UNAIR NEWS听揾eld the 4th International Conference on Physical Instrumentation and Advanced Materials (ICPIAM 2023) on October 24, 2023.听This year, 65 participants from various parts of the world took part in the ICPIAM.
淭his conference is a form of FST UNAIR檚 commitment to increase internationalization.听This event is not just a conference activity, but it provides benefits. The selected works will be published in the SCOPUS journalThe American Institute of Physics (AIP) Publisher, explained Dr Khusnul Ain MSi, Chairman of ICPIAM 2023.
The ICPIAM Chairman said that the event was a continuation program of the national seminar from FST UNAIR in 2004-2012.听He added that UNAIR檚 continuous effort of internationalization encouraged FST UNAIR to transform national seminars intointernational conferences.听According to him, this is the right step to connect domestic and foreign universities.
Spreading benefits through collaboration
In an interview with UNAIR NEWS, Former Chairman of ICPIAM, Herri Trilaksana, SSi MSi PhD, said that internationalization is important for every university.听For him, internationalization at universities providesbenefitsfor students, lecturers, and universities. Moreover, Indonesian universities have high competitiveness on the international stage.
Herri Trilaksana continued, this year, ICPIAM collaborated with Jember State University and the Sumatra Institute of Technology (ITERA). This collaboration is UNAIR檚 support as one of the best universities in Indonesia to invite and assist other universities in increasing internationalization.
Not only useful, the conference is a forum for undergraduate and master檚 students to explore and have the opportunity to make wide connections and make international publications. These two things are important and useful for students who have the desire to continue their studies.
淥f course, ICPIAM will be a sustainable program in the following year, and there is a big possibility to expand collaboration with other universities. Hopefully, ICPIAM will bring benefits to the wider community, he made an emphasis.
Author: Satrio Dwi Naryo
Editor: Khefti Al Mawalia
