Showing perseverance, Kenny Simorangkir makes his dream come true

UNAIRNEWS – Long before he arrived in Poland, Kenny Simorangkir had already become familiar with disappointment. There were scholarship applications that did not work out. There was an opportunity to pursue a Bachelor’s degree in Music Business at New York University that ultimately proved financially out of reach. Like many students with international ambitions, Kenny learned that […]
WUACD expands global network, three universities from Philippines and Nigeria officially join

UNAIR NEWS – Universitas Airlangga (UNAIR) strengthens its global leadership through Rector Meeting at World University Association for Community Development (WUACD) Summit 2026. The forum results in international network expansion through signing of Letter of Commitment by Eastern Visayas State University, Mindanao State University from Philippines, and Bayero University Kano from Nigeria. These three institutions […]
WUACD Summit unites world universities, strengthens UNAIR global leadership

UNAIR NEWS – Universitas Airlangga (UNAIR) commitment to strengthen the role of higher education as a driving force for community development receives international attention again. By hosting World University Association for Community Development (WUACD) Summit 2026 in Bali, Saturday (June 21, 2026), UNAIR leads consolidation of the world university network to encourage cross-border collaboration in […]
Strengthen diplomacy, UNAIR inaugurates OIC-COMSTECH relations office at WUACD Secretariat

UNAIR NEWS – Universitas Airlangga (UNAIR) has made its strategic contribution on the international stage again. Through World University Association for Community Development (WUACD), UNAIR officially holds inauguration ceremony of OIC-COMSTECH (Organization of Islamic Cooperation Standing Committee for Scientific and Technological Cooperation) office located on 10th Floor of ASEEC Tower Dharmawangsa-B Campus on Thursday (June […]
UNAIR-Pakistan collaboration boosts global influence of Muslim countries

UNAIR NEWS – Collaboration between Universitas Airlangga (UNAIR) and OIC-COMSTECH (Organization of Islamic Cooperation-Standing Committee for Scientific and Technological Cooperation) grows stronger. One form of this collaboration is marked by the inauguration of the OIC-COMSTECH office at WUACD Secretariat, ASEEC Tower, Dharmawangsa-B Campus UNAIR. Not only about office inauguration. Cooperation between UNAIR and OIC-COMSTECH, which […]
UNAIR strengthens international research network through Research and Publication Day Seminar

UNAIR NEWS – Research and publication hold an important role as a bridge connecting research results with impactful implementation for the community. To support this, Directorate of Research and Innovation (DRI) along with Institute of Journal Development, Publication, and Intellectual Property Rights (LPJPHKI) Universitas Airlangga (UNAIR) continue to coordinate in optimizing research and publication ecosystem […]
DRI and LPJPHKI provide European research funding opportunities and WHO collaboration

UNAIR NEWS – Golden opportunity to expand the scale of research to international stage is now wide open for all Universitas Airlangga (UNAIR) researchers. Research & Publication Day 2026 event initiated by Directorate of Research and Innovation (DRI) along with Institute of Journal Development, Publication, and Intellectual Property Rights (LPJPHKI) marks the opening of this […]
UNAIR advances quality and global competitiveness through AHPGS Accreditation

UNAIR NEWS – Universitas Airlangga (UNAIR) welcomed an international accreditation review team from Accreditation Agency in Health and Social Sciences (AHPGS) on Monday, June 15, 2026, at the Plenary Meeting Room on the fourth floor of the Management Office Building at UNAIR’s MERR-C Campus. The visit reflects the university’s ongoing commitment to strengthening educational quality […]
UNAIR encourages students to take an active role in advancing SDGs

UNAIR NEWS – Efforts to advance the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) are gaining momentum as institutions seek to foster a more sustainable future. The topic took center stage during AMORA: Airlangga SDGs School X SDGs Ambassador 2026, an initiative organized by the Institute for Sustainable Community Service (LPMB) Universitas Airlangga (UNAIR). The event, held on […]
Green-synthesized zeolite Y-supported zero-valent iron nanocomposite for enhanced adsorptive reduction of hexavalent chromium from aqueous solutions

Indonesia’s growing leather industry relies heavily on chrome tanning, a process that yields high-quality products but leaves 30–40% of the applied chromium as hazardous wastewater. Although trivalent chromium (Cr(III)) is relatively stable, environmental factors and oxidizing agents can convert it into hexavalent chromium (Cr(VI)). Unlike its trivalent counterpart, Cr(VI) is highly soluble, mobile, and extremely […]
Social media becomes more prevalent among children, UNAIR expert warns of growing risks

UNAIR NEWS – Amid growing polarization in the digital sphere, social media continues to shape the way people interact and build social relationships. Children, however, remain among the most vulnerable groups to the negative effects of relationships and interactions developed in virtual environments. Marking National Social Media Day on June 10, media studies expert Prof. […]
National Social Media Day: Social networks and influence of public opinion
UNAIR NEWS – Social media has become deeply embedded in daily life across Indonesia, transforming not only how people communicate but also how they interpret and respond to public issues. In commemoration of National Social Media Day, Prof. Rachmah Ida, a media studies scholar at the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIP), Universitas Airlangga […]