1 Coordination with the International Organization
(1)WHO Fellow Training Program (Vietnam)
From 9th to 20th January 2006, 10 fellow members from the Ministry of Health of Vietnam visited Japan to learn about human resource cultivation in medicine and healthcare. On 12th January, we gave a lecture on medical education in Japan, held a discussion on how to improve medical education, and coordinated a visit to the University Hospital
(2)WHO Fellow Training Program (China)
From 20 to 25 October 2008, 4 fellow members from China visited Japan to learn about distant learning systems for medical education in remote areas. We lectured on distant learning, its information technology, and evaluation techniques.
2 MEXT Projects
(1)International Cooperation Initiative hub 2006
From 11th -16th February 2007, we have visited Indonesia to analyze the current situation of healthcare and medical education in Indonesia, and discussed with the relevant authorities in view of improving regional health care promotion.
(2)New Century International Educational Exchange Project
Through this project, we have received the Prof. Obaidullah Obaid, Principal of Kabul Medical University from 25 February to 4 March 2006.
3 Funded from UOT
(1) Overseas Academic Exchange Hub
- Afghanistan(From September 2005 to March 2008):JPY12 millions
We have set up the University of Tokyo Medical Education Collaborative Research Center at Kabul Medical University. This Center worked closely with the JICA Medical Education Project.
- Laos(From July 2009 to March 2010):JPY 2 millions