Collaboration with Universitas Gadjah Mada
Sep 30 , 2013

Collaboration with Universitas Gadjah Mada: Joint field survey in Yogyakarta (September 1-14, 2013)

Students in Master’s Program in Environmental Sciences participated in a field survey internship on volcanic eruptions, sediment disasters, and water resources management in Yogyakarta and Mt. Merapi area. The internship was implemented jointly with Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM).
The six participants attended classes by the UGM counterpart professors and an expert from the Ministry of Public Works to learn volcanic and sediments disasters, water channel shifts, sand mining, and data analysis, and participants and UGM counterpart students jointly conducted field surveys on sabo (sediment control) dam functions and water sources and quality.
On the last day, participants presented their scientific findings based on the field data analysis to UGM counterpart professors and students to wrap up the internship. They received high evaluation for their perspective that elaborates the natural and socio-economic situations in the Merapi area from dynamic changes in sabo functions and water resources as well as valuable comments to improve the survey and analysis approaches. The final presentation was held in Tsukuba on September 27.
This internship was designed and implemented by the EDL Program and JASSO International Student Exchange Scheme as a part of SUSTEP (Sustainability Sciences, Technology and Policy) Program with strong support from Prof. Istiarto, Prof. Rachmad Jayadi, Prof. Djoko Legono, Dr. Faisal Fathani, Dr. Ahmad Rifa’i, the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, UGM. The five UGM counterpart students will stay at the University of Tsukuba during the autumn semester 2013 to study at the SUSTEP Short-Term Program. This two-way academic exchange scheme will further strengthen our partnership with UGM.
(Kaida, Hotta and Miyamoto)