The nine UNS students—Abdur Rahman, Arya Yudha Girindra, Arya Dewangga, Brilliano Wahyu, Gilang Alfiandi, Nahemia Herbert, Abdee Ridho, Hegel Duta Anodya, and Moja Obaiman Amien—are from the Mechanical Engineering and Electrical Engineering programs. They were mentored by Prof. Dr. Eko Surojo, S.T., M.T., Dr. Eng. Aditya Rio Prabowo, S.T., M.T., M.Eng., and Dr. Eng. Iwan Istanto, S.T., M.Eng. Collaborating with aviation engineering students from ASU and ITB, the UNS team formed an international group focused on two main projects: the Airplane Landing Gear Design and the Airplane Battery-Propulsion System. Over four months, the participants honed their technical skills while enhancing teamwork, innovation, and cross-cultural communication—key competencies in today’s globalized world.

The program’s culmination took place on Wednesday (11/12/2024) at the PT Boeing Indonesia office in ASTRA Tower, Jakarta. The event began with opening remarks from Boeing Country Managing Director, Mr. Zaid Alami, which was followed by project design presentations from each group. The teams presented their ideas and solutions to an expert panel, including Zaid Alami, ASU GMDC Supervisor Dr. Jack Rutherford, and USAID HEPI Country Director Abdul Rahman, Ph.D.

The presentations served not only as the final evaluation of the projects but also provided valuable insights for students about the standards and expectations of the global aviation industry. The panelists offered constructive feedback, motivating the students to further develop their skills in aviation engineering and system design.

For the FT UNS students, the program was a highly enriching experience. In addition to attending lectures in English by ASU professors for a full semester, the students gained deep cultural insights through international interactions. One of the most memorable moments was the opportunity to sign the meeting room wall at the Boeing Indonesia office, a tradition symbolizing participation in prestigious activities. The supervising lecturers from UNS also signed the wall, leaving their mark alongside the students.

“We are thrilled to participate in this program. Besides gaining knowledge and experience in aircraft design, we also learned how to communicate effectively with students from other countries. Presenting our designs to Boeing and experiencing unique traditions like signing the wall at Boeing made this an unforgettable moment,” Abdur Rahman, one of the UNS student representatives in GMDC, said.

The GMDC program not only allowed students to innovate but also helped them build international networks with renowned institutions like ASU and PT Boeing Indonesia. This collaboration is expected to open doors to global career opportunities in the future. Prof. Eko Surojo and Dr. Aditya Rio expressed their appreciation for the achievements of the UNS students. They conveyed pride and full support for similar programs in the future, believing such initiatives can unlock more opportunities and deliver positive impacts for students and the institution.

Through this program, FT UNS students have proven their ability to compete and contribute to complex, large-scale global engineering projects. GMDC stands as a testament to the power of synergy between universities, industry, and international institutions in developing a generation of highly competitive young engineers.

This achievement aligns with UNS’s efforts to support the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), particularly Goal 4: Quality Education, by providing extensive learning opportunities for students, and Goal 9: Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure, which focuses on building resilient infrastructure, promoting inclusive and sustainable industrialization, and fostering innovation.

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The webinar invited three speakers, Dr. Eko Yulianto, the Head of Geotechnology Research Center BRIN, Dr. Endra Gunawan, S.T., M.Sc from the Faculty of Mining and Petroleum Engineering (FTTM) Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB), and Prof. Dr. Chatarina Muryani, M.Si as the Chairwoman of Disaster Study Center (PSB) LPPM UNS. The webinar was attended by 400 participants from academics, practitioners, and general people.

In her opening remark, Prof. Dr. Okid Parama Astirin, M.S., as the Chairwoman of LPPM UNS, mentioned PSB UNS’ central role in the development of disaster mitigation with its numerous experts in disaster mitigation studies and geography who contribute through disaster mitigation studies and development. The webinar was opened by Prof. Dr. Kuncoro Diharjo, S.T., M.T., the Vice-Rector for Research and Innovation Affairs UNS, who appreciated PSB UNS for discussing the topic through a webinar. He also emphasized the importance of studies and the development of models and mitigation processes for earthquakes and tsunamis in Indonesia.

“Universitas Sebelas Maret with PSB UNS supported by Bakorlak Tanggap Bencana UNS always ready to take an active role in handling a disaster from its mitigation, development of technology to handle disaster, rescue operation in the disaster areas, and post-disaster handling,” Prof. Kuncoro added.

