At the peak of the 58th Anniversary of the Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia (FEUI) which was celebrated at the UI Campus yesterday (Monday, 18/07/2022), this faculty received donations of 9 smart classrooms which were handed over directly by its partners. The Anniversary with the theme “Synergy Rise for the Nation” was attended by the Vice Rector for Research and Innovation at UI, drg. Nurtami, Ph.D., Sp,OF(K), UI Vice Rector for Human Resources and Assets, Prof. Dr. Ir. Dedi Priadi, DEA., head of faculties and schools at UI, and Deputy Mayor of Depok, Ir. H. Imam Budi Hartono who is also an alumni of the UI Faculty of Engineering.
This smart classroom is a modern and interactive classroom. The table and chair formations in the room can be changed according to the lecture model. This classroom is equipped with interactive smart boards, smart TVs, poly studio facilities, and smart projectors that have various advanced features to support various offline and hybrid learning models.
The nine smart classrooms are donations from PT Bank Mandiri (Persero) (2 rooms), Bank Syariah Indonesia (1 room), Golfers Alumni FTUI & Huawei (2 rooms), Islamic Studies Ukhuwah Forum, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Indonesia (FUSI) Foundation (1 room), Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) (1 room), PT Dayamitra Telekomunikasi Tbk. (1 room), and personal donation from FTUI alumni, Didit Hidayat Agripinanto Ratam (1 room). The room increased the number of smart classrooms at FE UI which originally had 8 rooms.
The signing of the commitment and handover of the smart classrooms donation was symbolically carried out by the Dean of FEUI, Prof. Dr. Heri Hermansyah, ST., M.Eng., IPU with representatives from partners including Rohan Hafas (Director of Institutional Relations of PT Bank Mandiri (Persero), Tbk.), Firman Jatmika (Regional CEO of Bank Syariah Indonesia), Vincent (Director of Indonesia Enterprise, Government and Public Utility Development, PT Huawei), Sehat Maulana (Head of Golfers Alumni FTUI), Ahmad Fitrianto (Chairman of FUSI Foundation), Ryotaro Takano (Project Coordinator of JICA Project for Human Resources Development for Cybersecurity Professionals), Jajang Juliadi (Vice President of Human Capital Management, PT Dayamitra Telekomunikasi Tbk.), and Didit Hiadyat Agripinanto Ratam.
In his remarks, the Rector of UI, Prof. Ari Kuncoro, S.E., M.A., Ph.D., said, “Currently, Universitas Indonesia is preparing to welcome new students in the odd semester of 2022/2023 offline. Various educational and research support facilities are continuously prepared to provide comfortable and safe educational services for our students. One example is the provision of smart classrooms to support hybrid educational activities at FTUI. Hopefully in the future, more industries will be called upon to make donations to improve UI’s educational services for the academic community.”
The same thing was also conveyed by Prof. Dr. Heri Hermansyah, ST., M.Eng., IPU as the Dean of FEUI. “In accordance with the theme of this year’s FEUI Anniversary, now is the time for FEUI, for UI, and for Indonesia to rise up. The presence of industry partners today clearly proves that by collaborating and synergizing between educational institutions, FEUI and industry. Hopefully we can rise together towards FEUI Superior with Impact for the country.”
On the same occasion, an educational collaboration was signed between PT Sucofindo and FEUI, represented by Mas Wigrantoro Roes (President Director of PT Sucofindo) and Prof. Heri Hermansyah. This collaboration includes collaboration in the fields of education, research, community service, and business development, including cooperation in the field of non-degree education program, master’s programs, and independent internship programs in engineering. The signing of the cooperation in the field of education was also carried out between FEUI and the Indonesian Meteorology, Climatology and Geophysics Agency represented by Dr. Nelly Florida Riama, S.Si, M.Sc. (Head of Education and Training Center, Agency for Meteorology, Climatology and Human Geophysics).
FEUI also signed a license agreement for one of its innovation products, namely PUVICON, which is an air purifier and plasma-based disinfectant. PUVICON is licensed by PT Astra Component Indonesia (PT ASKI) and since April 1, 2022, has been freely traded under the Grin Plasmafan brand. The signing of the license was carried out by Prof. Dedi Priadi and Prihatanto Agung Lesmono (President Director of PT ASKI). Grin Plasmafan uses Wet Plasma Technology developed by Professor of Chemical Engineering, FEUI, Prof. Dr. Ir. Setijo Bismo, DEA. and team. Thanks to the forced convection system of this wet plasma technology, Grin Plasmafan will be able to treat and treat air pollution, as well as act as an electronic disinfectant that works with a rapid and systemic diffusion mechanism.
The anniversary celebration ended with the symbolic handing over of scholarships by the Gugus Teladan Foundation to two FEUI students, the announcement of the Dean’s special award for the FEUI academic community who had made the faculty name proud in various fields and categories. FEUI also announced the recipients of the Satya Lancana Dharma Makara FEUI for a period of service of 15, 25, and 35 years. “Hopefully in the next four years, Excellent and High Impact FEUI Entrepreneurs can be built through multidisciplinary collaboration based on productivity to realize FEUI that is Superior and Globally Competitive,” said Prof. Harry.
