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ScII signs partnership with Kyushu University

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Chulalongkorn School of Integrated Innovation (ScII) has signed two partnerships with the School of Interdisciplinary Science and Innovation (ISI), Kyushu University. The two agreements were inked on December 14, 2021 by Professor Masahiko Kaburagi, Dean, ISI, and Professor Worsak Kanok-Nukulchai, Executive Director, ScII. Associate Professor. Dr. Natcha Thawesaengskulthai, Vice President for Strategic Planning, Innovation, and Global Engagement, and Dr. Kang IkJoon, Associate Professor, ISI, attended as witnesses at the signing event.

These partnership agreements aim to promote short-term exchanges of undergraduate students, promote collaborations between faculty, staff, and students, and initiate joint research programs. Under a second agreement, up to five students will be able to enroll each year as non-degree students at the partner university for a maximum of one academic year.

“Today marks a crucial step in the cooperation fostered by Kyushu University and Chulalongkorn University and our recently established School of Integrated Innovation,” Assoc Prof Dr. Natcha remarked, adding that the agreement places a strong emphasis on global innovations and scaling-up technology entrepreneurship between Japan and Thailand.

Professor Worsak highlighted the achievements of ScII, stating that the School has already received ISO 56002:2019 certification, which ensures continuous improvement of innovation management. “ScII has deployed numerous strategies to achieve its innovation management system: creating market-ready innovations, focusing on digital technology and entrepreneurship as the core areas of its curriculum, equipping students with 21st-century and global-citizenry skills, and creating an open-innovation platform ecosystem for academic and industry collaborations,” Professor Worsak added.

Professor Masahiko Kaburagi stated that Chulalongkorn University and Kyushu University have been partners since 1994, and share similar goals and concepts. He expressed his happiness at the partnership between the two schools and expressed his wish for a long-lasting success.

Professor Johan Lauwereyns of ISI said that both schools might consider offering joint courses to their students.

The School of Interdisciplinary Science and Innovation (ISI) was established by Kyushu University in April 2018. By fostering collaboration among individuals from a broad range of backgrounds, ISI seeks to nurture talented individuals adept at creating innovative solutions. By blending diverse perspectives and academic knowledge, the School takes a non-silo approach to generating new ideas.

Professor Worsak also discussed the possibility of ScII and ISI working together as sister programs. Speaking about the League of Global Entrepreneurship programs of which ScII is a founding institution, Professor Worsak proposed that ISI might consider joining the network. ScII students who are interested in applying for an exchange program at ISI spoke on the occasion, expressing their excitement at the opportunity. ScII’s Deputy Executive Director for Industrial and Global Alliance, Dr. Pietro Borsano, moderated the event.

UNAIR Rector emphasizes importance of inter-sectoral collaboration in handling problems

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Closing 2021, UNAIR has inaugurated another four new professors. The ceremony was held on Wednesday, December 12, in Garuda Mukti Hall, Campus C UNAIR.

The newly inaugurated professors are Dr. Budi Suprapti, Dra., M.Si., Apt in Pharmacokinetics – Clinical Pharmacy, Faculty of Pharmacy; Dr. Nyoman Anita Damayanti, drg., MS in Health Administration and Policy, Faculty of Public Health; Dr. Rini Devijanti Ridwan, drg., M.Kes in Oral Biology, Faculty of Dental Medicine; and Prof. Dr. Sutinah, Dra., MS in the field of Sociology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences.

In his speech, UNAIR Rector Prof. Nasih said that professorship is a mandate, duty, and title which is oriented for the benefit and welfare of mankind. The addition of four new professors will add new energy.

“Hopefully, the professors will give their best contribution,” he said.

From several of their ideas presented, he continued, the point is to participate in glorifying and prospering the people in their respective fields. However, collaboration is needed to produce more efficient and effective handling.

According to him, there will be no effectiveness without good collaboration between various sectors. The collaboration will produce synergy, therefore, the urge to work systematically is the key in dealing with the problems faced together.

“We hope that this collaboration process can be continued so that the problems faced are quickly resolved,” he said.

