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Villages affected by the tsunami are recovering

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The University of Lampung (Unila) Research and Community Service Center (LPPM) provided the community with assistance in the recovery of natural resources (SDA) and the environment in Kunjir, Rajabasa district, South Lampung Regency, in collaboration with the national disaster management agency (BNPB), Thursday, October 14, 2021.

Kunjir was severely impacted by the Sunda Strait tsunami in 2018. The tourism industry along the Kunjir coastal areas was completely paralysed for the tourist destination was severely damaged by the tsunami, and the tourism industry was also severely impacted by the Covid-19 pandemic.

The team of Unila lecturers conducted community service activities through village re-development programmes and environmental restoration in Kunjir to revitalise the village’s social lives, economic situation, tourism, and other fields.
The series of activities benefited members of the community as they gain more knowledge and skills which in turns affect the affluence of the tourism industry in the local village.

Dr. Amril Ma’ruf Siregar, the chief executive of the center for disaster, environment, and natural resources of LLPM Unila, said that the type two self-management activities constitute an assistance programme for communities in tsunami-affected areas.

Unila, as one of BNPB’s partners, is involved in the pentahelix concept, which brings together universities and stakeholders in the Sunda Strait, including in South Lampung Regency, to help with post-tsunami recovery.

The activity will have been taking for six moths from May to November 2021. One of the main activities took the forms of planting some 200 tsunami-resistant tree seedlings across five planting points along the coastline in Kunjir, Rajabasa district, South Lampung regency, Restoration of coral reef ecosystems was another community service put in place at three locations, in which 150 concrete blocks with a total of 750 coral reef seedlings were placed.

The activity involved the youth tourism awareness community group under the auspices of the local government of Kunjir, Rajabasa district, South Lampung Regency.

LPPM made community service possible in collaboration with the regional disaster management agency (BPBD) of Lampung Province, BPBD of South Lampung Regency, and the tourism office of South Lampung Regency, as well as the regional development planning agency (Bappeda) of South Lampung, the Rajabasa sub-district head, and the head of Kunjir village, The activity is expected to spur environmental and natural resource restorations in other parts of South Lampung Regency, Lampung Province.

Amri said that stakeholders, both public and private, were expected to contribute to the restoration of natural resources and the environment, particularly along the coastal areas. Dra. Andi Efiana, the director of socio-cconomic and natural resources recovery and improvement, accompanied by vice rector for planning, cooperation, and ICT, Prof. Suharso, and the head of LPPM Unila, Dr. Lusmeilia Afriani, provided symbolic assistance in addition to tree planting.

The event was also attended by Tono Sumarsono, the head of the sub-directorate for natural resource recovery and productivity improvement, a group of the BNPB SDA directorate PPSE team, the BPBD executive of South Lampung, Lampung Province BPBD representatives, Drs. Mitra Utama, the head of the environment agency of South Lampung, representatives of the regional development planning agency (Bappeda) of South Lampung, representatives of the marine service of South Lampung, the head of the Kunjir village, custom elders, community elders, and the tourism activists of bina remaja tourism awareness organisation of Kunjir village. [PR Team]

Innovations of COVID-19 Detection Tools by IPB University

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The ongoing battle against COVID-19 is inducing researchers to come up with new innovations to increase the efficiency of the virus’ detection, including the detection of antibody titer post-exposure. Researchers of IPB University are not excluded in this effort and has successfully invented two unique innovations for this exact purpose. The innovations are called the Inventpro Reverse Transcriptase (RT) Enzyme and the IPB ELISA Kit: COVID-19 Antibody. These innovations were created with the aim of increasing awareness of vaccination against the COVID-19 virus by providing affordable methods of evaluating the vaccines’ efficacy using the antibody detection method of ELISA as well as RT-PCR.

Before the creation of these innovations, Indonesia has depended on imports of COVID-19 detection toolkits which are relatively expensive. The IPB ELISA Kit and Inventpro RT Enzyme enable Indonesia to lower the cost of these detection tools and reach independence in the fight against the virus. The team of the IPB ELISA kit researchers were led by Dr Huda S Darusman, DVM who is the Head Researcher of IPB University’s Primate Research Center under the Institute of Research and Community Empowerment. Dr Huda explained that the detection kit was made using biological material from two virus components which are Protein N and Antigen Recombinant Protein N (nucleocapsid), as well as the RCD (Receptor-binding domain) Recombinant Protein from the SARS-COV-2 virus. The development of a COVID-19 antibody kit prototype was then carried out.

The Inventpro RT Enzyme were created by Dr Joko Pamungkas DVM, MSc, Dr Uus Saepuloh, SSi, Mbiomed, and Dr Diah Iskandriati DVM, in partnership with PT Biomedical Tehcnology Indonesia. The product synthesizes DNA chains from RNA chains and enables researchers to use the Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) technique which multiplicate DNA to a detectable amount, also known as Reverse Transcriptase – Polymerase Chain Reaction. Both inventions would be used for patients after vaccination and post-exposure of COVID-19 to clearly evaluate the response of the patients towards the vaccine or natural exposure in Indonesia. The data collected from these detection tests could be considered in formulating a better national vaccination strategy.

The Rector of IPB University, Prof Arif Satria, stated that with the launch of these innovations, IPB University is further expanding its efforts from the field of agriculture to the health and biomedical field. To facilitate the demands of society, the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine is transforming to become the School of Veterinary and Biomedicine. Prof Arif instated that the health of humans, animals, plants, and the environment are interconnected and cannot be separated from each other, and that this transformation is part of IPB University’s efforts to connect the health field to local resources.

The Secretary of Indonesia’s Directorate General of Higher Education, Dr Paristiyanti Nurwardani, welcomes IPB University’s innovations and appreciates the university’s recent achievement of winning the KEDAIREKA matching fund from the Ministry of Education and Culture. KEDAIREKA funds collaboration between higher education in research and innovations with related industries. This funding would allow IPB University to expand its innovations with industry collaborations.

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.