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PROJECT LAUNCHING CEREMONY

PROJECT LAUNCHING CEREMONY

1) Overview of the Launching Ceremony

  • Event: “Capacity Building for the Center for Agriculture and Bioscience of IPB University in Indonesia” Project Launch Ceremony
  • Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2023
  • Location: IPB International Convention Center (IICC), Bogor
  • Schedule:
Time Content Speaker
9.00–10.00 Registration
10:00-10:30 Welcoming Remark Prof. Dodik Ridho Nurrochmat (Vice Rector for International Affairs, IPB University)
Congratulatory Remarks Prof. Arif Satria (Rector, IPB University)
Prof. Jeong Bin IM (Director General, Institutes of Green Bio Science and Technology, Seoul National University)
Mr. Jeong Wook LEE, (Deputy Country Director, KOICA Indonesia Office)
10:00-10:40 Launching Ceremony
10:40-11:00 MoU Signing Ceremony IPB University-GBST (SNU)-GSIAT (SNU)
11:00-11:20 Introduction of Graduate School of International Agricultural Technology (GSIAT) Prof. Suh Kyo (Seoul National University)
11:20-11:40 Strengthening Agriculture and Biosciences in Indonesia

National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN)

 Iman Hidayat, Ph.D. (Head of Environment and Natural Research Organization, BRIN)
11:40-12:00 Introduction to IPB-SNU Center for Agriculture and Bioscience (ICAB) supported by KOICA Prof. Ho Sang KANG (Project Manager, Seoul National University)
12:00-13:00 Luncheon

2) Details of the Launching Ceremony

– A launch ceremony was held to kick off the project and a promise was made to establish a cooperation system between the Seoul National University and IPB University to ensure smooth implementation of the project.

– At the launch ceremony, a three-party memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the Institutes of Green-bio Science and Technology, the Graduate School of International Agricultural Technology, and IPB University for doctoral program support, faculty exchange, and research cooperation

3) Attendees

– Approximately 100 officials, professors, and researchers attended from major Indonesian universities

– Noted attendees:

Jeongbin Lim Director of Institutes of Green-bio Science and Technology(GBST), Seoul National University
Ju Kon Kim Director of the Graduate School of International Agricultural Technology (GSIAT), Seoul National University
Jeong Wook Lee Deputy Country Director of KOICA Indonesia Office
Arif Satria President of IPB University
Eduardo Aniceto Serrao former Vice President of the National University of Timor-Leste (UNTL)

Links to News Coverage 

  1. Antara News (Indonesian) https://www.antaranews.com/berita/3387183/koica-bantu-ipb-dan-snu-kembangkan-inovasi-lingkungan-dan-biosains
  2. Seoul National University (Korean) https://www.snu.ac.kr/snunow/press?md=v&bbsidx=139952