JICA Training was conducted at Technical Research Institute～17 trainees from 13 countries in Asia, Africa, etc. participated～

　JICA (The Japan International Cooperation Agency) invites officials from developing countries for "training in Japan" and provides them with the knowledge and technology needed by respective country.
　"Sustainable Port Development and Planning Course" consists of on-line lectures as well as training in Japan; site visit to various ports and other facilities. A total of 17 overseas trainees from 13 countries in Asia, Africa, and other regions have participated. The training in Japan has held from August 16 to September 13, 2022.
　On September 5, FUDOTETRA invited the trainees to its Technical Research Institute and cooperate with the training program by giving them a facility tour and introducing its cutting edge technologies regarding ground improvement and wave dissipating blocks. This is the first time that JICA trainees visited a technical research institute owned by a private company. The trainees enthusiastically toured the hydraulic experimental facilities and ground improvement test field, and asked with great interest many questions about our technologies related to port facility maintenance.
　We hope that our technology and knowledge accumulated through our port projects will be of assistance to the port maintenance and management plans of the participating countries, as well as to contribute to Japan's international cooperation.