Diponegoro University News

  An international institution committed to accelerating the pace of innovation, Clarivate Plc, has named Diponegoro University (UNDIP) as one of the most innovative academic institutions in Southeast and South Asia in 2020. Similar awards were also given to the University of Brunei Darussalam (Brunei Darussalam), Indian Institute of Technology Bombay (India), National University of Malaysia (Malaysia), Cebu Technological University (Philippines), Singapore National University of Singapore (Singapore), and Hanoi University of Science and Technology (Vietnam). The award is only given to   one institution in each country . Thus,  Undip is the only university  in Indonesia to have received the South and South East Asia Innovation Award 2020 from Clarivate Plc. Clarivate was founded in 2016, previously being the Intellectual Property and Science division of Thomson Reuters. Clarivate became an independent company after the acquisition of Thomson Reuters Intellectual Prop...

  The outbreak or pandemic of Covid-19 which demands a change in behavior in society has the potential to cause serious psychological disorders and threaten the productivity of society. Dean of the Faculty of Psychology Undip, Dian Ratna Sawitri SPsi MSi Ph.D. said that the potential for psychological disorders  needs special attention . She stated that the changes in behavior related to pandemics are generally divided into three. “There are behavior changes called  protective behavior, preparedness behavior, and perverse behavior . The three changes in behavior each have implications that can lead to psychological disorders,” As a pos i tive illustration of Covid-19 in Indonesia until Thursday, November 10, there were  598,033 cases , and the number of infected people in the world  was 69 million people  with a death rate of over 1.5 million which encourage the World Health Organization to declare  a health emergency  of the international communi...

  As a PTNBH university in Indonesia, Diponegoro University supports a series of sustainable development goals ( Sustainable Development Goals ). Diponegoro University has consistently taken a role in the framework and implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which are global development agreements to achieve sustainable development. All Undip’s efforts have crawled it by getting the second-best ranking in the 2020 UI GreenMetric World University Rankings Awards as the 2nd Most Sustainable University in Indonesia. In international rankings,  Undip has been ranked 39 globally out of the 912 universities and 84 countries included in the ranking. UI Gre e nMetric World University Rankings Awards 2020  is a ranking that honors and appreciates universities based on the university’s commitment and actions towards greening and environmental sustainability by implementing environmentally friendly and sustainable policies and programs. Upholding the theme  ...

The Signing of a Memorandum The signing of a Memorandum of Understanding for the development of earthquake-resistant houses between Diponegoro University and PT. Terryham Proplas Indonesia (TPI) and Mataram University were held on Thursday, November 26, 2020. The signing was witnessed by the Minister of Research and Technology   / Head of National Agency for Research and Innovation,  Prof. Bambang Brojonegoro  accompanied by the Plt. Deputy for Strengthening Research and Development of the Ministry of Research and Technology / National Agency for Research and Technology,  Muhammad Dimyati , the Director of Industrial Technology Development of the Ministry of Research and Technology / National Agency for Research and Technology  Hotmatua Daulay , Special Staff to the Minister of Communication  Danang Rizki Ginanjar , and lastly the Special Staff to the Minister of Funding and Investment for  Ekoputro Adijayanto . At the signing, UNDIP was represented by...

  From Tuesday until Wednesday, the first and second December, a Term of Reference (ToR) arrangement Workshop of Masterplan ICZM Brebes Coastal had been held. This Workshop is an event held by the PUSDATARU agency of Central Java. They invited a lot of agencies and related parties that are affiliated with the ICZM (Integrated Coastal Zone Management) Team of Central Java. Moreover, UNDIP’s ICZM is one of the partners. Located in Santika Premiere Hote l , Semarang, the event was started by the head of PUSDATARU agency, Ir. SR. Eko Yunianto., Sp.1. He stated that the northern coastal areas must be given more attention to anticipate the development of the industrial areas that have been arranged by the presidential decree. It is also stated that the masterplan arrangement of Brebes coastal area has to be in accordance with the existing Spatial Plans because it already has a settled consideration of the management of water resources and coastal natural conditions. The speakers who atte...

