(30/7) The Study Program of the Professional Program for Engineers (PSPPI) of the Faculty of Engineering Undip held the 11th Engineers Oath-taking ceremony for July 2024. The ceremony was held at Prof. Soedarto, SH Building, Undip Tembalang Campus, and was attended by 195 new engineers who graduated from PSPPI of the Faculty of Engineering Undip.
This period’s Engineers’ Oath-taking ceremony is becoming the latest achievement from PSPPI of the Faculty of Engineering Undip. This is because, for the first time, PSPPI of the Faculty of Engineering Undip successfully took oath its graduates from the 2-semester Full Regular program. Previously, PSPPI had held professional engineer classes in the form of the Recognition of Past Learning (Rekognisi Pembelajaran Lampau, RPL) program and the 1-semester Regular-Compacted program.
195 new engineers of PSPPI of the Faculty of Engineering Undip posed together at Prof. Soedarto, SH Building
“From these 195 engineers, Alhamdulillah (praise be to God) in this period we held the Regular class. Previously, there was the Regular-Compacted class, and now there is a Regular class that undergoes 2 semesters, although still in the small numbers. Hopefully, with the implementation of this Regular class, the vision of PSPPI of the Faculty of Engineering can be achieved,” said the Head of the PSPPI of the Faculty of Engineering Undip, Prof. Dr. Widayat, S.T, M.T, IPM
In this July 2024 period, 146 engineers successfully earned the cum laude predicate. In addition, in this period the engineers also received the Professional Engineer Certificate (Sertifikat Insinyur Profesional, SIP) replacing the Graduation Certificate. This follows the Law No. 14 of 2014 on Engineering Affairs
The General Secretary of the Institution of Engineers of Indonesia (PII), ), Ir. Bambang Goeritno, M.Sc, MPA, IPU, APEC Engineer, appreciated the increase in the number of engineers who successfully graduated from PSPPI of the Faculty of Engineering Undip this time. He hopes that it can continue to grow in the future. “I need to congratulate you (PSPPI of the Faculty of Engineering) because now there are 195 engineers who graduated from the program. I think this is a record breaker because it has never reached that number before. And the total number (of graduates from PSPPI of the Faculty of Engineering Undip) is 945. This means that there are quite a large amount of engineers who have graduated. I hope that the engineers here can become ambassadors in their workplaces to invite their friends to join the professional engineers program,” he said.
The Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Prof. Dr. Jamari, S.T, M.T, IPU, warmly greeted the new engineers in this period. He hopes that in the future the new engineers can reflect on the main purpose of the engineer title that they receive. “The most important thing is with that additional title, is there any difference? If there is none, why do you have to take that title? This must be answered,” Prof. Jamari remarked in his speech.
The Department of Urban and Regional Planning (DPWK) Undip in collaboration with the University of Hawai’i at Manoa held a Summer Course with the theme “Sustainability and Resilience in the Spatial Development”. The course, held from 16 to 25 July 2024, was attended by students from various countries, offline or online. The opening ceremony took place at Theater Room, DPWK Undip.
The Head of DPWK Undip, Prof. Dr-Ing Wiwandari Handayani, S.T, M.T, MPS, explains that this Summer Course has been held together for the third time with the Urban and Regional Planning, University of Hawai’i at Manoa. As Prof. Wiwandari said, there is a slight difference between this year’s course and the previous years. This year, apart from being held in hybrid using MOOC (Massive Open Online Course) platform, the participants also received a two-day symposium on Pedagogy and Urban Planning in collaboration with LuceSea Foundation, University of Hawai’i at Manoa.
“This year is a little bit different, because we combine the course with our research with LuceSea Foundation on Pedagogy and Urban Planning, so we have a two-day symposium, combined with a site visit later,” Prof. Wiwandari said.
This year, Summer Course participants had the opportunity to join the symposium on Pedagogy and Urban Planning in collaboration with LuceSea Foundation, University of Hawai’i at Manoa
Representative from the University of Hawai’i and Manoa, Assoc. Prof. Ashok Das, M.Arch, M.A, Ph.D, warmly appreciated this Summer Course. Ashok said that Semarang is an interesting place because there are tons of issues that can be learn. He hopes that students can learn many things from Semarang.