In the end, according to Prof. Nasih, UNAIR’s strategy to achieve future glory is to contribute significantly both locally, nationally, and globally. So there is a need for movement and collaboration of all components and elements of UNAIR to be able to give meaning to the lives of others.

“I hope the professors who are currently inaugurated will contribute even more in the future and, of course, based on encouragement from all parties,” he hoped.

Four new professors

Four new professors delivered their scientific orations. First, Dr. Budi Suprapti, Dra., M.Si., Apt delivered her scientific oration on “The Challenges of Clinical Pharmacy in Individualizing Therapy.” It was explained that pharmaceutical services are still often perceived by many parties as services that only focus on fulfilling quality and affordable medicines. Globally, the pharmaceutical profession has experienced significant growth and development over the past few decades, going through three major periods of pharmacy in the 20th century: traditional (preparing and distributing drugs), transitional, and patient-oriented development stages.

Second, Dr. Nyoman Anita Damayanti, drg., MS delivered an oration on “The Power of Collaboration for Maximum Value of Public Health Programs”. She offered the concept of the importance of collaboration in implementing health programs and efforts to reduce maternal and infant mortality in understanding the broad field of public health science.

Third, Dr. Rini Devijanti Ridwan, drg., M.Kes delivered an oration “Oral Microbiology Before, Now, and Later.” Oral microbiology, also known as dental microbiology, is the science of diseases in the oral cavity, especially those caused by microorganisms. Prof. Rini said that oral conditions or dental microbiology were the initial discovery of microbes in the oral cavity.

The basic form of oral microorganisms will be obtained through oral or dental microbiology.

Lastly, Prof. Dr. Sutinah, Dra., MS delivered the oration “Capitalism and the Threat of Exploitation: Efforts to Fulfill the Rights and Protection of Outsourcing Workers in Indonesia.” According to her, in the era of increasingly competitive business competition, companies focus on their core business work. Meanwhile, other supporting work is delegated to other parties (outsourced, ed). It becomes the company’s strategy to increase profits and develop investment. (*)

Indonesian Ambassador to Ukraine visits President University

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Tuesday (30/11), President University (PresUniv) received a visit from the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Indonesia to Ukraine, Ghafur Akbar Dharmaputra. This visit was welcomed by Prof. Dr. Jony Oktavian Haryanto, Rector of PresUniv, Handa S. Abidin, S.H., LL.M., Ph.D., Vice Rector for Academics and Student Affairs, Dr. Dra. Fennieka Kristianto, S.H., M.H., M.A., M.Kn, Vice Rector for Resources, Ibnu Hadi M.Ec., advisor for rectorate, Dr.-Ing. Erwin Sitompul, M.Sc, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, Dr. Endi Haryono, M.Sc., Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, and Michael Rino, Head of International Recruitment.

During the visit, Ambassador Ghafur and PresUniv discussed various forms of cooperation that could be implemented between PresUniv and the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Ukraine. Among them are opportunities for cooperation in education between PresUniv with universities and educational institutions in Ukraine, including an invitation to Ambassador Ghafur to be a guest lecturer at PresUniv.

President University students visit TPS3R Baraya Runtah

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Students of President University (PresUniv), along with the management of Badan Usama Milik Desa (BUMDes) of Mekarmukti Village and Mekarmukti Village staff, visited Tempat Pengolahan Sampah – Reduce, Reuse, Recycle (TPS3R) Baraya Runtah, which is managed by Kelompok Swadaya Masyarakat (KSM) Sahabat Lingkungan, Saturday (20/11).

This activity was also attended by Dr. Ir. Yunita Ismail Masjud, M.Sc., a lecturer in the Environmental Engineering Study Program of PresUniv. This TPS3R area has been established since 2015 but was only inaugurated by the government on April 12, 2021. The TPS3R area is capable of processing 21 types of waste.

This activity is divided into two counseling, namely counseling on economic waste management (can be sold directly) and non-economical (must go through a process). The first activity was counseling how TPS3R Baraya Runtah collects waste from door-to-door. Then, the waste will be sorted according to its type and ready to be sold to companies that have collaborated to recycle the waste. Meanwhile, organic waste will be directly processed into compost.

