Tag: JICA

summary JICA Chair Special Lecture by Associate Professor Gaku Funabashi, International University of Japan Date: Monday, May 15, 2023 Location: National University of Mongolia Main participants: about 100 people including President Dendev Badarchi of the National University of Mongolia, Japanese Ambassador to Mongolia Hiroyuki Kobayashi, JICA Mongolia Office Director Shinichi Tanaka, and university students of…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Record of Discussions (R/D) with the Government of the Socialist Republic of Viet Nam on July 20 in Hanoi, an agreement on the technical cooperation project “Strengthening Food Safety Inspection, Reference Function and Consulting Capacity for Sustainable Agricultural Development”. Discussions (R/D), an agreement on the technical cooperation…

Outline Conference Title: 1st JICA Chair Short-term Intensive Course (Algeria): Political Diplomacy of Postwar Japan Date: Thursday, June 22, 2023 Organized by Ecole Nationale d’Administration (ENA) and JICA Location: ENA (in Algiers) main participants Abdelmalik Mezouda ENA Rector Akira Kono, Ambassador of Japan to Algeria Mustafa Ha’am, Director, National Institute of Population and Development (*representing…

summary Special Lecture at Kyushu University in cooperation with JICA Graduate School of Development Studies Date: Friday, June 2, 2023 Location: Kyushu University Lecturer: Shinichi Kitaoka, JICA Special Advisor Main participants: Undergraduate and graduate students, including international students, More than 200 faculty members, including Professor Kojima of the Graduate School of Legislative Studies Background and…

summary Event: 21st High-level Experts and Leaders Panel on Water and Disasters Date: Tuesday, June 27, 2023, 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. Location: Madrid, Spain (hybrid event) Main Participants Han Soon-soo (HELP Chair, former Prime Minister of Korea), Basuki Hadimuriono (HELP Vice Chair, Minister of Public Works and National Housing, Indonesia), Mark Herbers (HELP Vice…

Date and Time Friday, July 21, 2023 to Thursday, August 31, 2023 10:00 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. Friday, July 21, 2023 – Thursday, August 31, 2023 10:00a.m. – 6:00p.m. Venue JICA Ichigaya Building 1F Experience Zone [Map] (Japanese only) JICA Ichigaya Bldg. 1F Experience Zone [Map] Organized by JICA Chikyu Hiroba The summer of electricity…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Grant Agreement (G/A) with the Solomon Islands Government on June 23 for a grant of up to 2,011 million yen for the “Kilifi Hospital Development Project” in the Solomon Islands. Kilifi Hospital in Malaita Province, Solomon Islands, is the second largest regional general hospital for surgical services…

The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) signed a Loan Agreement (L/A) of up to 30 billion yen with the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh for “Development Policy Loan for Strengthening Fiscal Management” in Dhaka on June 27. This project will provide fiscal assistance as a precautionary measure to Bangladesh, which has been affected…

On April 19, five JICA experts who have worked on JICA projects in various countries met Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino at Akasaka Imperial Villa to report on their activities. Since 2004, Their Imperial Highnesses Prince and Princess Akishino has been receiving visits, but due to the Corona disaster, the last visit was…

On June 20, a ceremony was held in Matadi City, Democratic Republic of the Congo (hereinafter referred to as “Congolese”) to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the completion of the Matadi Bridge, which was constructed under the “Banana-Matadi Railway Transport Capacity Enhancement Project” (signed in 1974), a grant aid project. From the Congolese side, the…