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On March 20, Shigeru Yanaka, a SATREPS Malawi Project member, passed away.
I was speechless to receive the sudden news even though I had heard from him that he was recuperating from an illness by email correspondence last year.
Starting at Nagano University, he cooperated as a co-researcher in our projects and also joined our projects at the Research Institute for Humanity and Nature and Ehime University.
In 2022, he joined the research work at Malawi, Yakushima, and Aya. He also accompanied the Malawian researchers at Chizu during their research in Japan.
I have met many different researchers in my long career.
Among them, he was an extensive, knowledgeable, and multiple-talented professor who was always curious about information and eager to try new things.
I posted one memorial photo at Nagano where we went together for research among the many photos we had taken.
Yanaka-sensei, thanks for all that you’ve done. I have a lot of pleasant memories with you. I am very grateful for you.

(Text/photo by Atsuko Fukushima)

Both parties agreed to renew the Memorandum of Understanding for Academic Exchange between University of Malawi, Malawi and National University Corporation Ehime University, Japan, as it has been five years since both signed on November 13, 2019. (On October 16th, 2024, Sato visited the UNIMA and received a signed MOU from the Vice Chancellor Samson Sajidu.)

Refer to the Ehime University website: https://www.ehime-u.ac.jp/tp_20231214_malawi/

Ms. Madoka Kurata, who has been working as a project coordinator in Malawi since June 2021, has left her post and Ms. Sakiko Hamanaka has taken up the post.

June 8th 2021(Tue) Ms. Madoka Kurata, The project coordinator, has arrived in Malawi.

June 6th 2021(Sun) Ms. Yasuko Kusakari, our long-term expert, has arrived in Malawi. The project officially started on June 6th for 5 years.

Web Site
https://intnrms-malawi.org/