Interdisciplinary Research Projects
5University-wide Research Project
Interdisciplinary dryland research through participation of faculties majoring in medicine, engineering, and social science and humanities.
1. Environmental Degradation and Restoration Project
- (1) Salinization Research Group [ALRC × Ag]
- (2) Aeolian Dust Research Group [ALRC × Ag × Engg × Med]
- (3) Soil Erosion Research Group [ALRC × Int’l × Ag]
2. Agriculture and Rural Development Project
- (1) Drought-Tolerant Crop Breeding Group [ALRC × Ag]
- (2) Cultivation Technology and Plant Resource Development Group [ALRC × Ag]
- (3) Irrigation and Water Resources Management Group [ALRC × Ag]
- (4) Veterinary and Animal Science Group [ALRC × Ag]
- (5) Rural Development Group [Ag]
3. Regional and Industrial Development Project
- (1) Resources Management Group [Engg]
- (2) Industrial Development and Promotion Group [RIAC × Engg × Tech]
- (3) Societal and Economic Fluctuation Group [Reg. Sci.]
- (4) Cultivation-Environmental Instrumentation and Measurement Group [ALRC × Engg × Ag]
4. Human Development (society, education, and health) Project
- (1) Climate Change and Human Health Group [Med × Ag]
- (2) Infection Control and Prevention Group [Med]
- (3) Education for Human Development Group [ALRC × Med × Int’l]
5. Sand Dune Conservation and Management Project
- (1) Conservation and Wise Use Group [Ag × Reg. Sci.]
- (2) Energy Utilization Group [Ag × Engg]
Abbreviations in the project
- ALRC : Arid Land Research Center
- Reg. Sci. : Faculty of Regional Science
- Med : Faculty of Medicine
- Engg : Faculty of Engineering
- Tech : Tecnical Department
- Ag : Faculty of Agriculture
- Int’l : Center for International Affairs
- RIAC : Organization for Regional Industrial Academic Cooperation
international Cooperative Institutions
- Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lanzhou University [ 1 - (1) ]
- University of Khartoum, Sudan [ 1 - (1) ][ 2 - (1) , (4) ]
- Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia [ 1 - (3) ]
- Khon kean University, Thailand [ 2 - (3) , (4) , (5) ]
- Nationnal Agency for Metrology, Hydrology and Environment Monitoring of Mongolia, Mongolia [ 1 - (2) ][ 4 - (1) ]
- Jomo Kenyatta University, Kenya [ 3 - (2) ]
- Mahidol University, Thailand [ 4 - (2) ]
- Colorado State University, USA [ 5 - (1) ]