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 […]
MNGD: workshop/meeting
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 […]
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, […]
The 6th Lifelong Sciences Research Seminar/ MNGD Research Seminar”Challenges and Prospects of Contemporary Paratransit: Mobility, Daily Survival, and Urban Politics in Asia and Africa” Date and Time19 November 2022, 9:00-11:35 JST/KST(Japan & Korea),19 November 2022, 8:00-10:35 PHT (Philippines)18 November 2022, 19:00-21:35 EST (Eastern Standard Time, USA)Online meeting Language: English The registration […]
The 3rd MNGD international student workshop was held online on 28th October 2022(16:00JST~/10:00 EAT~). Three PhD students from Kyoto University presented their research results. After each of the PhD students presented the results of their experiments and fieldwork, participants actively asked questions and made comments in response. This is a very […]
The workshop will be held online on Friday, 28th October, 2022(16:00 to 18:10 JST, 10:00 to 12:10 EAT). Three PhD students from Kyoto University will present their research results. Presantation: ・Teshome Birhanu (Ph.D. Candidate, Department of Civil and Earth Resources Engineering, Kyoto University, Japan. /Chief Research Assistance in Geotech laboratory, Addis […]
The 21st International Conference of Ethiopian Studies was held at Addis Ababa University on September 28th to October 1st, 2022. Prof. Shigeta, a member of the SATREPS-MNGD project, organized a panel on 29th, and Mr. Matsukuma and Dr. Kaneko presented the SATREPS-MNGD project activities and research outcomes. The questions and comments we […]
Kassahun Yemane, a doctoral student at the Graduate School of Asian and African Area Studies, Kyoto University (ASAFAS), from Ethiopia, will host a seminar with Dr. Mamo Hebo of Addis Ababa University as a guest commentator. MNGD Research Seminar/The 3rd Lifelong Sciences Research Seminar Date and Time:16 September 2022, 14:00~16:30 […]
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 […]
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.
17:00-18:00, Sat. 12th March, 2022Start-up event of Innovative Africa Channel, Kyoto:(ONLLINE)“ROUND-TABLE TALK on Field Work in Ethiopia” Guest Speaker: Jan Abbink (Leiden University) Participants: Masayoshi Shigeta (Kyoto University), Shunsuke Matsukuma (Kyoto University), Eunji Choi (Kyoto University) Language: English Registration (Deadline: 28th Feb. 5th March)