“There are not many very interesting places like Semarang. You have all kinds of issues. You have economic development issues, climate change, sea level rise, tradition, culture, in tassel in sort of conflict with modernization, urbanization, and the erasure of culture and heritage,” states Ashok.
Summer Course participants engage in a direct dialogue with the affected residents in Sayung Village, Demak
Besides visiting the residents affected by climate change in Demak dan Semarang, the participants also had the opportunity to learn how to do batik in Laksmi Art Batik
In this Summer Course, the participants did not only receive materials and studio classes. The participants also had the opportunity to visit several places affected by climate change to learn directly with local communities, such as in Sayung Village and Tambakrejo. Other than that, the participants had the opportunity to learn how to do batik at Laksmi Art Batik
Jacob Wruck, one of the participants from the United States, was delighted with this Summer Course. He said that this program is a good opportunity to learn directly with affected residents. “The course was fantastic. We get to go to the communities, talk to the people, and see some of the factors (that causing) those situations…It’s been very good to get our hands on and get to ask people some questions that are supposed to be reaped not only from researching inside the class,” said Jacob.
We would like to express our deepest condolences to those who have been affected by the 7.5 magnitude earthquake that occurred in Taiwan on April 3rd, 2024. Our thoughts and prayers to those who have lost their loved ones and to those who are currently under alert because of this devastating tragedy.
We would also like to deliver our most sincere respect for the individuals and institutions who are providing emergency support, rescue efforts, and warnings to make sure that the people affected on the ground can stay safe and sound.
The Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Diponegoro, actively engages in student, academic, and research exchanges with our educational partners in Taiwan. Currently, we have sent several students to continue their studies at the National United University in Miaoli and the National Cheng Kung University in Tainan. We are confident that the strength and the experiences that the Taiwanese government had in taking care of the disaster could save them from serious damages caused by this unfortunate event.
We sincerely hope for quick recovery and restoration into normalcy for those affected by this disaster.
Dean of the Faculty of Engineering
Universitas Diponegoro
(6/10) The Faculty of Engineering Undip officially opened its 65th Dies Natalis commemoration ceremony. The opening ceremony and a mass exercise workout with staff and stakeholders of the Faculty were held at the Dekanat Building (Prof. Ir. Eko Budihardjo, M.Sc). This opening ceremony was attended by academics and staff of the Faculty of Engineering, including all Heads of Departments within the Faculty of Engineering Undip.
This year, the theme was “Go Global, Show Your Potential”. For the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Prof. Ir. M. Agung Wibowo, M.M, M.Sc, Ph.D, this theme was chosen as an exclamation for the readiness of the Faculty of Engineering to enter the international stage. For him, this Dies Natalis commemoration is the perfect time for the Faculty of Engineering to start this. “The theme is Go Global, Show Your Potential. This means that for now, we are ready to ‘play’ at the international level, and show your potential. So how we display our uniqueness,” he said.
The Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Prof. Ir. M. Agung Wibowo, M.M, M.Sc, Ph.D, while giving an opening remarks at the opening ceremony of the 65th Dies Natalis of the Faculty of Engineering Undip
Ir. Ari Eko Widyantoro, S.T, M.Si, IPM, Chief Executive of the 65th Dies Natalis commemoration ceremony of the Faculty of Engineering Undip, explained that there are several agendas that have been prepared to celebrate the anniversary this year. It is planned that those agendas will be started from October to November 2023. “In this 65th Dies Natalis, there are several activities. One of which is this mass exercise workout with staff and the Opening Ceremony, then there is the Selection for the Outstanding Staff of the Year, and there will be a Career Seminar, Pilgrimage to our Founders, Inauguration of the Dekanat Building, there will be a National Seminar for Energy Transition, Alumni Gathering, Briefing Class for Graduates, Public Lecture from the Minister of Public Works and Housing, E-Fest, Job Fair from Engineering Career Center, and the last, will be held on 24 November, is Seminar and Electrical Car Demo from Antawirya and closing ceremony,” he explained.
