By IISEE

The course “Strengthening Seismic Disaster Risk Reduction Countermeasures for Critical Buildings,” which started on October 21 and focused on strengthening the seismic performance of critical buildings such as government buildings and hospitals and promptly responding after a disaster strikes so that emergency response and administrative services will not be disrupted in the event of a disaster, closed on December 13 after a two-month schedule

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By IISEE

On December 6, the GRIPS-BRI Co-hosted Symposium and IISEE Alumni Meeting were held. This event marked the 65th anniversary of the International Training in Seismology and Earthquake Engineering, the 20th anniversary of the Master's degree program in Disaster Management Policy (DMP) by the Building Research Institute (BRI), National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), and Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA). 1. The symposium and 2. alumni opinion exchange meeting (IISEE Online Alumni Meeting) were held to commemorate these milestones

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By Ms. PRAMESTHI Elisabet Anggun (Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics, Indonesia  S-Course)

By Mr. SETYAHAGI Akbar Rian (Indonesian Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics, Indonesia  T-Course)

By Mr. KURBANOV Meylis (The Scientific Research Institute of Seismic Resistance Construction, Turkmenistan  Strengthening Seismic Disaster Risk Reduction Countermeasures for Critical Buildings Course)

By Ms. YUCELT KUYUCUKLU Merve (Istanbul Metropolitan Municipality, Türkiye  Strengthening Seismic Disaster Risk Reduction Countermeasures for Critical Buildings Course)

By Mr. VAN DE VELDE BLANDÓN Germán José (National Autonomous University Nicaragua, Nicaragua  E Course)

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By IISEE

As One-Year Training Course held at the International Institute of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering (IISEE) is cooperating with the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), it is possible to obtain a Master’s degree (Master of Disaster Management).

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By Takumi Hayashida, Senior Research Scientist

On November 25th, 30 staff members from the Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) visited BRI.

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By Takumi Hayashida, Senior Research Scientist

On December 3, Dr. Dmitry Storchak, Director of the International Seismological Centre (ISC) in the UK, visited BRI.

Dr. Storchak was in Japan for a stay at the National Institute of Polar Research.

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