This seminar has finished successfully. Thank you for your contribution and participation. We look forward to seeing you next time.

• March 10th: The seminar has finished successfully. Thank you for your contribution and participation. New
• March 4th: Opening remarks by Prof. Masaaki Oka, President of Yamaguchi University, has been added. New
• You can download the pdf file of the seminar program. 
• Poster session schedule has updated. 
• The application for poster presentation has been closed. 
• You can download the pdf file of the seminar flyer. 
• パネルディスカッション２（３月１０日開催）の日本語プログラムを追加しました。
• Detailed program of Panel Discussion 2 on March 10th, 2021 is added.

The Center for Local Disaster Prevention and Mitigation (CLDPM), Yamaguchi University hosts “The 1st International Alumni Online Seminar on Disaster Prevention and Environment*” for Yamaguchi University alumni and students in cooperation with the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Yamaguchi University. The seminar aims to share the recent activities of the alumni and to provide a place for interaction among alumni from various countries and undergraduate/graduate students of Yamaguchi University. Also, the seminar aims to introduce local disasters and environmental problems and to enhance international research cooperation. 

*This seminar is supported by International Exchange Project utilizing Online FY2020, Yamaguchi University. 

*本セミナーは「山口大学令和２年度オンラインを活用した国際交流プロジェクト」の助成を受けています。

[Day 1] March 4th, 2021 (Official language: English)

11:00-11:10 Opening remarks 

Prof. Masaaki Oka, President of Yamaguchi University

11:10-11:30 Introduction

11:30-12:30 Invited Lecture 1 (Yamaguchi University Professors)

Prof. Norikazu Shimizu, Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation, Yamaguchi University

Prof. Tsuyoshi Imai, Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for Innovation, Yamaguchi University

12:30-12:40 Break

12:40-13:40 Invited Lecture 2 (Alumni)

Dr. Benjamim Hopffer Martins, Universidae Nacional Timor Lorosa’e, East Timor

Dr. Huy Thanh Vo, Mientrung University of Civil Engineering, Vietnam

13:40-13:50 Break

13:50-15:20 Poster Session

15:20-15:30 Break

15:30-17:00 Panel Discussion 1

“Local disaster problems to be solved: damage caused by debris flow in Vietnam and future issues”

[Day 2] March 10th, 2021 (Japanese⇔English interpretation is available. 日英・英日通訳あり)

11:00-12:30 Panel Discussion 2 　パネルディスカッション2

“Study abroad under the COVID-19 pandemic; what we can and cannot do online”

「コロナ禍における留学〜オンラインで可能なこと，不可能なこと〜」

12:30-12:35 Closing Remarks

Prof. Masato Shinji, Vice-President for International Cooperation, Yamaguchi University

See Detailed Program of Panel Discussion 2

パネルディスカッション２の日本語プログラムはこちら

The application for participation has been closed. Thank you.

This is FREE online seminar using Zoom Meeting (March 4th) and Zoom Webinar (March 10th). The organizer welcomes applications not only from alumni of Yamaguchi University but also anyone interested in the disaster prevention and environment. Those who attend the seminar, please fill Application for Participation by March 1st, 2021. The information to access Zoom online meeting is announced via Email by March 3rd, 2021.

If you are an alumnus or a foreign student at Yamaguchi Univ., and cannot attend the seminar, it would be appreciated if you could answer the following Questionnaire by March 1st, 2021. We would like to use your answers as materials for the Panel Discussion, " Study abroad under the COVID-19 pandemic; what we can and cannot do online” on March 10th.

The application for poster presentation has been closed. Thank you.

Online poster session is held using Zoom from 13:50-15:20 (JST), March 4th, 2021. We are inviting you to share your recent studies with a poster presentation. The posters already presented in other places are also welcome. Topics related to disaster prevention and mitigation, and environmental problems in your countries are welcome, but any other topics are also acceptable. 

Those who are planning to make a poster presentation, please fill Application for Poster Presentation by February 20th, 2021. The list of poster presenters and poster titles are posted on Poster Session Schedule page. The information of Zoom breakout room and core time will be announced via Email by February 25th, 2021. 

Before preparing your poster, please see Poster Presentation Guidelines. 

All poster presenters should provide a one-page Poster PDF for the preview by the participants. Please send your poster PDF file to the Secretariat by at least one week prior to the seminar, February 25th, 2021.  

February 20th, 2021  Deadline of application for poster presentation (deadline has been extended)

February 25th, 2021   Deadline of submission of poster PDF file 

February 25th, 2021   Announcement of poster session schedule (core time and breakout room) 

March 1st, 2021          Deadline of application for participation