its unique brand of innovation and enterprising spirit to the world.