by M Rusmul Khandiq | May 9, 2025 | News
(7/5) The Department of URP Universitas Diponegoro held again the International Lecture Series (ILS) for 2025. In this inaugural edition, Prof. Marlon G. Boarnet, Ph.D, Professor of Urban Planning from the University of Southern California Price School of Public Policy and Director of METRANS Transportation Consortium, had the opportunity to deliver a public lecture with the theme “Sustainable Urban Mobility: New Insights and Developments”. The lecture, which was attended by students from Civil Engineering, Architecture, and URP Undip, was conducted at the Engineering Hall, Prof. Ir. Eko Budihardjo, M.Sc. Building, 5th Floor.
This event is part of the World Class University Program, an internationalization program launched by Universitas Diponegoro to increase global visibility and provide better international-standard education for its academics. According to the Vice Dean for Resources of the Faculty of Engineering Undip, Prof. Dr. Purnawan Adi Wicaksono, S.T., M.T., this program serves as a means for the academic community in the Faculty of Engineering Undip to develop their scientific horizons and collaborate to develop more advanced research.
“We are confident that today’s lecture will not only extend our understanding of sustainability but also inspire new thinking and collaboration across disciplines,” said Prof. Purnawan.
Vice Dean for Resources of the Faculty of Engineering Undip, Prof. Dr. Purnawan Adi Wicaksono, S.T., M.T. (number two from right), pictured with Prof. Marlon G. Boarnet (center), Prof. (HC Undip) Ir. Bambang Susantono, MCP, MSCE, Ph.D (number two from left), takes a picture together with the Head of the Undergraduate Program of URP and Civil Engineering, and participants of the public lecture.
Prof. (HC Undip) Ir. Bambang Susantono, MCP., MSCE., Ph.D., an academic from Undip and a national figure in the field of transportation and urban planning, was also present to moderate this public lecture. In his lecture, Prof. Boarnet emphasized the importance of research and the use of technology in the transportation sector to overcome urban mobility problems such as traffic congestion. According to him, precise and definitive measurement in transportation activities is crucial in developing more appropriate urban transportation management strategies.
“Congestion is a side effect of a thriving city. You can’t make congestion disappear, but you can manage it to be better,” said Prof. Boarnet.
Prof. Purnawan hoped that this public lecture would not only provide a wider international network for the Faculty of Engineering Undip, but also bring valuable perspectives for the academic community and for society in building a better environment in the future.
“Under this theme (Sustainable Urban Mobility), we will bring valuable perspectives on how urban mobility is evolving and how urban planners, policymakers, scholars, citizens, and students can contribute to building a smarter, greener, and more inclusive urban environment.”
by M Rusmul Khandiq | Mar 24, 2025 | News
(17/1) The Faculty of Engineering Universitas Diponegoro in collaboration with Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) officially launched a program entitled International Capstone Design UNDIP X UTM. This program resulted from the partnership between the Faculty of Engineering Universitas Diponegoro and its international partner, UTM. This program was held from 13 to 17 January 2025 in Johor Bahru, Malaysia.
In this program, all participants will implement their knowledge to develop an innovation to solve real-world problems through cross-country projects. In this program, seven students from IUP of Industrial Engineering Undip along with six students from the Faculty of Electrical Engineering (FKE) UTM will collaborate to solve problems in Tanjung Piai National Park, Johor.
M. Mujiya Ulkhaq, S.T., M.Sc., Ph.D., the supervisor from the Undip team explained that this program was intended as a manifestation of the Faculty of Engineering Undip’s effort to prepare graduates who are global-minded, critical, and adaptive to technological changes. “This program was a real form from us to prepare graduates who are globally minded, critical, and adaptive to modern changes. Students not only learn theories but also directly involved in real cross-country practices,” he said.
Participants of the International Capstone Design from Undip are looking at the works displayed at Capstone Expo FKE UTM
This program started when the Undip team, who was supervised by two lecturers from Industrial Engineering Undip, M. Mujiya Ulkhaq, S.T., M.Sc., Ph.D., and Dr. Naniek Utami Handayani, S.Si., M.T., arrived at Johor Bahru on 12 January 2025. In the first two days, the participants from Undip attended several activities in UTM, such as Capstone Expo from FKE UTM students and interactive lectures about Design Thinking with UTM students.
The team from Undip and UTM went on a field visit to Tanjung Piai National Park, Johor. Later, the International Capstone Design participants were divided into three groups to solve problems in Tanjung Piai.
On 14 January 2025, the participants engaged in a site visit to Tanjung Piai National Park, Johor. During this visit, the students were divided into three groups to solve real problems in Tanjung Piai National Park. One group was appointed to solve visitor safety issues and develop the wind alarm/detector. The other two groups were commissioned to develop ecotourism strategies with creative and sustainable approaches.
