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The achievements of IPB University alumni in various sectors

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The contributions/roles of IPB University alumni have a significant influence on various policies and academic backgrounds. They not only offer changes for Indonesia but also have an extraordinary impact internationally.

There is Mohammad Nabil Almunawar, an academic at the University of Brunei Darussalam holding the title of Associate Professor. Nabil migrated to Brunei in July 1999: https://www.alumniipbpedia.id/post/mohammad-nabil-almunawar, also read here: https://www.kemlu.go.id/bandarseribegawan/en/news/21148/congratulations-and-success-to-madya-professor-dr-haji-mohammad-nabil-almunawar. He is a lecturer and an IPB University alumnus who received an award from the Sultan of Brunei Darussalam for his ideas and education he taught which had a broad impact in the Sultanate of Brunei.

Additionally, there is Yurdi Yasmi, an alumnus with a significant position in the UN as the Deputy Head of the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) for Africa. His involvement in driving food self-sufficiency and poverty alleviation is on here: https://www.alumniipbpedia.id/post/kuasai-empat-bahasa-asing-pernah-kunjungi-45-negara, further details: https://www.fao.org/africa/deputy-representative/zh/.U He is entrusted with ensuring food security and plays a crucial role in creating superior and highly nutritious rice varieties.

Another IPB University alumnus, Suryo Pratomo, is entrusted as the Indonesian Ambassador to Singapore. His active roles include pushing for Indonesia’s chairmanship of the G-20 in the Indonesia-Singapore Business Forum. The interesting journey of this livestock scholar-turned-ambassador is on here: https://www.alumniipbpedia.id/post/suryopratomo and https://www.antaranews.com/tag/dubes-ri-untuk-singapura-suryo-pratomo, also check out https://www.cnbcindonesia.com/news/20231217193735-4-498047/duta-besar-ri-kek-peluang-datangkan-modal-asing when he struggled to attract investments from various countries to invest in Special Economic Zones (SEZs).

In domestic affairs, there is Kamaruddin Batubara who received the MURI Record for initiating the Ready-to-Occupy Home Program through Cooperatives. Read about his achievements: https://www.radarbanten.co.id/2017/07/18/kisah-kamaruddin-batubara-peraih-penghargaan-bhakti-koperasi-dari-tangerang/. He’s also known for consistently upholding the dignity of cooperatives that implement solidarity and mutual cooperation principles. His roles can be found here: https://disway.id/read/665285/rekonstruksi-ruu-ppsk-dalam-menjamin-kemurnian-prinsip-nilai-dan-jati-diri-koperasi. He remains consistent in building a real people’s economy concept and offering it for the sake of public housing.

Do not forget the contribution of Bambang Hendroyono, the Secretary General of KLHK, who oversees the quality of forestry policies. Check out his story: https://www.alumniipbpedia.id/post/bambang-hendroyono, where he protects national forests and is deemed worthy of being the Chairman of the National Forestry Council (DKN): https://www.antaranews.com/berita/3580854/bambang-hendroyono-jabat-ketua-presidium-dewan-kehutanan-nasional. His role is crucial in ensuring legal certainty, business certainty, and community rights over forest resources, to promote effective forestry policies. Under his leadership, KLHK has achieved many successes: https://mediaindonesia.com/humaniora/548038/sekjen-bambang-hendroyono-raih-berbagai-penghargaan-bukti-kinerja-klhk.

From the banking sector, get to know Achmad Syamsudin: https://www.alumniipbpedia.id/post/achmad-syamsudin. He is known for various achievements in leading financial institutions: https://bangka.tribunnews.com/2022/11/02/direktur-utama-bank-sumsel-babel-raih-top-100-ceo-of-the-year-2022. Under his leadership, this regional bank has achieved outstanding performance: https://bangka.tribunnews.com/2022/07/01/bank-sumsel-babel-raih-the-best-overall-performance-di-infobank-service-excellence-award. With determination, he brings economic prosperity to the region through banking: https://bangka.tribunnews.com/2022/12/22/bank-sumsel-babel-kembali-raih-penghargaan-trusted-company, and his contributions are appreciated by many parties.

As Indonesia aims to become a global halal product producer by 2024, this woman consistently develops the global halal economy. Dr. Nancy Dewi Yuliana, a researcher from IPB University’s Halal Research Institute, has been recognized for her efforts: https://kl.antaranews.com/berita/15933/15-wanita-indonesia-berkontribusi-kembangkan-ekonomi-halal-dunia. She was awarded the 2nd Best PATPI Award for Academic Achievement and is involved in disseminating ideas through publications in reputable international and national journals: https://bogorupdate.com/bogor-raya/hebat-tiga-dosen-ipb-university-ini-sabet-patpi-award-2021/. She explores the application of metabolomics in the food science field and technology, and halal authentication.

