University of Jyväskylä

Finland
Academic & Scientific

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Mission

The University of Jyvaskyla (JYU) is a dedicated research university located in Jyvaskyla, central Finland. It has its origins in the first Finnish-speaking Teacher Training College, founded in 1863. Around 15,000 students are currently enrolled in many different degree programmes of the university. The university values multidisciplinary research and international collaboration.

Disaster Reduction Goal
JYU contributes to DRR through its research, focusing on innovation and knowledge development.
DRR activities
Education, information and public awareness (HFA 3)

Through open access and free web publications.

The organization has no registered 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.

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Publication

The crisis communication scorecard: A tool for crisis communication evaluation

The Crisis Communication Scorecard presents critical factors in the communication of public authorities with stakeholders such as citizens, news media, and other response organisations before, during and after emergencies.

Contact information

http://www.jyu.fi/en
(597) 52 0840 / 42 6416

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