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.