How to apply for IISEE Training?

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Application“General Information”
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Notice ofacceptance

It is recommended for the organizations that wish to send personnel to IISEE’s
courses to communicate well with the respective department or bureau of the nationalgovernment and let the persons in charge comprehend the importance of the respective study
fields beforehand. For the individuals who wish to participate IISEE’s training course, it isrecommended to communicate well with their chief on job and the executives of theirorganizations and let them comprehend the benefit obtained by sending their personnel to thecourses beforehand.

Qualifications of Applicants:
Applicants should:(1) be nominated by their government in accordance with the procedures(2) be university graduates in Seismology, Earthquake Engineering, Tsunami or Their DisasterMitigation, or be university graduates in Science and Technology other than the above
mentioned subjects with professional experience of three or more years in the field ofSeismology, Earthquake Engineering, Tsunami or Their Disaster Mitigation(3) be well versed in advanced mathematics such as differentiation and integration, partial
derivatives, differential equations, matrix, vector algebra, Fourier analysis, etc(4) be able to write research reports on the individual study in English(5) have a good command of English --- over 550 points of Paper-based Total or over 213
points of Computer-based Total in TOEFL, or equivalent*Applicants with these scores normally can give and understand detailed directives or
instruction with technical terms(6) be over 22 and under 40 years of age(7) be in good health to undergo the course of training (Please be fully understand that thetraining over a long period like this course may pose risks to pregnancy)(8) not be military personnel
Study Trip to Matsushiro Observatory (JMA)

Study Trip to Kansai (Nojima Fault Museum)

Study Trip to Hokkaido (Usu Volcano)Life of Participants in Tsukuba:
IISEE provides:
Lectures, Practices & Exams.
Laptop PC for each person (lent)
Full & Free Internet Connection
Free Photocopy facility
StationeryBicycles
Library full of major journals
Every other necessary things
for the training

The last three and half months of the annual training course are assigned for theindividual study period in that each participant makes a research on a specific subject
deeply and writes an original report under supervisors of IISEE, universities andresearch institutes. This individual study report is evaluated as a Master Report ofGRIPS’s master program. Topics of the individual studies are decided by theparticipants themselves in discussion with IISEE staff members.
The preparation is started from the beginning of the training course by advisory
and consultancy on the study of basic subjects like mathematics, computer and so on.
Then, it is gradually shifted to the guidance for seismological subject and for reviewing
the principal scientific or technical papers firmly related with topic selected.
The topics can be selected from wide research fields of Seismology, Earthquake
Engineering, Tsunami and their Disaster Management.
In recent years, participants have selected research topics categorized in thebelow listed research fields. Participants in future can select topics that are not includedin the list below. IISEE staff members will assist them as much as possible.
Earthquake Engineering Sub-Course
Seismology Sub-Course
Seismic Code
Seismometry
Seismic Retrofitting/ Rehabilitation
Hypocenter Relocation & Seismicity
Structural Test
Crust and Upper Mantle Structure
Structural Dynamics
Earthquake Source Process
Seismic Performance Evaluation
Microtremor Array/ Single Station Measurement
Seismic Response Control
Site Effect Estimation
Seismic Evaluation/ Diagnosis
Strong Motion Prediction
Quick Damage Inspection
Earthquake Geology
Foundation Engineering
Seismo-Techtonics
Soil-Structure Interaction
Seismic Hazard Assessment
Geotechnical Engineering including Liquefaction
Seismic Microzonation
Engineering of Non-Structure Elements
Volcanic Seismology
Earthquake Loss Estimation

JICA Tsukuba provides:
Single room with Internet Connection
for each person
Gymnasium
BicyclesRestaurant with Hotel’s chef.
! Halal Food Available !
Medical Care Service

Tsunami Sub-Course
Tsunami Hazard Assessment
Tsunami Early Warning System
Tsunami Simulation
Tsunami Run-Up Height andCoastal Characteristics
Tsunami Risk Evaluation

Contact IISEE
iisee@kenken.go.jp
for more information!

ApplicantsApplication

Few months before“General Information”

Organization of ApplicantsIndividual Studies

Needs Survey

Notice of PreferredCountries

National Government(1) Nomination Form: One (1) original and three (3) copies(2) Application Materials for GRIPS/BRI Master ProgramApplication Form provided by JICA overseas offices
Certificate of Health
Certificate of Employment
Two letters of Recommendation (one given by the chief on job,another by the supervisor in university)
Official Transcripts or Official Copy of Transcripts
Official Copy of Diploma or Degree Certificate
Official Document Certifying English Proficiency(3) Inception Report: Each applicant is required to originally write and prepare a
typewritten Inception Report by him/herself in accordance with the Instruction forthe Preparation .

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JICA

Required Documents at Application:

List of PreferredCountries

IISEE

Examples of “General Information” for JPY 2006.

1 year before
Training Course List

GRIPS

Application for the IISEE training courses is made through the national
government of the applicant to the JICA overseas offices or Japanese diplomatic
missions, which provide information on application and status, procedures, andallowance and expenses of participants during the training courses. Direct
application from individuals or organizations can be accepted only if you don’t
need JICA scholarship.
JICA‘s recruitment is done under the name of Group Training Course“Seismilogy, Earthquake Engineering and Disaster Mitigation” for theSeismology and Earthquake Engineering Sub-courses. For the Tsunami Subcourse, the JICA’s recruitment is done under the name of Region-Focused
Training Course “Tsunami Disaster Mitigation”. Besides of Annual Course, IISEE
provides Global Course with about two months duration for which JICA recruits
under the name of Group Training Course “Global Seismiological Observation”.
Application can be made a few months before the course begins only fromthe countries that have received JICA's "General Information (GI)" for thesecourse, i. e., a document describing the implementation plan and curricula ofeach course for respective year. The countries to which GI is sent for recruitment
are selected based on Needs Survey about one year before the course begins.
Each country's national government selects its preferred courses on the list
offered by JICA. If the national government recognizes the importance ofSeismology, Earthquake Engineering and Disaster Mitigation including thosedue to Tsunami and selects one of IISEE's courses in the course list, this country
is put on the list of preferred countries for the course. From this group, JICA
selects the countries by considering the capacity of the organizations that
execute the training in Japan and sends GI to the selected countries. Application,
then, becomes possible for these countries. This procedure is repeated every
year to consider the newest requests of the developing countries.