{"id":1508,"date":"2015-01-27T17:27:45","date_gmt":"2015-01-27T08:27:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kais.sg-proxy.com\/english\/?p=1508"},"modified":"2015-02-03T08:41:11","modified_gmt":"2015-02-02T23:41:11","slug":"myanmar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kais.sg-proxy.com\/english\/2015\/01\/27\/myanmar\/","title":{"rendered":"Myanmarese Delegation Visits GSA and Joins Workshop on Bioresources Management of Myanmar"},"content":{"rendered":"

A Myanmarese delegation of eight scientists paid a visit to Kyoto University Graduate School of Agriculture (GSA) on January 26, to meet with the school’s senior faculty and participate in a workshop on bioresources management of Myanmar.<\/p>\n

The delegates were invited as part of a Kyoto University program called Promotion of International Collaboration on Bioresources Management in Myanmar (PICBiRMa), launched in 2014 and led by GSA professor Mamoru Kanzaki<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Dr. Kanzaki briefly introduced the participants from Myanmarese universities and institutes to all in attendance. He also touched upon the fact that professor emeritus Khin Lay Swe, former pro-rector of Yezin Agricultural University, and Dr. Rosy Newin, staff officer at Forest Research Institute in Myanmar, earned their graduate degrees at Kyoto University.<\/p>\n

In a bid to attract the best and brightest from these institutions, GSA dean Hisashi Miyagawa<\/a> and international committee chair Naoshi Kondo<\/a> gave an overview of multicultural, English-taught programs available at GSA, such as a special course in agricultural sciences<\/a>, a government scholarship allocated for certain countries including Myanmar<\/a>, and an ASEAN University Network dual-degree program<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Both sides expressed their intent to strengthen the academic ties, ideally under a university-level partnership that may be formed in the foreseeable future.<\/p>\n

Following the meeting, the delegates toured the Toshiyuki Takano<\/a> lab on chemistry of biomaterials and the Kondo lab on bio-sensing engineering. In the afternoon, four of the eight presented the latest advances in their respective fields at the workshop on bioresources management of Myanmar.<\/p>\n

The delegation also included the University of Forestry (Yezin) professor San Thwin, the University of Yangon<\/a> associate professors Myint Aung and Khin Thant Sin, lecturer Myint Thida, Yezin Agricultural University lecturer Than Than Soe, and former UNDP officer Khin Naing Oo.<\/p>\n

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\nBack row (from left): Drs. Mamoru Kanzaki, Naoshi Kondo, Myint Thida, Myint Aung and Khin Naing Oo | Front row (from left): Drs. Rosy Newin, Than Than Soe, Hisashi Miyagawa, Khin Lay Swe, San Thwin and Khin Thant Sin<\/p>\n

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\nThe Myanmarese delegates engaiging in a discussion with GSA senior faculty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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