The 2nd Transdisciplinary Research and Practice for Reducing Environmental Problems (TRPNEP) seminar of ASEAN–Japan Meeting Point of Collaboration by Stakeholders and Researchers for Reducing Environmental Problems in ASEAN Countries was held on December 11, 2019 at Hilton Nay Pyi Taw, Myanmar. Prof. Hideki Yasuhara (Graduate School of Science and Engineering, […]
Yearly Archives: 2019
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On-site trainings for instruments used in measuring weather data, portable cone penetration testing, and California bearing ratio (CBR) testing at the University of Miyazaki were attended by three Jinka University lecturers, Mr. Argachew Bochena Elisi, Mr. Kassahun Yemane Birhanu, and Mr. MelakuMathewos Melketo. They also visited the Osugi Shiitake mushroom […]
Dr Adane Abraham (Vice President, Addis Ababa Science and Technology University), Dr Brook Adane (Dean of Faculty of Engineering, AASTU), Dr Mesay Daniel (Project Coordinator, AASTU) and Ms Hirut Yohannes (Deputy Director General, Ethiopian Road Authority) visited the President of Kyoto University on November 26th. During the presentation […]
The 2nd public lecture, “What we can learn from Africa: what we can do now,” was held at the Center for African Area Studies, Kyoto University on November 30, 2019. Prof. Makoto Kimura (Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University) delivered the lecture on community-based road rehabilitation technology and its application […]
September, 2019. Jinka University. Experimental research site has been established at Jinka University in Ethiopia for a test of long-term performance of soil stabilizers. Thank you for all who helped us with this construction !
Two Japanese professors provided geotechnical engineering lectures to students and researchers at Addis Ababa Science and Technology University on 25th September 2019. After 2 hours presentation, they enjoyed open discussion on the lectures. Research fellow from Kyoto University, Mr. Shunsuke Mastukuma, provided an overview of MNGD […]
The first public lecture for geotechnical engineering was held on September 17, 2019 at the Red Carpet Hall of Addis Ababa Science and Technology University. The first lecturers were Dr. Iwai (Assistant Professor of Nagoya Institute of Technology) and Dr. Miyazaki (Assistant Professor of Kyoto University), members of our MNGD […]
Japanese researchers and master course student have started a series of experiment to investigate physical characteristic of an expansive soil at Addis Ababa Science and Technology University in Ethiopia.
The 1st JCC of the Project for Development and Operation Model of Plant-derived Soil Additives for Road Disaster Reduction on Problematic Soil was held in Addis Ababa. SCHEDULE: October 15, 2019 (09:30–15:30) VENUE: Sapphire Hotel, Addis Ababa
On April 25, 2019, the Japanese and Ethiopian researcher team held the MNGD project kickoff workshop in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In Ethiopia, numerous rural communities remain inaccessible because of poorly maintained roads. Furthermore, their access to markets, healthcare, and education are highly constrained. Leveraging the development of soil-stabilizing additives from […]
