NEWS

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...

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...

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....

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...

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...

On 29 August, opening ceremony of MJIIT-Kyoto University JASTIP Disaster Prevention Joint Lab was held under the presence of Prof Kaoru Takara Dean, Graduate  School of Advanced Integrated Studies in Human Survivability (GSAIS), Kyoto University, Deputy Minister of...

From 23-24 August, DPPC members conducted a join field visit to Sarawak with the International Federation of Red Cross Red Crescent (IFRC) Climate Centre to develop the project, “Forecast-based financing for catalyzing humanitarian action based on extreme weather and...

The participants of the MDRM 2016/2017 Japan Attachment Program completed their 2-week program in Kanto (East Japan) and Kansai (West Japan) regions from 23 July - 5 August 2017. Visits in Kanto area included 筑波大学｜University of Tsukuba, International Center for Water...

From 19-21 July 2017, DPPC conducted its first overseas outreach program in Hanoi, Vietnam to promote collaboration for possible joint trainings, research and projects with top universities/research institutes and DRM agencies in Vietnam. The DPPC member consisted of...

On 25 May 2017, a community field visit program in Taman Idaman, Serendah, Selangor was organized by Dr. Khamarrul Azahari Razak (MDRM coordinator) and Dr. Khairul Hisyam Kamarudin (MDRM lecturer) with support from the Disaster Management Unit of State of Selangor....