Interest in Regional Development Studies, Master of Geography, Faculty of Geography UGM is holding the GEO-PW Webinar Series which is the first webinar of the IKN Regional Development Series Webinar on Saturday, March 19 2022 with the theme “The Future of IKN: Contribution to the Field of Geography-Regional Development”. This webinar displays the expertise of lecturers in the Interest in Regional Development Studies consisting of Dr. Rini Rachmawati S.Si., M.T. with the topic “City Development and Smart City IKN”, Dr. Andri Kurniawan, S.Si., M.Sc. with the topic: “IKN Strategic Area Development Plan”, Dr. Lutfi Muta’ali, S.Si., M.T. with the topic: “IKN in the Context of Regional Economic Development”, Dr. Estuning Tyas Wulan Mei, S.Sc., M.Sc., M.Sc. with the topic: “Disaster Perspective in IKN”, as well as Prof. Dr. M. Baiquni, M.A with the topic: “IKN Tourism Prospects”. The webinar was attended by 300 participants from various agencies such as ministries, institutions and local governments, as well as lecturers, students and the general public. read more

Closing Ceremony for Smart City, Village, and Region (SCVR) Summer Course 2021 was successfully held at July 23rd, 2021 by Department of Development Geography, Faculty of Geography, Universitas Gadjah Mada. This summer course was supported by Smart City, Village, and Region Study Group and Master Program of Regional Development, Faculty of Geography, Universitas Gadjah Mada. The summer course ran from July 6th to 23rd 2021. The Dean of Faculty of Geography, Dr. Andri Kurniawan, M.Si., mentioned that this summer course is special because it goes fully online due to the pandemic situation. Nevertheless, the Summer Course received positive responses as shown by the numbers of the participants. read more