YOGYAKARTA – PT VKTR Teknologi Mobilitas Tbk (VKTR) has expressed its enthusiasm to collaborate with the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vocational College, Universitas Gadjah Mada (DTM SV UGM) on a collaborative laboratory (co-lab): an electric-vehicle maintenance workshop at DTM SV UGM. The idea came up during VKTR’s visit to DTM SV UGM on Tuesday, 20 October 2026. VKTR was represented by Y. Leonardi, Deputy Vice President, Aftersales & Account Management, and M. Nurkhozin, Manager, Aftersales & Warranty. The facility is meant as a place for students to learn hands-on maintenance of VKTR units, especially students of the Applied Bachelor Programme in Heavy Equipment Management and Maintenance Engineering (TPPAB). The candidate site is the area of DTM SV UGM’s Industrial Machine Maintenance (Heavy Equipment) Laboratory, in UGM’s Faculty of Engineering complex on Jalan Grafika, Yogyakarta. Both parties will discuss the co-lab plan further. read more

YOGYAKARTA – PT VKTR Teknologi Mobilitas Tbk (VKTR) is a national commercial electric-vehicle company headquartered in Jakarta, with an assembly facility in Magelang, Central Java. It showed its commitment to collaborate with Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), especially the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Vocational College (DTM SV UGM). VKTR’s product line sits close to TPPAB’s field. It includes 12 m and 8 m electric buses, heavy-duty 6×4 and light-duty 4×2 electric trucks, 6×4 tractor heads for on-road and off-road (mining) use, an 8×4 dump truck, and electric forklifts and loaders. The commitment was expressed during a visit to DTM SV UGM on Tuesday, 20 October 2026. VKTR was represented by Y. Leonardi, Deputy Vice President, Aftersales & Account Management, and M. Nurkhozin, Manager, Aftersales & Warranty. As this fleet grows, VKTR will need vocational graduates in several areas, including after-sales, remanufacturing and maintenance. The visit therefore discussed a collaboration scheme with the Applied Bachelor Programme in Heavy Equipment Management and Maintenance Engineering (TPPAB). The meeting opened with a profile of DTM SV UGM, followed by a presentation of TPPAB × VKTR collaboration opportunities for the TPPAB programme specifically and for DTM SV UGM more broadly, delivered by Dr. Ir. Ilham Ayu Putri Pratiwi, S.T., and Dr. Eng. Ir. Yosephus Ardean Kurnianto Prayitno, S.T., M.Eng., IPM. read more

TOKYO – In a continuous effort to respond to the challenges of modern engineering and vocational higher education, the Department of Mechanical Engineering at the Vocational College, Universitas Gadjah Mada (DTM SV UGM) continues to expand its international network. On Tuesday (6/10/2026), a DTM SV UGM delegation represented by Dr. Eng. Ir. Agustinus Winarno, S.T., M.Eng. conducted a strategic visit and discussion with Prof. Yasuyuki Yokono from the Graduate Program for Social Design Innovation (GMSI), The University of Tokyo, Japan. read more

ULAANBAATAR – In an effort to expand international collaboration and make a tangible contribution to solving the global environmental crisis, Dr. Eng. Ir. Yosephus Ardean Kurnianto Prayitno, S.T., M.Eng. (familiarly known as Dr. Ade), a lecturer at the Vocational College of Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), served as the Global Lead Instructor in the “Nomatech Challenge: Problem to Prototyping” event. This first-ever product development bootcamp in Mongolia was officially organized by the Gerlab Engineering Workshop, Ulaanbaatar Science and Technology Park, National University of Mongolia (NUM) from August 10 to 18, 2026, and is part of the international COP17 activities. read more