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V2V-UNDIP-UNIRAZAK Summer Course 2024

The summer course "Voices from Coastal Communities: Securing Small-Scale Fisheries " is the result of the close collaboration between the Universitas Diponegoro (UNDIP), Vulnerability to Viability (V2V) Global Partnership University of Waterloo, and Universiti Tun Abdul Razak (UNIRAZAK), along with the sponsorship of World Class University (WCU) Program UNDIP and V2V Global Partnership. The event was held in a hybrid format on October 3-7st.

 

The first day and opening ceremony was held on October 3rd 2024. The summer course began with an opening ceremony attended by Prof. Hadiyanto (Head of the UNDIP Ranking Office), Dr. Dessy Ariyanti (Vice President of the UNDIP Ranking Office), and Afina Hasya (Head of International Affairs Office) on behalf of the Dean of Faculty of Economics and Business. On this occasion, Prof. Hadiyanto and Prof. Indah Susilowati opened the 5 day Summer Course. The participants were scheduled to take part in learning activities, where resource persons on the panel discussion: Prof. Prateep Kumar Nayak (University of Waterloo, Canada), Prof. Gazi Md Nurul Islam (UNIRAZAK, Malaysia), and Prof. Indah Susilowati (UNDIP, Indonesia).  Over 100 participants from UNDIP, various universities, and V2V members participated in this Summer Course offline and online.

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On October 4th, 2024, students, early career researchers, professors, and others in academia travelled to the Demak region of Indonesia to visit the village of Tambak Bulusan.  This village on the north side of Java Island heavily relies on the production of capture fisheries for their livelihood.  During our visit to this community, participants visited tourist areas, including the diverse mangrove forests containing over 30 species of mangroves and Istambul beach that backs onto the Java Sea.  During the visit to the mangrove forests and Istambul beach, participants had in-depth discussions with fishery and aquaculture leaders from Tambak Bulusan, who discussed how the management of the community fishery was conducted, carried out, and sustained.  Once participants returned from the mangrove forests and Istambul beach, everyone gathered with community members for a traditional Indonesian lunch, including fresh fish, clams, prawns, and crabs caught in the community.  After a fantastic lunch, participants discussed with fishers' wives, fish traders, fish processors, fishers, and other community members.  Discussions were centered around community development, how individuals in the community perform daily activities, and how community members adapt to the ever-changing environmental conditions.  These discussions helped participants improve their knowledge about the importance of coastal communities within Indonesia.

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Overall, this V2V Summer Course brought together participants from over ten countries to collaborate on the topic of transitioning coastal communities from vulnerability to viability within Indonesia.  Through discussions with various coastal fishing communities in two different regions of Indonesia, participants were able to expand their knowledge, ideas, and understanding of the complex and diverse problems within these communities and the multidisciplinary approaches needed to address them. Participants throughout the Summer Course made lasting connections with community members and each other that will continue in the future, helping build further collaboration, information sharing, and excitement about the ever-important issues and topics of transitioning coastal communities from vulnerability to viability.  Dr. Indah was very pleased that this Summer Course was a great success, and she looks forward to welcoming students from around the globe for many more years to explore and learn about Indonesia's culture, diversity, and fisheries. 

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