Gibran Rakabuming Raka’s visit to UNS Innovation Festival was conducted after he led the International Volunteers Day ceremony in front of dr. Prakosa Rectorate Building UNS. Gibran was welcomed directly by the Rector of UNS, Prof. Jamal Wiwoho, and Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation Affairs UNS, Prof. Kuncoro Diharjo.

The three went around the G.P.H Haryo Mataram Auditorium for around half an hour and talked to the students participating in the UNS Innovation Festival. Gibran Rakabuming Raka looked excited with the exhibited products and brought home a papaya-banana jelly “Jebismart.”

In an interview with uns.ac.id, Gibran Rakabuming Raka stated that he is interested in the lithium battery product developed by the Center of Excellence (PUI) Lithium Battery UNS. He also directly instructed the Chairman for Local Planning, Research, and Development to follow up the lithium battery production by UNS.

“It was incredible, I saw many innovative products from UNS students, and the one that stands out the most is the Lithium Battery,” Gibran Rakabuming Raka stated. He also added that he would synergize this product with Solo Technopark. “Innovation like this, if we do not guard, it will be a pity for the innovator. And it could benefit Solo,” he added.

Prof. Jamal thanked Gibran Rakabuming Raka for reviewing the Lithium Battery products from UNS and other innovative products from UNS students. He stated that UNS Innovation Festival provides room for innovation development, especially for PUI Lithium Battery UNS, PUI Center for Fintech and Banking UNS, and PUI Javanologi UNS.

“Congratulation to all that this is incredible and innovative. For lithium battery, we have used for electric bicycle in UNS area. This is very positive in reducing emissions,” Prof. Jamal stated.

UNS Held UNS Innovation Festival

UNS Innovation Festival, attended by Gibran Rakabuming Raka, is an exhibition initiated by the Directorate of Innovation and Downstreaming UNS. The exhibition was held to assist creative economy entrepreneurs in recovering and developing their business after easing community activities limitations during the Covid-19 pandemic. UNS Innovation Festival was held on 10-14 December 2021 in G.P.H Haryo Mataram Auditorium UNS and The Royal Surakarta Heritage, and online through the Zoom Cloud Meeting.

UNS collaborated with the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy (Kemenparekraf) RI, Ministry of Trade (Kemendag) RI, Ministry of Social Affairs (Kemensos) RI, and Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology (Kemendikbudristek) RI. UNS also collaborated with Indonesia Direct and the Association for Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises Indonesia (AKUMANDIRI). Humas UNS

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UNS, through UNS Innovation Hub, collaborated with the Ministry of Tourism and Creative Economy (Kemenparekraf), Ministry of Trade (Kemendag), Ministry of Social Affairs (Kemensos), Kedaireka, Indonesia Direct, and Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in Solo Raya in holding this festival.

In an interview with uns.ac.id, Catur Sugiarto, Ph.D., the chairman of the managing committee, stated that UNS Innovation Festival has a series of events: business exposition, business matching, startup graduation, export apps launching, workshop, talk show, fashion show, and business gathering.

“On 10—12 (it was) held in Royal Heritage, there will be a workshop on export and export financing. The next day, there is a workshop and business matching that will bring together vendors and MSMEs with purchasers from Australia. This aims to introduce what products are here, and hopefully, it will be followed with a transaction from this business matching,” Catur stated on Thursday (9/12/2021).

He added that the event then developed into an expo in G.P.H. Haryo Mataram Auditorium UNS on 13—14 December 2021 that will exhibit various innovative products. Around 35 startups from UNS and 90 MSMEs in Solo Raya will exhibit their products there. The UNS startups will show their products after six months incubation period with UNS Innovation Hub.

On the last day and the peak of the festival, there will be a general lecture with the Minister of Parekraf, Sandiaga Uno. Followed by a distribution of Decision Letter (SK) Ministry of Law and Human Rights (Kemenkumham) for UMKM that will be established as LC with a legal entity.

“This is one of the outputs from project matching fund UNS with Kemenparekraf that was held in five cities Semarang, Cirebon, Bandung, Banyuwangi, and Surabaya. One hundred and thirty-five MSMEs were selected from the project to be established as LC. It will be held concurrently with the distribution of intellectual Property Rights (HAKI) (certificate),” Catur added.

Catur hoped that the festival could become a momentum to promote innovation in downstreaming and commercialization of findings from UNS academic members. He also hoped that research and innovation findings from UNS academic members could be used, purchased, and utilized to their best of purposes by the community.

“Hopefully, this momentum also spread a good influence on the entrepreneurship world. Therefore, students who have not thought about building a startup, business, or innovation could be inspired to start,” he hoped. Humas UNS

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