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IDMR Visited IRDR IPO

07 June 2023

On May 31st 2023, Prof. Gretchen Kalonji, Dean of Institute for Disaster Management and Reconstruction (IDRM) of Sichuan University-The Hong Kong Polytechnic University along with IDMR team visited IRDR IPO during their visit to International Research Center of Big Data for Sustainable Development Goals (CBAS).

The visit provided an important opportunity for IDMR and IRDR to exchange the new development on both sides, in the context of Sendai Mid-term Review and the commence of IRDR Phase II. The new staff and researchers from both sides were introduced. The exchanges and discussions led to the agreement to establish a memorandum of understanding for the cooperation between both sides.

The IDMR team visiting IRDR IPO included Dr. Rui Xu, Dr. Bingwei Tian, Dr. Jingyuan Xue, and Dr. Li Zhou.

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