UNAIR NEWS – Universitas Airlangga (UNAIR) received three electric cars from Bank Syariah Indonesia (BSI) on Wednesday (October 14, 2026). The symbolic handover took place in the courtyard of the Management Office, MERR-C Campus, UNAIR.
UNAIR Rector Prof Dr Muhammad Madyan SE MSi MFin symbolically accepted the three vehicles. He was accompanied by Vice Rector for Entrepreneurial Ecosystem and Business Development Prof Dr Koko Srimulyo Drs MSi; University Secretary Prof Dr Dwi Setyawan SSi MSi Apt; UNAIR Finance Director Prof Dr Hamidah SE MSi Ak; and Director of Infrastructure, Environment, and Operations Management (PILAR) Prof Iman Prihandono SH MH LLM PhD.
Eco-friendly mobility
The rector expressed appreciation to BSI for the operational facilities. He explained that UNAIR is promoting the use of electric cars as part of efforts to support more eco-friendly mobility. UNAIR also plans to provide electric vehicle charging facilities at Dharmawangsa-B Campus and MERR-C Campus.
“Thank you very much, BSI, for the handover today. We are focusing on trying out electric cars because going forward we will also provide electric vehicle charging facilities at Campus B [Dharmawangsa] and Campus C [MERR],” the professor at the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) said.
Commitment to collaboration
BSI RO VIII Surabaya Regional CEO Jajang Abdul Karim also expressed appreciation for the collaboration with UNAIR. He described the vehicle handover as part of BSI’s commitment to UNAIR, which has run for the past three years. According to him, the collaboration with UNAIR is a good model that other institutions can follow.
“Thank you to the rector and his leadership team. This is part of our commitment, Prof. Besides benefiting UNAIR, this is also a good model, Prof. It is a model of goodness that spreads, with UNAIR as the example,” he said.
The events continued with the signing of the handover documents by the BSI RO VIII Surabaya Regional CEO Jajang Abdul Karim and UNAIR Rector Prof Dr Muhammad Madyan SE MSi MFin. Following this, UNAIR and BSI leaders took the electric cars for a test drive in the courtyard of the Management Office, MERR-C Campus.
Author: Yulia Rohmawati
