UNDIP Vocational School Strengthens International Collaboration with UKM Malaysia

Semarang, September 11, 2025 – The Vocational School of Diponegoro University (UNDIP) is strengthening its international presence through a collaboration with the Faculty of Engineering and Built Environment (FKAB), Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM). The signing of the Letter of Intent (LoI) took place in Bangi, Selangor, Malaysia, on August 24–28, 2025, between Prof. Dr. Ir. Budiyono, M.Si., Dean of UNDIP Vocational School, and the Dean of FKAB UKM.

This collaboration covers programs such as Visiting Professors, Staff Exchange, Student Mobility, and curriculum alignment in the fields of Civil Engineering and Architecture. UNDIP also carried out laboratory and workshop benchmarking at UKM to enhance project-based learning quality.

As a follow-up, on September 8–11, 2025, UNDIP Vocational School will host Assoc. Prof. Dr. Wardah Fatimah Mohammad Yusoff as a Visiting Professor, delivering a lecture on “Thermal Performance of Buildings in Tropical Climate.”

Prof. Dr. Ir. Budiyono, M.Si., Dean of the UNDIP Vocational School, described the collaboration as a strategic step.

“The partnership with UKM opens wider opportunities for UNDIP students and lecturers to collaborate at the international level while strengthening the academic quality of vocational education,” he stated.

Through this collaboration, UNDIP reaffirms its commitment to becoming a world-class vocational school that is adaptive to global challenges.