The 2026 International Conference on Urban Sustainability, Mobility, and Engineering (ICUSME 2026) “Engineering Smart, Sustainable, and Climate-Resilient Urban Systems” 20 October 2026

The co-host activity of the 2026 International Conference on Urban Sustainability, Mobility, and Engineering (ICUSME 2026) “Engineering Smart, Sustainable, and Climate-Resilient Urban System ” on October 20, 2026 at 08.00-16.00 at Universitas Pembangunan Jaya went smoothly. The speakers who attended were Prof. Elisabeth Rukmini, Ph.D – Rector of Universitas Pembangunan Jaya and Prof. Jian-bang Deng, Ph.D. – Department of Education and Futures Design Tamkang University, Taiwan.

Registration for the activity started at 08.00 and the activity started at 09.00. The opening remarks were delivered by Mr. Dr. Edi Purwanto, MM, MMT, MH as General Chairman of ICUSME 2026 and Mrs. Prof. Elisabeth Rukmini, Ph.D., as Rector of Universitas Pembangunan Jaya. The first speaker discussed how to build a career development called translocal career building, the process of building and developing a career by working, gaining experience, or establishing professional relationships in more than one region or area, both within one country and between countries. Translocal career development means building a career by utilizing job opportunities and experiences from various regions or countries, without being limited to a single location. Thus, skills must be continuously honed to compete internationally. Next, a more in-depth discussion was held regarding community resilience in the Global South, the ability of communities in developing countries to survive, adapt, and recover from various challenges, such as poverty, climate change, natural disasters, social inequality, and economic crises. The Global South itself refers to a group of countries that generally have lower levels of economic development or face development challenges, such as Indonesia, India, Bangladesh, and many countries in Africa and Latin America.

The second speaker discussed how a city can stand independently by utilizing technology and AI. Phygital Urban Future is a concept of the urban future that combines the physical and digital worlds to create a more modern, smart, connected, and efficient city life. This means that digital technology is used to support people’s activities in everyday life in urban environments. AI can enhance human capabilities when used as a tool to develop skills, speed up work, increase creativity, and help humans make better decisions. After the presentations from the two speakers, all participants entered the scientific paper presentation session at 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM. All works were presented in each room available at UPJ. Several lecturers and students from the Management Study Program participated in writing papers , the first paper with authors: Budi Christanto, SE, B.Bus., MM, Very Budiyanto. SM, M.SE. and 4 students: Jessica Bong, Frisil Melanie, Sierryn Christabelle Panca, and Nicolas Vincent. The second paper with authors: Dr. Ika Pratiwi Simbolon, SE, MM, CMM., Dr. Lelly Christin, SE, MM, Lilis Susilawaty, SE, MM and 4 students: Cindy Griss, Chayyara Alima Perwita Tanjung, Brian Kusuma, and Justin Nathaniel. The third paper with authors: Nicholas Wilson, SE, MM and 4 students: Jesslyn Mercylia Hartono, Rita Rosmala, Fransisca and Lidia Gloria Mangimbulur.

Next, after all the presentations were completed, the best paper award session was held at 15.00-16.00. One of the presenters from UBM received the best presenter award, namely a paper presented by Mrs. Dr. Ika Pratiwi Simbolon, SE, MM, CMM. with a paper entitled Sustainable Development and Income Growth for Urban MSMEs: A Study on the Prospects of Digital Technology (Based Culinary Businesses in South Tangerang City) . After that, the activity was closed with a group photo and appreciation of the universities that joined co-host with the presentation of co-host certificates with representatives from Mrs. Dr. Ika Pratiwi Simbolon, SE, MM, CMM. from the Management Study Program.