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Kyoto University 京都大学

Japan
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京都大学(きょうとだいがく)は、京都府京都市に本部を置く日本の国立大学。略称は京大(きょうだい)。 1897年創立、1897年大学設置。国内の旧帝国大学7校の一つであり、文部科学省が実施しているスーパーグローバル大学事業のトップ型指定校ならびに指定国立大学法人に指定されている。

 

It is the second oldest Japanese university,one of the highest ranked universities in Asia and one of Japan's national seven universities. One of Asia’s leading research-oriented institutions, Kyoto University is famed for producing world-class researchers, including eight nobel prize laureates, two fields medalists and one gauss prize. The university has been consistently ranked the second best institute in Japan since 2008 in various independent university ranking schemes.

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Meetings and conferences
In person
20 December 2024
宮城県仙台市
スマトラ津波被災20年 インドネシア映画の上映とトーク (12/20 仙台会場)
2004年スマトラ地震・インド洋津波がインドネシアを襲って20年。インドネシアの人々が津波被災をどのように受け止めてきたかを示す映画を上映して、解説とトークを行います。
Meetings and conferences
In person
22 December 2024
京都府京都市
スマトラ津波被災20年 インドネシア映画の上映とトーク (12/22 京都会場)
2004年スマトラ地震・インド洋津波がインドネシアを襲って20年。インドネシアの人々が津波被災をどのように受け止めてきたかを示す映画を上映して、解説とトークを行います。
Training event
In person
05 December 2022 - 12 December 2022
Kyoto
2022年京都大学特別講座「防災・BCPの知識と実践2022」
京都大学防災研究所では、世界有数の総合実験施設である宇治川オープンラボをはじめ、防災に関する多様な研究を実施しています。その知見に加えて、BCPに関するコンサルティングを実施するミネルヴァベリタスと連携し、企業・行政向けの特別講座を実施いたします。
Publication
Published on
27 June 2016
Post-disaster challenges and opportunities: Lessons from the 2011 Christchurch earthquake and Great Eastern Japan earthquake and tsunami
This paper seeks to inform policy changes that can be considered in the post 2015 framework for disaster risk reduction, drawing lessons from the Christchurch earthquake in New Zealand and the Great Eastern Japan earthquake and tsunami in 2011. Both events offer the opportunity for researchers and practitioners to review current practice in disasters response and information sharing.
Publication
Published on
30 June 2011
Developing Adaptation Strategy against Earthquake beneath Tokyo Metropolitan in a Context of Future Demographic Transition
This paper is aimed to simulate population exposure and disaster resilience for developing adaptation strategies against the Earthquake beneath Tokyo Metropolitan.

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Contact information

http://www.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en
+27 113133716

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