EARTHQUAKE AWARENESS TRAINING

22 Mar 2023

The event was held in partnership with Kayseri Provincial Directorate of Migration Management to raise awareness about the earthquake for foreign guests in our city.

At the event held at the Sümer Campus Rectorate Conference Hall, Assoc. Dr. Müge AKIN from Faculty of Engineering, and Lecturer Elif ÖZKOÇ from Youth Factory made presentations to increase the awareness of the participants about the earthquake.

Assoc. Dr. Müge AKIN explained the formation of earthquakes, their characteristics and the importance of resistant structures, and gave information on earthquakes in our country and in the world and the stages of earthquake preparation.

Speaking later, Lecturer Elif ÖZKOÇ talked about the goals and objectives of the United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR) regarding risk reduction, within the scope of creating earthquake-resistant cities and making cities and human settlements more inclusive, safe and sustainable.

Assoc. Dr. AKIN answered the questions of the participants at the end of the program.