In the very keen effort to internationalization, Faculty of Geography, Universitas Gadjah Mada currently accommodates some foreign students activities. In Postgraduate Doctoral Program, Faculty of Geography had just conducted final examination for Pramaditya Wicaksono, a staff member of Faculty Geography who conducted a joint supervision for his Doctoral Program, between Universitas Gadjah Mada and Institute for Technology and Resource Management in the Tropics and Subtropics, Cologne University of Applied Science, Germany. His worked entitled “Remote Sensing Model Development for Seagrass and Mangroves Carbon Stock Mapping”. Promoted by Prof. Dr. Hartono DEA, DESS and Dr. Projo Danoedoro, M.Sc from UGM and Dr. Udo Nehren also Prof. Lars Ribe from CUAS, he was able to defend his argument on the importance of remote sensing for detecting seagrass and mangrove in his research area. He is able to conduct Joint Doctoral Program between UGM – CUAS, using 3 months program at CUAS (2010 and 2013).

Universitas Gadjah Mada, as a distinguish state university in Indonesia has long implemented “Student Center Learning”, to which now, translated in many activity program by its member faculties. Hereafter, Faculty of Geography, promotes a fieldwork activity to support the program. There are numbers of fieldwork activities in Faculty Geography, ranging from short-term fieldwork (1-2 day) to long-term (1-2 week) fieldwork. Each course that contains practical work normally conducts short-term fieldwork to complete coursework in class at the end of the semester. Each study program also conducts long-term fieldwork to collect data at the end of the second semester. Each student should conduct fieldwork either, short and long term for their thesis, community engagement and compulsory coursework. In total, each student at undergraduate level shall conduct more than 5 short-term fieldworks, and 5 long-term fieldworks during their study program. Designs such rigorous plan on fieldworks, hence Faculty Geography aims at generating a skillful bachelor holder either in class and at field as well. This fieldwork is an opportunity to conduct “SCL” since student should be active rather than receiving information per se from the lecturer.

Chiba. TWINCLE Program has invited UGM to join ASEAN Consortium Meeting 2015. The delegation consisted of Dr. Dyah Rahmawati Hizbaron (lecturer – UGM), Dr. Sri Rum Giyarsih (lecturer – UGM), Dyah Fitria Dewi, S.E (Adm. Staff – UGM) and Dra. Eni Widayati, M.Eng (teacher – SMU N 6 Yogyakarta). The meeting was held for two days, 20^th-21^st of March 2015, which included these following activities:

Chiba. TWINCLE (Twin College Envoys) Program is a short course program that held by Ministry of Education Japan and Chiba University, Japan. There are four students from Faculty of Geography, Universitas Gadjah Mada, who have the opportunity to attend to this program in the beginning of 2015. The program held in Chiba University, Japan, from January 19 untill February 4, 2015. Those four students are Adam Abraham Wiwaha, Hani Hidayah, Eka Dyana, and Umar El-Izudin.

Yogyakarta. The Faculty of Geography has privileged to conduct International Seminar on Rapid Environmental Change and Migration at 6^th November 2014 for a half day event. The main idea of this event is to provide a venue to share researches and experiences in the related fields on Environmental Change and Migration.

Yogyakarta, Indonesia. The 6^th Indonesia Japan Joint Scientific Symposium 2014 is one manifestation of scientific activities conducted on an ongoing basis by a consortium of cooperation between several universities in Indonesia and Japan. Universitas Gadjah Mada, in this case represented by Prof. Dr. Suratman, M.Sc, Prof. Dr. Muh Aris Marfai, M.Sc, and Dr. Sukamdi, M.Sc has coordinated with representatives of Universitas Indonesia, Universitas Hasanudin, Universitas Udayana, Universitas Padjajaran, Institut Teknologi Bandung and Institut Pertanian Bogor together with University of Chiba Japan, University of Tsukuba and the other universities in Japan. One goal of the IJJSS 2014 activities is to provide exchange information media, data and knowledge in 24 themes. Accommodated themes in IJJSS 2014 includes antenna-microwave to vision biology, which contain new themes such as the Sustainable Economic Relations and Disaster Management. In this case, remote sensing is the most favorite theme in recent times IJJSS implementation since 2004.

Rio de Janeiro. Four outstanding graduate students from Master Program on Planning and Management of Coastal Area and Watershed (MPPDAS) faculty of Geography UGM visited Rio de Janeiro, Brazil for Joint Student Project (JSP). This Joint Student Project lasted for 1 week (16—24 August 2014). The fortunate students are Wahyu Tyas Pramono, Hendy Fatchutohman, Annisa Hamidah, and Alfiatun Nur accompanied by two lecturers, who are Bachtiar Wahyu Mutaqin, S.Kel., M.Sc. And Dr.rer.nat M. Anggri Setiawan, M.Sc. Together with students from the host university, Institute of Geosciences, Universidade Federal Fluminense (UFF) Niteroi Brazil, and 5 students from Universidad Autonoma de San Luis Potosi, Mexico, they had a research in the topic of Urban growth in the Rio de Janeiro coastal area. This activity is also included in the consortium of Center for Natural Resources and Development (CNRD) consists of 11 institutions from Asia, Latin America, Europe and Africa.

Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Under the umbrella of excursion program held by Giessen University, Germany, 18 German students visited Faculty of Geography, Universitas Gadjah Mada Yogyakarta on 14—15 August 2014. This Giessen University Excursion Program has been visited UGM annually since 2011. Prof. Ulrich Scholz was in charged to accompany the undergraduate students.

Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Faculty of Geography, Universitas Gadjah Mada have great opportunity to welcome delegation from Universiti Malaysia Sabah (UMS). The delegation consisted of 11 undergraduate students equipped with ranging events, which mostly accommodated in Faculty of Geography at 16^th – 17^th July 2014. As this delegation manage to arrange period of visit from 15^th – 21^st July 2014, with series of field visit agenda. The main agenda of this delegation is to establish communication among institution, by initiating student alternative program to visit Yogyakarta, as a comparison field study. The main interest is actually related with various physical features presented in Yogyakarta, which are quite different with characteristics of Sabah.

Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Faculty of Geography Universitas Gadjah Mada in collaboration with Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Office (BMKG) and Beasiswa Unggulan Kemendikbud had created a public seminar and field work focused on Coastal Cliff. This event was held from 15^th until 17^th April 2014 and was attended by 11 master students from BMKG and11 fast track master students of Beasiswa unggulan Kemendikbud from Faculty of Geography UGM. This effort was made possible by Prof. Dr. Muh Aris Marfai, M.Sc. Dr. Eko Haryono, M.Sc. and Dr. Danang Sri Hadmoko M.Sc. of International Bureau Office (BKLN). Presented by three speakers and moderated by Dr. Djati Mardiatno, M.Sc. of Disaster Research Centre UGM, this public seminar is designed to enrich knowledge and experience in coastal cliff. This event could be a potential media to increase collaboration in research between institutions involved.