SATREPS-MARTEST
The Project for Establishment of a Research and Education Complex for Developing Disaster-resilient Societies – MARTEST [2023-2028]
The Project for Establishment of a Research and Education Complex for Developing Disaster-resilient Societies – MARTEST [2023-2028]
SATREPS stands for Science And Technology REsearch Partnership for Sustainable development.
SATREPS is a JST (Japan Science and Technology Agency) and JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency) program for research project targeting global issues and involving partnerships between researchers in Japan and developing countries.
Reference; https://www.jst.go.jp/global/english/
SATREPS-MARTEST project
"The Project for Establishment of a Research and Education Complex for Developing Disaster-resilient Societies – Martest" is technology and science transformation project from Japan to Turkiye. The project is supported by Japanese and Turkish governmental agencies of Japan International Cooperation Agency, Japan Science and Technology Agency and Turkiye Presidency of Strategy and Budget.Â
MARTEST project lead by Kagawa University (Japan) and Gebze Technical University (Turkiye) started on June 2023 and is expected to complete on June 2028.Â
Recent news:
Earthquake Education workshop at AFAD Kocaeli with WG4-2 in February 2026
WG4-2 conducted Earthquake educational workshop at AFAD Kocaeli in February 2026. WG4-2 of the project team demonstrated VR simulation and Metaverse game on earthquake education.
Meeting with AFAD HQ on Tsunami evacuation approach with WG2 in January 2026
WG2 Leader Dr. Ceren, Prof. Arikawa and Naito researcher visited Ankawa to discuss the approach of Tsunami evacuation in January 2026.Â
Visit by the House of Councillors ODA Research Team in January 2026
House of Council member of Japan visited MARTEST center in January. The project member introduced MARTEST project progress and demonstrated VR Tsunami evacuation tool.
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MARTEST CENTER CONSTRUCTION Progress
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