City administration to cooperate with universities

City administration to cooperate with universities

JAKARTA (JP): City administration signed a memorandum of
understanding (MOU) on Thursday with a number of state
universities to conduct joint research into improving services
for residents.

"City administration has to prepare its officials and also its
residents with the latest development in science and technology.
I hope this cooperation can help city administration in doing
so," Governor Sutiyoso said while addressing the ceremony marking
the signing of the memorandums at City Hall.

"Universities can use Jakarta as a dynamic living laboratory
to apply new theory and to acquire new knowledge," he added.

The ceremony saw the establishment of new cooperation
agreements with three universities, renewed agreements with two
universities and a renamed agreement with a university, which
changed its name. In total, there are 10 universities grouped in
the cooperation with the city administration.

The newly established agreements were made with the Bogor
Institute of Agriculture (IPB) covering urban forest, farming and
fishery issues, the Yogyakarta-based Gadjah Mada University (UGM)
covering social, economy and city facility issues, and the
Jakarta-based Syarif Hidayatullah State Islamic Institute (IAIN)
covering religious and women empowerment issues.

The two renewed agreements were made with Bandung-based
Padjadjaran University (Unpad) and the Bandung Institute of
Technology (ITB).

Meanwhile, the renamed agreement with Jakarta-based Teachers
Training Institute (IKIP) was renamed as the institute changed
its name to Jakarta State University (UNJ).

Other universities involved in the cooperation are the
Jakarta-based University of Indonesia (UI), State Institute of
Public Administration (IIP), State Institute of Administration
(STIA LAN-RI) and Police Staff College (PTIK). (05)