In recent years, urban problems in Indonesia have become increasingly diverse, ranging from climate change, inadequate infrastructure, to the presence of COVID-19 in Indonesia this year, and the impact it causes. City resilience is an important aspect that needs attention to face this urban transformation. By understanding the city system holistically and take into account the risks that may face, a city can adapt to the impacts and changes that occur.

One of the ways is through research and innovations from various cross-disciplinary stakeholders. To support this, the Graduate Program of Urban and Regional Planning – Gadjah Mada University organized the Urban Research Forum (URF) which is a platform for academics, researchers, practitioners, and bureaucrats to share and enrich knowledge and experiences around urban transformation. The main activity in URF is a series of monthly online seminars in 2020 with the theme “Sustainable Urban Transformation in Indonesia: Gold Indonesia Towards 2045”. The first online seminar on Independence Month carries a special theme, namely “Research on Agenda on Sustainable Urban Transformation in Indonesia: Beyond Pandemic Covid-19 and The New Normal”. read more

MURP UGM. One way to understand the dynamics of urban transformation in Indonesia can be achieved through research and innovation development, which is undertaken by extensive stakeholders cross-level as well as cross-disciplines. For this reason, Master in Urban and Regional Planning, Universitas Gadjah Mada (MPWK – MURP UGM) established Urban Research Forum – an inclusive research platform, facilitating academia, scholars, professionals, and policymakers to share and to enrich their knowledge and experiences on Indonesian urban transformation. One of its main activities is organising regular online seminar, under a general idea of “Sustainable Urban Transformation in Indonesia: Towards Indonesia Emas 2045”. So, in August 2020, MURP has launched and started with the first online seminar entitled “Research on Agenda on Sustainable Urban Transformation in Indonesia: Beyond Pandemic COVID-19 and The New Norma.  read more

Yogyakarta as a heritage city, has been facing unprecedented development pressure to achieve sustainable development. This recent time, the approach of urban heritage conservation has been only using the method that neglects the economic sectors. Urban regeneration is one of a new approach for developing the conservation of economy and social dimensions to achieve sustainable cities.

Master Program in Urban and Regional Planning (MURP), Department of Architecture and Planning UGM in collaboration with KotaLab – City Lab in Indonesia with support from IAP, IAI Yogyakarta and The Government of Yogyakarta held the Workshop in Urban Regeneration. This workshop was designed to be a knowledge transfer process from France experiences on urban regeneration to Indonesia in the real case project, Kotabaru as the part of the heritage area in Yogyakarta. Through this workshop, experiences from France will be a benefit to Indonesian planners and architect with a real case study project read more

MURP UGM. Friday (2/11), representative persons, Prof. Koji Fujimoto and Tomohiro Kaneko (Academic Supporting Staff) from Takushoku University, Japan came to MURP UGM to promote the double degree (linkage program) which is a collaboration between  MURP UGM and  Takushoku University. This promotion program is a part of the implementation of cooperation between MURP UGM and Pusbindiklatren BAPPENAS. Nevertheless, students outside the scheme were also interested in participating.

The session began with a presentation from Prof. Koji Fujimoto explained the general term of research methodology and writing process at universities in Japan. Then, it continued by Takushoku University alumni from MURP UGM who talked about learning experiences at Takushoku University and bringing an issue with ‘How to survive in Japan ’. They closed the session with question and answer. read more

MPWK – MPKD UGM. Tuesday, 10th April 2018, MPWK – MPKD UGM will arrange a public lecture in ““The Housing Challenge: 10 Relevant Questions for The Asian Context ”. The speaker of this lecture is  Alonso Alaya, Senior Expert, Housing, Institute for Housing and Urban Development Studies of Erasmus University Rotterdam. The agenda will be held in B1 and B2, South Wing, Department Architecture and Planning Building, at 11.00 am – 12.30 pm. This discussion is recommended for all MPKD and PWK (UG of Urban and Regional Planning) student. read more

MPKD-UGM. Wednesday, November 1st 2017, IHS Marketing & Communicatiob Officer, Erasmus University of Rotterdam, Desislava Yordanova, came to MPKD UGM in order to discuss collaboration between MPKD and IHS as well as promoting programs organized by IHS and which related to the knowledge area of MPKD and S1 PWK UGM (Bachelor and Master Program of Urban and Regional Planning).

Yordanova started its activities in MPKD by conducting promotion sessions conducted by IHS, ie master program, Ph.D program, short course, and tailor made training. This activity was attended by approximately 20 people coming from MPKD students themselves, as well as undergraduate students of urban and regional planning. She started the session by describing the reasons to choose study in The Netherlands. She added that the determination of the programs in IHS is the availability of various specializations and short learning time for master, which is 12 months. This explanation session followed by a question and answer session and closed with a photo session with the participants. read more

MPKD -UGM. On 12 – 14 October, 2017, the head of Master Program of  Urban and Regional Planning  (MPKD), UGM attended the APSA (Asian Planning Schools Association) International Congress, at the School of Architecture, Tshinghua University, Beijing. The APSA Congress is biennial activity of an organization that coordinates planning schools in Asia which discuss about the current (urban and regional) planning issues.

The thematic issue of APSA Congress 2017 is “Reshaping Urban and Rural Development Through Planning”. This theme seeks to bridge the gap that arose due to the classic problems in Asia’s urban and rural areas. Planning takes a significant role in shaping and bridging the continuity of interactions between these two areas. read more

MPKD – UGM. On Monday, August 14, 2017, MPKD (Master of Urban and Regional Planning) and Undergraduate Program of Urban and Regional Planning UGM, held a general lecture to welcome the new academic year 2017/2018. This lecture was given by Muhammad Nurdin, Director General of Transmigration Area Development, who is also an alumnus of MPKD UGM.

Mr. Nurdin started a public lecture which entitled “Development of Transmigration Area: Independent Integrated Independent City”with an unequal distribution of the population of Indonesia, thus inflicting the issue of social and spatial inequality. With the high rate of poverty in Indonesia, unequal gini index value between urban and rural areas, the gap of inter-regional development, as well as the high rate of urbanization, it takes the solution so that the development process in Indonesia will be more equitable. The solution is to develop transmigration areas with regional and cluster approaches. read more

MPKD – UGM. Tuesday, 23th Mei 2017, MPKD UGM will arrange a public lecture in “Public Policy Research Methods”. The speaker of this lecture is Dr. Ambar Widaningrum, MA. The agenda will be held in M1, North Wing, Department Architecture and Planning Building, at 9.30 – 11.30 am. This discussion is recommended for all MPKD student.

MPKD – UGM. On Friday – 05 May 2017 Undergraduate Program of Urban and Regional Planning and Spatial Planning Supporting Laboratory carred out Planning Lecture Series activities with Yantisa Akhadi from Open StreetMap Indonesia entitled “Open Data Role in Supporting Spatial Planning”.