Indonesian Minister of Health (Menkes) Budi Gunadi Sadikin said that 1 in 3 Indonesians suffers from hypertension, and the number continues to increase every year. He even calls high blood pressure a “silent killer” because it increases the risk of heart disease, stroke, kidney failure, and other diseases that cause death and enormous health costs....Read More

Prof. Dr. Teguh Kurniawan, S.Sos., M.Sc., was inaugurated as a professor in the field of Public Governance, Faculty of Administrative Sciences (FIA) Universitas Indonesia (UI) yesterday (6/9). The inauguration procession was led directly by UI Rector Prof. Ari Kuncoro, S.E., M.A., Ph.D., at the Convention Center, UI Depok Campus. On this occasion, Prof. Teguh delivered...Read More

Prof. Dr. Zeffry, SS, M. Hum. was inaugurated as Permanent Professor in the field of History, Faculty of Humanities(FIB), Universitas Indonesia (UI), after delivering a scientific oration entitled “Memory Studies, Memory Politics, and Reconstruction of Nation Building”. The inauguration was led directly by the Rector of UI, Prof. Ari Kuncoro, S.E., M.A., Ph.D., was held...Read More

The 28th commemoration of National Technology Awakening Day (Hakteknas) is a momentum to encourage the development of research and innovation in order to increase the nation’s competitiveness. Hakteknas can be used as a benchmark to always improve the quality of research and innovation and become a starting point in developing Indonesia as a civilized, technological...Read More

Currently, energy efficiency and sustainability are important things to prioritize in all aspects of life, including in the construction of various facilities. One facility that requires massive amounts of energy is a laboratory. With its energy-intensive requirements, it plays an important role in energy consumption and impact on the environment. By adopting energy efficient practices,...Read More

Universitas Indonesia (UI) was back at the Education Exhibition, World Education Expo 2023 which was held in four major cities in Indonesia, namely Medan, Jakarta, Surabaya, and Denpasar. This educational exhibition is held regularly every year. This year, it started in Medan on September 7th 2023 at the Adimulia Hotel, Medan, North Sumatra; then on...Read More

Another brilliant achievement was made by the Universitas Indonesia (UI) Faculty of Dentistry (FKG) Students in the Dentist Professional Program Student Competency Test (UKMP2DG) at the national level in the third period of 2023. Ten new dentist graduates of FKG UI won the top three national positions, namely first place with a score of 95.83:...Read More

The existence of scavengers in Indonesia has an important role in waste management. On the other hand, they are still underestimated and closely related to poverty. Their income from this profession is often only enough for their daily needs or even less. Jati Padang Poncol sub-district is one of the areas in South Jakarta which...Read More

Encouraged to create smooth interactions between the deaf and speech impaired community in everyday life, lecturer at the Faculty of Computer Science (Fasilkom) Universitas Indonesia (UI) Dr. Ir. Erdefi Rakun, M.Sc., created the mobile application “Text to Gesture SIBI”. Designed together with a team of researchers from the Machine Learning & Computer Vision (MLCV) Lab...Read More

Physiotherapist from the Fascial Manipulation Institute by Stecco, Italy, Julie Ann Day, PT, was present as a guest lecturer to give an inbound lecture organized by the Physiotherapy Study Program, Vocational Education Program, Universitas Indonesia (UI) with the theme “Introduction of Myofascial Manipulation”. On Tuesday (29/8) in the Intraco Room of UI Vocational Program, Julie...Read More