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Integrated Flood Hazard Map Workshop with City Council of Penang and Department of Irrigation & Drainage
During 14-15 November, series of coordination meeting, workshop and field visits related to Integrated Flood Hazard Map and Water-related Disaster Risk Reduction and Management (DRRM) was organized by MJIIT’s Disaster Program (DPPC), Penang Island City Council (MBPP)...
DPPC Blog: There is no such thing as a “Natural Disaster”
“There is no such thing as a Natural Disasters, only Natural Hazards” Gradually, many disaster practitioners and researcher are starting to understand and embrace the concept that there is no such thing as a “Natural Disaster.” This is one of the first things that our...
MJIIT Disaster Program and International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction 2019 in Johor Bahru, Malaysia
On 12 and 13 October 2019, a group of researchers from MJIIT/UTM Disaster Program and its partner members organized a series of community based DRR event in Pasir Gudang, Johor Bahru, Malaysia. Some of these partners included, Johor Bahru State Government, National...
Courtesy call to Department of Occupational Safety And Health Malaysia
On 4 October, MJIIT/UTM Disaster Program, represented by Dr Khamarul Azahari Razak and Dr. Shohei Matsuura made a courtesy call to the Director General, YBhg. Dato’ Ir. Mohtar Bin Musri and the management of DOSH to discuss on future collaborations to integrate...
4th Year of Master of Disaster Risk Management (MDRM) Program
On 17 September, the 4th year of Master of Disaster Risk Management (MDRM) Program started with introductory lecture from Assoc. Prof. Dr. Shohei Matsuura, JICA Expert on the short history of MJIIT’s DRM program and MDRM. This was followed by a series of lectures by...
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...