UNS — Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary (Dubes LBBP) Republic of Indonesia (RI) to the Republic of Panama, Sukmo Harsono, opened the Guest Lecturer Series “Urban Management in Panama” held by Architectural Engineering Program Faculty of Engineering (FT) Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) Surakarta, Friday (16/4/2021), through Zoom Cloud Meeting. In the event, Thomas E. Correa R., Coordinador de Arquitectura y Diseño del Centro Regional Universitario de Azuero de la Universidad de Panamá was invited as a guest lecturer.
In the event attended by the Dean FT UNS Dr. techn. Ir. Sholihin As’ad, faculty members of the Architectural Engineering Program, and students, Sukmo Harsono thanked FT UNS for its collaboration with the Indonesian Embassy to the Republic of Panama. He also appreciated the good relationship between the Indonesian Embassy to the Republic of Panama with Universidad de Panamá, which enable the Guest Lecturer Series to be held.
“I deliver my gratitude and appreciation to the Dean of FT UNS who has developed this excellent collaboration between UNS and Universidad de Panamá. I am also thankful that Universidad de Panamá supports and dedicates their time for the Indonesian Embassy to the Republic of Panama,” Sukmo Harsono said. He added that Guest Lecturer Series is an implementation of a bilateral connection between Indonesia and Panama. For him, this event will improve knowledge and relationship between the countries. He also mentioned that Panama is an important country in Latin America for Indonesia. “I hope this collaboration runs well and benefits the community,” Sukmo Harsono continued.
Guest Lecturer Series: Urban Management in Panama
Thomas E. Correa delivered material on “Urban Management in Panama”. The Faculty of Architecture and Design faculty member, Universidad de Panamá, explained that residential areas in Panama could be classified based on the community’s social condition. For example, rural housing, ingenious people housing, the abundant, affluent, rich, region of Panama, and the slum area. People daily life is closely related to their life quality and infrastructure development in Panama.
“There are high buildings, but problems of waste disposal, chaotic transportation, limited space for pedestrian, rural architectural heritage destruction, and parking problem still exist,” he explained. Currently, the provincial government and public sectors in Panama are looking for a solution to solve these problems with limited success.
Thomas E. Correa considers that future functions should be considered in planning development and arrangement of residential settlements. He reminded the participants of the importance of environmental, economics, and sustainability in the development and arrangement of residential settlements. Cities with better planning and function will bring us to the future we want. “When planned carefully, it offers opportunities for the current and future inhabitants,” he said Humas UNS
Reporter: Yefta Christopherus AS
Editor: Dwi Hastuti
