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Malaysian and Japanese Researchers Conduct Joint Research Activities in Kundasang, Sabah on Debris Management
From 27 to 31 August 2019, group of researchers from MJIIT/UTM’s DRM program, led by Dr. Faizah Che Ros and researchers from Kansai University, Kyoto University, Tottori University and Ritsumeikan University visited Kundasang, Sabah to conduct their first activity...
UTM Researchers Promote Science and Technology for Disaster Resilience in Malaysia
On 23 August 2019, the Selangor State Government, group of researchers from the Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Center (DPPC) of the Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT), Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), International Research...
Students participate in MDRM Japan Attachment 2019 program
From 20 July to 3 August 2019, nine MDRM students together with faculty members and strategic partners participated in MDRM Japan Attachment 2019. This program intends to take students out of the classroom after a year of intensive taught program in Malaysia to take...
CEP-SEEN: Collaborative Education Program for Sustainable Environmental Engineering Network
May 9, 2019 - Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT), UTM Kuala Lumpur hosted the kick-off meeting for Collaborative Education Program for Sustainable Environmental Engineering Network (CEP-SEEN). The kick-off meeting was chaired by Professor...
Start of Third Year of Masters of Disaster Risk Management (MDRM)
On 18 September, the third batch students of MDRM arrived at UTM KL to be greeted by Professor Dr. Masafumi Goto, Director or MJIIT’s Disaster Management Program – who gave the opening speech to encourage the new students to achieve the most out of their year to learn...
Tsunami Evacuation Exercise in Kota Kuala Muda, Kedah
On 6-7 August, DPPC members, Dr. Khamarrul Azahari Razak, Dr. Aznah Nor Anuar, Dr. Nor Eliza Alias and Dr. Shohei Matsuura joined the National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA) in implementing a series of program that included tsunami evacuation exercise...
Japan Attachment 2018 of MDRM program
MDRM students joined the Japan Attachment 2018 program again this year from 22 July to 2 August to experience how disaster risk management is actually conducted in Japan after a year of in-class lectures by Japanese professors and experts during the 2017/2018 academic...
UTM’s participation to the Asian Ministerial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction (AMCDRR) in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia with Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr. Wan Azizah Wan Ismail
Two UTM faculty members of the Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Centre (DPPC) of the Malaysia-Japan International Institute of Technology (MJIIT), Professor Dr. Aminaton Binti Marto and Dr. Faizah Che Ros, accompanied by JICA Expert and Associate Professor Dr....
Kick Off Workshop – Project for “Strengthening the Disaster Risk Reduction Capacity to Improve the Safety & Security of Communities by Understanding Disaster Risks (SeDAR)”
On 28-29 June 2018, a series of events to launch the new project of MJIIT’s DRM program was conducted with International Research Institute of Disaster Science (IRIDeS) of Tohoku University, Selangor Disaster Management Unit (SDMU) and City of Sendai, Japan. The...
A Look Inside MDRM’s Disaster Education for Social Resilience Course
During 7-18 May, one of MDRM’s elective course, Disaster Education and Preparedness for Social Resilience, was organized by international lecture team consisting of Professor Fusanori Miura of Yamaguchi University, Professor Hitoshi Nakamura of Shibaura Institute of...