The Faculty of Engineering (FT) Universitas Indonesia (UI) held a topping off ceremony for the construction of the Interdisciplinary Engineering (IDE) Building on Monday (15/01) at the UI Depok campus. The topping off procession was carried out by the Rector of UI, Prof. Ari Kuncoro, S.E., M.A., Ph.D.; Vice Rector for Research and Innovation UI, drg. Nurtami, Ph.D., Sp,OF(K).; Vice Rector for Human Resources and Assets UI, Prof. Dr. Ir. Dedi Priadi, DEA.; Dean of FTUI, Prof. Dr. Ir. Heri Hermansyah, S.T., M.Eng. IPU.; and Operations Director of PT PP Urban, Dian Adi Cahyono.
In his speech, UI Rector, Prof. Ari Kuncoro, said, “The IDE building is not only a physical structure of a new building, but a symbol of collaboration and innovation. This is a major step in creating a learning environment that supports interdisciplinary learning. This interdisciplinary academic activity is expected to be able to produce graduates who are broad-minded, critical, innovative, collaborative and research outputs in the form of highly reputable scientific publications, policy briefs, and innovative products that are superior, impactful and can compete globally.”
The Dean of FTUI Prof. Heri Hermansyah said that the IDE building was indeed prepared to be a home for future engineers. “In 2023, FTUI inaugurated the establishment of three interdisciplinary engineering institutes, namely the Institute for Urban Planning and Smart Cities (IUS), the Institute for Energy Transition (IET), and the Institute for Biosystems and Bioengineering (IBB). The three institutes play a role in synergizing interdisciplinary educational and research activities on specific themes, regional and urban planning, energy transition, and biological engineering. The IDE building will be home to these three interdisciplinary institutes as well as the advanced labs and research centers under these three institutes.”
Targeted for completion in March 2024, the IDE FTUI building is built as high as 8 floors with an area of 6,958 m2. This building applies the concept of green building that is efficient in the use of energy, especially lighting and cooling, water and air circulation and building materials. The application of the green building concept is realized by the use of building materials that partly come from recycled materials and environmentally friendly wood. This building applies water harvesting technology, solar cell panels, and waste treatment in accordance with the zero waste policy. This building also implements green recovery of 45% of the ground floor area of 355.90 m2 which will be used as a park and plaza.
The Institute for Urban Planning and Smart Cities (IUS) is an interdisciplinary research center in the field of regional planning and smart cities. IUS will play a role in offering solutions that can be used by stakeholders to answer global issues related to cities and realize inclusive cities for the welfare of society. IUS integrates the activities of two research centers, namely the Center for Sustainable Infrastructure Development (CSID) and the Research Center for Advanced Vehicle (RCAVe), supported by the advanced lab Urban Nexus and Smart Cities Lab (UNSCL), which are innovative laboratories for smart city development.
The Institute for Energy Transition (IET) is an interdisciplinary research hub in the field of energy transition. IES focuses on research on solving national and global energy problems related to climate change through accelerating the transition of energy systems from fossil-based to renewable and low-carbon energy to achieve net-zero emissions targets. IES will synergize two research centers, namely the Tropical Renewable Energy Center (TREC) and the Advanced Materials Research Center (AMRC), and has two advanced labs, namely the Energy Transition Lab (ETL) and the Sustainable Energy Systems Lab (SESL).
The Institute for Biosystems and Bioengineering (IBB) is an interdisciplinary research hub in the field of bioengineering. IBB aims to improve the quality of life by developing materials, devices, and technologies supported by research and indigenous natural resources. In the future, IBB will integrate the activities of two research centers, namely the Research Center for Biomedical Engineering (RCBE) and the Research Center for Biomass Valorization (RCBV), with two advanced labs, namely the Advanced Bioengineering Lab (ABEL) which has biological safety levels 1 and 2 and the Biological Systems Engineering Lab (BSEL).
The topping off event of the IDE Building was also attended by Senior Vice President of PT Bank Mandiri Aland Rinni Patity; President Director PT. Airbus Indonesia Nusantara, Dani Adriananta; Director of PT Kamata Inti Persada, Cindar Hari Prabowo; Vice President of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) &; SMEPP Management of PT Pertamina (Persero), Fajriyah Usman; and UI leadership.
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