The Team from Undip and UTM visit Treom Tech, Sdn BhD and Zaquin Resources, Sdn Bhd, two startups in the field of artificial intelligence-based waste management
On 15 January 2025, the participants had the opportunity to visit two innovative startups specializing in artificial intelligence-based waste management, namely Treom Tech, Sdn Bhd and Zaquin Resources, Sdn Bhd. Moreover, on the same day, the students also underwent lecture sessions about qualitative design. This visit and lectures aimed to deepen students’ insights when working on their Capstone Design. This program was closed on 16 January 2025 with the UTM Campus Tour and reflection session.
Mujiya added that the International Capstone Design will be continued in May at Universitas Diponegoro and closed with a final presentation in August at UTM. “This project will be continued in Indonesia in May, where students from UTM will visit Undip. A final presentation will be held in August at UTM Johor Bahru, Malaysia,” he said.
Hopefully, this program will not only strengthen the academic partnership between Undip and UTM, but also open collaboration opportunities in the fields of research, community service, and student innovation development internationally.
News by International Capstone Design UNDIP X UTM Team
by M Rusmul Khandiq | Mar 5, 2025 | Summer Course
The increasing risk of disasters in some parts of Asia has led to the importance based on disaster mitigation. Responding to this requires technologies that can assist in disasater risk analysis, especially for spatial planning. Tools that can help with this are the utilization of Geographic Information System (GIS) and Remote Sensing. This approach offers innovative solutions and plays an important role in disaster analysis and management. Furthermore, GIS and RS technology can assist policy makers in identifying areas and communicating with communities involved in disaster management. With this need, this knowledge is interesting to be taught at the student level, especially in this summer course program. With the theme “GIS and Remote Sensing for Disaster Risk based Spatial Planning”, analytical skills both in the use of tools and in policy formulation discussions can encourage the realization of knowledge transfer that can be utilized for further study and a career as a disaster analyst practitioner. Hopefully, the summer course participants can gain optimal and useful knowledge.
The Department of Urban and Regional Planning (URP) Undip, Semarang, Indonesia, in collaboration with Chiba University, Japan, University of Hawai’i at Manoa (UHM), USA, and Bicol University, the Philippines, proudly presents to you this summer course program. In this course, students are expected to learn comprehensively and recognize various topics and agendas related to GIS, Remote Sensing, and Spatial Planning.
Course : 4 – 8 August 2025 (offline), 11 – 31 August 2025 (online)
Activities ; Workshop, Field Visits, Studio Work
Facilities ; Local transportation (limited seats), accommodation for a week (limited seats), lunch
Recognition : Certificate, Academic Transcript
Topic :
- Fundamental GIS for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) Planning
- Resilience Concept for DRR
- Data Preparation for Risk Assessment Analysis Using GIS and Sensing Data
- Spatial Analysis in Risk Assesment
Registration : bit.ly/SummerCourse_2025
Contact Person :
Dr. Anang Wahyu Sejati, S.T., M.T. (+6285640226327)
scurp@live.undip.ac.id
by M Rusmul Khandiq | Feb 15, 2025 | News
The Center for Urban Resilience Research (CURE) Research Cluster, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro on Tuesday (21/1) held a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) with the title “Mapping Initiatives and Stakeholders: Preparing an Integrated Vision for the Development of Semarang Metropolitan 2045”. This event took place at the Novotel Hotel Semarang.
This activity is part of the collaborative research conducted by a consortium team consisting of CURE-FT UNDIP, ONE Architecture, and the Government of the Netherlands through the Netherlands Enterprise Agency (RVO). There are dozens of policymakers involved in this FGD, ranging from international, national, provincial, regency, to city levels.
“This research is a follow-up to the WaL program (Water as Leverage, a program from RVO) which focuses on the economic-social and technical pillars, governance, and financing,” said Prof. Dr-Ing. Wiwandari Handayani, S.T., M.T., MPS., a researcher from CURE-FT UNDIP.
Thi event is divided into two sessions. The first session is the presentation session. In this session, several experts were involved as resource persons, such as Ivo van der Linden from The Government of The Netherlands; Mohammad Irfan Saleh, Ph.D. from the Directorate of Water Resources, Ministry of PPN/Bappenas; Ir. from the Directorate of Rivers and Coastal, Directorate of Water Resources, Ministry of Public Works, and Prof. Dr-Ing. Wiwandari Handayani from CURE-FT UNDIP.
FGD participants from various policy-making elements discussed flood management in Metropolitan Semarang through mapping initiatives
The second session is a participatory FGD session. In this session, 36 participants from various elements discussed together to further explore the challenges, implementation, and potential for replication of existing initiatives in Metropolitan Semarang. This is intended to clarify the role and coordination between policymakers and formulate an effective funding strategy that is still in line with the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).
“De-integration is a step and implementation reference to help stakeholders act according to their roles. The progress of the activities that we have carried out includes a review of 35 regional regulations, 10 planning documents, and the preparation of a repository,” added Prof. Wiwandari.
