Frida Caturima Darojati is pursuing a master’s degree in urban planning at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with support from the Fulbright Master’s Degree Scholarship. Her academic focus is on city planning, particularly the development of urban transportation policy.

She is a junior planner at Kementerian Perencanaan Pembangunan Nasional/Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan Nasional (Ministry of National Development Planning/National Development Planning Agency—BAPPENAS) in Jakarta. Frida earned her bachelor’s degree in urban and regional planning from Institut Teknologi Bandung.