This time, the Overseas Fisheries Cooperation Foundation (Public Interest Incorporated Foundation)OFCF), a training project commissioned by our university, ``Fisheries Leaders Training (Resource Management) Course Fisheries Management Group,'' provided training to students from the African Republic of Togo, the Federal Republic of Nigeria, and the Republic of Madagascar, as well as the Pacific Island countries of the Republic of Palau and Tuvalu.1name, total5We have accepted many foreign trainees.

　This training is aimed at administrative officials from countries with fisheries relations with Japan who are expected to play a leading role in fisheries administration in the future. This course includes specialized fisheries lectures, exercises, practical training, and individual research.2018We have been cooperating with this training program and accepting trainees since XNUMX.

　During the one-month training period, the trainees worked on exercises and research topics at the Shinagawa campus, experienced set net fishing and visited a salmon hatchery in Yamagata, and visited a seafood processing company and fisheries cooperative in Chiba. We also held regional training sessions.

　October30At the closing ceremony held on the day, each trainee expressed their gratitude to their supervisors and expressed their desire to utilize the knowledge and experience gained through this training to develop resource management and the fishing industry in their home countries. It was done.In his congratulatory address, Director of International Affairs Maida said that not only what he learned at this university, but also the connections between fellow trainees and the friendships he built with the people involved in this training were extremely valuable. He said that he would like to continue to maintain this facility with care.

　Our university is promoting the training of people responsible for resource management and fisheries management.SDG14Starting with “Conservation and sustainable use of oceans and marine resources”SDGsThis is an activity that also contributes to the achievement of the above goals, and our university will continue to cooperate with such human resource development projects in the future.

 

[Training period at our university]
202310Month31Sun ~11Month30Day

[Instructor in charge of acceptance]
Professor Naoki Suzuki (Division of Marine Environmental Science)　

[Cooperating researcher]
Takafumi Arimoto Professor Emeritus
Professor Emeritus Osamu Baba

Situation at Shinagawa campus	Regional training session(Yamagata)
Regional training (Chiba)	Presentation of a certificate by Director Maita (in charge of international affairs)

　closing ceremony