Dr. Kusse, President of Jinka University, and Dr. Eilias, Vice President, met with Prof. Takahashi, Director of the Center for African Area Studies, Kyoto University, to discuss agreements between Jinka University, the South Omo Research Center and Museum, and African Area Studies, Kyoto University.
MNGD: Short-term training
On Thursday, December 8th, the group of short-term training participants and Mr. Hagiwara left the Itami Airport for Miyazaki. In Miyazaki, they were welcomed by Dr. Fukubayashi, Prof. Kamei, and an international student Mr. Alemshet at the University of Miyazaki, who are the members of the MNGD project. On Friday […]
December 5, 2022. After traveling to Osaka, the group of short-term training participants visited the headquarters of Hanshin Expressway Co., Ltd. at Nakanoshima and toured the construction sites of open-cut tunnels at the Osaka Bay Highway West Extension at the Komae Construction Yard. Then, they visited the Hanshin Expressway Earthquake […]
The participants learned about the damage and causes of bridges damaged in the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake. The trainees watched the videos and exhibits with serious expressions and asked questions enthusiastically. One of the most memorable moments was when they saw a normally flat bridge girder transformed into a large mountain […]
On December 2, 2022, the short-term training group from Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, Ethiopian Roads Administration, and Jinka University visited Katsura Campus, Kyoto University where the Department of Civil and Earth Resources Engineering is located. After a brief overview of civil engineering at Kyoto University by Dr. Kido, […]
The short-term training programs of the MNGD project that had not been held due to the pandemic have resumed. This year, six participants from Addis Ababa Science and Technology University, two from Ethiopia Roads Administration, and two from Jinka University visit Japan and stay in Kyoto, Osaka, and Miyazaki for […]