Ministry makes plans for university of emergency management

China's Ministry of Emergency Management has announced plans to establish a university of emergency management in Langfang, Hebei province.

The new institution will be established by merging the North China Institute of Science and Technology and the Institute of Disaster Prevention, the ministry said on Monday.

It has issued an online notice to solicit public opinions. Those with questions or concerns about the plan can get in touch with the ministry's department of human resources from May 29 to June 2.

The ministry said it will send an application to the Ministry of Education for the establishment of the new university if there are no objections.