A delegation headed by Prof. Atalic, Head of HCPI, Associate Professor in the Department of Engineering Mechanics of Faculty of Civil Engineering University of Zagreb and head of the new branch office Croatian Centre for Earthquake Engineering., paid a courtesy visit the Disaster Prevention Research Institute (DPRI), Kyoto University, Uji Campus; and the Global Alliance of Disaster Research Institutes (GADRI) Secretariat on 13 September 2023.

The group was greeted by Prof. Ryosuke Uzuoka, vice-Director, PRI, Kyoto University, and Prof. Hirokazu Tatano, Secretary-General, GADRI; and Professor, DPRI, Kyoto University.

After presentation on DPRI and the Croatian Centre for Earthquake Engineering and the University of Zagreb, they were given detailed tour of the DPRI research facilities--the Centrifuge Lab and the Earthquake Simulation Lab.