FST UIN Maliki Malang - (18/09/2025) The Civil Engineering Study Program and Architecture Study Program of State Islamic University (UIN) Maulana Malik Ibrahim Malang in collaboration with Flow Education (Flow\.Ed), held a workshop on the theme of drone technology. The activity took place in the North Auditorium of the Faculty of Science and Technology and was attended by dozens of students from both study programs.

The workshop was officially opened by the Head of Civil Engineering Study Program, Tarranita Kusumadewi. In her speech, Tarra emphasized the importance of collaboration between educational institutions and industry practitioners in preparing human resources that are adaptive to technological developments.

The workshop presented two speakers from Flow\.Ed, Yanuar Hendra Pramana and Nur Triadi. In his presentation, Yanuar said that drone technology now plays an important role in various sectors, including mapping, infrastructure monitoring, precision agriculture, and Building Information Modeling (BIM)-based architectural design. "Students need to understand not only the technical side of drone use, but also the regulations and ethics of their use in the field," he said.

The material presented included the history of drone development, the difference between hobby and professional drones, as well as an introduction to the main components of drones such as remote control, flight controller, GPS, to cameras and gimbals. Participants were also provided with an understanding of the regulations for the use of drones in Indonesia, referring to the Minister of Transportation Regulation No. 37 of 2020 and Director General of Civil Aviation Circular Letter No. 47 of 2016. The rules include a maximum height limit of 120 meters, no-fly zones, and permit procedures in certain areas.

Not only theory, students also get the opportunity to do field practice by flying drones directly. In this session, participants are taught complete procedures ranging from pre-flying checks, calibration, to the flight process and safe landing using the return-to-home feature. Through this activity, UIN Malang hopes to strengthen students' skills in utilizing drone-based technology, as well as bridging the academic world with industry needs. Hopefully! (beautiful/br)