Dear Respected Colleague,

The 17th International Asian Urbanization Conference 2025 (IAUC 2025) organized by Center for Southeast Asian Social Studies (CESASS) UGM, in collaboration with Faculty of Geography UGM would like to invite you to participate in the IAUC 2025.
Please join us at IAUC 2025 through: Rethinking Sustainable Urban Development and Urban Futures in the Digital Era. We look forward to welcoming you to Bali, Indonesia and sharing your experience at the conference.

📆: 14-16 th January, 2025
📍: Bali, Indonesia read more

Head of Regional Development Master Program, Prof. Dr. Rini Rachmawati, S.Si., M.T., attended the 35th International Geographical Congress (IGC) 2024 held from August 24-30, 2024, in Dublin, Ireland. During the event, Prof. Rini had the opportunity to present on “Navigating Diversity: Smart City Initiatives in Indonesia” at the Commission of Governance: Smart City, Neighbourhood Change, and Spatial Inequality, as well as participate in sessions at the Urban Commission and the Information, Innovation, and Technology Commission. read more

On Wednesday, August 21, 2024, the Community Service Program Based on Appropriate Technology Application Universitas Gadjah Mada in 2024, was conducted with the theme “Strengthening MSMEs through Digital Branding, Digital Marketing, and Community Digital Literacy to Support Excursionist and MICE (Meeting-Incentive-Convention-Exhibition) Tourism Patterns in Sidoarum Village.” This event was organized by the Center for Southeast Asian Social Studies (CESASS) UGM, supported by the Directorate of Community Service UGM, Faculty of Geography UGM, and Sidoarum Village. Serving as the speaker and team leader was Prof. Dr. Rini Rachmawati, S.Si., M.T. (Head of Regional Development Master Program). The next speaker was Dr. Wing Wahyu Winarno, along with training assistant Kuindra Iriyanta. The community service activity also involved students from the Regional Development Studies, Faculty of Geography UGM, namely Anindya Puteri Eka Susilowati and Atalla Rahadewi Neta. read more

On Tuesday, August 13, 2024, the final report presentation for the 2024 Community Satisfaction Survey on Infrastructure Services in Yogyakarta City was held. This activity was a collaboration between the Public Works, Housing, and Settlement Area Service of Yogyakarta City and the Center for Southeast Asian Social Studies (CESASS) of Universitas Gadjah Mada. The team was coordinated by Prof. Dr. Rini Rachmawati, S.Si., M.T., along with assistants Azis Musthofa, M.Sc. and Anindya Puteri Eka Susilowati, S.Si. The project also involved several students from the Regional Development Master Program as surveyors, including Berlita Devika, Anita Putri Anggraini, Tria Sofie, Prananta Radika, Dina Rahayu, Vera Azizah Adryawning, Calya Sahwahita, Kunastya Mulya Pinta Ramadhan, Agus Salafudin, Pinta Rachmadani, Dhia Fauzia Rahman, Deon Anggada Pratama, and Tri Susanto. read more

Students of the Regional Development Master Program participated in the Summer Course Program with the theme “Smart City, Digital Transformation and Society in Southeast Asia”. This Summer Course Program is organized by the Center for Southeast Asian Social Studies (PSSAT) UGM and supported by the Regional Development Master Program, Faculty of Geography UGM and the Smart City, Village, and Region Research Group, Department of Development Geography, Faculty of Geography UGM.

This Summer Course Program takes place on July 1-17, 2024 and is carried out in a hybrid manner, offline at PSSAT UGM 2nd Floor and online via Zoom Meeting. Through this program, Regional Development Master Program students have the opportunity to learn the intricacies of smart city studies, digital transformation, and society in the Southeast Asian region, together with international lecturers from 11 countries, including Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, Vietnam, Thailand, Germany, Romania, the United States, Finland, Japan, and South Korea. In addition, Regional Development Master Program students were also able to network and exchange information across cultures and countries with participants from home and abroad, including Indonesia, Myanmar, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Nigeria, Romania, the United States, Guyana, India, Nepal, Japan, Ecuador, Mexico, and El Salvador, who attended classes online and offline. read more

Students of the Regional Development Master Program with students in the Master of Geography carried out Fieldwork in Pangandaran on June 9-14, 2024 with the theme “The Role of Geography in Resource Management and Sustainable Regional Development in Cijulang and Parigi Districts in Pangandaran Regency”, with the sub-themes carried are “Smart Tourism as a Tourism Destination Development in Cijulang and Parigi Districts” and “Development of Food Crop Leading Commodities to Realize Village Independence in Parigi and Cijulang Districts”. read more

Webinar Master Thesis Sharing MPW (Regional Development Master Program)
Organized by Regional Development Master Program, Master of Geography Universitas Gadjah Mada
and Ambassador of Regional Development Master Program

Opening Remarks:
Prof. Dr. Rini Rachmawati, S.Si., M.T.
(Head of Regional Development Master Program)

Speakers:
1. Firyal Wijdani, S.Si., M.Sc.
Title:
“The Degree of Urbanization in Karawang Regency and Its Effect on Agricultural Land Dynamics”

2. Ulpiah Nora Harahap S.Pd., M.Sc.
Title:
“Slum Settlement Handling Strategy in Gunung Tua Market Village, North Padang Lawas Regency” read more

Head of Regional Development Master Program, Prof. Dr. Rini Rachmawati, S.Si., M.T. as speaker at the 7th Geomatics National Seminar organized by the Geospatial Information Agency with the theme “Geospatial Information for the Capital City of the Archipelago”, by delivering material on “Challenges of Smart City Development for Sustainable Development IKN” on May 7, 2024 at Bogor.

The Asian Geography Specialty Group and the Regional Development and Planning Specialty Group invited Prof. Rini Rachmawati, Head of Regional Development Master Program, to give a virtual presentation at the 2024 American Association of Geographers (AAG) in the Contemporary Thoughts on Cities, Urbanization, and Planning in South and Southeast Asia session in April 20, 2024 titled Smart City Development in Southeast Asia: A New Face of Urbanization and Urban Planning. This year’s AAG event took place both in person at Hawaii-Honolulu and online. Thank you delivered to Professor George Pomeroy as Chair of the Asian Urban Research Association and Jennifer Pomeroy for the photos. read more

Located in Strasbourg-France on 17-18 April 2024, Prof. Dr. Rini Rachmawati, S.Si., M.T., Chairperson of the Regional Development Studies Interest of Master of Geography UGM attended the UN-Habitat Global Expert Working Group on the International Guidelines for People-Centered Smart Cities meeting, organized by UN Habitat and the Eurometropole of Strasbourg, the Grand Est Region, FNAU and the French Ministry of Europe and Foreign Affairs. Participants consisted of 31 experts from various countries. Prof. Rini Rachmawati represented Indonesia, proposed by the Ministry of PUPR and the Ministry of Home Affairs and through selection by UN Habitat. read more