Januari 25, 2022

Collaboration with BRINS has been initiated by FMIPA UGM through the Department of Mathematics since 2021 in the form of scholarships for high-achieving students from the Department of Mathematics with a contractual commitment to work at BRINS after the students graduate. On Tuesday afternoon, January 25, 2022, the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences received a visit from the BRINS team to further discuss the forms of collaboration that can be pursued in the future. In the discussion, there were several initial agreements that will soon be formalized in the form of a cooperation agreement. The meeting concluded with the signing of scholarship contracts for BRINS scholarship recipients from the Department of Mathematics.

Cultural heritage is an invaluable asset of the Indonesian nation. Efforts to preserve cultural heritage need to be made to maintain the integrity of these cultural treasures. One essential aspect of preserving cultural heritage, especially temples, is to understand the patterns and environmental conditions’ impact on the temple, such as vibrations, chemical reactions from natural processes, etc. For this purpose, an initiation of collaboration between FMIPA UGM and the Borobudur Conservation Office was carried out on Tuesday, January 25, 2022. The collaboration is planned to involve various fields of expertise and be integrated with research and community service activities.