Undergraduate Leaders’ Program: Shaping Global Change-Makers Across the Asia-Pacific

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Themed in “Sahaya: Science and Arts Harnessing the Youth’s Advocacies”, ULP 2021 is hosted by the University of the Philippines (https://www.up.edu.ph) from 18 – 29 October 2021.   Sahaya means light and hope in the Tausug language of the Philippines, and we envision that through ULP 2021 youth leaders of the Asia-Pacific will uphold and embrace interdisciplinary, people-centered, and environmentally sustainable approaches and solutions to meet emerging challenges in the Asia-Pacific in an increasingly globalized world.   For more information about the program, please visit Undergraduate Leaders’ Program.   For more information about ULP 2021, please visit the event webpage and APRU-ULP.

Due to the impact of COVID-19, the 8th edition of APRU-IRIDeS Multi-Hazards Summer School had to be held virtually. Through a zoom platform, three sessions were held on July 15, 22, and 29 (JST). The event aimed to share the experiences and lessons learned from the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (GEJET), learn from the experiences in disaster risk reduction (DRR) and risk management from various stakeholders, and understand the latest international disaster science research conducted by the researchers globally. 842 people worldwide in total attended these sessions. The 2020 Multi-Hazards Summer School Themes Session I: Lessons learned from the Great East Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Session II: Role of various stakeholders in disaster risk reduction Session III: Latest research in disaster science To know more about the summer school 2020, please visit here.