Encourage Campus To Develop Research, Moeldoko: I, Who Graduated From The Military Academy, Have A Passion For Rice Research And Electric Vehicles

JAKARTA - Presidential Chief of Staff (KSP) Moeldoko encourages campuses (universities) to develop research and technology that can answer the problems of the nation and society.

"I, who graduated from the military academy, have the passion to do research on rice plants and electric vehicles, campus circles should be able to do things that are much bigger and useful," said Moeldoko when receiving an audience from the Rectorate of the National Institute of Technology (ITN) Malang, in Bina Graha Jakarta Building, Antara, Tuesday, January 25.

The 2013-2015 TNI Commander also conveyed the importance of research as the basis for making public policies. An example is the handling of COVID-19.

The government, said Moeldoko, has conducted various researches to produce various data related to the pandemic. Starting from data on suspected, confirmed cases, isolation, treatment, cases of death to data on recovered patients.

"The data can then be processed and analyzed so that it becomes the basis for developing drugs, vaccines, medical devices, technology, and public policies," he said.

On that occasion, Moeldoko also invited the campus community to answer the challenges of three major issues that will be discussed at the G20 meeting, namely global health architecture, digital transformation, and sustainable energy transition.

"I believe that with research and technology, campuses can be a part of solving major world issues. Regarding the energy transition, for example, UNS has conducted research for the development of electric vehicle batteries. Now, things like this will answer the challenges of the energy crisis in the future," Moeldoko explained.