GPBL is a 10-day course based on Project. All through the project, students are expected not only to make  a plan but also make a design, implementation and a fieldwork with the themes of ecology, energy, eco-tourism, community development, service, mobility, welfare and medical system, disaster prevention, multi-language communication, user experience, innovation, education system, global leadership & others.

This program was held for the first time in ITS in September 2018, which was the collaboration between the Architecture Department of ITS and Shibaura Institute of Technology (SIT), Japan. The participant was encouraged to explore, observe, and brainstorm ideas to solve problems about Surabaya City Development.