INDONESIA & BINUS SPOTLIGHT

BINUS UNIVERSITY Students Win Asian Games "Vignette" Contest

On 12 th May 2018, a team of BINUS UNIVERSITY students were announced as winners of the Asian Games Vignette film competition at a ceremony held at the Jakarta Convention Centre. The students have the opportunity to travel to London and attend a filmmaking course at the National Film and Television School, and their winning video is sent to the broadcasters of the 2018 Asian Games and used to promote the event worldwide... Read more

Apple Opens Developer Academy in Indonesia, BINUS UNIVERSITY

Jakarta, Indonesia — Apple opened the first Developer Academy in Southeast Asia to inspire and train the next generation of app developers on the world’s most advanced mobile operating system. An initial class of 75 students are beginning their one-year training at a new centre in Tangerang, Banten, just outside of Jakarta’s central business district... Read more

BINUS STUDENT CENTERED LEARNING

'Health and Wealth' - BINUS Festival 2018

H.E. Ms. Judit Pach (Ambassador of Hungary to the Republic of Indonesia)

H.E Professor Admasu Tsegaye (Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia to the Republic of Indonesia)

From 4th – 7th May 2018, BINUS UNIVERSITY held its bi-yearly BINUS Festival event. This enrichment programme provides a series of seminars covering topics that illustrate the impact of globalization on Indonesia and the world. Held across its campuses in Jakarta and BSD, this year’s theme focused on ‘Health and Wealth’ also attended by BINUS International partners , such as H.E. Ms. Judit Pach (Ambassador of Hungary to the Republic of Indonesia), H.E. Hor Nam Bora (Ambassador of Kingdom Cambodia to the Republic of Indonesia) H.E Professor Admasu Tsegaye (Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ethiopia to the Republic of Indonesia) which encompassed lectures that included global food security, child health, HIV/AIDS, and sustainable agriculture; among many others... Read more

BINUS UNIVERSITY Student Interns at The IGBS ASIAN GAMES 2018

BINUS UNIVERSITY student Mr Refiandi Muchdas was chosen as an intern to help organise the upcoming Asian Games 2018 — a pan-Asian multi-sport event which will be held in Indonesia. Mr Muchdas, along with 560 other students from across Indonesia, will gain important technical skills for a variety of media-related fields and develop an understanding of the nuances of the world of sports broadcasting. Read more

Agreement Signing with Grab, a Leading Technology Company

On 14th March 2018, BINUS UNIVERSITY signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Southeast Asia’s leading technology company, Grab, at its Anggrek Campus in Jakarta. In addition, the company also hosted a seminar for students and faculty members titled, ‘Financial Technology: Rewriting Southeast Asia History with the Winning Tech Company’. Present at the event was Mr Huan Yang as Grab’s Head of Engineering Growth...  Read more

INNOVATION AND COMMUNITY

'Neng Koala' - The Story of Indonesia Female Students in Australia

BINUS UNIVERSITY in cooperation with the Embassy of Australia hosted a book launching ceremony at its Anggrek campus on 25th April 2018 in Jakarta. The book entitled, ‘Neng Koala – Kisah-Kisah Mahasiswi Indonesia di Australia’ was written as a collaborative effort by a community of Indonesian women who graduated from Australian universities and illustrated their unique experiences as students in the country... Read more

Google Talk at BINUS UNIVERSITY

On 27th April 2018, BINUS UNIVERSITY hosted prominent technology company, Google, at its FX campus in Jakarta. The company took the opportunity to present a short talk to students and faculty members titled, ‘Google Crowdsource and the Impact of Machine Learning and Smarter AI’. The lecture educated attendees on the company’s app, Crowdsource — which asks users to contribute to the improvement of a number of Google tools such as... Read more

GLOBAL REACH & DIVERSITY

BINUS UNIVERSITY Hosts Guest Lecture by The Cuban Embassy

On 20th March 2018, BINUS UNIVERSITY hosted a guest lecture by the Third Secretary of the Embassy of the Republic of Cuba to the Republic of Indonesia, Mr Michael Gonzales Castro, at its Anggrek Campus in Jakarta. The lecture was themed, ‘The Update Process of the Cuban Economic and Social Model’, which illustrated to attendees Cuba’s ongoing economic reform ... Read more

Sustainable Kiosk for an Extraordinary City Seminar by Prof. Schinichi Ito

From 17th-20th May 2018, BINUS UNIVERSITY hosted Prof. Shinichi Ito from the Musashino Art University in Tokyo, Japan. Prof. Ito presented a number of seminars which included the topic, ‘Sustainable Kiosk for an Extraordinary City’, and aimed to educate attendees on the potential of utilizing renewable and more materials for the building of kiosks in major cities... Read more

Discussing Indonesian SME's Export Strategies with Suffolk University

From 14th-17th May 2018, BINUS UNIVERSITY hosted Suffolk University at its JWC campus in Jakarta. Suffolk University had the opportunity to visit Indonesian SMEs and develop strategies in which SMEs can export their products into the European market... Read more

"French Day 2018", collaboration between BINUS UNIVERSITY and French Embassy

On 9th April 2018, BINUS UNIVERSITY hosted French Day 2018 at its Anggrek Campus in Jakarta. Held in collaboration with the Institut Français d’Indonesie (IFI) — the French Embassy’s cultural centre — the event was organized as a French-themed corner of the university’s library and aimed to educate students on France and its history as well as the various opportunities available to further their education in the country’s most prominent universities... Read more

ANNOUNCEMENT

International Joint Conference by BINUS UNIVERSITY

From 3rd-8th September 2018, BINUS UNIVERSITY is set to host the BINUS Joint International Conference (BJIC) at its campuses in Jakarta and BSD. The event will consist of integrated conferences covering a variety of topics in areas such as engineering, computer science, game application, business management, social science, and arts and humanities. BINUS UNIVERSITY thus encourages researchers, scholars, and scientists to... Read more

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