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FMIPA USU Guest Lecture Discusses Flood Management as a Complex Problem That Can Be Addressed

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03 December 2025

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FMIPA USU Guest Lecture Discusses Flood Management as a Complex Problem That Can Be Addressed
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FMIPA USU held a Guest Lecture featuring Prof. Dorien J. de Tombe from Utrecht University, discussing floods as complex problems that can be analyzed and addressed through systems approaches and multi-stakeholder collaboration.

FMIPA PR – The Undergraduate Program in Mathematics, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (FMIPA), Universitas Sumatera Utara, held a Guest Lecture with the theme “Flood – A Complex Problem That Can Be Handled” on Wednesday, December 3, 2025, at the Serba Guna Hall FMIPA USU. The event featured an international speaker, Prof. Dr. Dorien J. de Tombe from Utrecht University, Netherlands, who is widely known in the field of complexity science and in addressing social issues involving complex systems.
 

The event was officially opened by Dr. Mardiningsih, M.Si., Head of the Undergraduate Program in Mathematics FMIPA USU. In her remarks, she emphasized the importance of understanding systems approaches in addressing flood problems, which occur with increasing frequency due to climate change. According to her, the role of academics and students is crucial in producing scientific studies that can support data-driven policymaking. 

The presentation session proceeded interactively, with Prof. Dorien explaining how flooding is not merely a natural phenomenon but also related to social factors, spatial planning, community behavior, and cross-agency coordination. She emphasized that through information management, mathematical modeling, and multi-stakeholder collaboration, complex problems such as flooding can be analyzed and effective solutions can be developed.

 

The event was moderated by Prof. Dr. Esther S.M. Nababan, M.Sc. The engaging discussion inspired participants—including students, lecturers, and invited guests—to actively ask questions regarding the application of mathematical models in disaster mitigation.

This Guest Lecture is expected to broaden the insights of the FMIPA USU academic community regarding the application of mathematics to environmental and social issues, as well as encourage wider collaboration in research related to flood management and other complex systems.

 

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