Events
8th Taiwan - Japan Joint Student Seminar on Earthquake Engineering
Date: March 8-11, 2010
Venue: Conference Room, National Central University, Taiwan
Organized by:
- Earthquake Engineering Research Group in Civil Engineering, Kyoto University
- Dept. of Civil Engineering, National Central University
- Earthquake Engineering Research Group, Tokyo Institute of Technology
- Earthquake Engineering Research Group, Kobe University
- Earthquake Engineering Research Group, Hiroshima University
Co-organized by:
Kyoto University Global COE Program “Global Center for Education and Research on Human Security Engineering for Asian Megacities”
Number of attendants: 40
Report 083
Outline
8th Taiwan-Japan Joint Student Seminar on Earthquake Engineering was held at Conference Room of Civil Engineering, National Central Univeristy, Taiwan, on March 8th-11th, 2010. The purpose of this seminar is to present research topics in English by students. This seminar is held twice a year, and last seminar was held at Kyoto.
Report
In the opening ceremony, H.T. Chou, chair of Civil Engineering, National Central University, Taiwan expressed the siginificance and the expectations of this international seminar for students. In this semnar, there were 24 English oral presentations by students of 5 universities. For each presentation, not only professors but also students joined in the discussion. If no discussion from the students, chairpersons induced their questions activery.
More than 40 participants attended the seminar, bringing together not only professors, but also students, reflecting an interest in Earthquake Engineering.
Tour of large experimental laboratory of NCU was also held. Many students joined the tour and asked professors about the facilities.
A banquet was held at the end of the 1st day offering the Kyoto University professors a chance to strengthen the ties with the students. The exchange of opinions was fruitful amongst the participants, sharing their perceptions and future visions of this seminar.
