• New Zealand Pacific Scholarships
• New Zealand ASEAN Scholar Awards
• Short Term Training Scholarships
• New Zealand Regional Development Scholarships
• New Zealand Development Scholarships
• Commonwealth Scholarships

New Zealand Pacific Scholarships

About

New Zealand Pacific Scholarships (NZPS) recognise the very close personal, cultural, and economic ties that New Zealand enjoys with Pacific countries. A particular focus of NZPS is to increase the number of young pacific people studying in New Zealand and to build a new generation of Pacific leadership with strong links to New Zealand.

NZPS are funded by the New Zealand Aid Programme, the New Zealand Government’s international aid and development programme. They are managed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

NZPS are available for both undergraduate and postgraduate study in New Zealand.

Eligible countries

Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau,Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu

Qualification Types

New Zealand Pacific Scholarships are available for the following qualifications:

• Undergraduate Degree (3 – 4 years)*
• Postgraduate Certificate (6 months)
• Postgraduate Diploma (1 year)
• Master’s Degree (1 – 2 years)
• PhD (3 – 4 years)

* Fijian Applicants: Please note that Bachelor of Veterinary Science is the only undergraduate qualification offered to citizens of Fiji.

How to Apply

Please see the How to Apply page for details.

New Zealand ASEAN Scholar Awards

About

The New Zealand ASEAN Scholarships (NZAS) recognise New Zealand’s close cultural, economic, and geographic ties with Southeast Asia. They seek to empower individuals with the knowledge, skills and qualifications to contribute to the economic, social, and political development of their region. NZAS are offered for postgraduate level study only.

Eligible countries

Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Thailand, Viet Nam

Brunei Darrusalam and Singapore candidates can only apply for the Victoria University ASEAN Scholarship offered by Victoria University of Wellington (external link).

Qualification Types

New Zealand ASEAN Scholarships are available for the following qualifications:

• Postgraduate Certificate (6 months)
• Postgraduate Diploma (1 year)
• Masters Degree (1 – 2 years)
• PhD (up to 3.5 years)

How to Apply

Please see the How to Apply page for details.

Short Term Training Scholarships

About

Short Term Training Scholarships (STTS) are funded by the New Zealand Aid Programme, the New Zealand Government’s international aid and development programme. They are managed by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade.

STTS assist people in the work force to gain knowledge and skills that will help the development of their home country. They play an important and growing  role in addressing the human resource and development needs of developing countries.

Through STTS, individuals from selected developing countries can undertake training of up to one year in duration in New Zealand. A wide range of short-term vocational and/or skills courses or work attachments are offered.

Eligible countries

Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, Niue, Palau,Papua New Guinea, Samoa, Solomon Islands, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu,Vanuatu

Qualification types

• Short Term Training Scholarships are available for the following qualifications:
• Training Certificate (up to 12 months)
• Work placement (up to 12 months)
• Certificate (up to 12 months)
• Diploma (up to level 6 of the NZQF (external link) and up to 12 months)

How to apply

Short Term Training Scholarships are available throughout the year. Please contact your relevant New Zealand High Commission via your country page to submit an application.

More information please visit https://www.mfat.govt.nz/en/aid-and-development/scholarships/types-of-scholarships/#asean

Community bridge UGM won the champion 2 NTU Bridge Design Competition 2016, held at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore, Saturday-Sunday (March 19 to 20 in 2016). This bridge competitions organized by Nanyang Technological University (NTU) and followed by various countries in Southeast Asia, such as Singapore, Indonesia and Malaysia.
In this competition the bridge UGM team was represented by three teams and each – each team was represented by two students. The students compete as representatives of Indonesia. They are daughter Shahida Firdaus, Sandy Kang (Team Gama Bridge), Bagus Raka Panuntun, Muwafiqurrahhman Prabowo (Team CS Bridge) and Ika Rahmawati Suyanto, Surya Dewi Puspitasari (Tim Almond Blossom). All of these students are from the Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering.

Muwafiq said that in this competition there are two categories contested, namely the category of universities and polytechnics. In each category the bridge must have a value of beauty and able to withstand a load of – the magnitude and the participant must provide the best possible presentation and answered questions – questions from the jury in order to win the game. “All teams compete vigorously and get the best results in accordance with effort and preparation that has been done,” he added.

