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Development of Easy-operation High-tech Analytical Devices and Human Resource for Food Safety and Environmental Quality Control

Environment / Energy (Global-scale environmental issues)

Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Development of Easy-operation High-tech Analytical Devices and Human Resource for Food Safety and Environmental Quality Control

Toward resolving environmental pollution through technology and personnel capable of on-site analysis!

Principal Investigator

- Prof.
  MAWATARI Kazuma
  Graduate School of Information, Production and Systems, Waseda University
- Director / Prof.
  Noi Nguyen Van
  Key Laboratory of Advanced Materials for Green Growth, VNU

ODA Recipient Country

Socialist Republic of Vietnam

Research Institutions in Japan

Waseda University / The University of Tokyo / DKK-TOA CORPORATION / HORIBA, Ltd.

Research Institutions in Counterpart Country

VNU University of Science / Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE) / Bac Ninh Department of Natural Resources and Environment (DONRE)

Adoption fiscal year

FY 2022

Research Period

5 Years

Overview of the Research Project

Develop device technology and personnel capable of analyzing water and air quality on-site
In Vietnam, analysis systems in analysis laboratories cost time, money, and labor and are often unable to deal with environmental issues, creating a bottleneck. We are therefore developing microflow device technology, electrochemical detection technology, and monitoring technology to enable on-site air and water analysis. In collaboration with the Vietnamese Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment, we are also developing a certification system for qualified analysts and training analysis personnel as well as engaging with big data science in order to establish an on-site analysis system.

Resolving environmental problems by closing up the mesh of environmental analysis
Our aim is to help resolve Vietnam’s environmental issues by developing an on-site analysis system capable of a large volume of environmental analysis on a daily basis, both contributing to the sustainable development of the country, which is undergoing rapid economic growth, and encourage networking between personnel in industry and academia in Japan and Vietnam. Extending this model to other developing countries will also contribute to resolving global environmental issues.