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UT holds second annual Seminar of Science and Technology to realize Society 5.0
The department of science and technology at Universitas Terbuka (UT) held the second International Seminar of Science and Technology (ISST) on Thursday. The event was part of celebrations marking the university’s 38th anniversary.
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he department of science and technology at Universitas Terbuka (UT) held the second International Seminar of Science and Technology (ISST) on Thursday. The event was part of celebrations marking the university’s 38th anniversary. The hybrid seminar was attended by 77 speakers, convening academics to share on good practices related to scientific and technological innovations used to realize Society 5.0.
The occasion was made more special this year, as the ISST also published a book titled Accelerating Sustainable Innovation Toward Society 5.0. Based on the works of lecturers at the department of science and technology, the book contains 26 articles on various topics according to the fields of science studied at the department.
Bearing the theme Accelerating Sustainable Innovation toward Society 5.0, this year’s ISST was opened by UT chancellor Ojat Darojat, who in his speech expressed his appreciation of the department of science and technology for holding the seminar to show their commitment to making a positive contribution to Society 5.0.
The UT also invited head of the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN) Laksana Tri Handoko, who was represented by the head of BRIN’s Agriculture and Food Research Organization, Puji Lestari. She reflected on the innovations and research taking place in agriculture and food that have been implemented in Indonesia in order to realize sustainable agriculture and food production.
The event also saw notable speakers, such as Song Soo Lim from Korea University in Seoul who discussed good practice investment strategies in Korea for an environmentally friendly bioindustry sector, Takuya Sugahara from Ehime University, Japan and Paul JA Kessler of Leiden University in the Netherlands, who joined virtually.
Djoko Santoso Abi Suroso, professor at the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB) and Whika Febria Dewatisari from the UT’s own biology study program at the department of science and technology also lent their voices to the seminar.
