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United Nations
Educational, Scientiﬁc andCultural Organization

Knowledge Co-Creation Program “Seismology, Earthquake Engineering and Tsunami Disaster Mitigation”

Tsunami Disaster Mitigation Course
OutlineOne year training course (from Oct. 2021 to Sep. 2022) for young researchers/engineers of developing countries in tsunami prone regions.

History

After the 2004 huge tsunami disaster by the Sumatra off-shore earthquake, this course was established in Oct.
2006 and conducted with seismology course.

ObjectiveTo train advanced human resources who can conduct researches on tsunami and manage planning and dissemination of tsunami mitigation technology.

What you can study in this program
The training consists of basic lectures on tsunami and seismology (8 months) and an individual study (3months) aiming to solve individual research problems and issues.

Curriculum

Subjects of Individual study

nn Tsunami Generation and Propagation

wwTsunami Database
wwRapid Determination of Earthquake Parameters
wwReal Time Usage of Tsunami Data
nn Tsunami Propagation and Inundation Modelingnn Tsunami Hazard Assessment
nn Tsunami Risk Assessment
nn Tsunami Source

nn Seismology for Tsunami
nn Tsunami Simulation, Inundation Modelingnn Tsunami Evacuation Planning and Simulation
nn Tsunami Observation
nn Tsunami Early Warning System
nn Site/Observation Visits (several times)
nn Two Study Trips to the Areas Experienced Devasta-tion by Earthquakes and/or Tsunami

nn Tsunami Early Warning System

nn Individual Study (from May to August)Lecturers and supervisors

IISEE Staffs, Professors from Tokyo Univ., Tohoku Univ.,
Hokkaido Univ., and other institutes

Hiromura Bank in Hirogawa town, Wakayama

Tsunami damage by the 2011 Tohoku-Oki EarthquakeExample of Master’s Report“Tsunami hazard assessment along the coast of Lingayen Gulf, Pangasinan, Philippines” byMr. Julius Galdiano (Philippine Institute of Volcanology and Seismology (PHIVOLCS))

Location of the study area with theexisting tide gauge station (yellowstar) and warning sirens (red stars).

Seafloor deformation for a M8.4
scenario earthquake (yellow rectangle). The contour intervals of uplift(red lines) and subsidence (bluebroken lines) are 0.15 m and 0.05 m,
respectively.

Simulatedtsunamiinundation
area for theM8.4 scenarioearthquake.

Example of Master’s Report“Real-time tsunami inundation forecast study in Chimbote city, Peru” by Ms. Nabilt Moggiano (Peruvian Tsunami Warning Center, Directorate of Hydrography and Navigation (DHN))

Fault model scenarios for constructing tsunami
waveform and inundation database. Red dots
represent the 15 referent points. Black rectangles
are examples of fault models with different fault
sizes from Mw 8.0-9.0 with the increment of 0.1.

Tsunami inundation forecasting in Chimbote city,Peru for a hypothetical earthquake scenario ofMw 9.0.

Collaborative Master’s Program
Disaster Management Policy Program (DMP) with National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS)
A part of the curriculum of this JICA training course “Seismology, Earthquake Engineering and Tsunami DisasterMitigation” is approved as a Master’s degree program and the individual study report as a Master thesis
by GRIPS. Completing all graduation requirements during the program, the participants will be awarded aMaster’s degree, “Master of Disaster Management” by GRIPS.

Schedule2021
Oct.

An example for the courses from Oct. 2021 to Sep. 2022.

Nov.

Dec.

Group Training

Expenses

2022
Jan.

Feb.

Mar.

Apr.

MayJun.

Lectures
Experiments
Practices
Observation/ Study Trips

Jul.

Aug.

Sep.

Individual Study

Nominee Qualifications

No self-burden

The following expenses will be provided to the participants by JICA:

Nominees must meet the following qualifications:nn A round-trip ticket between an international airport

nn be technical officials, engineers or researchers who

in your country designated by JICA and Japan will beborne by JICA.
nn Allowances for accommodation, meals, living expenses, outfit, and shipping.
nn Expenses for study tours in Japan (basically in theform of train tickets).
nn Travel insurance that covers from the time of arrivalin Japan till departure from Japan.
nn Medical expenses for participants who become ill after arriving in Japan.
nn Expenses for program implementation, including materials.
nn Application fee, admission fee and tuition for theMaster’s Degree Program of GRIPS will be providedby BRI.

How to apply

nn be nominated by their national government.

have university degrees in seismology, earthquake
engineering, tsunami or equivalent.
nn be an employee of governmental organizations, research institutes or universities having public interestin seismology, earthquake engineering or tsunami
disaster mitigation (more than 3 years of working experience is recommended).
nn be well versed in advanced mathematics and proficient in computer.
nn be between the ages of 25 and 42 years as of October 1, 2021.
nn be proficient in English: TOEFL iBT 79, IELTS Academic 6.0 or equivalent.
nn Applicants who wish to enroll in the Master’s Program
must submit the official certificate of TOEFL iBT orIELTS.

An example for the courses from Oct. 2021 to Sep. 2022

Important Months/Dates
July to August 2020
December 2020 to January 2021
From January to April 2021
May to July 2021

Actions
Selection and Nomination of this course in the JICA’scourse list

ActorsNational Government of theapplicant’s country and JICA

Document for Recruitment called “General Information”
JICA
will be delivered to the applicant’s country.
Nomination of candidates and application process

Applicants, their National
Government and JICA

Screening and selection of course participants for 20212022

JICA, IISEE (and GRIPS for those
who wish to enroll)Inquire at the JICA office in your country about the Knowledge Co-Creation Program:“Seismology, Earthquake Engineering and Tsunami Disaster Mitigation”.
Note that the application must be submitted to JICA office in the applicant’s country by the National Government of theapplicant’s country. Then, applicants must obtain full agreement of their National Government beforehand.

More than 60 years: More than 1,900 participants
The International Institute of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering (IISEE) at the Building ResearchInstitute (BRI) in Tsukuba, Japan provides training program in seismology, earthquake engineering andtsunami disaster mitigation to researchers and engineers from developing countries to strengthen
the capacity of earthquake / tsunami disaster mitigation in target countries. Since 1960, a total of 1,915
participants from 105 countries have completed the training courses (as of March 2020).
IISEE mainly conducts one-year (regular) training courses named Seismology Course, Earthquake Engineering Course and Tsunami Disaster Mitigation Course, and two-month course named Global Seismological Observation Course and Latin American Earthquake Engineering Course. Short-term training
courses focusing on specific themes take place occasionally.

IISEE Course Classification
Training CourseField

Estimate

Seismology

Seismology

5Earthquake
Engineering

Earthquake
Engineering

10Tsunami Disaster
Mitigation

Tsunami5Latin American Earthquake Engineering

Earthquake
Engineering

Global Seismological Observation

IndividualRegular

PeriodCommencement

1 year(Oct.-Sep.)
Lectures in Class(8 months)
Individual Study(3 months)

1960

2006

10 to 15

2 months(2 weeks inLatin America)

2014(2014-2016)

Seismology

10 to 202 months(Jan.-Mar.)1995

Seismology/
Earthquake
Engineering/
TsunamiSeveralUpon request

1968

Courses currently being held are shown.

International Institute of Seismology and Earthquake Engineering
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