2022 [1st] Activity report as a WHO Collaborating Center (Posted on Jan. 21, 2022)

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Prof. Yasuo Morimoto, Department of Pneumology / Director of the Institute of Industrial Ecological Sciences (IIES) has produced and released Japanese version of a video on the prevention of COVID-19 infection in cooperation with National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Japan.  This activity is based on the fact that IIES has been designated as a World Health Organization (WHO) Collaborating Center.

The video can be viewed at the following link. (You will be redirected to the WHO page).

     1) COVID-19 and work: Staying healthy and safe at work during the COVID-19 pandemic

               URL: https://openwho.org/courses/COVID-19-and-work-JA

     2) Occupational health and safety for health workers in the context of COVID-19

URL: https://openwho.org/courses/COVID-19-occupational-health-and-safety-JA

2022 [2nd] UOEH ranked 102nd in the world and 1st in Japan on THE Young University Rankings 2022 (Posted on Feb. 17, 2022)

＜UOEH ranked 102nd in the world and 1st in Japan on THE Young University Rankings 2022＞

According to THE Young University Rankings 2022 released by Times Higher Education on February 15th, UOEH ranked 102nd in the world and 1st in Japan. In total, 539 universities (including 36 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.”