This year, the Indonesia Council Open Conference (ICOC) is hosted by The University of Sydney. The conference will be celebrating the 25 years of the conference and will be held on 26 and 27 September 2023, in person and online. You can access the full program here and register for free. Sonia Roitman will talk … Continue reading
In this novel study, a gender audit was conducted to assess how the Seoul (Metro) and Jakarta (MRT) subway systems respond to women’s needs. The audit revealed that both Seoul Metro and MRT Jakarta have made significant efforts to accommodate the needs of all passengers, including women. This is commendable because a public transit system … Continue reading
This year the Indonesia Update conference will be on ‘Governing urban Indonesia’. The Indonesia Update is a project at the Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University, that includes an annual conference to discuss issues of governance, politics and economic development in Indonesia. This year’s conference will be in September and it is free … Continue reading
As the 2-week course in Yogyakarta, Indonesia is about to get to a close, students and staff visited the Borobudur and Prambanan temples yesterday. They learned about Buddhism, Hinduism and the mix of religions that makes Indonesia so fascinating. The 23 students from UQ and 18 students from UGM (Universitas Gadja Madah) continue their sharing … Continue reading
The joint studio between UQ and UGM (Universitas Gadjah Mada) has started! We are very excited to have resumed this course after the ‘Covid-19 break’. The course is PLAN3200/7200 Understanding development complexities. This is a joint studio course delivered annually between UQ and UGM in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, since 2015. Students from urban planning, geography, environmental … Continue reading
We are very excited to share that we got a new research grant from KONEKSI (Knowledge Partnership Platform Australia – Indonesia). This is a new grant scheme funded by DFAT (Department of Fair and Trade), Australian Government, that aims to strengthen the development of knowledge-based solutions for inclusive and sustainable policies and technologies. After a … Continue reading
New article published in Inside Indonesia by UQ|UP Sonia Roitman, Peter Walters (UQ, Sociology), Imam Ardhianto (Anthropology, UI), Rusli Cahyadi (Anthropology, LIPI and UQ|UP Alumni) about the social impacts of the development of the new capital city (Nusantara, also known as IKN -Ibu Kota Nusantara) in East Kalimantan, Indonesia. The development of the IKN is … Continue reading