UNAIR NEWS – Airlangga Global Engagement (AGE) Universitas Airlangga (UNAIR) held East Java Exploration (EJx), Monday, July 10, 2023. EJx is a forum that facilitates the Western Australia – East Java Universities Consortium (WAEJUC) student consortium.
“This consortium lasted for two weeks, and today is the closing session, and UNAIR was chosen as the organizer,” said Dina Setiani PhD Deputy of Airlangga Global Engagement (AGE) Universitas Airlangga (UNAIR).
Attending the consortium were 14 universities consisting of Murdoch University, Notre Dame University, Curtin University, Edith Cowan University. The delegates from Indonesia consisted of the 10 November Institute Surabaya, Universitas Airlangga, Malang State University, East Java UPN Veterans, Surabaya State Islamic University.
Also, Surabaya State Islamic University, Brawijaya University, Jember State University, and Surabaya State University. In this consortium, all students participate in exploring East Java.
“So we decided to introduce the East Java start-up business development, the biotechnology start-up from the Spirulife company,” said Dina.
Introduction to East Java biotechnology start-up
Biotechnology is one of the fast-growing start-up fields in East Java. Biotechnology plays a major role in sustainable environmental management and brings impact as the human population increases.
“We can imagine that billions of people need nutrition, food, medicine, which can only be produced through biotechnology. The world’s problems regarding global warming and climate change can be saved with biotechnology,” said Amak Mohamad Yaqoub SE MSM, UNAIR Masters lecturer and owner of Spirulife Company.
Amak further explained that this biotechnology start-up is a promising business considering that there are many health and environmental problems in Indonesia that have not been resolved.
“As long as there are problems, biotechnology is needed,” said Amak.
Project presentation and museum visit
Not only briefed on biotechnology, but the delegates also presented the results of their consortium project. Moreover, they closed the consortium program by visiting the Death Museum in Campus B UNAIR.
Author: Rosita
Editor: Nuri Hermawan
