BUMN CSR Revitalizing The Laboratory Of Bung Hatta University, West Sumatra

Laboratory revitalization at Bung Hatta University, West Sumatra. (Photo: Semen Indonesia)

JAKARTA - As part of the Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) activity which is an obligation of the company, the state-owned cement company, PT Semen Indonesia (Persero) Tbk, is holding CSR activities in West Sumatra. Semen Indonesia revitalizes the Laboratory of Soil Mechanics and the Laboratory of Materials and Structures, Civil Engineering, Bung Hatta University (UBH) Padang, West Sumatra.

The inauguration was held on Thursday 23 January by the Director of Engineering & Project for Semen Indonesia, Tri Abdisatrijo together with the Governor of West Sumatra, Irwan Prayitno and Acting. UBH Rector, Hendra Suherman.

Head of the Communication Department of the Semen Indonesia Company, Sigit Wahono, said that Semen Indonesia provided funding assistance to improve educational facilities worth Rp1 billion. Funds are used to improve infrastructure and provide practical equipment at the Materials and Structures Laboratory and the Soil Mechanics Laboratory.

"This revitalization program is a form of the Company's commitment to support the government's vision of creating superior human resources. Hopefully the laboratory revitalization can spur the enthusiasm of the entire academic community at Bung Hatta University in developing research and science, especially students," said Sigit Wahono in a statement received by VOI. , Thursday 23 January.

The Acting Rector of UBH, Hendra Suherman, appreciates the revitalization assistance provided by Semen Indonesia. "On behalf of the Bung Hatta University extended family, I would like to thank Semen Indonesia. We will continue to strive to improve the quality of the education, research, and community service process, "said Hendra Suherman.

Bung Hatta University is one of the largest private universities in West Sumatra which bears the big name of the Indonesian Proclaimer Mohammad Hatta. Bung Hatta University was founded on April 20, 1981 under the auspices of the Archipelago Education Foundation. In 1996, it changed its name to the Bung Hatta Education Foundation with the main campus located on Jalan Sumatra, Padang city.