​Tohoku University, founded in 1907, is Japan's third national university. The university, which was built in the ancient Aoba Castle area of ​​Sendai City, is one of Japan's leading universities. Tohoku university has five main campuses in Sendai city.

According to the November 2014 statistics on Tohoku university's website, the total number of students studying was 17,758, of which university students were 11,033; graduate students were 6,725; International students: 1,742 (including non-degree students).

The exchange program between the ThuyLoi University and Tohoku University is carried out in accordance with the following legal documents:

- Research and Education Cooperation Agreement between ThuyLoi University and the Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Japan on January 30, 2007, including a memorandum of understanding on student exchange between the ThuyLoi University, Vietnam and Graduate School of Engineering, Tohoku University, Japan on January 30, 2007;

- Renewal of the agreement on research and education cooperation between ThuyLoi University and graduate school of engineering, Tohoku University, Japan on 10/01/2012.

- Renewal of the agreement on research and education cooperation between ThuyLoi University and graduate school of engineering, Tohoku University, Japan on 14/04/2017.