Application to Global Mercury Partnership - Prefectural University of Kumamoto

This letter submits the request of the Prefectural University of Kumamoto to join the United Nations Environment Programme Global Mercury Partnership and expresses strong interest in supporting its objectives. It outlines the university’s education and research activities on mercury, including an international postgraduate scholarship programme focused on mercury since 2014, with doctoral research covering artisanal and small-scale gold mining, environmental behaviour, toxicology, water treatment and waste management.