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Thammasat collaboration to develop hand-woven loincloth products

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Thammasat University by Assoc. Prof. Gasinee Witoonchart, Rector of Thammasat University, together with the Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, the Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy, the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning and the School of Global Studies participated the opening ceremony of the Pakaoma Torjai Fair of the year 2021 and the signing ceremony of a memorandum of collaboration in the Creative Young Designer Project (Season 2) with 13 institutions in the EISA project network that support loincloth products design for the community.

The Creative Young Designer project is a collaboration between the local loincloth project, Thai handicrafts, by Pracharath Rak Samakkee Social Enterprise (Thailand) Company Limited and the EISA project (Education Institute Support Activity) by Thai Beverage Public Company Limited to develop hand-woven loincloth products and promote the development of students’ potential in learning about hand-woven loincloth through the exchange of knowledge and ways of harmornious living together among the knowledgeable and expertize producer communities, yet lack of ideas and new innovations, and as an extension for students to have the opportunity to widen their perspectives and initiate designs and processing for the hand-woven loincloth community in order to sustainably maximize income to the community.

For Creative Young Designers 2021, there are 15 communities participating in the project to develop clothing products, appliances, souvenirs from hand-woven loincloths by 13 universities, 3 football clubs, and in which Thammasat University will be involved in the development of “NatradaCotton, Huai Sai Village Weaving Group, Ban Pae Sub-District, Chom Thong District, Chiang Mai Province” by the Fashion Design Program, the Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, the Industrial Craft Design Program, the Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Lampang Campus, the Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy, and the Design, Business & Technology Management (DBTM) Program, the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning.

“Amphan Cotton, Amber Cotton Occupational Group, Na Kor Ruea Sub-District, Hot District, Chiang Mai Province” by the Fashion Design Program, by Fashion Design Program, the Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, the Industrial Craft Design Program, the Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts, Lampang Campus, the Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy, and the Design, Business & Technology Management (DBTM) Program, the Faculty of Architecture and Urban Planning and “Lom Mut Village Weaving Group, Plai Sub-District, Thepha District, Songkhla Province” by the Textile Design Program, the Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts in collaboration with the School of Global Studies.

iHiLead 2021: Cooperation between HEIs important

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President University (PresUniv) hosted Train the Trainers for Leadership Development Program for university leaders. The workshop is carried out in a hybrid way. Some participants and speakers attended offline at the President Executive Club, Jababeka industrial estate, Cikarang, by implementing strict health procedures. Some other participants joined it online. This workshop is one of a series of activities carried out by the Indonesia Higher Education Leaders (iHiLead) consortium, a consortium consisting of seven Indonesian universities and three universities from the European Union.

They are President University, University of Ahmad Dahlan and University Islamic Indonesian from Yogyakarta, Brawijaya University and STIE Malangkucecwara from Malang, Semarang State University, and Padjadjaran University. Meanwhile, three foreign universities consist of the University of Gloucestershire from the United Kingdom, the International School for Business and Social Studies (ISBSS) from Slovenia, and the University of Granada from Spain. This consortium is supervised by the Directorate General of Higher Education, Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology.

In his opening remarks, Rector PresUniv Prof. Dr. Jony Oktavian Haryanto said that the consortium aims to improve the quality of higher education in Indonesia through reform of leaders and leadership. “By increasing the capacity of leaders and leadership, universities will be better able to produce quality graduates, so that in the future they will be able to become future leaders,” said Prof. Jony. He also hopes that through this workshop, all participants will be able to capture information and generate positive energy, as well as disseminate it to higher education institutions and the public. “Finally, hopefully after attending this workshop we will all be able to become agents of change,” said Prof. Jony.

Meanwhile, in her keynote address, the Secretary of the Directorate General of Higher Education, Research and Technology, Dr. Ir. Paristiyanti Nurwandani, MP, explained the government’s policy in optimizing higher education cooperation through the implementation of program Kampus Merdeka. She said, until now we have 4,670 higher education institutions with more than 8 million students. The highest number of higher education institutions are high schools, reaching 2,525 institutions. While the highest number of students are universities with more than 5 million. “This condition makes cooperation to improve the quality of higher education institutions is very important,” said Paristiyanti. She continued, “We really appreciate programs like iHiLead from the European Union in increasing the capacity of leaders and leadership in higher education institutions in Indonesia.”

