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18Nov/24

Dr. Artoto Arkundato, Physics Lecturer, FMIPA UNEJ, Wins Top Collaborator with BRIN

Dr. Artoto Arkundato, S.Si., M.Si., a lecturer from the Physics Department at FMIPA, received the “Top Collaborator” award for his work with BRIN (Indonesian National Research and Innovation Agency). The award certificate was presented to BRIN’s Laksana Tri Handoko, who also gave a public lecture on November 18th. The theme of the lecture was “Building a Smart and Character-driven Research Collaboration Ecosystem for Indonesia’s Golden Future.” The lecture was attended by Iwan Taruna, the Rector of Universitas Jember (UNEJ), along with BRIN officials who also presented various topics, including the Director of Talent Management, the Deputy for Research and Innovation Facilitation, the Manager of the Collaboration Platform, and the Director of Research and Innovation Funding.

During the event, BRIN also awarded recognition to the Rector of UNEJ for being among the top 24 collaborators out of 147 BRIN partners. In addition, 123 authors from Universitas Jember and 75 scholarly outputs were also recognized. Iwan Taruna, in his speech, encouraged lecturers to keep innovating in research through research groups. “We share the same focus on research with BRIN, so let’s continue to improve this collaboration, even with other government institutions,” he said. He emphasized that, besides the equipment available, UNEJ researchers can continue to innovate and seek funding not only from ministries but also from other agencies like BRIN. Continue reading

14Sep/23

FMIPA Biology Holds The 5th ICOLIB 2023 for 2 Days, Presenting Expert Researchers Across Continents

The Department of Biology, FMIPA, University of Jember held the 5th International Conference on Life Sciences and Biotechnology (ICOLIB) 2023 on a hybrid basis (12–13/9). ICOLIB is an international seminar scheduled every two years. The first ICOLIB was held in 2015, and in 2023, this will be the fifth event. Taking the theme “Global Insights and Innovations of Life Sciences Research in the Post-COVID-19 Era,” the topic is applied sciences, basic sciences, biodiversity and bio-conservation, and health and medicine. Keynote speakers were presented from several countries, including Indonesia as the host.

The 5th ICOLIB 2023 was officially opened online by Iwan Taruna, Rector of University of Jember. In his message, Rector invited researchers involved in ICOLIB to exchange information on research results after being hampered by the pandemic for some time. “ICOLIB is a place to share the research results of researchers, and this is very relevant to the vision of the University of Jember, namely to make the university superior in the development of environmentally friendly science, technology, and arts, business, and industrial agriculture,” he said. At the end of the Rector’s speech, he hoped that UNEJ would continue to carry out scientific research through international seminars as one of its means. Continue reading