Deakin University Strengthens India-Australia Collaboration for Disaster Resilience with Landmark Centre of Excellence and Strategic MoU
Mar 19, 2025
New Delhi [India], March 19: The momentum for global disaster resilience received a significant boost as Deakin University spearheaded two major initiatives in India. Deakin's Centre for Humanitarian Leadership (CHL), in partnership with the Australian High Commission (AHC) in India, hosted a high-level roundtable on disaster management, culminating in the decision to establish the India-Australia Centre of Excellence for Disaster Management. Simultaneously, Deakin University signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Gujarat Institute of Disaster Management (GIDM), reinforcing a shared commitment to advancing research, innovation, and capacity-building in disaster resilience.