SR&DT Workshop 20 October 2014
Student research in Indonesian small island developments, which are members of the Student Research and Development Team (SR & DT) has reached the final session. The SR & DT Workshop was held on Monday, October 20th, 2014 at the ITS Rectorat Building. The purposes of this workshop is to present the final research for Indonesian small island development in Maratua (Berau, East Kalimantan) and Poteran Island (Sumenep, East Java). In this opportunity, the team presented the final results of the research that has been conducted for five months.
Preceded by the opening of the seminar Prof. Darminto as ITS Vice Rector and also Chairman of the Research Institute. Furthermore, the presentation of the progress of SIDI activities by Prof. Norbert Gruenwald from the Wismar University, Germany. The next agenda is the presentation of research final result of each island were preceded by Arida Wahyu represents Poteran team and followed by presentation Maratua represented by Andre Prakoso. Small island development has a different focus, Poteran island will focus on the agricultural sector with the potential of Moringa oleifera and seaweed, then Maratua island focus on the development of tourist-based energy (eco-tourism) island.
In addition to presenting the final results, both of teams also carry products from each study as a prototype of this study. An example is Poteran team provide some food like cake from Moringa leaf powder and Maratua team providing prototype form coral reef transplantation and wind power turbines that will be applied as an alternative energy in the island.
The participants in this seminar come from ITS, Wismar University (Germany), Students and Business Partners also all of stakehold of the Small Island Development Initiatives (SIDI). The seminar is expected to be the first level to apply the research as Indonesian small island developments.
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