OIKN Dan Stanford University Menjalin Kerja Sama Riset Berkelanjutan

IKN (Photo: Doc. Antara)

JAKARTA - The Archipelago Capital Authority (OIKN) and Stanford Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, Standford University have collaborated in sustainable research and innovation.

"Research will be carried out, among others, related to water management, sustainable urban development and robotics as well as various other relevant matters," said OIKN Head Bambang Susantono quoting Antara.

Bambang said that through the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU), Stanford and its alumni are committed to building a world-class research center with quality at IKN.

OIKN signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Stanford Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability, Standford University in the United States. The MoU was signed by the Head of the IKN Authority Bambang Susantono, Anindya Bakrie who is also an alumnus of Stanford and Arun Majumdar as Dean of Stanford Doerr School of Sustainability which includes research and sustainable innovation.

In the core area of IKN, a Stanford research center has been prepared. The result will be a provision of IKN in the development of the city of Nusantara as a green and sustainable smart city and appreciates various efforts that involve stakeholders.

A few months ago Stanford submitted a letter of intent in Jakarta and agreed to collaborate in the field of research, research and training capacity building. Later, for more technical matters, further meetings will be held," said Bambang Susantono.

The academics, teaching staff, researchers and Indonesian and international students who attended the event which took place in one of the Standford University halls seemed very enthusiastic in supporting its realization. The construction of the research center itself is planned to be carried out around January or February 2024.

Bambang said the IKN authority provided three hectares of land in the core area of IKN. Stanford alumni in Indonesia built the research center building. Stanford then filled it with research activities there.

"Both researchers from Indonesia and researchers from Stanford will later interact researching there," said Bambang.

In addition to the Stanford research center, three universities from the Netherlands, namely Delft University, Erasmus University, and one of the campuses in Roterdam will also work together to build research centers there. From within the country, 6 state campuses have also committed to building research centers.