President University and JST hold workshop on Information and Electronic Engineering

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President University (PresUniv) in collaboration with the Japan Science and Technology Foundation (JST), held an Information and Electronic Engineering Workshop, Monday (13/12). This workshop is part of the Sakura Science Exchange Program 2021, held online from December 13 to December 16, 2021. This workshop presents six speakers, namely Dr.-Ing. Erwin Sitompul, M.Sc, Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, PresUniv; Drs. Antonius Suhartomo, M.Eng.Sc., M.M., Ph.D., Head of Electrical Engineering Study Program, PresUniv; Prof. Mitsuhiro Ogawa, Prof. Testufumi Tanamoto, and Prof. Koichi Hamada, all three from Teikyo University; Nova Eka Budiyanto, S.Pd., M.Pd., M.T from Atma Jaya University.

In this workshop, Erwin delivered material on the Robot Development Practical Approach and his various research & projects in the manufacture and development of robots, namely Robot Arm Manipulator (RAM), IoT-Based Pet Robot with Customizable Functions, and Walking Optimization of Humanoid Robot. He explained that RAM is a prototype of Arduino-based RAM controlled by the lead-through method. “RAM has 3 degrees of freedom, with rotational movement, up-down movement, and back-and-forth movement,” he said. Meanwhile, the Humanoid Robot has 10 degrees of freedom designed and constructed using metal brackets and bolts.

Meanwhile, Antonius delivered material on Basic Electronic Devices with three discussion topics, namely semiconductors, Bipolar Junction Transistors (BJT), and Field Effect Transistors (FET). According to him, basic electronic devices are an important part to learn before discussing more about advanced technology. In a semiconductor, says Antonius, the bandgap energy is in the order of 1 eV, where a net flow of free electrons causes a current. “In a semiconductor, two types of charged particles contribute to the current, namely negatively charged electrons and positively charged holes,” he explained. In this workshop, Antonius also said that BJT can provide much greater amplification than JFT.

President University holds ICSECC 2021

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Tuesday (14/12), the Faculty of Engineering and the Faculty of Computer Science, President University (PresUniv), in collaboration with the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) Indonesia CSS/RAS Join Chapter, held the International Conference on Sustainable Engineering and Creative Computing (ICSECC) 2021 virtually. This virtual conference has entered its 3rd year. This time the theme is “Bringing New Ideas and Insights to Enhance Our Innovative Capabilities in The New Normal Era”.

This time participants from seven countries attended ICSECC, presented 73 research results, and involved several campuses, such as the University of Indonesia, Bandung Institute of Technology, Sepuluh November Institute of Technology, IPB University, Airlangga University, Surabaya University, Binus University, and several others. Meanwhile, overseas campuses include Beihang University from China, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and Universiti Teknologi MARA Malaysia, De La Salle University Dasmarinas, and Jose Rizal University from the Philippines, The British University and Ain Shams University from Egypt.

This International Conference presented several speakers, such as Arjon Turnip, Ph.D., Chair of the IEEE Indonesia CSS/RAS Join Chapter, Dr-Ing. Erwin P. Sitompul, M.Sc., Dean of the Faculty of Engineering, PresUniv, Dr. eng. Alexander William Setiawan Putra, BS (EE), M, Phil, from Wada Engineering, Japan, and Antonius Agus Susanto from PT SAP Indonesia.

Prof. Dr. Ir. In his opening remarks, Budi Susilo Soepandji, DEA, Chairman of the President’s University Education Foundation, said, “Technology plays a key role in the current new normal era. So, the ICSECC event this time is expected to be able to offer solutions and significant contributions in the form of research or findings while still considering the sustainability aspect,” he said.

Alexander William, an alumnus of PresUniv, presented Optical Wireless Power Transmission (OWPT) technology which helps increase convenience, comfort, and daily mobility. Meanwhile, Agus Susanto emphasized the importance of every organization having VUCA (Vision, Understanding, Clarity, and Adaptability or Agility) to survive in new normal situations. Johan Runtuk, Chair of the ICSECC 2021 Committee, said that although the conference was held virtually, this event has its own uniqueness. He explained, PresUniv can use Technology to make virtual displays more attractive.

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.”