In 2017, the academic community of the Faculty of Geography participated in the National PIPT (Application of Science and Technology) activities at Tanjungpura University, Pontianak. The Faculty of Geography, UMS, sent 3 teams with 3 titles of papers to participate in the activity. The UMS Geography lecturer team who participated in the activity included Drs. Priyono, M. Si., Drs. Yuli Priyana, M. Si., Agus Anggoro Sigit, S. Si., M. Sc.
The National Seminar on the Application of Science and Technology (PIPT) was held starting in 2015 and was held in a series of Untan’s Anniversary. This National Seminar was held in order to increase the number and quality of research produced by the Untan academic community. For this reason, a national scientific seminar intended to share results and discuss research emphasizes the four main research umbrellas listed in the Research Master Plan (RIP), namely: (1) Dry land, wetlands and peatlands; (2) Territories and borders; (3) New and renewable energy; (4) Ethnicity and diversity. The 3rd 2017 National Seminar on Application of Science and Technology (PIPT) will carry the theme Science and technology engineering for synergy between disciplines in the development of professional and competitive human resources. The complete address of the website or the official website of the seminar is http://pipt.untan.ac.id/index.php/seminarpipt/pipt2017