The 2024 ILEE Summer Program, themed "Seismic Resilience for Cities and Structures", successfully concluded at Tongji University, Shanghai, China. Held from July 15 to 27, 2024, the two-week program brought together 55 participants from 14 countries, providing a platform for advanced learning and international exchange in earthquake engineering.

The program featured graduate-level courses delivered by six distinguished experts in earthquake engineering:

 J. N. Reddy, Texas A&M University, USA; Muneo Hori, University of Tokyo, Japan; Ioannis Anastasopoulos, ETH Zurich, Switzerland; Fabio Freddi, University College London, UK; Tony Yang, University of British Columbia, Canada; Zhou Ying, Dean, College of Civil Engineering, Tongji University, China, and Director of the ILEE.

 Participants engaged in in-depth discussions on topics such as seismic performance of foundation-structure systems, information systems for enhancing urban resilience, and low-carbon, resilient infrastructure. Visits to cutting-edge laboratories and infrastructure projects, including the National Key Laboratory of Civil Engineering for Disaster Prevention and Mitigation and major engineering firms, offered valuable insights into the operation and management of large-scale engineering projects.

The program also emphasized cross-cultural exchanges, fostering international collaboration and deepening participants' understanding of Chinese culture and modern infrastructure development. Activities such as team-building sessions, city tours, and cultural visits enriched the experience and promoted global networking.

Lu Xilin, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, expressed his hope that the program would further participants' understanding of earthquake-resistant infrastructure and encourage global cooperation in seismic resilience.

With the awarding of completion certificates, outstanding camper awards, and volunteer recognitions, the 2024 ILEE Summer Program concluded successfully. Participants committed to utilizing their knowledge and creativity to advance urban seismic resilience and contribute to the progress of earthquake engineering worldwide.

The event, hosted by the International Joint Research Laboratory of Earthquake Engineering (ILEE) at Tongji University, reaffirms its role as a global leader in earthquake engineering education and research, promoting innovation and collaboration to address seismic challenges on an international scale.

The International Joint Research Laboratory of Earthquake Engineering (ILEE) is an internationally acclaimed center of excellence jointly administered by the Ministry of Education (MOE) and the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) in China. The headquarters of ILEE is located at Tongji University in Shanghai, China. ILEE's primary objective is to provide a robust platform for renowned international earthquake engineering researchers to exchange ideas, collaborate on research projects, utilize shared facilities, and facilitate the exchange of scholars, researchers, staff, and students. The laboratory also facilitates the exchange of laboratory test data among its members. Currently, ILEE stands as the largest earthquake engineering research network globally. Its core members include the Pacific Earthquake Engineering Research Center (PEER) in the United States, the Urban Disaster Prevention Research Core (UDPRC) at the Tokyo Institute of Technology in Japan, the European Centre for Training and Research in Earthquake Engineering (EUCenter) in Italy, the Multidisciplinary Center for Earthquake Engineering Research (MCEER) in the United States, the Earthquake Engineering Research Facility (EERF) in Canada, the NZ Center for Earthquake Resilience (QuakeCoRE) in New Zealand, and the National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering (NCREE) in Chinese Taipei. ILEE's primary focus is to conduct advanced collaborative research on an international scale, aiming to develop innovative solutions to mitigate seismic vulnerability worldwide and pave the way for next-generation earthquake engineering solutions.

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