The Faculty of Administrative Studies Universitas Indonesia (FIA UI) and the Oil and Natural Gas Downstream Regulatory Agency (BPH Migas) has agreed on a joint study of oil and natural gas downstream operations, through the signing of documents by the Dean of the Faculty of Administrative Studies Prof. Dr. Chandra Wijaya, M.Si., M.M.and the Secretary of BPH Migas Yuli Rachwati, S.H. held last Tuesday in the Studentpreneur Chamber, 3rd floor, Faculty of Administrative Studies.
Prof. Chandra Wijaya expressed his hopes that both bodies would strengthen their respective parts in the project. FIA UI is expected to initiate bonds of cooperation to be then actualised, “especially in matters of research and study.”
Yuli Rachwati stated, on behalf of the leadership of BPH Migas, “With this bond of cooperation we hope to obtain study findings that may be applied to the development and downstreaming of the oil and natural gas industries in Indonesia.
This joint venture, a form of UI’s commitment to the Research part of the Tridharma, aims to expand the roles of each of the two bodies involved in order to bolster the quality of their members through the exchange of information, specifically those related to research on oil and natural gas downstream operations.
The collaboration comprises of five activities, namely 1) carrying out, with other involved parties, of activities pertaining to oil and gas downstream operations that will benefit all parties involved; 2) exchange of experts, to be agreed upon through written agreements; 3) exchange of data and information on jointly-conducted studies; 4) dissemination and publication of study findings; and 5) providing opportunities to lecturers and students of the Faculty of Administrative Sciences to perform research and internship programmes as part of the Ministry of Education’s Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka scheme.
Members of the faculty’s leadership are among the attendants of last Tuesday’s ceremony. Among the former are the Vice Chancellor for Resources, Ventures, and Public Administration Dr. Milla Sepliana Setyowati, M.Ak. along with her staff, and the Chief Secretary Dr. Umanto, M.Si., CFP. Present from BPH Migas is the Director of Natural Gas Ir. Sentot Harijady BTP along with his staff.
The Oil and Natural Gas Downstream Regulatory Agency (BPH Migas) is an independent governmental agency formed to regulate and monitor the production and distribution of oil and natural gas in downstream operations.
