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
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
Ganesha Batik Workshop: Spread the Culture by Training Others
BANDUNG, itb.ac.id - The various colors and pattern of batik were displayed on basketball field west Campus Center ITB. It comes from Ganesha Membatik event which was conducted by ITB Javanese Dance and Karawitan Association (PSTK) ITB. The participants came from different ages, from elementary school to elderly people, joined this educative...
March 17, 2011
Studium Generale: Students' Role in Corruption Prevention
BANDUNG, itb.ac.id - Without question, corruption is one of the biggest adversaries of any countries in the world. Indonesian Corruption Watch (ICW) recently held a study that says that in 2010, financial loss due to corruption is as high as Rp. 3,6 trliion."University campuses are the most pivotal places to prevent future corruptions,"...
March 09, 2011
National Innovation Contest M-Fest 2011: Educating and Developing Technology Innovations among Youth
BANDUNG, itb.ac.id - The National Innovation Contest (NIC) M-Fest took part last February, involving numerous high schools and their creations in various competitions as part of the event. The NIC was divided into three main agendas with different segments; physics law proving competition, science quiz, and technology innovation contest between...
February 10, 2011
ITB Held Press Conference on Japan's Nuclear Reactor
BANDUNG, itb.ac.id - The recent earthquake devastating Japan was widely monitored by nuclear scientists and enthusiasts due to the explosion in the Fukushima reactor it caused. ITB Nuclear expert Prof. Zaki Su'ud from the Physics Department, along with Dr. Irwan Meilano from Geodesy Department gave a press conference concerning the implications of...
March 15, 2011
SEF -ITB Triumphed in South-East Asian English Debate Olympics 2011
BANDUNG, itb.ac.id - Two teams from ITB Student English Forum (SEF-ITB) successfully bester other South-East Asian institutions and took 1st and 2nd place in the 2011 Southeast Asian English Olympics (SEO), Debating category. The competition, held anually by Bina Nusantara, hosted numerous foreign institutions such as University College of...
March 22, 2011
Arkavidia 2.0: Career Day, Bridging Universities and the Workforce
BANDUNG, itb.ac.id - The Informatics Students Association (HMIF) ITB held Arkavidia 2.0 for the second time. One of the events was Career Day, which was held for two days on Saturday and SUnday (19-20/02/2011) at ITB's West Hall. In this event, various companies involved in information technology came to give presentations and exhibitions....
February 19, 2011