ITB Geology Expert: West Bandung Landslide Triggered by Interaction of Natural and Human Factors

BANDUNG, itb.ac.id - he landslide disaster in West Bandung Regency has drawn national attention amid the increasing frequency of hydrometeorological hazards across Indonesia. The Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) has forecast that extreme weather, including heavy rainfall accompanied by thunderstorms and strong winds, may...

January 27, 2026

West Bandung Landslide: ITB Expert Explains Mudflow Mechanism and Potential Secondary Hazards

The mudflow path passing through Kampung Pasir Kuning to Pasir Kuda, Pasirlangu Village, Cisarua District, West Bandung Regency. (Source: PPMB and DPMK ITB)BANDUNG, itb.ac.id - The landslide that occurred in West Bandung Regency (KBB) on January 24, 2026, should not be understood solely as a consequence of land-use change. Landslide geology...

January 25, 2026

ITB–BRIN–IPB Collaboration Discovers a New Hybrid Pitcher Plant Species from West Kalimantan

Appearance of the lower pitcher of the newly discovered natural hybrid Nepenthes ×taringkecil (Photo courtesy of SITH ITB)JATINANGOR, itb.ac.id — Indonesia’s rich floral biodiversity has once again been revealed through cross-institutional collaboration among young researchers. The Curator of Herbarium Bandungense, School of Life Sciences and...

January 24, 2026

Community Service Collaboration between HIMAFI-ITB and KMKL-ITB: Mangrove Planting to Strengthen Coastal Protection in Karawang from Abrasion

Mangrove planting action by the collaboration of the Physics Student Association (HIMAFI) and the Marine Engineering Student Association (KMKL) together with residents of Cemarajaya Village, Saturday (6/12/2025). (Doc. Community Service HIMAFI x KMKL)KARAWANG, itb.ac.id – Coastal abrasion in the Karawang region has inspired the Physics Student...

January 19, 2026

PWK ITB Student Team Achieves National Recognition through Geospatial-Based Environmental Studies

Pangripta Maung Team at the FKTI Geopoint 2025 competition (13/11/2025). (Photo: Farid Ramadhani, 2025) BANDUNG, itb.ac.id - Three students from the Urban and Regional Planning (PWK) Study Program at Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), Farid Ramadhani, Fajar Nur Adnan, and Zeba Liqueiza SK, are successfully won...

January 13, 2026

ITB Students’ Community Service Strengthens Agricultural Land Resilience in Sukawangi Village

JATINANGOR, itb.ac.id — The Agricultural Engineering Student Association (HIMAREKTA) “Agrapana” collaborated with the Forestry Student Association (HMH) “Selva” to carry out a community service program involving erosion hazard mapping and fruit tree planting in Sukawangi Village on Saturday (15/11/2025).The activity aimed to reduce...

January 06, 2026

ITB Researchers Participate in Deep-Sea Research in the Sulawesi Sea in Collaboration with BRIN and OceanX

BITUNG, itb.ac.id – Three researchers from the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) and researchers from the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), the Geospatial Information Agency (BIG), the Sepuluh Nopember Institute of Technology (ITS), the Indo Ocean Project, and Halu Oleo University departed from Bitung Harbor for the Sulawesi...

December 09, 2025