The achievements of IPB University alumni in various sectors

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IPB University alumni are known for their integrity, innovation, and inspiration. The alumni, who are spread in various fields, play an important role in the nation’s life. Not only at the far reaches of the archipelago but all over the world.

Haidhar Wurjanto’s fight to raise the name Esteh Indonesia is one of the alumni’s achievements in Indonesia. Haidhar rose to prominence at a young age. It began with a modest product idea that many people liked, and it eventually grew into something unique. “Never underestimate your own ideas, even if you think they are too simple,” Haidhar advised.

Esteh Indonesia quickly gained popularity on social media because of its simplicity. With strong integrity, the founder of Esteh Indonesia never gave up, and Haidhar Wurjanto was eventually able to promote Esteh Indonesia to join global markets.

However, Haidhar possesses more than just virality as an advantage. He started thinking about a sustainable business and an effort to adapt, building big dreams in the market until he was able to grow 20 outlets to 100 outlets, 250 outlets, and 800 outlets between 2021 and 2022.

Read more of his story at www.prestigeonline.com/id/40-under-40/haidhar-wurjanto/

In the academic field, IPB University is very proud of the role and achievements of Prof. Anuraga Jayanegara, one of the professors of the Faculty of Animal Husbandry at IPB University. His name has just been included in the “Top 2% Scientists in the World” or “2% Most Influential Researchers in the World in 2022” list. There are many criteria that must be met to be included in this ranking. Elsevier BV assesses more than 100 thousand researchers around the world for ranking. So, it really is something to be proud of when this alumnus makes it to the list. Learn more about this alumnus at https://www.detik.com/edu/edutainment/d-6373956/guru-besar-ipb-masuk-daftar-peneliti-paling-berpengaruh-di-dunia.

Putri Ernawati Abidin’s name is now recognized throughout the international community as a result of her production of high-quality sweet potato seeds. Likewise, the sweet potatoes produced are highly competitive, allowing them to enter the international market. The CEO of Reputed Agriculture for Development Stichting and Foundation’s activities and achievements can be found at: https://www.alumniipbpedia.id/post/putri-ernawati-abidin and https://mediaindonesia.com/ekonomi/523118/penggunaan-bibit-unggul-ubi-jalar-agar-tembus-pasar-ekspor.

Dr. Arief Budiono’s brilliance as an academic and researcher is recognized for being able to explain the core of the science of human embryology by studying Koranic explanation. Read Arief Budiono’s outstanding profile and unique ideas on: https://www.alumniipbpedia.id/post/arief-boediono https://edukasi.sindonews.com/read/409710/211/pakar-ipb-university-kaji-penjelasan-alquran-tentang-ilmu-embriologi-manusia-1619453041?showpage=all.

The name Tri Mumpuni remains inspiring. She is the only Indonesian to be included in the list of the 22 most influential Muslim scientists in the world for 2021. She is well-known for her success in promoting community development through the provision of local energy. Her achievements and work can be found at: https://www.goodnewsfromindonesia.id/2021/12/20/menerjang-aral-demi-terangi-desa-dari-gelap-gulita-tri-mumpuni-saya-mendapat-kebahagiaan

Sunarso, an IPB University alumnus who specializes in the banking industry, has demonstrated his abilities in the face of difficult global economic situations. Sunarso has produced the finest performance as the Main Director of PT Bank Rakyat Indonesia (Persero) Tbk or BRI, making a net profit while in charge of BRI.

Sunarso has made many achievements as a leader in the banking industry. One of them is the prestigious Best CEO with Distinction award for the Company With More Than 1,000 Employees category at the Indonesia Best CEO 2022 event. Sunarso is recognized for his ability to guide BRI’s growth in the face of tremendous challenges such as technological disruption and the Covid-19 crisis. Check out Sunarso’s achievements and success in protecting the banking sector from the crisis: https://bisnis.tempo.co/read/1660561/bri-borong-penghargaan-sunarso-jadi-ceo-of-the-year also on https://www.inews.id/finance/bisnis/leadership-kuat-bawa-dirut-bri-sunarso-jadi-indonesia-best-ceo-2022 about his journey being named Best of the Best “Marketeer of the Year 2022”. ***

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.