Industrial Sciences Symposium: Analyzing and Evaluating National Deindustrialization

BANDUNG, itb.ac.id - Indonesia's industries are currently, surprisingly, weakening. The amount of actors, productivity, and contributions from the industrial sector to national economy is decreasing in the recent years. Concerning industrial sciences, ITB students need to understand not only the technology sides of industries, but also the...

March 15, 2011

Meteorogical Day 2011: Meteorological Disasters Adaptation and Mitigation Talkshow

BANDUNG, itb.ac.id - To commemorate the world meteorological day, the ITB Meteorological Student Union (HMME) held the 2011 Meteorological Day on Wednesday (03/23/11) in the East Campus Center. The event opened with a talkshow themed "Mitigating and Adapting to Meteorological Disasters in Indonesia".The opening of the event was attended...

March 24, 2011

Studium Generale: Optimizing Forest Resources to Support National Economy

BANDUNG, itb.ac.id - ITB has once again had the honor of hosting an important public figure; the Minister of Foresty, Zulkufli Hasan, to speak in the campus hall as part of the Studium Generale subject. The class, moderated by the Dean of the School of Biological Science and Technology, Prof. Tati Syamsudin Subahar, discussed the importance of...

March 26, 2011

ITB Alumnus, R. Priyono, Talks About Energy Risk Solutions in 2011

BANDUNG, itb.ac.id - ITB Geological Engineering alumnus of 1976, R. Priyono, talked about solutions to the 2011 Energy Risk as Chairman of BPMIGAS (Execution Agency of Upstream Oil and Natural Gas Activities). This topic was discussed in a talkshow on one of Indonesia's privately-owned television channels not long ago.The reality this year is that...

March 30, 2011

Earth Hour 2011, a Collective Momentum to Establish an Environment-Friendly Attitude

BANDUNG, itb.ac.id - Campaigning for energy efficiency, ITB participated in the program Earth Hour 2011. "For 60 minutes ITB turned off the campus lights, except for laboratories, to save energy together with the society," said the Director of Public Relations and Alumni ITB, Dr. Marlia Singgih. Together with students, Earth Hour 2011...

March 28, 2011

Climate Change May Cause Clean Water Crisis in Indonesia

BANDUNG, itb.ac.id - Experts predict that Indonesia will experience a scarcity of clean water by 2025, says Head of the Regional Environmental Control Agency (BPLHD) of West Java, Setiawan Wangsaatmaja. "The Earth consists of 97.5% water, but only 1% is freshwater," he said. The freshwater comes from rainfall that is contained within...

March 31, 2011

Microbial Fuel Cell; Bacteria-based Alternative Energy

BANDUNG, itb.ac.id - Microbial Fuel Cells, or MFC, is an electricity-generating mechanism that utilizes bacterial interactions in the nature. Bacterias living in organic mediums convert organic materials into electricity. The capability of bacterias to break down organic mediums (enrichment media) in MFC can generate electrons and protons. These...

February 22, 2011