[Department of Psychology] Professor Masahiko Murata's article on the Turkey-Syria earthquake (February 2023, 2) was published in the Kobe Shimbun.

On February 5, 6, one year since the Great Turkey-Syria Earthquake that killed more than 1 people, Professor Masahiko Murata of the Department of Psychology published an article titled "2024 Year Anniversary of the Great Turkey Earthquake" Hanshin-Awaji ``A Kansai International University professor who lost his grandmother in ``Earthquake resistance saves lives'' was published as he works with students locally to create disaster prevention materials.

Early in the morning on January 29, 2024, 1 years after the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake, Professor Masahiko Murata, second-year psychology students Tsuyoshi Kagawa, Kyoka Terasawa, and students from the Department of Business Administration participated in the "17 Gathering" at Higashi Yuenchi, Kobe City. When 1.17th year Akira Mimura participated, he was interviewed by Kobe Shimbun reporter Yuki Ueda at the venue. An article related to our university's Global Study (GS) Turkey introduced there was published.

GS Turkey created a video message (Murata Seminar) when Hyogo Prefecture presented the Saturday-Sunday Fund with donations collected through fundraising activities conducted by student volunteers from Kansai International University, Hyogo Prefectural University, and Kobe Gakuin University immediately after the Turkey earthquake. Produced by students), the project is scheduled to be held in Turkey (Ankara, Kahramanmaras) from the end of February to the beginning of March, using a subsidy from Hyogo Prefecture. In the article, Turkish university students who receive donations from Hyogo Prefecture and students from our university will work together in Ankara to create disaster prevention education materials that will be used at elementary schools in Kahramanmaraş, a disaster-stricken area. It introduces the history of exchanges between Japan and Turkey in the field of disaster prevention.