 The Doctoral Study Program of Information System (DSI) which was established at Diponegoro University is the only one and first conducted in Indonesia. Even though it is not the first Program Study that deals in Undip Postgraduate School, DSI Program started to accept students in the 2020/2021 Academic Year, and is highly interesting for many people. The Head of the DSI Program, Prof. Dr. Suryono SSi Msi, stated that the DSI Program of UNDIP has started its academic activity for the first students batch which entered the Study Program on the odd semester in 2021. They’re also planning on accepting more students in the even semester of the 2020/2021 Academic Year. ‘In the odd semester, we accepted 25 students. “Meanwhile, for the even semester, we will accept 15 more students because this year the number of admissions is limited to 40 students. In detail, 25 students are for the odd semester batches and 15 students are in even semesters,” stated Prof. Dr. Suryono SSi MSi on Thursda...

  The Diponegoro University (UNDIP) Vocational Team  succeeded in creating a seawater distillation device with corn cobs. The team named   Dipo Adinata from the Vocational School  Study Program   Bachelor of Applied Civil Infrastructure Engineering and   Architectural Design of the UNDIP Vocational School . The team even   won 1st place   at the National Level in the   Ecovillage Design Competition 2020  organized by the Bogor Agricultural Institute (IPB). In the competition, the Jury gave gr e at appreciation and decided it to be the best work of Ecovillage Design 2020. The Head of the Vocational School Study Program of Civil Infrastructure Engineering and Architectural Design UNDIP, Asri Nurdiana ST MT, admitted that she was grateful for this achievement. She stated that the university always encourages the enthusiasm of vocational students to take part in competitions both at  national and international levels  as a means of...

    The Directorate of Communication and Alumni Relations in collaboration with the Undip KKIB Business Incubator on Saturday, November 28, 2020, has carried out the activities of the Teaching Alumni Volume II in 2020. This activity has become an annual routine agenda. This activity presented two speakers who were very expert in their fields. The first speaker presented Syanaz Winanto as the Founder of the Rorokenes Business. The second speaker presented Roy Wibisono as CEO of PT. Naruna Ceramic. The theme raised in the Volume II Teaching Alumni Webinar is “The Spirit of Doing Business in the New Normal Era”. I n  the current New Normal era, many business developments have sprung up new ideas and many businesses cannot survive. Therefore, students together with the alumni and academic community of Diponegoro University need to prepare and anticipate it well. The Teaching Alumni Volume II webinar event was opened and was fully attended by Drs. Mujid Farihul Amin, M.Pd who ...

  UNDIP and Rembang Regency Government On December 2, a Memorandum of Understanding Signing (MoU) was held in The Regional Secretariat Building Hall of the Rembang Regency Government by the Rembang Regency Government affiliated with Diponegoro University (UNDIP). The government was represented by Pjs. Regent of Rembang and UNDIP was represented by the Vice-Chancellor of Academic and Student Affairs. The current signed MoU is a form of extension of the previous MoU that had been ended by the year 2020. In his opening speech, the   Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Budi Setiyono stated that UNDIP, as one of the best universities in Indonesia, is ready to give a contribution to national development, especially in Central Java areas. The existence of Study Programs outside the  Main Campus (PSDKU) , UNDIP Campus located in Rembang is proof of its commitment. UNDIP tirelessly performs the College Tri Dharma, and the Education aspects are executed in a form of giving a quota up to 40% for...

  Research Collaboration Program Diponegoro University (Undip)  began collaborative research with MIT ( Massachusetts Institute of Technology ) which is the best university in the world, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States. This research collaboration is part of the MIT-Indonesia Research Alliance (MIRA) research collaboration program which  began in mid-2019  supported by the Ministry of Research and Technology / National Agency for Research and Innovation, Depdikbud and LPDP which aims to build the fundamentals of the research ecosystem in leading State Universities (PTN) in Indonesia. According to the pers o n in charge (PIC) of MIRA Undip, Prof. Dr. Ir. Ambariyanto, M.Sc, who is also Undip’s Deputy Rector for Research and Innovation,  there are six main researchers  (PI) and other research members from Undip who have the opportunity to participate in the MIRA program which includes the theme of research:  sustainable energy , includi...