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Japan-Egypt Year of Science and Technology 2008

 

Event List  - As of December 2008

 

Event  (8)

 Program

 Date

 Organization

 Additional Notes

 Details /

 Pictures

 Sector

Kite Festival in Pyramids

8th February, 2008

Embassy of Japan in Cairo, Japan Foundation Cairo Office and PTA of Japanese School in Cairo

More than 250 Egyptian and Japanese people participated in this event. Among the guests attend were H.E. Dr. Hany HILAL, Minister of Higher Education etc.

Details & Pictures

Child

Inauguration Ceremony

8th March, 2008

Egyptian MoHE, EoJ

Inauguration remarks by H.E. Dr. Hany HILAL Minister of Higher Education, H.E. Mr. Osamu UNO, Parliamentary Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan.
Around 700 Egyptian and Japanese people participated.

Details & Pictures

Main

Japan Egypt Child Friendship Day

8th March, 2008

Embassy of Japan in Cairo, SUZUKI Egypt, JOCV (Japan Oversea Cooperation Volunteers) member

Inauguration remarks by H.E. Dr. Hany HILAL, Minister of Higher Education, H.E. Mr. Osamu UNO, Parliamentary Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of Japan and Dr.A.M. SEOUDI, Chairman of Egypt-Japan Economic Council.
Many cultural activities such as kite flying, Aiki-do, and puppet plays were conducted.
Around 500 Egyptian and Japanese people including many children participated.

Details & Pictures

Child

Minister KISHIDA's visit to Egypt

3rd, 4th May, 2008

Embassy of Japan in Cairo

H.E. Mr. Fumio KISHIDA, Minister of State for Science, Technology and Innovation Policy visited Egypt to promote Japan-Egypt Science and Technology Year 2008.

On May 3, he met H.E. Dr. Hany HILAL, Minister of Higher Education and State for Scientific Research.

On May 4, Mr. KISHIDA visited Smart Village in the 6th October City and met H.E. Dr. Tarek KAMEL, Minister of Communications and Information Technology.

Details

S&T

Demonstration of advanced measurement technology

10th June, 2008

 

Demonstrated at Sakkara pyramid

Details & Pictures

S&T

Special class for El-Nasr Experimental School

2nd Decmber,2008

MoHE, Ministry of Education and EoJ

Special school for Egyptian junior high school students by Dr. Mamoru Mohri, Japanese Astronaut and the Executive Director of the MIRAIKAN about title "Reach for your stars !!"

 

Child

Closing Ceremony

3rd Decmber,2008

Egyptian MoHE, EoJ

Closing Ceremony by H.E. Dr. Hany Hilal, Minister of Higher Education and Japanese Ambassador Kaoru Ishikawa. Dr. Mamoru Mohri, Japanese Astronaut and the Executive Director of the MIRAIKAN made special address titled" Challenging the Unknown." Ms. Yuko Okayama, Science Communicator of the MIRAIKAN lectured on "Science Delivery ".Around 500 Egyptian and Japanese people participated.

 

Main

Special class for Japanese School in Cairo

3rd Decmber,2008

Embassy of Japan in Cairo and Japanese School in Cairo

Special school for Japanese junior high school students and pupil by Dr. Mamoru Mohri, Japanese Astronaut and the Executive Director of the MIRAIKAN about title "Reach for your stars !!"

 

Child

 

 

Seminar, Workshop, Conference  (31 were implemented)

 Program

 Date

 Organization

 Additional Notes

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 Sector

Creation of Environmentally friendly Functional Fiber with High Value by Learning Nature-Made Materials

21st-25th January, 2008

Kyoto Institute of Technology in Japan and Helwan University

A seminar was held at Helwan Univ.

 

Material

International Seminar toward Sound Management of Hazardous Chemical Substances

26th- 27th February, 2008

JICA, Ministry of State for Environmental Affairs

Speech by Ambassador Kaoru ISHIKAWA on "Japan's experience in pollution" at opening session.

 

Environment

1st Friendship Joint meeting between the Egyptian Society of Neurological Surgeons and Japan Neurosurgical Society

27th February, 2008

The Egyptian Society of Neurological Surgeons
Japan Neurosurgical Society

Speech by Ministry of Higher Education and Embassy of Japan in Cairo in the meeting held in Luxor.

 

Medical

The Seminar toward improvement of Management Capacity for Water Company

4th March, 2008

JICA, Sharkia Potable Water and Sanitation Company (SHAPWASCO)

The Seminar toward improvement of Management Capacity of Operation and Maintenance for SHAPWASCO.
- Unaccounted for water reduction activity
- Standard operational procedures activity

Document(PDF)

Water

KAIZEN MANAGEMENT workshop

22nd March, 2008

Egypt-Japan Business Council

Japan Cooperation Center for the Middle East

A lecture by Prof. DR. Seiichi FUJITA, the professor at Waseda Business School in JAPAN.

