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 participant from Addis Ababa Science and Technology University(AASTU), Mr. Fayera arrived on May 8 and has continued his experimental activities under […]
MNGD： Component2
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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 […]
In March 2024, three Japanese professors, Prof. Kamei (University of Miyazaki), Dr. Fukubayashi (University of Miyazaki), and Dr. Iwai (Kyoto University), visited the soil laboratory at Addis Ababa Science and Technology University. They checked the progress of experiments with Ethiopian researchers and conducted experiments. In 2019 when the MNGD project […]
We interviewed Dr. Iwai (Associate Professor, Graduate School of Engineering, Kyoto University), who supervised the experiments for the MNGD Program FY2023 short-term training program.
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 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.
We have been installing the meteorological instrument in the experimental plots on the campus of Addis Ababa Science and Technology University since 2020(→link), and in November 2022, we have also installed the meteorological instrument in the experimental plots on the campus of Jinka University and have begun observations. The Meteorological […]
In March 2023, Prof. Kamei from University of Miyazaki and Prof. Sawamura from Kyoto University visited Addis Ababa Science and Technology University (AASTU) to conduct experiments with local staff and students, including Mr. Belachew as lecturer and Mr. Wendimu as research assistant. Prof. Kamei tested the effects of different sizes of […]
A series of videos of each leader talking about their progress at Ehime University on February 3, 2023. Today, the message from the leader of component 2, Prof. Yasuhara (Ehime University). Playlist of the interviews 2023
In November 2022, Dr. Kamei, University of Miyazaki, conducted an experiment to grind coffee parchment with a large grinder at Addis Ababa Science and Technology University. →MNGD Project YouTube Channel
The thing I was looking forward to the most in this country was to touch the clay called Black Cotton Soil, which swells up when it absorbs water and becomes full of cracks when it dries. When dry, it is just clay, but when absorbs a little water, it turns […]
The meteorological instruments have been installed since 2020 in the experimental plots created by the MNGD project on the campus of Addis Ababa Science and Technology University. We can see the meteorological data(temperature, rainfall, solar radiation, wind speed etc.) in Addis Ababa on this website.