The 6th MNGD international student workshop was held online on 21st June 2024(16:30JST~/10:30 EAT~). First, Mr. Alemshet Bekele Tadesse (Lecturer, AASTU), who returned to Ethiopia last September after graduating from the doctoral program of Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Miyazaki, presented his research results titled ”Soil Water […]
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This is the latter half of a discussion between Dr. Fitsum Tesfaye Berhe(AASTU), Dr. Eleyas Assefa(AASTU), who were in Kyoto for a MNGD Short-term Training Program in FY2023 and Prof. Yasuhara(KU), Dr. Sawamura(KU).*AASTU=Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, KU=Kyoto University, ERA=Ethiopia Roads Administration Discussion regarding Component 1 & 2 (Part2) YASUHARA × SAWAMURA × […]
This is a discussion regarding Component 1 & 2 between Dr. Fitsum Tesfaye Berhe(AASTU), Dr. Eleyas Assefa(AASTU), who were in Kyoto for a MNGD Short-term Training Program in FY2023 and Prof. Yasuhara(KU), Dr. Sawamura(KU). The moderator is Prof. Shigeta, the member of MNGD project. This installment is the first of […]
The workshop will be held online on Friday, 21st June, 2024(16:30 to 19:20 JST, 10:30 to 13:20 EAT). Three Ethiopian students who have finished their doctoral studies at Kyoto University and one Ethiopian student who has finished his doctoral studies at Ehime University will present their research results online from […]
Dr. Frehaileab Admasu Gidebo, the first PhD graduate of the MNGD project in 2023, has published a paper in “Case Studies in Construction Materials” , an international engineering journal.The paper, based on experiments conducted by Dr. Frehaileab using pseudo-black cotton soil at Ehime University, can be read here. Frehaileab Admasu Gidebo, […]
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 […]
We have created and published a video introducing the activities of the MNGD project, focusing on the demonstration of road improvement in South Omo, Ethiopia in 2019. Please have a look!
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, […]
”ZAIRAICHI 6: MNGD Special issue 04-Making Networks for Glocal Development”was published. ・Cover and Contents etc. ・ROAD INFRASTRUCTURE AND ROAD TRAFFIC IN RURAL ETHIOPIA: THE CASE OF SOUTH OMO ZONE. Gebre Yntiso; Tamene Deysmi; Argachew Bochena ・APPENDIX –contact–MNGD Office
A series of videos of each leader talking about their progress at Ehime University on February 3, 2023. Lastly, the message from the leader of component 3, Prof. Kaneko (Kyoto University). Playlist of the interviews 2023