Department of Development Geography, Faculty of Geography, Universitas Gadjah Mada as a host in collaboration with FORPIMGEO (Higher Education Leadership Forum for Geography and Geography Education) throughout Indonesia, and LEAD (Leadership for Environment and Development) Fellow held a monthly seminar on Sustainable Development Goals (SDGS) The # 63 Seminar Series on Monday, 22 March 2021 with the theme “Development Leadership in Water Resources Conservation and Management”. The seminar was held online using Webex media and live Youtube. The speakers in this series were Prof. Dr. Ani Mardiastuti (Professor of the Bogor Agricultural Institute/Institut Pertanian Bogor, Fellow LEAD) and Prof. Dr. Dewi Liesnoor Setyowati, M.Si. (Professor of Semarang State University/Universitas Negeri Semarang and FORPIMGEO Advisory Board). This seminar should had been hosted by Dr. Erlis Saputra, M.Si. (Head of the Department of Development Geography, Faculty of Geography UGM) and moderated by Prof. Dr. M. Baiquni, M.A. (Professor of Universitas Gadjah Mada and Chairman of FORPIMGEO). However, due to health issue Prof. Dr. M. Baiquni, M.A. was unable to attend. At the end, Dr. Erlis Saputra, M.Si replaced him as moderator. This series discussed the Sustainable Development Goal 6 (Access to Clean Water and Sanitation) and the Sustainable Development Goal 13 (Handling Climate Change).
Smart City, Village, and Region Summer Course 2021 is an online short-term intensive course organized by Faculty of Geography, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia. This summer course is designed for student who are willing to learn and work hard to improve their understanding, knowledge and skill in smart city, village, and region. All courses are taught in English. This course is intended for second to last year undergraduate student and master student. It is also opened for anyone with a broad interest and curious mind regarding this topic. Not only students will learn the necessary knowledge in class, but they will also do virtual field trip and excursion in their local area to do direct observation of smart city, village, and region implementation.