The results of this study were then published in a document called “Setting the Scene”, a comprehensive document that aims to build knowledge and coordination among policymakers regarding integrated water management for the future of Metropolitan Semarang. It is hoped that this document can be a basis for helping the City of Semarang realize the Vision of Metropolitan Semarang based on integrated water management.
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Editor: M. Rusmul Khandiq
by M Rusmul Khandiq | Sep 22, 2024 | News
Faculty of Engineering Undip has made impeccable achievements in the international scientific world. 7 academics from the Faculty of Engineering Undip have been listed as the World’s Top 2% Scientists according to the list published by Stanford University and Elsevier
As one of the most prominent scientific journal providers in the world, Elsevier in collaboration with Stanford University compiled a list of the world’s top 2% scientists annually. The rankings are based on the “citations, h-index, co-authorship adjusted hm-index, citations to papers in different authorship, and a composite indicator (c-score)”. As a result of the ranking, there are more than 100.000 scientists included in the world’s top 2% scientist list.
In the list published in August 2024, 7 academics from the Faculty of Engineering were listed as part of the world’s top 2% of scientists. Those 7 academics are listed as below:
- Prof. Dr. Ir. Hadiyanto, S.T, M.Sc, IPU
Rank 57.173 in the world
Expertise: Bioprocess and EnergyProf. Hadiyanto is one of the professors who gives lectures at the Department of Chemical Engineering Undip. As one of the experts in the field of biotechnology, his research mostly focuses on the field of water resources management and renewable energy. Currently, Prof. Hadiyanto is actively researching in the Center of Biomass and Renewable Energy (CBIORE) Undip and also as the editor-in-chief of the Journal of Bioresources and Environmental Sciences (JBES) Undip. - Prof. Dr.rer.nat.Heru Susanto, S.T, M.M, M.T
Rank 142.790 in the world
Expertise: Membrane TechnologyProf. Heru Susanto is a professor from the Department of Chemical Engineering Undip. As a professor in the field of membrane technology, his research focuses on the field of utilization and development of membrane technology and polymer. Besides his position as a professor, currently, he was appointed as the Vice Rector of Academic and Student Affairs of Universitas Diponegoro which will serve for the period of 2024-2029. - Prof. Dr. Jamari, S.T, M.T, IPU
Rank 144.634 in the world
Expertise: Tribology and Engineering DesignProf. Jamari is a professor from the Department of Mechanical Engineering Undip. As a professor, he is actively teaching several subjects regarding construction, namely The Mechanics of Material Strength, Contact Mechanics, and Tribology. In addition to his position as a professor in the field of tribology and engineering design, Prof. Jamari also serves as the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering Universitas Diponegoro for the period of 2024-2029
- Prof. Ir. Tutuk Djoko Kusworo, S.T, M.Eng., Ph.D
Rank 162.212 in the world
Expertise: Membrane TechnologyProf. Tutuk Djoko Kusworo is a professor from the Department of Chemical Engineering Undip. As a researcher, Prof Tutuk has been recognized internationally as one of the experts in the field of membrane technology for water, wastewater treatment, gas separation, and carbon nanotubes production. In addition, he also becomes the editor-in-chief of The International Journal of Science and Engineering, an International Journal for waste resources and waste technology. Currently, he was selected as the Chairman of the Academic Senate of the Faculty of Engineering Undip. - Prof. Dr. Ir. Andri Cahyo Kumoro, S.T, M.T, IPU, ASEAN Eng.
Rank 174.045 in the world
Expertise: Agricultural Product ProcessingProf. Andri Cahyo Kumoro is one of the professors who works at the Department of Chemical Engineering Undip. As a researcher, his research mainly related to the development of food processing technology, industrial waste treatment, and chemical engineering system modeling. For now, he is appointed as the editor-in-chief of Jurnal Reaktor of the Department of Chemical Engineering Undip and editor at the Jurnal Rekayasa Proses of the Department of Chemical Engineering UGM. - Dr.Eng. Achmad Widodo, S.T, M.T
Rank 242.283 in the world
Expertise: Machine Diagnosis and PrognosisAchmad Widodo is a lecturer who lectures at the Department of Mechanical Engineering Undip. His research mainly covers the topics in the field of machine learning in machine fault diagnosis and prognosis. For now, he is actively teaching several subjects at the Department of Mechanical Engineering Undip, such as Engineering Mathematics, Engineering Analysis, Mechanical Vibration, Kinematics and Dynamics, and Optimization Process. - Muhammad Imam Amarullah, S.T, M.T
Rank 149.634 in the worldMuhammad Imam Amarullah is a doctoral student from the Department of Mechanical Engineering Undip. His research is mainly about tribology and biomechanics. Presently, he is actively researching at the Undip Biomechanic Engineering and Research Centre (UBM-ERC). An Undip’s laboratory facility which focused on research in the field of biomechanics.
With these achievements, the Faculty of Engineering Undip again proves its capability to compete at the global level as in its vision which is to be a research-based campus with international standards.
