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2021 [1st] UOEH Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences was redesignated as a WHO collaborating Centre for Occupational Health (Posted on Feb. 22, 2021)
<UOEH Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences was redesignated as a WHO Collaborating Centre for Occupational Health>
The Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences of UOEH, Japan has been redesignated as a World Health Organization Collaborating Centre for Occupational Health (WHO-CC for Occupational Health) by WHO on 6 January 2021. The institute will be a WHO Collaborating Centre (WHO-CC) for four years as from 23 July 2020.
Details of the announcement of designation renewal can be found on the following page. (Japanese only) https://www.uoeh-u.ac.jp/facilities/labo/who.html
The
Institute
of
Industrial
Ecological
Sciences
has
been
appointed
as
a
WHO-CC
for
Occupational
Health
since
1988,
and
has
engaged
in
various
activities
to
promote
occupational
health
especially
in
the
Asian
region.
As
for
a
recent
activity
as
a
WHO-CC,
Professor
Yasuo
Morimoto,
Director
of
the
Institute
of
Industrial
Ecological
Sciences
and
Dr.
Odgerel
Chimed-Ochir
(lecturer)
participated
in
an
online
workshop
“The
International
Conference
on
COVID-19:
Management
and
prevention
at
workplace”
organized
by
WHO
Collaborating
Centres
in
the
Western
Pacific
Region
(WPRO)
on
23
June
2020.
The
participants
shared
current
and
past
situation
and
official
guidelines
on
prevention
of
COVID-19
at
workplace
of
each
participating
country,
namely
Japan,
Korea,
Mongolia,
Vietnam,
Cambodia
and
Laos
PDR.
For more information about activities of the Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences as WHO-CC, please check the following websites. (selected articles only):
2020[5th]
Participation
to
the
workshop
to
update
Occupational
Health
Profile
of
Cambodia
(Mar.
3.
2020)
https://www.uoeh-u.ac.jp/english/facility/ic/info/news/_12810.html
2019[17th]
Lectures
at
workshop
organized
by
NIOEH,
Vietnam
(Dec.
2,
2019)
https://www.uoeh-u.ac.jp/english/facility/ic/info/news/_12803.html
2019[10th]
Lectures
at
workshop
on
occupational
lung
diseases
in
Laos
(Jul.
29,
2019)
https://www.uoeh-u.ac.jp/english/facility/ic/info/news/_12796.html
2019[1st]
Participation
in
the
Third
Regional
Forum
of
WHO
Collaborating
Centres
in
the
Western
Pacific
Region
and
lectures
at
workshop
organized
by
WHO
office
in
Vietnam
(Mar.
28,
2019)
https://www.uoeh-u.ac.jp/english/facility/ic/info/news/_12787.html
2018[1st]
Activity
report
as
a
WHO
Collaborating
Center
-Visit
to
Vietnam-
(Jan.
12,
2018)
https://www.uoeh-u.ac.jp/english/facility/ic/info/news/20181-3.html
2021 [2nd] UOEH ranked 66th in Asia and 7th in Japan on THE Asia University Rankings 2021 (Posted on June 4, 2021)
＜UOEH ranked 66th in Asia and 7th in Japan on THE Asia University Rankings 2021＞
According to THE Asia University Rankings 2021 released by Times Higher Education on June 2nd, UOEH ranked 66th in Asia, 7th in Japan and 1st among Japanese private universities and universities in Kyushu region. In total, 551 universities in 30 Asian countries and regions including 116 Japanese universities were listed in the rankings. According to THE, “The 2021 Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings uses the same trusted and rigorous performance indicators as the overall World University Rankings, but the metric weightings have been recalibrated to suit the region”.
The full results of the THE Asia University Rankings 2021 are available on:
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2021/regional-ranking
2021 [3rd] UOEH ranked 82nd in the world and 1st in Japan on THE Young University Rankings 2021 (Posted on June 28, 2021)
＜UOEH ranked 82nd in the world and 1st in Japan on THE Young University Rankings 2021＞
According to THE Young University Rankings 2021 released by Times Higher Education on June 23rd, UOEH ranked 82nd in the world and 1st in Japan. In total, 475 universities (including 17 universities in Japan) that are 50 years old or younger were listed in the rankings. According to THE, “The Young University Rankings are based on the same metrics as the THE World University Rankings. But the weightings are recalibrated to reflect young universities’ missions, with less emphasis on reputational surveys and more on factors such as research productivity, staff-student ratios, institutional income and doctoral education.”
The full results of the THE Young University Rankings 2021 are available on:
https://www.timeshighereducation.com/world-university-rankings/2021/young-university-rankings