The second activity is counseling on non-economical waste management, such as bottle caps, masks, coffee wrappers, etc. The waste is recycled into paving blocks and wood substitute composites. The process of making paving blocks, namely by chopping all types of plastic, then heating, and then directly inserting into the mold. As for wood substitutes composites tend to use colored plastics, such as bottle caps which are chopped, heated, and shaped by a press machine to become thin plates.

UMY deploys volunteers through MDMC and the Muhammadiyah SAR Team

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The eruption of Mount Semeru disaster struck in Lumajang and surrounding areas on Saturday (4/12) causing damage to casualties. To address this, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (UMY) responded quickly to the natural disaster of Mount Semeru through UMY volunteers consisting of members of the UKM MAPALA UMY, students, and lecturers involved under the auspices of the Central Muhammadiyah Disaster Management Center (MDMC) and the Muhammadiyah Indonesia SAR TEAM.

This was confirmed directly by Al Afik, S. Kep. Ns. MSi,The MDMC Disaster Simulation Team stated that since Sunday (5/12) the UMY volunteer team had helped prepare logistics on behalf of MDMC to be sent to disaster areas.

“UMY’s involvement in this disaster includes UMY volunteers who focused on preparing logistics to be sent to disaster-affected areas. The team had arrived at the location last night. The logistics that have been prepared are in the form of family kits, women’s sanitation kits, logistics for public kitchens, medical logistics,” explained the UMY ICS Commander when interviewed on Monday (6/12).

Afik also said that since Monday afternoon UMY has deployed the UMY Mapala Team to join the Muhammadiyah Indonesia SAR Team to help evacuate the natural disaster of Mount Semeru. “This afternoon there will be 5 students who will directly participate in the evacuation of the Mount Semeru disaster who will join the Muhammadiyah Indonesia SAR Team,” he added.

UMY plans to create a volunteer scheme through emergency schools in areas affected by natural disasters. “There is a plan to prepare volunteers for emergency schools for the next 10 days, as a form of replacing the affected teachers. So UMY will help from the side of the teachers through the volunteer Real Work Lecture scheme which will be coordinated through Pak Faris Al-Fadhat as the Vice Rector for Student Affairs,” he concluded. (Sofia)

Malaysian Embassy in Indonesia visits President University

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Monday (22/11) President University (PresUniv) received a visit from the Malaysian Embassy in Indonesia, represented by Prof. Associate Dr. Mior Harris bin Mior Harun, as Director of Education Malaysia-Indonesia. This visit was welcomed by Prof. Dr. Jony Oktavian Haryanto, Rector of PresUniv, Handa S. Abidin, S.H., LL.M., Ph.D., Vice Rector for Academics and Student Affairs, Dr. Josep Ginting, C.F.A., Vice Rector for Business Development, Marissa Astika, Head of Partnership Bureau, and Michael Rino, Head of International Recruitment.

During the visit, representatives of the Malaysian Embassy and PresUniv discussed various forms of cooperation that can be carried out between PresUniv and universities in Malaysia through three PresUniv streams, namely professional, mentorship and scholarship. Among the three streams, the main focus is the student exchange between PresUniv and universities in Malaysia.

In addition, PresUniv also discussed the 3+1 program where students from Malaysia can complete their undergraduate education at PresUniv for three years and immediately continue their master’s education at one of the universities in Malaysia. Rino added, “We also discussed scholarship offers for high school students in Malaysia who want to study at PresUniv.”

President University Faculty of Humanities holds ICHSS 2021

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The Faculty of Humanities, President University (PresUniv), held the International Conference on Humanities and Social Science (ICHSS) 2021, Tuesday-Wednesday (26-27 October 2021). The first international conference of the Faculty of Humanities PresUniv wanted to raise the theme “The Opportunities of Crisis: International Experiences and Best Practices in the Time of Covid-19 and Beyond in Society 5.0”. There were five sub-themes discussed at this conference, namely International Relations and Other Social & Cultural Issues, Communication Science, Law, Education, and Biodiversity.

