- Observation of a Site Liquified by the 2011 Earthquake -

By Mr. Van de Velde Blandon German Jose ( Earthquake Engineering Course, NICARAGUA )

Please see the attached Newsletter on pages 1-3.

By Saeko Kita, Chief Research Scientist, and Mai Ito, Senior Research Engineer

On June 19, the interim presentation for the Earthquake Engineering course was held at the IISEE hall in a hybrid format, with five participants reporting on the progress of their master’s report research.

Please see the attached Newsletter on page 4.

- THE GREAT HANSIN-AWAJI EARTHQUAKE: A JOURNEY THROUGH TRAGEDY AND RESILIENCE -

By Mr. DIMARUCUT John Edel

( IISEE Training Course “Strengthening Seismic Disaster Risk Reduction Countermeasures for Critical Buildings”, Philippines )

Please see the attached Newsletter on pages 4-6.

By IISEE

On July 16, we held a closing ceremony for the IISEE Training Course “Strengthening Seismic Disaster Risk Reduction Countermeasures for Critical Buildings”, which started on May 23.

Please see the attached Newsletter on pages 6-7.

By Ms. ETTAOUNATI Hanae

( IISEE Training Course “Strengthening Seismic Disaster Risk Reduction Countermeasures for Critical Buildings”, Morocco )

Please see the attached Newsletter on pages 7-8.

By Dr. Yushiro Fujii, Director of IISEE

We held the final presentation sessions of the individual studies for the 2024-2025 Regular Course over two days from July 31.

Please see the attached Newsletter on pages 9-10.

By IISEE

Every year, during the summer vacation period for elementary and junior high school students (about 40 days), the event “Tsukuba Chibikko Hakase (Tsukuba Little Doctor)” is held to allow them to visit research institutes and other facilities in Tsukuba City and enjoy learning.

Please see the attached Newsletter on page 10.