ー Reconstruction after the Great East Japan Earthquake ー. December, 2011

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1 ー Reconstruction after the Great East Japan Earthquake ー December,

2 Details about Great East Japan Earthquake Earthquake Main earthquake M9.0 (14:46) 500kmx200km. Largest ever recorded. Immediately following the quake (multiple stages) Off the coast of Sanriku M7.5 (15:08) Off the coast of Ibaraki Prefecture M7.3 (15:15) Along ocean trench M7.4 (15:25) Transition in aftershocks Off the coast of Fukushima/Ibaraki/Boso Prolonged aftershock activity Linked to north / south / offshore? Tohoku University Research Center for Prediction of Earthquakes and Volcanic Eruptions, Assistant Prof. Uchida

3 Details about Great East Japan Earthquake Tsunami Tsunami warning :14:49, March 11, 2011 *Estimated height of Tsunami at Sendai Port:7.2m (Tsunami advisory was canceled at 17:58, March 13) Tsunami Damage Statistics (for Sendai City only) Human loss (704 people dead, 26 still missing) Flooded homes (8,110 homes, including 1,160 rural homes flooded) Damaged agricultural land (Approx. 1,800ha flooded) Damaged industrial facilities (Ex. Factories around Sendai Port) Damaged lifeline utilities (Ex. Minami Gamo Purification Center, Gas Bureau City of Sendai LNG Terminal) Damaged transportation facilities (Ex. Sendai Port, Sendai Airport) Sendai City Website (as of 13;00, September 16, 2011) 3

4 Area Flooded by Tsunami (Sendai) Seiryo Campus Sendai City Amamiya Campus Tagajo City Aobayama Campus Sendai Station Kawauchi Campus Katahira Campus Natori City Geographical Survey Institute 4

5 Details about Great East Japan Earthquake Radiation 5

6 Overview of Tohoku University at time of disaster Sendai Sapporo Fukuoka Osaka Tokyo Nagoya Campuses Students Katahira (Headquarters, Research Institutes (4), Graduate School of Life Sciences, Professional Graduate Schools) Aobayama (Graduate Schools of Engineering/Science/Pharmaceutical Sciences/Information Sciences/Biomedical Engineering, etc.) Kawauchi (Graduate Schools of Art and Letters/Education/Law/Economics and Management/International Cultural Studies, etc.) Amamiya (Graduate School of Agricultural Science) Seiryo (Tohoku University Hospital, Graduate Schools of Medicine/Dentistry, Institute of Development, Aging and Cancer) 18,572 (17,073 Japanese students, 1,499 international students) Faculty and 11,590 (includes part-time employees) Staff 6

7 Damage Situation Students and staff safety confirmation (as of March 30,2011) Students: 3 dead (2 undergraduates, 1 new student) 14 injured Affected at their homes, etc. Staff: no deaths or injuries. * Family members of 7 of the staff died or are missing. The situation of student homes (as of March 30,2011) Homes of 526 students (5.2%) were fully or partially destroyed Provided dormitory rooms 331 students (3.2%) are considering moving 7

8 Post-earthquake Trends among International Students / Staff Number of foreign students at time of the earthquake: 1,499 (132 undergraduate, 1,043 graduate, 324 research students etc.) Post quake trends: 790 students left Japan (759 returned to home countries, 31 evacuated to different countries) Based on the response rate, it is estimated that approx. 1,200 students left Japan Students returned after new semester commenced: 92.2% (enrolled students/new students) Undergraduate students 97.8% (135/138) Graduate students 99.0% (1,117/1,128) Non regular students 70.9% (280/395) Number of foreign staff at time of the earthquake: 348 (169 full time, 179 part time) Post quake trends:144 (41.4%) employees left Japan 66 full time (39.1%), 78 part time (43.6%) Returned staff (as of July 1) : Almost all staff have returned 2 people resigned 8

