The ribbon-cutting ceremony of the Qatar Science Campus Hall took place on February 21, 2015, in the presence of representatives from the State of Qatar, Tohoku University and Miyagi Prefecture including the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the State of Qatar Dr. Al-Attiyah and Tohoku University President Satomi. The old School of Engineering building, which was damaged by the 2011 Tohoku earthquake, has been renovated thanks to the Qatar Friendship Fund. The originally large meeting room has been turned into a versatile hall, able to host various types of event aimed at promoting science to children. The Qatar Science Campus Hall has the ambitious goal of nurturing as well as inspiring the next generation of engineers and researchers in the Tohoku region.