By Mr. Takahiro Yamada, Head of Administration Division, IISEE

Global Seismological Observation Course has started from January 10.

This year, 8 participants from 7 countries (Algeria、Namibia、Nepal、Peru、Philippines、Samoa、Vanuatu) join this course.

Please see the Newsletter attached on page 1-3.

By Mr. Takahiro Yamada, Head of Administration Division, IISEE

A symposium jointly hosted by the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies and the Building Research Institute was held on Monday, January 16, 2023.

The symposium was a success, with many researchers and ex-participants giving lectures and having lively discussions.

Please see the Newsletter attached on page 3-4.

By Dr. Tatsuhiko Hara, Chief Research Scientist, IISEE

Dr. Esline Garabiti, who attended the 2006-2007 IISEE one-year course, was awarded the 2022 Women’s International Network for Disaster Risk Reduction (WIN DRR) Leadership Excellence Award at the Asia-Pacific Ministerial Conference for Disaster Risk Reduction held in Brisbane, Australia last year.

Please see the Newsletter attached on page 4.

By IISEE

Our institution, International Institute of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering (IISEE), mainly conducts three following one-year training courses named (S) Seismology Course, (E) Earthquake Engineering Course and (T) Tsunami Disaster Mitigation Course.

Please see the Newsletter attached on page 5-28.