University World News, a major international website which covers higher education, has published a special article on Tohoku University’s initiatives regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, which are based on research being carried out at the International Research Institute of Disaster Science.
The article explains how the university’s approach to the coronavirus is based on the experience of the Great East Japan Earthquake, and it also presents President Ohno’s views about the role of universities in the post-coronavirus (new normal) world.
The International Research Institute of Disaster Science was established in 2012 following the Great East Japan Earthquake, and it has continued to lead the world in discovering new knowledge in the field of disaster science.
This article was written with a particular focus on Tohoku University’s approach to the COVID-19 pandemic, as it is considered a pioneering example of how disaster research can be used in responding to such pandemics.
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