Chiang Rai, Thailand – Dion Zein Nuridzin, BsPH, MPH, lecturer at the Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Diponegoro (Undip), Indonesia, successfully participated in the 56th Asia-Pacific Academic Consortium for Public Health (APACPH) Conference 2025, hosted by Mae Fah Luang University, Chiang Rai, Thailand, from 4–7 November 2025.
At the conference themed “Public Health in the Era of Global Challenges,” Dion delivered an oral presentation titled:
“Examining Disparities in Total Fertility Rate Among Indonesian Women from 2007 to 2017”
to an audience of leading public health experts from across the Asia-Pacific region.
Prior to the main conference, Dion also attended a highly regarded Pre-Conference Workshop on “Systems Thinking Model Building,” facilitated by Professor Nobuo Nishi of the Graduate School of Public Health, St. Luke’s International University, Japan.
Through this International Academic Networking (IAN) initiative, Dion significantly expanded collaborative ties with top-tier institutions, including:
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Curtin University and The University of Queensland (Australia)
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Mae Fah Luang University (Thailand)
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St. Luke’s International University (Japan)
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Universiti Malaya (Malaysia)
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Department of Global Health Policy, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo (Japan)
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and numerous other leading schools of public health across the region.
The activity was fully funded by the Faculty of Public Health, Universitas Diponegoro, as part of its strategic internationalisation and faculty capacity-building programme.
Dion Zein Nuridzin, BsPH, MPH, commented:
“Presenting at APACPH 2025 provided an invaluable platform to disseminate our research on fertility disparities in Indonesia while opening doors to long-term research collaborations with some of the region’s finest institutions. The systems thinking workshop with Prof. Nishi has also profoundly enriched my approach to modelling complex public health challenges.”