Opening speeches by Ambassador Kaoru ISHIKAWA and Dr.Ahmed B. KHAIRY on opening session.

Document(PDF)

Business

Lecture on Science & Technology at Cairo University

1st April, 2008

EoJ, JICA, Kyusyu Univ., EoHE

A lecture titled "Development of Science and Technology in Japan and New Initiative of Japanese Universities 〜Why Japan is strong at Science & Technology〜" by Chisato KAJIYAMA D. Eng., Ph.D President, Kyushu University.

 

S&T

Lecture on Science & Technology at Alexandria University

7th April, 2008

EoJ, JICA, Kyoto Univ. and Osaka Univ., EoHE

A lecture titled "Contributes to the Advance in Science and Technology for the Global Community" by Dr. Seiichi NISHIMOTO Kyoto University.

A lecture titled "New Phase of Research Strategy in Japan and Research Activity of Graduate School of Engineering, Osaka University" by Dr. Masao TOYODA, Osaka University.

Document(PDF)

S&T

Celebration of the Inauguration of JSPS Alumni Association in Egypt

10th April, 2008

JSPS

A speech by Ambassador Kaoru ISHIKAWA at Cairo University.

Speech by Ambassador(PDF)

S&T

Opening Ceremony of 1st course of the Quality Management of Concurrent Infection Control of TB/HIV for Africa

29th May 2008

JICA, Suez Canal University

Opening Speech by Ambassador Kaoru ISHIKAWA at Suez Canal University, Ismaeliya.

Speech by Ambassador(PDF)

Medical

Lecture by Mr.TADA of Sojitz

1st June, 2008

Ministry of Higher Education

A lecture titled "Asia Rising: The World's Most Dynamic Economy Comes of Age and Japan's role" by Mr. TADA, general manger of Washington DC branch office of Sojitz Corp.

Document(PDF)

Economic

Lecture by Mr.TADA of Sojitz

2nd June, 2008

Ministry of Foreign Affairs

A lecture titled as "Asia Rising: The World's Most Dynamic Economy Comes of Age and Japan's role" by Mr. TADA, general manger of Washington DC branch office of Sojitz Corp.

Document(PDF)

Economic

Celebrating Ceremony End of Phase 2 of Foreign Trade Training Centre Project

4th June, 2008

JICA, Ministry of Trade and Industry (FTTC)

Closing seminar of the project for trade training center, in which JICA presented the outcome of the technical cooperation provided to FTTC (Foreign Trade Training Center).

 

Trade

1st Egypt-Japan International Symposium on Science and Technology

8th-10th June, 2008

Embassy of Egypt in Tokyo (sponsored by MoFA in Japan)

Presentation of research by Japanese researcher(s) in collaboration with Egyptian researcher(s) studying in Japan as a part of exchange of science and technology between Japan and Egypt.

 

S&T

Seminar on the Landmines Detection

14th and 15th June, 2008

National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics(NARIAG)

A seminar on Landmines Detection: Innovations and Demands for New Technology. 

Speech by Minister(PDF)

Measure

Lecture on Seawater Desalination technology

18th June, 2008

Desert Research Center

A lecture "Recent Trend of Seawater Desalination technology" by Dr.GOTO, advisor at Water Re-Use Promotion Center.

Document(PDF)

Water

Seminar on the strategic Urban Development of Greater Cairo Region

22nd June, 2008

JICA, Ministry of Housing (GOPP)

A seminar on a study for sustainable development of urban development in the Greater Cairo region.

Document(PDF)

Transport

Workshop on New and Renewable Energy for Development in Partnership

7th July, 2008

JBIC, Ministry of Trade and Industry, National Research Center (NRC), New and Renewable Energy Authority (NREA), EoJ 

Workshop with a focus on new technologies of new and renewable energy for industry.

Speech by Ambassador(PDF)

Energy

Workshop on Textile Conservation

27th-31st July, 2008

JICA,the Grand Egyptian Museum

Workshop for textile conservation is the contribution for the capacity development for conservators in the Conservation Centre. Lecturers are Ph. Dr. Mie Ishii and Ph. Dr. Yuko Fukatsu.

