The group training course was originally started in 1970 as
a general course on geothermal energy and closed in 1989 after
twenty years operation, which accepted 272 participants from
32 countries in total. Then, the course was upgraded to the advanced
course in geothermal energy and lasted for ten years until 1999.
A total of 98 engineers and scientists from 16 countries participated
in the course.
The present training course in Geothermal Energy and Environmental
Sciences as well as the former courses has been conducted at
Kyushu University. They are one of the courses organized and
financed by Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) of
the Japanese Government. |