The conference was opened by Prof. Dr. Ir. Budi Susilo Soepandji, DEA, Chairman of the President’s University Education Foundation (YPUP). Prof. Budi expressed his wish that this conference would become an essential agenda for the entire humanities academic community at the global level to share views and knowledge with each other and could be held every year. “I believe we share the same hope, which is that this conference can contribute to the improvement of research and practice in the Humanities Sciences.”

Meanwhile, in his keynote speech, the Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Dr. (HC) Airlangga Hartarto, MBA, MMT, IPU, explained that the handling of Covid-19 cases in Indonesia is better than in other countries, thus making Indonesia’s economic growth reached 7.16% in the second quarter of 2021 or the highest for the last 16 years. His message to all students was, “Indonesia’s digital economy is the largest in ASEAN. We will also experience a demographic bonus which is the key to Indonesia’s growth. This is an opportunity for students to do digital business because they are digital talents and future entrepreneurs.”

The conference also presented nine domestic and foreign speakers. They are Prof. Dr. Satya Arinanto, SH, MH, Special Staff to Vice President of the Republic of Indonesia for Legal Affairs; Prof. Dr. Tjut Sugandawaty Djohan, M.Sc., Professor in Ecology, Conservation Biology, Limnology, Wet Land Ecology, Gadjah Mada University; Leonard C. Sebastian, Associate Professor and Coordinator of the Indonesia Programme, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University; Prof. Dr. Mohd Azizuddin Mohd Sani, Ph.D., Professor in Politics and International Relations at the School of International Studies, Universiti Utara Malaysia; Dr. Katrina Tour, Lecturer in the Faculty of Education, Monash University; Muhammad A.S. Hikam, M.A., Ph.D., Head of International Relations Study Program, PresUniv; Ani Pudjiastuti, Ph.D., Head of Primary School and Teacher Education Study Program, PresUniv; Dr. Mariana Molnar Gabor – Warokka, S.H., M.H., Team of Geographical Indication Experts to Directorate General of Intellectual Property, Ministry of Law and Human Rights of Indonesia.

Socialization of STRI Acceleration and PII Member Registration at President University

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According to UU No. 11 tahun 2014 tentang Keinsinyuran, someone who will practice engineering must have a Surat Tanda Registrasi Insinyur (STRI). For this reason, President University (PresUniv) and the Persatuan Insinyur Indonesia (PII) held a Socialization of STRI Acceleration and PII Member Registration at PresUniv. Mia Galina, S.T., M.T., a lecturer in the Electrical Engineering Study Program, hosted this event on Friday (5/11). Previously, on Tuesday (19/10), PresUniv signed a memorandum of understanding with PII, an organization with the authority to issue STRI to engineers who have practiced before 2014.

This socialization presented Dr. Josep Ginting, CFA., Vice Rector for Business Development, PresUniv, Ir. Faizal Safa, S.T., M.Sc., IPU. ASEAN Eng., ACPE., Executive Director of Badan Pelaksana Kesekretariatan PII and Ir. Ali Nurdin, S.T., S.H., M.H., IPU., PII Advocacy Committee. Josep said that this was the starting point to legalize engineering graduates at PresUniv to work as engineers. “This is part of a plan to make lecturers and professionals at PresUniv become company consultants,” he said.

In this socialization, Faizal said, STRI aims to protect the profession, users, and use of engineers, standardize the remuneration of the engineer profession, and the Indonesian engineer database. “So, not only engineers are protected, but also users because of quality assurance. Meanwhile, the beneficiaries will get comfort with no impact and so on,” he explained. Meanwhile, Ali added that STRI registration also protects engineers from administrative threats of cessation of activities and imprisonment.

