Jakarta, March 18, 2024 - Minister of Tourism and Creative Economy/Head of the Tourism and Creative Economy Agency (Menparekraf/Kabaparekraf) Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno appreciates the launch of the book "Atlas of Sustainable Design in Yogyakarta" which is the work of 42 students from the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) Australia, majoring in Design, Faculty of Design, Architecture and Building during their educational trip to Yogyakarta last year, supported by the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, the Department of Industry and Trade, and the Yogyakarta City Government.
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Menparekraf Sandiaga Salahuddin Uno, together with the Sustainability Program Coordinator - University of Technology Sydney Australia, Kestity A Pringgoharjono, discussed the book "The Weekly Brief With Sandi Uno" in Jakarta on Monday (18/3/2024).
"This book is very timely and much needed because we are talking about green tourism and creative economy," said Menparekraf Sandiaga when receiving the book "Atlas Sustainable Design in Yogyakarta" on Monday (18/3/2024) during the "The Weekly Brief With Sandi Uno" event.
Menparekraf Sandiaga hopes that this book will enrich references and become a part of designing other educational trip activities that will promote and increase the visits of foreign tourists to Indonesia.
Sandiaga expressed his gratitude to Taman Wisata Candi Borobudur, as well as the Department of Industry and Trade of Yogyakarta City, the Department of Environment and Forestry of Yogyakarta City, and the Department of Tourism of Yogyakarta City for their collaboration.
Sandiaga's vision for the book is to not only serve as a resource for educational trips but also to contribute to the overall promotion and growth of international tourism in Indonesia.
Laura Hudayati, the Head of Tourism Marketing Team for Australia and Oceania Market at the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, stated that the support for the edutrip activities from UTS Australia is an effort by the Ministry to promote tourism and the creative economy of Indonesia through the involvement of educational stakeholders in the originating country.
"Coincidentally, UTS has a routine program of conducting a 14-day overseas travel activity called the Global Work Studio Program, aimed at applying students' design creativity in a cross-cultural concept," said Laura.
Meanwhile, Kestity A Pringgoharjono, the Sustainability Program Coordinator at the University of Technology Sydney Australia, mentioned that the selection of Yogyakarta as the destination for the activities is based on a "place-based approach" because Yogyakarta is considered to have a variety of elements that can support students' studies ranging from history, social aspects, culture, design, architecture, and creativity.
She stated that the students gained a very valuable experience. In addition to applying the knowledge they acquired on campus, the participants also had the opportunity to visit various destinations ranging from Borobudur Temple, Prambanan Temple, the Malioboro area, enjoy Yogyakarta's typical culinary delights, and more.
"We also planted 200 trees in collaboration with the Sustainable Planting Community and the Yogyakarta City Environmental and Forestry Agency as our contribution to offset our carbon emissions," said Kestity.
Also present at the event virtually was the Acting Deputy for Marketing of the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy, Erwita Dianti. She expressed that collaborative programs like this are very good and should be used as an example for other work units, hoping that this program will continue not only in Yogyakarta but also in other destinations in Indonesia.