Itabashi CampusVisits Copperbelt University in Zambia to Strengthen Collaboration on Healthcare and Environmental Issues

From Sunday, April 27th to Saturday, May 3rd, 2025, Professor Hideki Yamamoto of Teikyo University's Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, Senior Assistant Professor Yukiko Tateyama of the same faculty, and Professor Kei Asayama of School of Medicine, along with Mr. Kiichi Oyasu, Director of Education Cooperation at the Asia-Pacific Cultural Centre for UNESCO, visited the Republic of Zambia in southern Africa. The purpose of this visit was to hold a signing ceremony for a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Copperbelt University and to exchange opinions on future exchanges and collaborations between the universities.
During their stay, the delegation visited Copperbelt University's Kitwe and Ndola campuses, where they deepened their interactions with local faculty and staff, including President Nyambe and Vice President Hangombe, and exchanged views on the possibility of collaboration in education and research. They also visited the site of the copper mine wastewater spill that occurred in Kitwe in April and discussed the medium- to long-term health impacts and the possibility of future collaborative research from the perspective of "sustainable mining." Furthermore, as an opportunity to lay the foundation for future collaboration, they visited the Embassy of Japan in Zambia, the JICA Zambia Office, the University of Zambia, and a local Community Based Office (CBO). They engaged in lively discussions with local researchers and residents, deepening their understanding of Zambia's health challenges and the current state of efforts to address them.

Through this visit, we were able to grasp the current state of health care and environmental sanitation in Zambia, and also to obtain important suggestions for promoting future academic exchange and joint research. We will continue to strengthen our network with the government, private sector, and universities in the Republic of Zambia, aiming to further develop research activities and international exchange.

Teikyo University-Africa Exchange Commemorative Lecture "Zambia's Healthcare and Japan's Partnership" held
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