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May 2, 2023

SATREPS Cambodia Delegation Visits OMU

On Wednesday, March 29, 2023, Dr. Po Kimtho, Director General of the Institute of Technology of Cambodia, and representatives from the National University of Management, the University of Health Sciences, the Ministry of Environment of Cambodia, and Kanazawa University, made a courtesy visit to the OMU.

This visit is related to the Japan Science and Technology Agency's "Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development (SATREPS) - Establishment of Risk Management Platform for Air Pollution in Cambodia -," in which OMU participates. On the Cambodian side, the project leader is Director General Po Kimtho, and on the Japanese side is Professor Masami Furuuchi of Kanazawa University.

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(left) Dr. Po Kimtho, Director General of the Institute of Technology of Cambodia, (right) President Masahiro Tatsumisago

After a courtesy visit to President Tatsumisago, the Cambodian side of the universities and this project were introduced, and a lively exchange of views took place on the prospects for future exchange activities with them.


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From left to right, front row: Vice President Makoto Tsubota, Vice President Toshiyuki Matsui, President Masahiro Tatsumisago, Dr. Po Kimtho, Director of the Institute of Technology of Cambodia, Mr. Thiv Sophearith, Deputy Director General, General Directorate of Environmental Protection, the Ministry of Environment of Cambodia, Dr. Ly Sokheng, Vice President of the National University of Management, and International students from Cambodia studying at OMU back row: Associate Professor Hidekazu Yanagimoto of the Graduate School of Informatics, Dr. Bory Sothavireak, Vice Dean of Faculty of Pharmacy, the University of Health Sciences, Dr. Or Chanmoly, Director of Research and Innovation Center, the Institute of Technology of Cambodia, Professor Masami Furuuchi of Kanazawa University, and International students from Cambodia studying at OMU


After the discussion, the delegation and three master's and doctoral students from Cambodia studying at OMU toured the R&D Center for the Plant Factory (PFC).

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Yoshiaki Kitaya, Director of the R&D Center for the Plant Factory (front row, center left) with the delegation

Japanese Article

https://www.omu.ac.jp/info/news/entry-05597.html


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