In November 2022, the Project organized a low-volume roads improvement training workshop at Jinka University. Dr Fukubayashi from Miyazaki University provided a presentation, “Spot improvement of low-volume roads using Do-nou method.” South Omo Zonal Office and South Omo Ethiopian Road Administrations officials participated the workshop and learned how to improve […]
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The 4th MNGD international student workshop was held online on 31st January 2023(16:00JST~/10:00 EAT~). First, Mr. Alemshet Bekele Tadesse(PhD student of University of Miyazaki) presented his research results titled “An experimental study on the coupled effect of diatomaceous earth and hydrated lime in expansive soil”. Then Mr. Teshome Birhanu Kebede(PhD student […]
The workshop will be held online on Tuesday, 31st January, 2023(16:00 to 18:10 JST, 10:00 to 12:10 EAT). Three PhD students from University of Miyazaki, Ehime University and Kyoto University will present their research results. Presantation: ・Alemshet Bekele Tadesse （Ph.D. Candidate, Interdisciplinary Graduate School of Agriculture and Engineering, University of Miyazaki, […]
A new video summarizing the 2022 short-term training program is on YouTube. You can also watch the interview video here. →MNGD Project YouTube Channel
The MNGD Project 2022 short-term training program has been completed and the 10 participants have safely returned to Ethiopia. This year’s participants were… Dr. Fitsum Tesfaye, Dr. Eleyas Assefa, Dr. Girma Gonfa, Mr. Belachew Gebrewold, Mr. Yitayou Eshete, Mr. Ayenew Yihune from Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, Dr. Kusse […]
December 13, 2022. Today was the last day of the short-term training program. As on the first day, the group gathered in the same seminar room at Kyoto University for a workshop in a hybrid format to summarize the training. The MNGD members from University of Miyazaki and Kyoto University […]
Dr. Kusse, President of Jinka University, and Dr. Eilias, Vice President, met with Prof. Takahashi, Director of the Center for African Area Studies, Kyoto University, to discuss agreements between Jinka University, the South Omo Research Center and Museum, and African Area Studies, Kyoto University.
On Thursday, December 8th, the group of short-term training participants and Mr. Hagiwara left the Itami Airport for Miyazaki. In Miyazaki, they were welcomed by Dr. Fukubayashi, Prof. Kamei, and an international student Mr. Alemshet at the University of Miyazaki, who are the members of the MNGD project. On Friday […]
December 5, 2022. After traveling to Osaka, the group of short-term training participants visited the headquarters of Hanshin Expressway Co., Ltd. at Nakanoshima and toured the construction sites of open-cut tunnels at the Osaka Bay Highway West Extension at the Komae Construction Yard. Then, they visited the Hanshin Expressway Earthquake […]
The participants learned about the damage and causes of bridges damaged in the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. The trainees watched the videos and exhibits with serious expressions and asked questions enthusiastically. One of the most memorable moments was when they saw a normally flat bridge girder transformed into a large mountain […]
Following the previous day, the group of short-term training participants went to the Katsura Campus, where Kyoto University’s Graduate School of Engineering is located, to participate in a joint seminar given by Prof. Kishida. Mr. Belachew, Mr. Yitayou, and Mr. Ayenew from Addis Ababa Science and Technology University presented their […]
On December 2, 2022, the short-term training group from Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, Ethiopian Roads Administration, and Jinka University visited Katsura Campus, Kyoto University where the Department of Civil and Earth Resources Engineering is located. After a brief overview of civil engineering at Kyoto University by Dr. Kido, […]