Bioengineering Abroad
Take your bioengineering or biomedical engineering studies international to apply engineering principles across living systems—linking molecules, cells, tissues, and whole-body physiology to real-world healthcare solutions. International study introduces varied clinical needs, regulatory frameworks, and research environments, expanding how you design, prototype, and validate medical devices, diagnostics, digital health tools, and regenerative therapies. You’ll advance in biomechanics, tissue engineering, medical imaging, biosignal processing, and computational modeling while contributing to projects in global health, point-of-care diagnostics, and translational research. International experience strengthens your technical judgment and cross-cultural collaboration, preparing you for roles in medical device design, biotherapeutics, diagnostics, digital health, and clinical research that impact patient care worldwide.
COURSE DETAIL
This course provides research training for exchange students. Students work on a research project under the guidance of assigned faculty members. Through a full-time commitment, students improve their research skills by participating in the different phases of research, including development of research plans, proposals, data analysis, and presentation of research results. A pass/no pass grade is assigned based a progress report, self-evaluation, midterm report, presentation, and final report.
COURSE DETAIL
This six-week summer course provides individual research training through the experience of belonging to a specific laboratory at Tohoku University. Students are assigned to a laboratory research group with Japanese and international students under the supervision of Tohoku University faculty. They participate in various group activities, including seminars, for the purpose of training in research methods and developing teamwork skills. The specific topic studied depends on the instructor in charge of the laboratory to which each student is assigned. The methods of assessment vary with the student's project and laboratory instructor. Students submit an abstract concerning the results of their individual research each semester and present the results near the end of this program.