Dr. Surwandono obtained his bachelor’s degree in international relations at Universitas Airlangga Surabaya, Indonesia. As for his master’s degree, he earned it from Universitas Gadjah Mada, Yogyakarta. He received his Doctorate’s degree from Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta. International relations and conflict resolution are among his research interests. Surwandono’s publications cover Convergence of Human Development Index: Case Study of Foreign Direct Investment in ASEAN (2021), Evaluating Indonesia’s Disaster Diplomacy Practices under the Jokowi Administration in 2018 (2021), The Risk of Mainstreaming Economic Growth and Tourism on Preventing Covid-19 in Indonesia (2021).