The webinar proceeded to the first speaker, Dr. Eko Yulianto, who discussed the method used in detecting and studying historical records of disasters, such as tsunamis. Dr. Eko discussed in-depth on paleo-tsunami approach as an interdisciplinary method to map previous tsunami disasters. The second speaker, Dr. Endra Gunawan, S.T., M.Sc., also discussed the use of technology to predict the potential earthquake on the southern coast of Java using the Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS) and Baseline Change method. GNSS could be used to investigate the potential earthquake magnitude in the southern Java megathrust area.

The third speaker, Prof. Dr. Chatarina Muryani, M.Si., discussed disaster mitigation considering the increasing population in the disaster-prone areas around the southern Java coasts. Prof. Chatarina encourages the government, through BMKG could provide direction for local governments to identify the potential disasters in their area and improve people’s capacity through improving people’s readiness, emergency response management, identifying the effect of community’s vulnerability in reducing disaster risks, and improving people’s participation in their environment. Humas UNS

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“Next year, after the ‘green light’ from the government is bestowed in a Presidential Regulation (Perpres), nuclear power will be a national priority project. Of course, this project will require thousands of workers, and most are experts in nuclear engineering. Therefore, we encourage UNS to establish a Nuclear Physics Engineering Study Program with this opportunity in mind,” said Bob on the sidelines of the National Seminar discussing ‘Nuclear as a Solution for Sustainable Energy to Pursue a Prosperous and Low Carbon Indonesia in 2050,’ Wednesday (16/3/2022).

Bob added that there is an urgency for the government to fulfilling environmentally friendly and cheap electricity energy needs, which does not require extensive allocation from the State Budget. The only solution for this situation is nuclear power. Because of this situation, Bob believes the government will approve the construction of the proposed Nuclear Power Plant (PLTN). “This is power plan is supported by the results presented in the academic studies manuscript conducted by UNS, that has been proven, verified, and validated. That nuclear is an environmentally friendly power plant,” Bob continued.

On the other hand, the data and facts show that nuclear power is the safest power plant generation based on death count. In addition, there is already a nuclear regulator supervisor, namely the Nuclear Power Supervisory Agency (Bapeten). Furthermore, Indonesia has more than 50 years of experience in operating nuclear reactors. The nuclear reactors in question are Triga Mark Reactor located in Bandung, Kartini Reactor in Yogyakarta, and Siwabessy Reactor in Serpong. “There are currently thousands of nuclear experts from Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), Nuclear Technology Institute (STTN), Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB). Hopefully, there will be graduates from UNS; thus, we can fulfill the needs for competent Human Resources (HR). Hence, there is no need to doubt about building a nuclear power plant in Indonesia,” added Bob.

Then, to achieve the Zero Emission target by 2050, nuclear power is an option that must be considered. “What the government has been doing is considering various methods available to achieve the carbon-free emissions, less expensive energy, avoiding electricity tariffs increase, and a stable electricity grid. Therefore, considering the pressing needs, the solution is only on nuclear power,” Bob concluded. Humas UNS

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The Public Relations Office and Media UNS were led by the Coordinator for Media, News Reporting, and Partnership, Dyah Yuni Kurniawati, S.Sn., M.Sn and was welcomed by the Chief of BKHM ITB Dr. Naomi Haswanto, M.Sn and her team in Rapim A Room ITB Ganesha Campus, Bandung.

This visit aims to learn and conduct a comparative study, as well as strengthen the relationship between universities. In her official release, Dyah stated that BKHM ITB is an appropriate example and place to learn because BKHM ITB has qualified experience in the public relations field. She also considers that BKHM ITB has demonstrated its ability to maintain ITB image at the national and international levels.

“This (visit) is like a visit from younger brother to their older brother, considering UNS is considerably younger than ITB and has the richer experience, especially in public relations,” Dyah stated.

During the discussion session that ran for around 1.5 hours, the Public Relations Office and Media UNS listened to a material presentation from BKHM ITB on crisis management, website management, international branding strategy, and strengthening the relationship with media and release production. On the occasion, the Chief of BKHM ITB also shared the function and performance of public relations implemented in ITB and its role in supporting the campus information sources for external media, especially during the COvid-19 pandemic.

“We welcome the Public Relations Office and Media UNS in our campus. Although UNS is considered young, it does not rule out the possibility that the younger could surpass the older because of the rapid technology development is,” Dr. Naomi stated.

The visit to BKHM ITB was concluded with a collective picture and delivering the UNS Magazine and a token of appreciation to Dr. Naomi Haswanto, M.Sn. Humas UNS

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