The Academy aims to provide an inter- and transdisciplinary platform bringing together 40 Early-Career Researchers and Practitioners (ECRs and ECPs) who are currently advancing the field of multi-hazard DRR (Disaster Risk Reduction). By engaging in various interactive formats, participants will get hands-on experience with a diverse array of innovative approaches, learn from each other, identify synergies and gaps in current approaches in multi-hazard DRR research and practice, and have the opportunity to form strong relations within the community. The participants will actively shape this Academy (bottom-up approach) by leading thematic breakout-workshops. As a joint effort by the projects Paratus, MYRIAD-EU, The-HuT and Directed, additional programme contributions will be offered by these projects.