In March 2024, three Japanese professors, Prof. Kamei (University of Miyazaki), Dr. Fukubayashi (University of Miyazaki), and Dr. Iwai (Kyoto University), visited the soil laboratory at Addis Ababa Science and Technology University. They checked the progress of experiments with Ethiopian researchers and conducted experiments. In 2019 when the MNGD project […]
MNGD： Component1
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We interviewed Dr. Iwai (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University), who supervised the experiments for the MNGD Program FY2023 short-term training program.
The 5th Joint Coordination Committee will be held on September 30th.Date: September 30th, 2023.8:30 – 13:00 (Ethiopia Time) *14:30 －19:00（Japan Time)Venue: ICT Hall, Jinka University, Jinka, Ethiopia and Online.
We have been installing the meteorological instrument in the experimental plots on the campus of Addis Ababa Science and Technology University since 2020(→link), and in November 2022, we have also installed the meteorological instrument in the experimental plots on the campus of Jinka University and have begun observations. The Meteorological […]
In March 2023, Prof. Kamei from University of Miyazaki and Prof. Sawamura from Kyoto University visited Addis Ababa Science and Technology University (AASTU) to conduct experiments with local staff and students, including Mr. Belachew as lecturer and Mr. Wendimu as research assistant. Prof. Kamei tested the effects of different sizes of […]
We are uploading a series of videos of each leader talking about their progress at Ehime University on February 3, 2023. Today, the message from the leader of component 1, Prof. Fukubayashi (University of Miyazaki). Playlist of the interviews 2023
This picture shows the ERA members preparing samples for the CBR test. I felt a strong sense of unity among the ERA members, who were all wearing lab coats and working together on a single task. I felt that if AASTU activities could be carried out in such an atmosphere, […]
The thing I was looking forward to the most in this country was to touch the clay called Black Cotton Soil, which swells up when it absorbs water and becomes full of cracks when it dries. When dry, it is just clay, but when absorbs a little water, it turns […]
Heated Discussion in the Laboratory Dr. Fukubayashi of the University of Miyazaki, the leader of Component 1, visited the laboratory of Addis Ababa Science and Technology University (AASTU). Strike while the iron is hot. With the heat still on from the recent JCC meeting, key members gathered for a heated […]
The meteorological instruments have been installed since 2020 in the experimental plots created by the MNGD project on the campus of Addis Ababa Science and Technology University. We can see the meteorological data(temperature, rainfall, solar radiation, wind speed etc.) in Addis Ababa on this website.