The 4th Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) meeting was held on September 1st, 2022 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. This was the first face-to-face meeting since 2019, the first JCC in the first year of the project. Zoom was also used to enable participation by Japanese and Ethiopian counterparts who were unable […]
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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.
The 4th Joint Coordination Committee will be held on September 1st.Date: September 1st, 2022.9:30 – 15:30 (Ethiopia Time) *15:30 －21:30（Japan Time)Venue: Sapphire Hotel, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and Online.
MNGD-AASTU international student workshop was held online on 28th June 2022(20:00 to 22:00 JST, 16:00 to 18:00 EAT). Three PhD students from Miyazaki University, Ehime University, and Kyoto University presented their research results. After the three presented their research, there was a discussion with AASTU’s red carpet hall and online audience.
University cafe as place to have casual discussion On the Addis Ababa University campus, there are many places where you can casually talk over a cup of coffee. There, you will often find not only students but also professors sitting around a table talking with each other. It seems that […]
Courtesy visit to the Embassy of Japan in Ethiopia We paid a courtesy visit to the Embassy of Japan in Ethiopia to report on the progress of our project under the COVID-19 and our future plans for the project activities. As the achievement for FY2021, we have handed over both […]
What it means for highway to be there When heading from the Addis Ababa Science and Technology University (AASTU) to the Adama Science and Technology University (ASTU), we use the highway. The green signs that come into our sights remind me of those in Japan. Three lanes of smooth asphalt […]
Pleasure during expedition to Adama When we are on an expedition, we look forward to eating the local food. On the way back from a visit to the Adama Science and Technology University, we stopped at a restaurant in the city. This is Kikil. It is a beef soup flavored […]
Visit to Adama Science and Technology University Part 3― Request for Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM) – Power of scientific discipline We visited the Adama Science and Technology University to request Scanning Electron Microscope(SEM) for compositional analysis. A slender and tall laboratory assistant, looking very good in along white lab coat, set […]
Visit to Adama Science and Technology University Part 2― Request for X-ray Diffraction(XRD)–Power of Japanese equipment We visited the Adama Science and Technology University to request X-ray Diffraction(XRD).“You are from Japan!” a laboratory technician who looked good in a white lab coat said. He led us to a very clean XRD […]
The workshop will be held online on Wednesday, 29th June, 2022(20:00 to 22:00 JST, 16:00 to 18:00 EAT). This is also the AASTU Monthly Seminar (Center of Excellence in Construction Quality & Technology and College of Architecture & Civil Engineering). PhD students from Miyazaki University, Ehime University, and Kyoto University will […]
Visit to Adama Science and Technology University Part 1 Researcher Matsukuma, Mr. Wendimu, and I visited the Adama Science and Technology University to request X-ray Diffraction(XRD) and Scanning Electron Microscope(SEM) for compositional analysis. This university is located in Adama, the capital city of Oromia State, approximately 100 km southeast of […]