NEWS
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...
Joint DID-DPPC Technical Workshop on Sediment Transport & Debris Flow
The 2nd Joint Workshop on Sediment Transport & Debris Flow with the Department of Irrigation and Drainage (DID), Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MNRE) was organized in cooperation with the Humid Tropic Center (HTC) on 18 April 2018. Lecturers were...
MJIIT’s DRM Program Board of Study (BoS) Meeting
On 19 April, the renewed Board of Study (BoS) had its first meeting to discuss about the new membership, terms of reference and next steps to build partnership to improve MJIIT’s DRM Program. Professor Dr. Ali Selamat chaired the meeting that was participated by...
DPPC Outreach Program in Viet Nam
During 22-29 March 2018, DPPC members visited Thailand and Viet Nam to promote its DRM program. After visiting Thailand, DPPC members visited Viet Nam to take part in joint technical workshop with Viet Nam National University, Hanoi University of Science (VNU-HUS) and...
DPPC Outreach Program in Thailand
During 22-29 March 2018, DPPC members visited Thailand and Vietnam to promote its DRM program and discuss about the possible future collaborative activities with key DRR stakeholders in the Asia-Pacific Region. The mission was headed by Dr. Khamarrul Azahari Razak,...
DPPC & MDRM Open Day 2018
The Disaster Preparedness and Prevention Centre(DPPC) and MDRM Open Day 2018 was held on 19th April 2018 at UTM Kuala Lumpur in the presence of MJIIT management, DRM agencies, NGO's and experts from Malaysia and Japan. This program was aimed to introduce the latest...