The Department of Urban and Regional Planning (URP), formerly known as Planology, is one of the eight study programmes in the Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Brawijaya. The programme was officially established on 2 March 1998. based on the Decree of the Minister of National Education No. 69/1998 as part of the Department of Architecture. After 7 (seven) years of operation, URP officially stood on its own at August 15, 2005 based on SK DIRJEN DIKTI Number 109/1998.
URP has 3 (three) main areas of expertise that are managed through laboratories, namely Environment, Infrastructure, and Information System Laboratory (EIIS), Regional Development and Public Policy Laboratory and, and Urban Planning and Design Laboratory (UPD). Since its founded, the department has continued to develop into one of the leading planning education institutions in Indonesia, focusing on fundamental issues such as community welfare, better urban planning, regional sustainability, and adaptive rural and urban integration.
URP has shown rapid development in various aspects, including human resources, external collaboration, management, funding, infrastructure, and student activities. Every year, URP accepts more new students and continues to produce graduates who are dedicated to creating better urban and regional planning. To date, the department has 31 active lecturers and has experienced seven changes in the leadership of the study program since its establishment in 1998.
The head of the URP Department, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Brawijaya for the period 2021 - 2025, are as follows:
Head of Department
Dr. Eng. I Nyoman Suluh Wijaya, ST., MT
: [email protected] : Laboratorium Urban Planning and Design Laboratory (UPD)Secretary of Department
Johannes Parlindungan, ST., MT., Ph.D
: [email protected] : Laboratorium Urban Planning and Design Laboratory (UPD)