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 Strengthens Post-Disaster Recovery in Sumatra Through Humanitarian Action and Cross-Sector Collaboration

The Rector of ITB, Prof. Dr. Ir. Tatacipta Dirgantara, M.T., paid a courtesy visit to the Head of the National Disaster Management Agency (BNPB), TNI Lieutenant General Dr. Suharyanto, S.Sos., M.M., in Aceh on Friday (26/12/2025).BANDA ACEH, itb.ac.id — Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), through the Directorate of Community Service and...

January 22, 2026

ITB Lecturer Dr. I Dewa Gede Arsa Putrawan Wins Gold Award at Anugerah Diktisaintek 2025 through Sustainable Chemical Research Commercialization Innovation

BANDUNG, itb.ac.id - Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) has once again achieved national recognition with the conferment of the Gold Winner of the Research and Development (R&D) Award, Commercialization Category, Granted Patent Subcategory, at the Anugerah Diktisaintek 2025 to Dr. Ir. I Dewa Gede Arsa Putrawan, M.Si., a lecturer at the...

January 13, 2026

ITB Promotes the Development of Transmigration Areas through the Patriot Expedition Based on Technology, Economic Agglomeration, and Environmental Ethics

JAKARTA, itb.ac.id - Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) continues to strengthen its contribution to shaping the direction of transmigration area development through the Patriot Expedition, a field-based research and technology-driven program involving multidisciplinary teams from ITB. This was conveyed by Prof. Dr. Sri Maryati, S.T., MIP., Head of...

January 13, 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