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Int’l students participate in IPB scientific seminar, symposium
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Out of the box – Two Russian students attend the opening of the 23rd Tri-U International Joint Seminar and Symposium (IJSS) at the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) in Bogor, West Java, on Oct. 24. (JP/Theresia Sufa)
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s many as 120 students from seven countries are sharing ideas and initiatives during a five-day scientific seminar and symposium held at the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB).
The 23rd Tri-U International Joint Seminar and Symposium (IJSS), themed “Asian Contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals”, aims to encourage students to explore their creativity to find solutions for real-world problems related to population, food, energy and environmental issues.
“Through this seminar and symposium, we want to provide a stage to students and all Tri-U delegation members to explain their ideas on four main issues, namely population, food, energy and the environment,” IPB deputy rector for partnership and student affairs, Yonny Kusmaryono, said after the opening of the event on Monday.
“We hope there will be a sharing of technology from other countries, such as China and Japan, in this event. We also hope IPB students can speak up on important issues related to agricultural problems in the world.”
Foreign universities participating in the event include MIE University, Japan, three universities from Thailand, namely Chiang Mai University, Maejo University, and Suranaree University of Technology, two universities from China, Jiangsu University and Guangxi University, the Khabarovsk State University of Economic and Law, Russia, the Bangladesh Agricultural University, Bangladesh, and Visayas State University, the Philippines.
The symposium’s organizing committee head, Sri Endah Agustina, said food security was chosen as one of the main topics as countries are experiencing a rise in food needs because of an increasing world population. The population growth had also led to higher energy demands and environmental damages.
“Population, food, energy and the environment are related to each other and play an important role in human sustainability.” (ebf)