Related to this Dies Natalis, Prof. Agung added that the Faculty of Engineering Undip itself has made many achievements both at national and international levels. One of them is the success of PSMT Undip in winning the 12th Bali International Choir Festival and the success of Bandhayuda Team of Robotics Undip at the Indonesian Robot Contest (KRI) 2023, With these achievements, Prof. Agung hoped that this anniversary celebration of the Faculty of Engineering can be an important point for the Faculty of Engineering to continue in providing useful contributions and be accepted by the society. “Hopefully in the future the Faculty of Engineering has an uniqueness that can be accepted by the society,” he said.
(21/9) In order to improve their educational cooperation with their international partners, the Department of Chemical Engineering accepts one foreign student to hold an internship in their laboratory. A student named Wu Ssu-Hsien from the Department of Chemical Engineering, National Chung Hsing University (NCHU), Taiwan, had the opportunity to participate in an internship program for one month in the Advanced Material Laboratory under the Department of Chemical Engineering Undip.
Prof. Dr-Ing. Silviana, S.T, M.T, IPM, ASEAN Eng, professor of the Department of Chemical Engineering Undip and the supervisor of this internship program said that this program is a part of the World Class University (WCU) program involving two institutions, namely the Faculty of Engineering Undip and the College of Engineering, NCHU. In this WCU Program, one of the outputs produced is joint research. To support the research, the Department of Chemical Engineering Undip as the organizer of the WCU program invited one student from NCHU to conduct an internship that began on 21 August.
Wu Ssu-Hsien, the student who participated in this internship program, said that this program provided a lot of new experiences for him. As a foreigner, he said that he had never come and stayed abroad for a long time before. With this internship program, Mr. Wu said, he was able to experience what it is like to live and conduct research in a place that is culturally different from his homeland country. “The culture here is different from other countries. I really like it,” he said.
In this internship program, Mr. Wu and Prof. Silviana developed a distillation column design to stimulate the acetone mixture separation. He hoped that the research he conducted during this internship could provide satisfactory results thus helping the research currently being developed by Prof. Silviana. “I will do my best to help Prof. Silvi. I have a very good experience here. I think I have a good chance to do it (internship) here. I really appreciate it,” Mr. Wu said.
(2/9) The Department of Environmental Engineering of Universitas Diponegoro (DTL Undip) held an event with the title Eco-Tech Pioneer and Sustainability Award (EPSA) 2023. This event was a part of the 25th Dies Natalis of the Department of Environmental Engineering and aimed to appreciate companies that are heavily committed to creating technological innovations to preserve and protect the environment.
At this event, dozens of national and regional companies were present to share their experiences and innovations in preserving the environment around them. In addition, the Department of Environmental Engineering also invited several national figures, such as Prof. Sudharto P. Hadi, MES, Ph.D from the PROPER Advisory Board (PROPER is a Company Performance Rating Program in Managing the Environment held by the Ministry of Environment and Forestry), to attend the awarding ceremony held at Novotel Hotel, Semarang.
Head of the Department of Environmental Engineering Undip, Dr. Ing. Sudarno, S.T., M.Sc explained that EPSA was formed to appreciate companies that have successfully innovated in protecting the environment. According to him, up to now, the efforts to preserve the environment that the industry has made have not been appreciated enough. “Implementation of EPSA is actually a form of our concern regarding the lack of appreciation for the efforts that have been done by the industry. So from that concern the Department of Environmental Engineering on its 25th anniversary, for the first time, organized an award for industries that innovate well on both in the form of technology and their activities,” he said.
Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Prof. Ir. M. Agung Wibowo, M.M, M.Sc, Ph.D, welcomed the EPSA. For him, EPSA can encourage companies to make breakthroughs in protecting the environment, where such innovations are needed nowadays. “Innovation is important for now because, in our daily life, nature experiences limitations. Therefore, innovations from companies are needed as one of the solutions for us to continue our activities without damaging the environment,” he said.
At this EPSA event, there were six main topics that were presented, including Green Power Innovation, Low Carbon Innovation, Eco-Hazard Innovation, Eco-Cycle Innovation, Hydro Smart Innovation, and Ecosystem Innovation. All of those topics are related to innovation in preserving nature and ensuring sustainable development. Prof. Agung hoped that the existence of EPSA could be one of the driving factors for the companies to continue innovating and can provide academic benefits for the students and lecturers in the Department of Environmental Engineering. “Hopefully the results of this EPSA can be the best practices that enrich teaching materials and can be used by the students.”
