The signing session was opened with a remark from Prof. Reini Wirahadikusumah. Prof. Reini gave an overview of ITB’s environment such as the current state of the multicampus system in ITB and some of the challenges that ITB is currently experiencing.

Prof. Reini added that ITB is eager to carry out more late-stage research. ITB had also finished the construction of Science Techno Park (STP). Located right in front of ITB Ganesha campus, this building will be a new center of innovation ecosystem.

Moreover, with support from the government to strengthen ITB position as a university with wide-range of innovations, another STP will be built near the Indonesia-China High Speed Railway Padalarang Station with a much larger-scale. “But we need partners to be able to do it,” explained Prof. Reini.

Meanwhile, President Director of PT Microsoft Indonesia, Dharma Simorangkir, expressed his appreciation to ITB’s willingness as one of the best educational ecosystems in Asia and Indonesia for its positive response to this collaboration. According to him, this agreement is one of the endeavors to promote Indonesia through Microsoft.

“This collaboration agreement is one of the best efforts in promoting Indonesia through Microsoft,” said Dharma.

Microsoft Indonesia itself previously launched a Satu Talenta program, which is a platform for the digital talents community in Indonesia who have Microsoft certification to meet with enterprise partners and discuss professional related matters. Starting from various digital expertise that are relevant with industries, networking with enterprises or institutions, to providing information on job applications.

Dharma explained that this program is Microsoft’s effort to try to solve inequalities. Microsoft has developed this ecosystem robustly, from Microsoft Learn, LinkedIn, to Satu Talenta. However, it still needs cooperation from various partners to ensure its objectives are achieved. He hopes that through this collaboration the program that has been prepared by Microsoft Indonesia to digitize education in ITB can help students to learn the skills needed by the industries.

Reporter: Fajris Zahrotun Nihayah (Physics, 2020) and Bashravie Thamrin (Management, 2024)
Translator: Favian Aldilla R (Civil Engineering, 2019)