On 15 August 2022, UI GreenMetric held a meeting with the Education Attaché from the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia (KBRI) for Asia & Australia Region, Kantor Dagang dan Ekonomi Indonesia (KDEI) Sosbud Taiwan, and PPI Taiwan at 10.00 AM local time via Zoom meeting. The meeting was attended by Prof. Dr. Ir. Riri Fitri Sari, Chairperson of UI GreenMetric and Dr. Junaidi, Vice-Chair of Program, Communication, and Partnership of UI GreenMetrics. The meeting was also attended by Education Attachés from various KBRI, such as KBRI for Riyadh, and others from Asia, Australia, New Zealand & Oceania region. The main discussion of the meeting was to introduce UI GreenMetric and its programs to the education attachés as well as to increase Indonesia’s global reputation in pushing the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). “On the eve of 17 August, our National Independence Day, we would like to introduce you of UI GreenMetric, its international reputation and its role in commemorating Indonesia in the global stage using soft diplomacy by using Indonesia-made index to rank sustainability, proven in 956 universities from 80 countries,” said the Chairperson in her opening remark. The next speech was delivered by Dr. Junaidi, the Vice-Chair of Program, Communication, and Partnership. “UI GreenMetric is the first and only index, made in Indonesia, in the field of campus sustainability. Not only sustainability in universities, we are also developing our index to rank the SGDs in cities and districts,” he added. After the opening remarks, Prof. Ir. Gunawan Tjahjono, Expert Member of UI GreenMetric, presented a glimpse of UI GreenMetric, its vision and mission, methodology, benefits, and other aspects to the audience. Following the introduction from the UI GreenMetric team, the event continued with a feedback session. Few responses were raised, with the first one coming from Mr. Badrus Sholeh, Education Attaché of KBRI Riyadh, regarding the list of UI GreenMetric university participants. Mr. Badrus Sholeh also looked forward to promoting UI GreenMetric in Saudi Arabia. Partnerships and collaborations between UI GreenMetric with universities to improve sustainability is wide open. For more information regarding our services, kindly access the following link https://greenmetric.ui.ac.id/about/welcome.

Figure. UI GreenMetric Socialization with Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia for Asia and Australia

 

Figure. UI GreenMetric Socialization with Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia for New Zealand and Oceania Region