In March 2024, Prof. Kamei (University of Miyazaki) and Dr. Iwai (Kyoto University) were invited to give a public lecture at Addis Ababa Science and Technology University (AASTU). Mr. Berachow (Lecturer, AASTU) who visited Japan for short-term training last year presented the progress and results of experiments conducted in the […]
MNGD： workshop/meeting
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On December 13, 2023, three members of the MNGD Project short-term training program participated in a social gathering with Ph.D. students at Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto University, as well as with Ethiopian students who are visiting Japan under “the AY2023 IAfP Short-Term Exchange Program – […]
The 34th KKHTCNN Symposium on Civil Engineering was held on November 23~25, 2023 at the Amari Hotel in Pattaya, Thailand. Project members Prof. Hideaki Yasuhara, Associate Prof. Yasuo Sawamura, and Associate Prof. Hiromasa Iwai also co-chaired the session, graduate student, Mr. Teshome Kebede Birhanu presented his research titled “Evaluation of […]
A research meeting was held at Kyoto University on November 13th. Prof. Kimura, the leader of each component, major researchers, and Researcher Mr. Matsukuma, who is currently in Ethiopia, and others also participated online. In the first half of the session, Mr. Getahun Mekonnen and Mr. Negash Abido, staff members […]
The 5th Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) meeting was held on September 30th, 2023, at Jinka University in Ethiopia. Although it was the first international meeting of the project in a remote location in Ethiopia, a total 30 people including project members from Kyoto University, University of Miyazaki, Addis Ababa Science […]
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.
In August 2023, MNGD project members visited an area about 1 km south of the center of village B in South Omo zone, Ethiopia. The residents of village B must pass through this area to reach the health center. However, this area is covered with black cotton soil, which makes […]
The 5th MNGD international student workshop was held online on 20th June 2023(16:00JST~/10:00 EAT~). First, Mr. Teshome Birhanu (PhD student of Kyoto University) presented his research results titled “Evaluating the performance of fine shredded paper and lime stabilized clay soil”. Then Mr. Kassahun Yemane(PhD student of Kyoto University) presented his research results titled “Human […]
The workshop will be held online on Tuesday, 20th June, 2023(16:00 to 18:10 JST, 10:00 to 12:10 EAT). Three PhD students from Kyoto University will present their research results. Presentation: ・Teshome Birhanu Kebede（Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Civil and Earth Resources Engineering, Kyoto University, Japan. ／Chief Research Assistance in Geotech laboratory, […]
A two-day research meeting was held at Ehime University on February 3rd and 4th, the first face-to-face meeting for the MNGD project in a quite a while, bringing together the principal investigator of this project, Prof. Kimura, the leader of each component, and major researchers. The progress of each component […]
In November 2022, the Project worked with local people to repair deteriorations of the road surface at the site where small-scale road improvement was carried out in December 2019. In this project, the research team is searching for methods of participatory construction using new technologies that are currently being researched […]
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 […]