Mission
Vanderbilt University, located in Nashville, Tennessee, is a private research university offering a full range of undergraduate, graduate and professional degrees. The school seeks to be a centre for scholarly research, informed and creative teaching, and service to the community and society at large.
Vanderbilt also aims to uphold the highest standards and be a leader in the quest for new knowledge through scholarship, the dissemination of knowledge through teaching and outreach, and the creative experimentation of ideas and concepts. In pursuit of these goals, the university values intellectual freedom that supports open inquiry, equality, compassion, and excellence in all endeavors.
Voluntary Commitments
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.