The inauguration of Doctoral Program in Urban and Regional Planning, UNDIP, took place on Wednesday, August 16th, 2023, at the Department of URP UNDIP Building B, 2nd floor. The Dean of the Faculty of Engineering UNDIP personally attended and commenced the inauguration, which was also attended by the management of DURP, both for Undergraduate and Master’s Programs (Head and Vice-Head of Study Program), respected pioneers and founders of URP UNDIP, faculty members, and administrative staff.
The Head of the Department of URP UNDIP, Prof. Wiwandari Handayani, begun the event with a speech, and followed with the official inauguration by the Dean of the Faculty of Engineering UNDIP, Prof. Muhammad Agung Wibowo. An inaugural ribbon-cutting and tumpeng-serving to one of the respectable founders of URP UNDIP, Prof. Sugiono Soetomo, were done to symbolized the gratitude of the DURP UNDIP for officially inaugurating the URP doctoral program in 2023.
The Department of URP hopes that with the inauguration of the doctoral program, URP UNDIP can contribute to the development of knowledge and the improvement of high-quality human resources in the field of Urban and Regional Planning at the local, regional, national, and global levels.