Team CS Bridge of Indonesia won the second in the university category. “These results should be thankful as well as a performance evaluation for the next team. In the future may be a trigger of the bridge UGM team in order to achieve optimal results in every competition, “said Raka.

Cakrabuana Team of Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering FT. UGM won second place in the Bridge Build Competition “Creativity Karya Nusantara Bridge” in 2016 which took place at the Jakarta State Polytechnic, Thursday, March 24, 2016. The evaluation criteria include: proposal, robustness, implementation, heavy structure, innovation, aesthetics, and working time models bridge , The team is represented by Panji Ginaya Taufik (2013), Raka Agus Panuntun (2013), Dyah Nur Saints (2013).

In addition to a predicate Second, Tim Cakrabuana DTSL also got the sturdiest bridge Champion category. This was achieved after a bridge model lightest weight design results reached with the ability to withstand the greatest loads.

Congratulations and success.

Department of Civil Engineering, University of Gadjah Mada (UGM) again won the title. This time the team of Yahya Kemal F. (2013), Yogie Andrianto H. (2013), and Dhirta Parera A. (2013) earned a first prize in a competition in “Analysis of Potential Problems of High Speed Rail (HSR) Jakarta- Bandung Line “. The race is organized by the University of Jakarta Tarumanagara This is a series of Civil National Expo (CNE) in 2016. The team was led by Prof. Dr.-Ing. Ir. Ahmad Munawar, M.Sc .; Prof. Dr. Tech. Ir. Danang Parikshit, M.Sc .; Dr. Eng. Imam Muthohar, ST .; Ir. Djoko Murwono, M.Sc.

Department of Civil Engineering UGM actually send three teams in this race event, but only selected one team the opportunity to attend the final round in Jakarta. The final round is a paper presentation sessions conducted at the University College Building G Tarumanagara Jakarta on Friday (10/6). In this round, five teams will be given the opportunity to present ideas and those who have them write down on paper in the qualification round. The presentation was held in front of a jury consisting of Prof. Ir. Suryo Leksmono Putranto, M.T., Ph.D. and Dr. Ir. Najid, M.T.

The team from the Department of Civil Engineering, Gadjah Mada University raised about the potential for HSR that will affect the various aspects of society, a variety of potential problems to arise in the mode of operation of HSR, as well as offer solutions to these problems.

In problem areas, they expose their doubts about the possibility of not showed interest in this HSR mode. It is based on the characteristics of the traveling public that existed at the Jakarta-Bandung. Possible loneliness enthusiasts will impact on the emergence of the potential losers in this HSR operation. The analysis is accompanied by a comparison between the value of investments PT Kereta Quick Indonesia China with an investment in the Bank by relying on bank fixed deposits. In this comparison, it can be seen that the making of investments held by the four State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) in PT KCIC may not be the right choice.

After a round of presentations ended, on Saturday (11/6) held a Seminar on High Speed Rail Jakarta-Bandung which closed with the announcement of the winners of the CNE, 2016. At the contest Analysis of Potential Problems High Speed Rail (HSR) Jakarta-Bandung winning sequence obtained as follows :

Gamahidro team consists of three students of Civil Engineering UGM, which Hadid Widiantoro, Rizky Dhewandaru, and Eldiansyah Mahendra won first prize in the race Dam Innovation Contest at the University of Diponegoro. The event was held on 6-7 November 2016 in Semarang.

At the start of the competition, the participants were asked to submit proposals containing race dam design concept complete with all the necessary calculations. Then elected four finalists who made it through to the next stage and were invited to Semarang to present the work that has been delivered complete with a model of a design model designed. Besides UGM, three other teams from the University of Diponegoro who successfully passed the 2 teams and one team from the Bandung Institute of Technology. After the presentation, the finalists are given a few questions by 3 jury and given a case study related to dam failure.

On the following day, the finalists are required to attend the expo organized by the committee for showing the work of each finalist. The visitors who come presented the results of work of the finalists was very impressive. Then visitors can give a vote at the expo for the work that interests them. The results of this vote is also used as an assessment to determine the champion.

