Kegiatan “Trilateral Workshop on Mega-Earthquake and their aftermaths: Changing Institutions for Disaster Risk Reduction” merupakan agenda yang dilaksanakan selama 2 hari, yaitu 7-8 November, 2015. Tujuan kegiatan adalah memberikan peluang pertukaran pendapat, ide dan informasi terkait rencana penelitian kolaboratif multi tahun yang sedianya dilaksanakan di tiga negara, seperti tersebut di atas. Dihadiri oleh perwakilan dari 3 negara, yaitu China, Indonesia dan Jepang, yang mana setiap delegasi mewakili institusi perguruan tinggi yang berbeda-beda. Indonesia dalam hal ini diwakili oleh Universitas Gadjah Mada, Universitas Syah Kuala, dan Institut Teknologi Bandung. Universitas Gadjah Mada diwakili oleh Fakultas Geografi, yang dalam hal ini secara langsung dikoordinatori oleh Dr. Djati Mardiatno, M.Si selaku Kepala Pusat Studi Bencana Universitas Gadjah Mada dan melibatkan Dr. Dyah Rahmawati Hizbaron selaku Ketua Unit Biro Kerjasama Luar Negeri Fakultas Geografi, Universitas Gadjah Mada.

Yogyakarta, Indonesia. Institut Français Indonesia (IFI) in collaboration with the Faculty of Geography UGM held an International Seminar on Climate Change titled “Iklim Berubah, dan Kita? Perubahan di Tangan Kita” on September 18^th, 2015 at the Clinic of Environment and Disaster Mitigation. This seminar is part of a series of the annual event “Féte de la Science 2015” lasting from September 18^th to October 4^th, 2015. This series of event includes an International Seminar in the Faculty of Geography UGM, Film&Opened Seminar and “Pasar Organikologi” at IFI Yogyakarta, and Interactive Expo in Taman Pintar Yogyakarta.

Biro Kerjasama Luar Negeri Fakultas Geografi UGM menginisiasi kegiatan “General Lecture: Minimizing Geoliteracy” sebagai salah satu rangkaian kegiatan Dies Natalis F.Geografi UGM pada 10 Agustus 2015. Kegiatan ini dihadiri oleh selebihnya 25 mahasiswa asing dari University of Bremen, Germany, dan Justus Liebig University of Giessen, Germany serta 85 mahasiswa S1/S2 Fakultas Geografi Universitas Gadjah Mada. Tujuan pelaksanaan kegiatan ini adalah menggiatkan kegiatan internasionalisasi di Fakultas Geografi UGM, yang memberikan dampak peningkatan kualitas daya saing dosen dan mahasiswa di kancah internasional. Desain kegiatan adalah dengan memberikan peluang kepada dosen asing dan dosen Fakultas Geografi UGM untuk memberikan paparan sesuai dengan tema terkait. Selain mahasiswa, kegiatan ini pun dihadiri oleh beberapa dosen dari Fakultas Geografi UGM, dan secara resmi dibuka oleh Dr. Dyah Rahmawati Hizbaron, M.Sc selaku perwakilan Fakultas Geografi UGM, serta dimoderatori oleh Dr. Estuning Tyas Wulan Mei, M.Sc.

In the long cooperation with European, Asian and Australian universities, Faculty of Geography had expanded the international cooperation with African universities through the Consortium of Natural Resource Development (CNRD). The Faculty of Geography on May 25^th, 2015 had initiated international guest lecture from one of the distinguished fellow, Prof. Gabriel R. Kasenga, from School of Environmental Science and Technology, Ardhi University, Dar es Salaam, Tanzania. Encapsulated his lecture in 2 hours, Prof Kasenga talked about “ Adapting Climate Change in Coastal Cities of South Africa: Case Study Dar es Salaam City, Tanzania”.

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:

Yogyakarta. General lecture on Tsunami disaster-related studies was given by Prof. Makoto Takashi, Ph.D and Masaya Iga, Ph.D from Nagoya University Japan on 23 March 2015. The lecture was opened by Dr.rer.nat. Djati Mardiatno (Head of Research Center for Disasters – PSBA UGM).

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.