The MNGD Project 2023 short-term training program has been completed and the 9 participants have safely returned to Ethiopia. This year’s participants were… From Addis Ababa Science & Technology University(AASTU)・Dr. Fitsum Tesfaye（15/11/2023～14/12/2023：Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University）・Dr. Eleyas Assefa（15/11/2023～14/12/2023：Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University）・Mr. Belachew Gebrewold（15/10/2023～14/12/2023：Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto […]
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 […]
December 7, 2023, the participants of MNGD Short-term training gathered in a seminar room at Katsura Campus of Kyoto University for a workshop that summarized the training. Two of the presenters gave online presentations, one from Center for African Area Studies, Kyoto University and the other from the University of […]
October 26, 2023. The group of short-term training participants visited the construction sites of the Ujitawara Tunnel on the Shin-Meishin Express way. The five participants from Addis Ababa Science and Technology University(AASTU) and the Ethiopian Road Administration (ERA), together with Dr. Sawamura(Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University) and international student […]
Grain milling machine installed near the soil laboratory where the MNGD project is being tested at Addis Ababa Science and Technology University. It is used to grind locally collected plants into powder. Before grinding the coffee husks, the lecturer, Wendimu, filled the gaps with black cotton soil, which is usually […]
We visited the lab at Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, where female researchers are working tirelessly on experiments for the MNGD project. Their dashing white coats were impressive. ＊You can find the article archived here.
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 short-term training programs of the MNGD project has started. This year, a total of nine participants of different duration and time periods will take part in the program. The first group of participants, two from Addis Ababa Science and Technology University(AASTU), one from Jinka University (JKU), and three from Ethiopian […]
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 […]