From 92 outer islands spreading throughout the Republic of Indonesia,  67 islands have border with neighboring countries; 12 of these need special attention. Those were several topics that were raised in the National Seminar on Management of Outer Islands, Saturday (23/1), at Faculty of Geography, UGM.

The US Embassy in Jakarta has encouraged increased cooperation between UGM and universities in the USA. That was said by US Ambassador Cameron Hume, responding to the suggestion from the Rector of Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), Prof. Ir. Sudjarwadi, M.Eng. Ph.D., that UGM can become a cooperation hub between US Universities and a number of Indonesian universities.

The National Disaster Mitigation Agency, Thursday (24/1) visited Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM). The visit that aimed at collecting input from experts was led by Head of the Agency, Dr. Syamsul Maarif. They were received by Assistant to Senior Vice Rector, Prof. Dr. Zuprizal, accompanied by Chair of UGM Institute for Research and Community Services, Prof. Dr. Ir. Danang Parikesit, M.Sc., at the Board of Trustee's Meeting Room, UGM.