Faculty of Geography Universitas Gadjah Mada attempts to develop strategic partnerships with various universities abroad in support of Universitas Gadjah Mada to World Class Research. On Monday 13 March 2017, Guest Lecture held at the Geography Faculty of UGM with speaker Dr. Simone Sadholz. Guest Lecture was attended by more than 60 participants consisting of lecturers, undergraduate (S1), master program (S2) and doctoral program (S3) students of Geography Faculty of UGM. Dr. Simone Sandholz general lecture’s theme is: Changing Urban Landscapes of the Global South: Challenges and Opportunities based on Studies from Nepal, Indonesia and Brazil. Dr. Simone Sandholz is a researcher-lecturer at the United Nation University Institute for Environment and Human Security. Her research interests on climate change adaptation, disaster risk reduction, integrated urban regeneration and sustainable urban development. She is actively doing research collaborations with the Faculty of Geography since she was working as assistant professor at the University of Innsbruck and at TH Köln University of Applied Sciences under the Center for Natural Resources and Development.