UIN Raden Fatah Holds Second Meeting with UI GreenMetric and SDGs Report Service
State Islamic University (UIN) Raden Fatah Palembang, through the Eco-green Campus Team, followed up on the first meeting of the UI GreenMetric World University Rankings 2023 service package from the University of Indonesia (UI), as an effort to realize a sustainable and international standard green campus.
The second meeting of the UI GreenMetric 2023 service package and SDGs Report Service will take place from October 9-10, 2023 at Campus B UIN Raden Fatah, Jakabaring, Palembang.
This activity is part of UIN Raden Fatah’s commitment in improving the quality of the campus environment towards sustainability, and higher environmental awareness.
In this second meeting, two assessors from UI GreenMetric were presented, namely Prof. Ir. Gunawan Tjahjono, M.Arch., Ph.D. and Prof. Dr. Ir. Djoko M. Hartono, S.E., M.Eng.
This activity began with the opening and also a review/field visit of Campus B UIN Raden Fatah Palembang, including 8 kWp PLTS visits, campus B water canal visits, integrated laboratory visits, and integrated domestic WWTP.
Rector of UIN Raden Fatah Prof. Nyayu Khodijah, S.Ag., M.Si said that UIN Raden Fatah Palembang has been a member of the UI GreenMetric World University Rankings since 2020 until now. The score of UIN Raden Fatah Palembang has increased every year, but not too significantly.
“In 2022, the increase in the ranking of UIN Raden Fatah itself is not too significant, so in 2023 UIN Raden Fatah is trying hard to get to the top 20,” said the Rector.
The Rector also hopes that all efforts that have been made as a commitment of UIN Raden Fatah Palembang to become a sustainable green campus, can lead UIN Raden Fatah to the top 20 position.
Meanwhile, Prof. Ir. Gunawan Tjahjono explained regarding the field visit report of UIN Raden Fatah Palembang, Prof. Gunawan stated that UIN Raden Fatah can make a great contribution to the government by collaborating with the city government to build and improve city civilization.
“UIN Raden Fatah in the future can improve city civilization by collaborating with the city government and focusing on developing the fields to be developed by utilizing existing land,” said Prof. Gunawan.
Prof. Gunawan also said related to the efficiency of room use that has been implemented by the UIN Raden Fatah Palembang laboratory. Prof. Gunawan also expressed his appreciation to UIN Raden Fatah which already has a very good Wastewater Treatment Plant (WWTP).
On the same occasion, Dr. Prof. Dr. Ir. Djoko M. Hartono also explained the analysis of the fact file of UIN Raden Fatah Palembang. Then continued with a presentation on filling out the UI GreenMetric questionnaire by Dr. Ir. Ledis Heru S. Putro, M. Si and Novin Teristiandi, M.Sc., and a presentation on SDGs Report Service by Kusuma Kartika Hima Darmayanti, M.Si.
Also present at the second meeting of UI GreenMetric services through a zoom meeting Prof. Riri Fitri Sari, MM., M.Si., who said that UI GreenMetric itself uses a very simple concept to create a comfortable and sustainable city.
“Hopefully with this activity the things that have been planned can become extraordinary things and with this UI GreenMetric activity it will be the starting point for UIN Raden Fatah to be even better,” he concluded.