Jeanne Francoise, Lecturer of President University, speaker of National Seminar of 7th ERTC

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Saturday (6/11), Dr. Jeanne Francoise, lecturer of the International Relations Study Program, President University (PresUniv), became one of the speakers at the National Seminar of 7th Emergency Response Training Centre (ERTC) organized by the Student Regiment of the University of Indonesia, in collaboration with Badan Nasional Penanggulangan Bencana and U-INSPIRE, youth and young professionals on innovation science and technology platform for resiliency. In this hybrid seminar, the theme is Peran Pemuda dalam Penanggulangan Bencana, Pertahanan Nasional dan Perlindungan Masyarakat.

At this seminar, Jeanne talked about “The Role of the Young People in the Defense Heritage Protection.” Based on her dissertation research, one Indonesian youth has the burden of protecting 1,250 heritage, including defense heritage, both in the form of tangible and intangible heritage. “This result is obtained by dividing the number of youth in Indonesia, which is around 83.16 million with 66,513 existing heritages,” she explained.

Jeanne continued, some of Indonesia’s intangible defense heritage, namely Pancasila, bahasa Indonesia, local languages, and batik processing. “Those intangible things were the unifying element of “Becoming Indonesia” in our national defense history and becoming our national identity until now,” she said.

According to Jeanne, Indonesia has needed systematic heritage education since childhood. She said, “It takes political will to transform Indonesia as a heritage research country. Not only having museums, monuments or heritage sites but how can we see those objects as part of national history and promote them to the world.” She added that on December 1, 2021, Indonesia would take the G20 Presidency. “This is a good moment for the younger generation to promote Indonesia’s cultural heritage,” She said.

Universitas Sumatera Utara Medical Studies on “One Health” approach to deal with Knowlesi Malaria and Other Emerging Infectious Diseases

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The emergence of new diseases calls for new preparations. While viral diseases like avian flu, zika, and Ebola have not reached the pandemic status of Covid-19, records of their epidemic have been numerous. Covid-19 proves that no viral diseases should be underestimated; new strains could emerge almost without warning and the best vigilance is always understanding what to expect and how to respond. As a major university in North Sumatra, Universitas Sumatera Utara (USU) needs to contribute medical studies to look for ways to improving human well-being and quality of life through disease prevention.

Many emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic: deriving from pathogens present in animals through changes in the ecosystems and land use, intensification of agriculture, urbanization, international travel, and trade. A collaborative and multi-disciplinary approach, cutting across boundaries of animal, human, and environmental health, is needed to understand the ecology of each emerging zoonotic diseases to undertake risk assessment and develop response strategies. Recognizing this scope, USU has adopted a “One Health” approach in medical studies by building a multidisciplinary collaboration to achieve optimal health outcomes by recognizing the interconnection between people, animals, plants, and their shared environment. Currently, USU is undertaking medical research on Knowlesi malaria directed by Dr. Inke Nadia D. Lubis, Ph.D, a medical specialist and researcher from USU and is conducted in USU Medical Research Facility Center.

Knowlesi malaria is a novel emerging disease in Southeast Asia. It is a malaria parasite of the long-tailed (Macaca fasicularis) and pig-tailed (M. nemestrina) macaque monkeys and is transmitted by the Anopheles leucosphyrus group of mosquitoes. First identified as an emergent public health threat in 2004, human malaria from P. knowlesi has now been reported throughout the region in countries where the macaque hosts and mosquito vectors are found. Dr. Inke has confirmed the presence of this malaria in North Sumatera, where it has contributed to 32% of malaria cause in studied areas. She and her team has been developing a rigorous molecular detection tool that targets the schizont-infected cell agglutination variant antigens (SICAvar) as a unique gene to P. knowlesi. This increases its recognition and identification in humans, enabling quicker response and more detailed monitoring.

USU is collaborating with the Indonesia Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture, and Australia Menzies School of Health Research as part of its “One Health” approach to strengthen the surveillance of zoonotic malaria in Indonesia. North Sumatra is home to two national parks in which some forests had been impacted by changes in land use to plantations and farming, making it one of the places best suited to this study. This international collaboration evaluates the disease burden, agricultural practices, and mosquito vectors associated with knowlesi transmission. The study would help identify the type of intervention measures needed to control knowlesi malaria, prevent the introduction of other zoonotic diseases to the population while ensuring that agricultural development remains sustainable.