Project Launch Ceremony - IPB - SNU Center for Agriculture and Bioscience

1) Overview of the launching ceremony

– Event name: “Capacity Building for the Center for Agriculture and Bioscience of IPB University in Indonesia” Project Launch Ceremony
– Date: Wednesday, February 8, 2023
– Location: IPB International Convention Center (IICC), Bogor

– Schedule

hour	detail	speaker
9.00–10.00	Registration
10:00-10:30	Welcoming Remark	Prof. Dodik Ridho Nurrochmat (Vice Rector for International Affairs)
10:00-10:30	Congratulatory Remarks	Prof. Arif Satria (Rector of IPB University) Prof. Jeong Bin IM (Director General, Institutes of Green Bio Science and Technology, Seoul National University) Mr. Jeong Wook LEE, (Deputy Country Director, KOICA Indonesia Office)
10:00-10:40	Launching Ceremony
10:40-11:00	MoU Signing Ceremony	IPB University-GBST (SNU)-GSIAT (SNU)
11:00-11:20	Introduction of GSIAT	Prof. Suh Kyo (SNU)
11:20-11:40	Strengthening Agriculture and Biosciences in Indonesia National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN)	Iman Hidayat, Ph.D. (Head of Environment and Natural Research Organization (BRIN))
11:40-12:00	Introduction to IPB-SNU Center for Agriculture and Bioscience (ICAB) supported by KOICA	Prof. Ho Sang KANG (Project Manager, Seoul National University
12:00-13:00	Luncheon

2) Details of the launching ceremony

– A launch ceremony was held to kick off the project and a promise was made to establish a cooperation system between the two universities (Seoul National University, IPB University) to ensure smooth implementation of the project.
– At this launch ceremony, a three-party memorandum of understanding (MoU) was signed between the Institutes of Green-bio Science and Technology, the Graduate School of International Agricultural Technology, and IPB University for doctoral program support, faculty exchange, and research cooperation.

3) Attendees

– Approximately 100 officials, professors, and researchers attended from major Indonesian universities
– Noted attendees:

Jeongbin Lim	Director of Institutes of Green-bio Science and Technology(GBST), SNU
Ju Kon Kim	Director of the Graduate School of International Agricultural Technology (GSIAT), SNU
Jeong Wook Lee	Deputy Country Director of KOICA Indonesia Office
Arif Satria	President of IPB University
Eduardo Aniceto Serrao	former Vice President of the National University of Timor-Leste (UNTL)