9 The situation of facilities Inspection: Confirmed Safe 521buidings (87.1%) Entry Restricted - 48 buildings (8.2%) Unsafe - 28 buildings (4.7%) Damaged by the earthquake In Sendai city 〇 Katahira Campus (Headquaters, Research Institutes) Entry Restricted : 7 〇 Kawauchi Campus (General Studies, Liberal Arts) Unsafe: 2 Entry Restricted: 3 〇 Seiryo Campus (Medicine, Dentistry) Entry Restricted: 3 〇 Amamiya Campus (Agriculture) Unsafe: 3 Entry Restricted: 3 〇 Aobayama Campus (Science, Engineering) Unsafe: 8 Entry Restricted: Sendai City 6+ Natori City Osaki City 5+ Kurihara City 6+ 7 Shichigahama Town 6- Tome City Onagawa Town Kesennuma City 6- Onagawa Town Field Science Center, Graduate School of Agricultural Science Shichigahama Town Yacht House Destroyed and swept away by the tsunami Damaged by the tsunami Shiroishi City 6- Kakuda City 6- Swept away by the tsunami Natori City (Near Sendai Airport) Boat House and Boarding House

10 Lecture Hall Corridor Kawauchi Campus University Library 10

11 Aobayama Campus School of Engineering Civil Engineering and Architecture Research Building Research Center for Electron Photon Science (Tomizawa) Particle accelerator equipment Micro/Nano Machining Research and Education Center, School of Engineering 11

12 Educational Affairs Post quake response 2010 degree conferment ceremony cancelled (degree certificates/president s message mailed to graduating students in late April) Separate late stage entrance examinations cancelled Undergraduate / Graduate entrance ceremonies & Orientation for newly enrolled students rescheduled from April 6 to May 6 (conducted by individual departments) Commencement of lectures Common Education Lectures (undergraduate 1st and 2nd year) May 9 Specialized undergraduate / graduate lectures April 25 12

13 Entrance Ceremony (conducted individually by each department) University wide Orientation President Inoue 13

14 The Status of Restoration and Reconstruction We are not only recovering our education and research environments, but also taking the disaster as an opportunity to improve them more than ever. After the Earthquake After Restoration Lecture (June 2011) Research Activity (June 2011) 14

15 Post quake response Financial Support for Afflicted Students Exemption of entrance fees and tuition Scholarships Payment of Emergency Scholarships Utilization of other scholarships Dormitories for students Construction of emergency dormitories Expansion of University Houses, etc. Exterior of a dormitory in Kawauchi Consideration of long-term support Private room at a dormitory in Kawauchi

16 Post quake response Promotion of understanding and dissemination of information overseas Communicate accurate information on damage and status of recovery at Tohoku University Promote Tohoku University s vision for reconstruction Disseminate accurate information promptly via university website Closely exchange information with foreign embassies and organizations in Japan Welcome visiting dignitaries from foreign embassies/institutions from countries including Australia, Germany, Sweden, Switzerland, Slovakia, Canada, China, Korea ( Slovakian, Canadian and Swedish Ambassadors visited) Participated in international conferences with major overseas institutions ex) Second International Exhibition and Conference on Higher Education ( ; Riyadh) NAFSA Annual Conference ( ; Vancouver) (NAFSA: Association of International Educators) Meeting with Canadian Ambassador ( ) Second International Exhibition and Conference on Higher Education ( ) 15

17 Post quake response Regional Contribution 1. Tohoku University Hospital Accepting patients from hospitals in the disaster area, transporting patients to hospitals outside the prefecture Providing medical supplies in and outside of Miyagi Prefecture Securing medicine, medical materials etc. Transporting medical supplies Transporting patients in disaster area Accepting patients brought in by air ambulance 16

18 Post quake response Regional Contribution 2. Radiation Monitoring Providing information on radiation levels in the atmosphere to local residents 4 on campus monitoring posts, 7 monitoring posts in Miyagi Monitoring radiation levels in vegetables, milk, tap water, the atmosphere, the soil and sea water in response to requests from Miyagi Prefecture, Fukushima Prefecture and local governments Removing contaminated soil from the playgrounds of nursery schools in Fukushima City 17

19 Post quake response Regional Contribution 3. Surveys using robots Conducting surveys inside nuclear reactor building (End of June 2011) Using the robots to measure outside radiation levels, conduct surveys inside the nuclear reactor building and conduct light work Take video Measure temperature / humidity Measure dose rate Create 2 D / 3 D maps 18

