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August 10, 2025

2025 WINNERS OF IRSA BEST PAPERS

IRSA congratulates the recipients of the 2025 IRSA-SMI Institute Paper Awards:

Eko Budi Santoso, An Nisaa Siti Humaira, Aida Fitri Larasati (Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember) for their paper: “Prioritization of Road and Bridge Infrastructure Improvement in Kediri District through Importance-Performance Analysis (IPA)“.
Achmad Rifa’i (Universitas Terbuka), Muhamad Fickri Ramadhan (Bappenas) for their paper: “An Initial Assessment of 3 Million Housing Project: Economy-Wide Impact Approach“.

July 3, 2025

Pattimura University

Pattimura University, located in Ambon, Indonesia, is a public university established in 1962. It is known for its motto “Hotumese,” which translates to “thriving in challenges,” reflecting its commitment to developing human resources, science, technology, and the arts, particularly within the context of island and sea knowledge. The university offers a wide range of programs across various faculties, including Agriculture, Economics, Education, Engineering, Fishery and Marine Science, Law, Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Medicine, and Social and Political Sciences.

The Faculty of Agriculture (FAPERTA) and Magister Agribusiness Postgraduate Program at the University of Pattimura held the 19^th Indonesian Regional Science Association (IRSA) Conference in 2024.

Website: https://unpatti.ac.id/

July 3, 2025

Diponegoro Semarang University

Diponegoro University is a public university in Semarang, Central Java, Indonesia.

It was founded in 1957 as a private university by the Semarang University Foundation.

The university has 11 faculties, including economics and business; social and political science; humanities; law; medicine; engineering; fisheries and marine science; natural sciences and mathematics; public health; animal agriculture; and psychology. There is also one postgraduate school that offers eight doctorate programmes and 28 master’s programmes. There is also a vocational school that provides a wide variety of courses for students.

Diponegoro University held the 20th IRSA INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE in 2025.

Website: https://undip.ac.id/

April 23, 2025

2025 WINNERS OF THE IRSA RESEARCH SUPPORTS

IRSA extends its congratulations to the recipients of the 2025 IRSA Research Supports

1. Pratiwi Dwi Suhartanti and Catur Sugiyanto (Universitas Gadjah Mada), for their research titled “From Traditional to Digital: Driving Sustainable Rural Economic Growth through BUMDes Digital Transformation in Central Java.”

2. Ragil Andika Ayu Putri (Korea Development Institute (KDI) School of Public Policy and Management), for her research on “The Impact of Specialized Business Training on MSME Performance: A Field Experiment in Indonesia.”

We look forward to your presentations at the 20th IRSA International Conference, to be held in Semarang, 14–15 July 2025 (https://semarang2025.irsa.or.id).

Coordinator Selection Committee:
Devanto Pratomo.