Prof. Keiichi Ogawa Delivers a Speech at the University of Pittsburgh

Professor Keiichi Ogawa was invited by Professor Louis Comfort, Director of Center for Disaster Management at the University of Pittsburgh to participate in an international workshop on “Building Community Resilience to Global Hazards: A Sociotechnical Approach”held on April 4-5, 2014.

In this workshop, Professor Ogawa shared the experience of CAMPUS Asia Project that highlights what Kobe University is doing to build resilience and develop a global network of collaborative research, including institutionalizing exchange student programs with Fudan University and Korean University.

After his presentation, professors from the University of Pittsburgh, Nanjing University, Seoul National University, and Bandung Institute of Technology,all expressed interest in participating in this initiative.