On September 29 and 30, 2026, our Graduate School and the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) co-hosted the "Workshop for Biosphere Well-being: An Exploration of Joint Education and Research."
  Centered on the theme of "Biosphere Well-being," the workshop was organized to develop future joint research initiatives between our Graduate School and OIST. OIST was selected in FY2023 for the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS) "Program for Forming Japan’s Peak Research Universities (J-PEAKS)” with its initiative "[OIST-neXus Strategy] Pursuit of International Excellence, Creation of Disruptive Innovations, Promotion of Okinawa, Enhancement of Gateway Functions." Tohoku University is a participator in this program.

  During the event, our Graduate School presented ongoing research in neuroscience, ecology, and plant science. Alongside presentations from OIST, the workshop featured guest lectures by speakers from National Taiwan University, Academia Sinica, and Monash University Malaysia. It was a highly productive event that laid a strong foundation for the future expansion of our international collaborative research efforts.