On March 28, Dr. Po Kimtho, Rector of the Institute of Technology of Cambodia, and the representatives of the National University of Management, the University of Health Sciences, and the Ministry of Environment of Cambodia paid a courtesy visit to President Takashi Wada. This visit relates to the project called Establishment of Risk Management Platform for Air Pollution in Cambodia, which was adopted in 2021FY under the Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development(SATREPS)program. The Cambodian delegation visited Kanazawa University, the principal research institution for this project in Japan, to promote collaboration.
Prof. Masami Furuuchi, the principal investigator of this project, and other researchers also participated in the meeting. While having a lively discussion about the future development of this project, the parties agreed to search for innovative measures for the strengthening of collaboration between Kanazawa University and Cambodian institutions, including medical research.
?Then, the Cambodian delegation gave its impression about the visit to the NOTO Ground-base Research Observatory, which took place in the morning on the same day.