“The innovations that we provide is the dam that is friendly to the people of Indonesia. Typically, a dam in Indonesia is very closed and not just anyone who can get into the dam area. Here we make a dam as a vehicle for education and entertainment for the community to build a restaurant on the body of the dam and take advantage of water storage reservoirs as a medium for the conservation of freshwater fauna threatened with extinction, “Hadid said, Sunday (7/11) at the Department of Civil Engineering, University of Diponegoro ,
Hadid added, because the dam is located on the border designed Majalengka regency and Sumedang district, top of the dam will be made the highway that connects the two districts and provided also pedestrian street for visitors.

“In addition, the building hydroelectric plants located in the dam will be our traditional house designs like West Java, which Kesepuhan Cirebon. Why? Because the dam is still in the area of Cirebon Sultanate and also as a tourist attraction on this dam, “he explained.

doctoral examination Civil Engineering Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering with promovendus Yuwono Wiarco, S.SiT., M.T. , Held on Thursday, December 22, 2016 in the Meeting Room of the  Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty of Engineering 3rd floor.

Dissertation with entitled Pengembangan Model untuk Menghitung Kapasitas Jalur Kereta Api di Indonesia (Studi Kasus Lintas Kroya-Kutoarjo-Yogyakarta.

Examiner Team :

1. Prof. Ir. Joko Sujono, M.Eng., Ph.D.,
2. Prof. Ir. Siti Malkhamah, M.Sc., Ph.D.,
3. Prof. Ir. Sigit Priyanto, M.Sc., Ph.D.,
4. Prof. Ir. Radianta Triatmaja, Ph.D.,
5. Dr. Ir. H. Dadang Supriyatno, M.T.,
6. Dr. Eng. Imam Muthohar, S.T., M.T.,
7. Dr. Eng. M. Arif Wibisono, S.T., M.T.,

National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU) Taiwan made a visit to the University of Gadjah Mada on January 16, 2017, as part of the Field Trip To Yogyakarta. The participants consisted of seven lecturers and 20 students.

A visit to UGM held in the Multimedia Room, UGM Central Building, though the ranks of the board attended the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Geography. The event was opened by the Head of the International Affairs Office, I Made Andi Arsana, S.T., M.E., Ph.D. The event then continued with a discussion of opportunities for cooperation and also public lecture “General Lecture on Geohazard”, with the following speakers:

1. Dr. Suprapto, DTSL Faculty: Restoration of Borobudur Temple
2. Dr. Djoko Sulistyo, DTSL Faculty: Post Earthquake Rehabilitation and Reconstruction of Prambanan and the Kraton
3. Ratih Putri Fitria, Ph.D., Faculty of Geography: Sand Dunes in Parangtritis
4. Prof. Radianta Triatmadja, DTSL Faculty: Tsunami Hazard in Parangtritis Beach
5. Dr. Eko Haryono: Karst Region and Ancient Bengawan Solo River

Field trip NTNU group from Taiwan will take place on 16-19 January 2017 to some predetermined locations, among others, Prambanan and Borobudur, Kraton Yogyakarta Sultanate, Parangtritis, Gunung Kidul, Sangiran, and The reservoir

Stadium General of Geo Hazard (Natural Disaster)  from Prof. Kiyono (Kyoto University), was held in the Meeting Room of the Department of Civil and Environmental 3rd Floor.

Doctoral Promotion with Promovendus Murtiningrum held on Monday, January 30, 2017 in the Meeting Room 3rd Floor Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering. Dissertation entitled Development of Decision Support System for Operation and Maintenance of Irrigation Systems Cross-District / Town in Yogyakarta

Promotor Team:

1. Prof. Dr. Ir. Sudjarwadi, M.Eng.
2. Prof. Dr. Ir. Putu Sudira, M.Sc.
3. Dr. Ir. Rachmad Jayadi, M.Eng.

Examiner Team :

1. Prof. Dr. Ir. Sobriyah, M.S. (University March Surakarta)
2. Prof. Dr. Ir. Fatchan Nurrochmad, M. Agr.
3. Prof. Ir. Joko Sujono, M. Eng., Ph.D.
4. Prof. Dr. Ir. Sudjarwadi, M.Eng.
5. Prof. Dr. Ir. Putu Sudira, M.Sc.
6. Dr. Ir. Rachmad Jayadi, M.Eng.
7. Ali Awaludin, S.T., M.Eng., Ph.D.
8. Prof. Ir. Radianta Triatmadja, Ph.D.