 

Archaeology

Joint Meeting of the Japanese and Egyptian Coordinators

10th-14th August, 2008

Ministry of Higher Education

Workshop at National Research Center and Alex Univ by Dr. NARITA(Waseda Univ), Dr. HATTORI(Toyama Univ),Dr. KATO(Tokyo Univ), Dr. TABATA(Kyot Univ) and Dr. ONO(Meiji Univ).

 

S&T

International Symposium on Egyptian Flora as Anti-carcinogenic Agents

16th-18th August, 2008

National Cncer Institute, Cairo Univ, JSPS

Presentation by Dr. Fujita(Hiroshima Unv), Dr. Sato(Miyagi children's Hospital), Dr. Hoshi(Hiroshi Univ) , Dr. Hara(Osaka City General Hospital) in collaboration with Egyptian professor on studying the plants for medicine such as Egyptian Flora.

 

Medical

African Japanese Plenary Workshop on Sustainable Rice Production

23rd-25th August, 2008

Ministry of Higher Education

Speech by Mr.Ito(Embassy of Japan), Mr.Ozawa(JICA Egypt) and Dr. Teraoka(Tokyo Univ. of Agriculture & Technology) on study for rice production. 

Speech (PDF)

Agriculture

Meeting of the Water Management Improvement Project

25th August, 2008

JICA, Ministry of Water Resource and Irrigation

Opening Speech by Ambassador Kaoru Ishikawa and Eng. Mohamaed Talat, the chairman of Egyptian Public Authority for Draingae Project, Ministry of Water Resource and Irrigation 

Speech by Ambassador(PDF)

Water

Seminar on Cairo Urban Toll Expressway

4th September,2008

JICA, Ministry of Transport (GARBT)

A seminar to discuss the issues relevant to the development of toll expressway in the Greater Cairo region.

 

Transport

A workshop on earthquake engineering 

15th-17th September,2008

Tanta University, Tokyo University

3 day workshop at Tanta university for ground earthquake engineering, slope failure problem, ground environmental problem.

 

Disaster prevention

Total Quallty Management for Better Hospital Services

28th October - 2rd November ,2008

JICA, Fayoum Univ.

Asia-Africa Knowlegde Co-Creation Program(AAKCP): Total Quallty Management for Better Hospital Services: A Holistic Approch to Utilizing Existing Resources. A final seminar to be held among African stakeholders in the project promoting 5S activities at hospitals/health institutes as a part of JICA's program for Asia-Africa knowledge creation.
Opening Ceremony of 29th October 2008.

Speech by Ambassador(PDF)

Health

Symposium on Women and Medicine

5th November, 2008

National Council for Childhood and Motherhood (NCCM)

Presentations and discussions on "Achievement of Leadership and its Advantage - Through Experiences as Medical Doctor"

 

Women and Medicine

Egypt - Japan Joint Water Resources Conference

6th November ,2008

Egypt-Japan Business Council
Japan Cooperation Center for the Middle East

Opening speech by Ambassador Kaoru Ishikawa and H.E. Dr. Mahmoud Abozed Minister of Water Resources and Irrigation. Presentations about water resource by Japanese and Egyptian experts.

Speech by Ambassador(PDF)

Water

International symposium on Neglected Infectiology and Associated Infection Control Problems

10th-13th November ,2008

Theodor Bilharz Research Institute (TBRI)
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)

 3 day workshop at Theodor Bilharz Research Institute (TBRI) for Nan bacteria, Spirochaetal Diseases, Hepatitis B Virus etc.

 

Medical

Opening ceremony of the SESAME/JSPS School

17th November,2008

Cairo University, High Energy Accelerator Research Organization(KEK)
Japan Society for the Promotion of Science (JSPS)

Opening speech by Ambassador Kaoru Ishikawa and H.E. Dr. Hany Hilal, Minister of Higher Education and State for Scientific Research. SESAME (Synchrotron light for Experimental Science and its Applications in the Middle East) is a synchrotron facility which is being built in Jordan under the auspices of UNESCO.

Speech by Ambassador(PDF)

Material

First Symposium on E-JUST: Curricula Development, Research and Innovation Directions

25th-27th November,2008

JICA
HoHE
Bibliotheca Alexandria

The Egypt-Japan University of Science and Technology (E-JUST). Opening Speech by Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs, Masahiko SHIBAYAMA and H.E. Dr. Hany Hilal, Minister of Higher Education and State for Scientific Research.

Details & Pictures(Japanese)

S&T

Egypt - Japan Geosciences Forum

15th-18th December,2008

National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NARIAG)

Workshop at National Research Institute of Astronomy and Geophysics (NARIAG) by Japanese and Egyptian Professors regarding to geosciences geo-archaeology etc.

 

Geology

 

 

 

 


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