Building Bridges in Tropical Mycology: University of Kara Students Learn from MyTIPS

On the morning of Tuesday, November 30th, 2023, the Tropical Mycology and Plants-Soils-Fungi Interactions (MyTIPS) research unit received students from the University of Kara (Republic of Togo). The purpose of this visit was to showcase the diverse activities and research carried out by the research unit.

During their visit, the students attended several presentations, including a brief introduction of FC-SSA Project.

After the presentations, the students also had the opportunity to visite the various equipment and technologies utilized by the research unit. This allowed them to better understand the unit’s areas of focus which span tropical mycology as well as plant-soil-fungi interactions. Overall, the visit served as a valuable chance for the next generation of fungal researchers from the University of Kara to learn about the cutting-edge work being done by the MyTIPS unit. It also opened up potential avenues for future research collaborations between the University and the unit.