The Dean of Faculty of Earth Sciences and Technology (FEST ITB) Emphasizes on the Importance of Earthquake Risk and Mitigation

BANDUNG, itb.ac.id – The KU-4078 Studium Generale (SG) course will be held again in the second semester of the 2023/2024 Academic Year. The first lesson of Studium Generale took place on Wednesday (7/2/2024) in the West Hall, ITB Ganesha Campus, Bandung. During this session, the Dean of the Faculty of Earth Sciences and Technology (FEST ITB),...

February 18, 2024

Raising Awareness About Earthquakes, ITB Students Conduct Community Service in Lombok

LOMBOK, itb.ac.id – In an effort to educate the local people and raise their awareness of earthquakes, the Community Service Team from Geodesy and Geomatics Engineering of Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) conducted a community service (PM) program at State Elementary School 1 Medana, North Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara.The program, often referred...

February 10, 2024

ITB Expert Unveils Insights of Japan's Earthquake-Tsunami Connection and the Early Warning System's Impact

BANDUNG, itb.ac.id – An earthquake occurred in the Noto area in Ishikawa Prefecture, Japan, on Monday (1/1/2024). Based on data from the Japan Meteorological Agency, the strength of the earthquake was 7.6 on the Richter scale and occurred at 2.10 PM local time.The seismic intensity scale reaches number 7, which means that during the earthquake...

January 03, 2024

ITB Expert Issues Caution on Mild Yet Impactful Earthquakes in Sumedang

BANDUNG, itb.ac.id – Sumedang and its neighboring areas experienced a series of earthquakes, with the most recent registering a magnitude of 4.8 on Sunday (31/12/2023) evening. The tremors were felt across West Java, including Bandung, Subang, Garut, and Cirebon.According to the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), the...

January 02, 2024

PRIMA 2023: ITB Partners with Ministry of Villages to Elevate Indonesia's Underdeveloped Villages by 2030

BANDUNG - Institut Teknologi Bandung's (ITB) Office of the Vice Rector for Research and Innovation (WRRI ITB) hosted the Research, Innovation, and Community Service Exhibition (PRIMA) on Wednesday (20/12/2023). The event, which took place both offline at ITB's West Hall and East Hall and online via ITB's YouTube Channel, featured discussions...

December 27, 2023

Understanding Mount Marapi's Eruptions: Analysis from an ITB Volcanology Expert

BANDUNG, itb.ac.id - Mount Marapi, situated in West Sumatra, recently experienced an unexpected eruption on Sunday (3/12/2023) around 14:53 WIB (Western Indonesian Time), catching both hikers and the community off guard. Dr. Mirzam Abdurrachman, a volcanology expert from Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), sheds light on this phenomenon, offering...

December 14, 2023

ITB Innovation Park 2023 Open House Showcases Researchers and Startups' Commitment to Uplifting Community Well-being

BANDUNG, itb.ac.id - The Institute of Science and Technology Development (ISTD) of Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) organized the ITB Innovation Park 2023 Open House at the Function Hall of the ITB Science and Techno Park (STP) building on Wednesday, November 15, 2023. The event served as a platform to unite ITB's innovation resources with...

November 16, 2023

ITB Civil Engineering Students Excel in IDEERS 2023, Earn Certificates for Earthquake-Resistant Designs

BANDUNG, itb.ac.id — A team of Civil Engineering students from Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), known as the Kuya Sigma Team, showcased their engineering prowess at the "Introducing and Demonstrating Earthquake Engineering Research in Schools (IDEERS) 2023" competition held by the Taiwan National Center for Research on Earthquake Engineering...

October 23, 2023

ITB’s Community Service Team (PM ITB) Educates SDN 2 Batukaras on Earthquake and Tsunami Mitigation 17 Years After the Pangandaran Tsunami

BANDUNG, itb.ac.id – 17 years ago, on July 17 2006, an earthquake in West Java triggered a tsunami that crashed into Pangandaran. This disaster had caused many casualties and material losses. Therefore, it is important to recognize the signs of earthquakes and tsunamis and to be prepared for the event of disasters.Moved by the condition, ITB’s...

August 24, 2023