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UTM’s Professional Course 1/2018 – Disaster Risk Management Seminar on Control Measures and Mitigation Planning
On 8th January 2018, a seminar on Control Measures and Mitigation Planning was held at Seminar Hall, Menara Razak from 9.00 a.m. to 5.00 p.m. The plenary speaker was Prof. Ir. Dr. Kenichi Tsukahara from Kyushu University. He is also one of the lecturers for MMJD1133...
DPPC Science and Technology Related Meeting, Tokyo
During 21-25 November 2017, the DPPC members joined a series of Science and Technology related meetings in DRR in Tokyo Japan. On 21-22 November, Dr. Khamarrul Azahari Razak joined the Global Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes (GADRI) Book Series Meeting and...
World Bosai Forum IDRC 2017
During 25-29 November 2017, the DPPC team visited Sendai Japan to participate in the World Bosai Forum IDRC 2017 organized together with Bosai Kokutai – National Conference on Promoting Disaster Risk Reduction 2017, and 2017 Bosai Industry Fair in Sendai. Total number...
DPPC Visit to Philippines
On 13-17 November 2017, the DPPC members joined the Regional DRR conference of the Japan-ASEAN Science, Technology and Innovation Platform (JASTIP) Working Package 4 (WP4: Disaster Management) held at Seda Vertis North Hotel in Manila, Philippines. The members also...
DPPC Sabah Field Trip
On 5-8 November 2017, the DPPC team took on a field mission in Sabah with 2 key purposes: (a) to promote the DPPC program to the local DRM stakeholders for possible joint activities and (b) to conduct field survey to formulate a research project on effective low-cost...
Tsunami and Earthquake Public Awareness Program, Penang
On 5 November 2017, Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation Malaysia (MOSTI) through its agency, Malaysian Meteorological Department (MMD), in collaboration with several disaster related agencies such as National Disaster Management Agency (NaDMA), Fire and...
International Short Course on Disaster Risk Management 2017, Tainan
Following signed MoU and MoA between NCKU and UTM MJIIT-Disaster Preparedness & Prevention Center (DPPC), nine representatives from various Malaysian Governmental agencies participate in the first series of the International Short Course on Disaster Risk...
Visit to Defense Geospatial Division, Ministry of Defense Malaysia
On 25 October 2017, DPPC members visit the office of Defense Geospatial Division, Ministry of Defense Malaysia at the Department of Survey and Mapping Malaysia from 9.30 a.m. until 11.00 a.m. Delegations from DPPC are Prof. Masafumi Goto, the Director of DPPC; Assoc....
DID-DPPC Joint Seminar 2017
On 28 September, DPPC and DID organized the first joint seminar that gathered over 60 participants from different DID departments at both federal and state levels. Professor Emeritus Kuniyoshi Takeuchi of Yamanashi University presented on 2 topics, “Transdisciplinary...
Master of Disaster Risk Management (MDRM) 2017/2018 Opening Session
Another year of MDRM has started at MJIIT with students from various DRM backgrounds. Lecture of the first module, “Integrated Disaster Risk Management,” was initiated again this year by Professor Emeritus Dr Kuniyoshi Takeuchi. MDRM lectures are conducted by a team...