20 Regional Contribution 4. Disaster waste Measuring radiation dose: Yamamoto Town Post quake response Survey of damaged vehicles Proper treatment and recycling of waste Survey at Tagajo City Survey at a dismantling plant: Kurihara City 19

21 Regional Contribution 5. Student volunteers Post quake response Conducting various activities in areas which suffered enormous damage ex. Working in Yamamoto Town at the request of Miyagi Prefecture Established a support office for student volunteer activities on campus Departing for the disaster area Sorting relief supplies for Kesennuma City Students cleaning out a house in Yamamoto Town 20

22 Regional Contribution 6. Disseminating / Archiving Information on the Disaster The Great East Japan Earthquake debriefing session 1st meeting One month post disaster emergency report meeting chaired by Tohoku University (Conference Sendai, Sendai Trust City ) 2nd meeting Three month post disaster report meeting chaired by Tohoku University (Sendai International Center) 3rd meeting Six month post disaster report meeting chaired by Tohoku University (Conference Sendai, Sendai Trust City ) Post quake response Tohoku University s specialists from a variety of fields are reporting on the disaster situation; sharing information and developing a database Utilizing Tohoku University s academic potential in the arts and sciences 21

23 New Challenges for Tohoku University 22

24 Tohoku University Disaster Reconstruction / Regional Regeneration Research Project Establishment of Institute for Disaster Reconstruction and Regeneration Research As a core university based in the disaster area of the Great East Japan Earthquake, we will engage systematically and strategically in research, education and societal contribution for the reconstruction / regeneration of the region, and transmit and put research results into practice. Scheme that can respond flexibly to various needs (possibilities) Institute for Disaster Reconstruction and Regeneration Research Center for gathering the collective wisdom of foreign/japanese institutions Government Reconstruction Design Council Cooperation with national and local government (contribution to reconstruction vision / plan) One stop Service Local Government Reconstruction Plan 23

25 Basic Principles 1 Restoration and revitalization of the local community As a center of knowledge, we are contributing to the restoration and revitalization of the local community from this unprecedented disaster 2 Multidisciplinary research & development center We have founded a global COE for multidisciplinary research and development aimed at disaster restoration not limited to Tohoku and Japan We will strategically and systematically launch problemsolving projects for disaster restoration undertaken by crosssectional research organizations not bound by existing departmental divisions 24

26 Projects Tohoku University Restoration Action 100 Restoration and revitalization of the local community Multidisciplinary research development center Community Healthcare Reconstruction Project Tohoku Marine Science Project Local Industry Reconstruction Support Project Restoration Industry Academia Collaboration Project International Disaster Science Research Project [New: International Disaster Science Research Center (Tentative)] Environmental Energy Project Information communication Reconstruction Project Community based society and lifestyle revitalization World leading advanced technologies Each project will be basically run autonomously and try to collaborate with one another, if necessary to restoration, through the project leader s committee.

27 Public Exhibition Space A Public Exhibition Space has been opened on the first floor of the Extended Education & Research Building. It will be used as a space for exhibiting the latest research activities by Tohoku University. Now we are exhibiting some panels about status of the damage caused by the Great East Japan Earthquake, as well as research on the earthquake, tsunami and radiation, and support activities for afflicted areas. Days open : Weekdays (Monday to Friday) *Closed on Saturdays, Sundays, and national holidays Hours : 9:30 17:00 Exhibition Space may be closed temporarily on weekdays as instructed by the university. 寄 宿 舎 貸 与 を 調 整 ( 仮 設 寄 宿 舎 が 必 要 ) Extended Education & Research Building 26

28 We will bring together our wisdom and support the restoration and revitalization of the region by conducting strategic and systematic research, education and social contribution, and we will transmit and put research results into practice. We will contribute to the regeneration of the region, Japan and human society by working vigorously to create a safe and secure society for the next generation in which humans can coexist with nature. Tohoku University is implementing a public relations campaign for reconstruction. 27

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