Taoyaka Program held the Onsite Training titled "Renewable Energy Technology for Development in a Remote Area" from 17-21 August in Oki islands, Shimane pref. This program was jointly conducted with the University of Texas at Austin and other two Leading Programs, Green Asia of Kyushu University and Global Resource Management of Doshisha University. In this training, 33 students from 11 countries with diverse background made interdisciplinary teams and learned issues confronting Oki and efforts to be taken for development of RET from various perspectives and created development model. The training was successfully completed today thanks to the kind cooperation of Okinoshima municipal government, Okinoshima branch of Shimane Prof., and Chugoku Electric Power Company. Students did a good job and we enjoyed beautiful natures and delicious seafoods and felt the warmth of Oki people!

The Onsite Training appears in a local paper"Sanin Chuo Shinpo"on August 20.

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