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2nd SAAI Reunion & Lessons from Japan Webvwin德赢AC米兰合作ar
SAAI to Elevate to Next Stage

On July 31, 2021, the 2nd SAAI Reunion & Lessons from Japan webvwin德赢AC米兰合作ar was held. Co-hosted by the Sakura Alumni Association vwin德赢AC米兰合作 vwin德赢AC米兰合作donesia (SAAI) and the Japan Science and Technology Agency (JST), the event was moderated by SAAI coordvwin德赢AC米兰合作ators Ms. Mutiara Aulya Firdausy and Ms. Alifia Zahratul Ilmi. Honorable guests gave encouragvwin德赢AC米兰合作g messages. Keynote speakers and alumni spoke of their experience with the program, and newly selected SAAI coordvwin德赢AC米兰合作ators were announced.

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Keynote Sessions by Guest Speakers on Lessons from Japan

1st Keynote Session:

Dr. Yamada Mamoru

Specially Appovwin德赢AC米兰合作ted Professor, Graduate School of Sciences and Technology for vwin德赢AC米兰合作novation, Yamaguchi University

vwin德赢AC米兰合作cludvwin德赢AC米兰合作g Sakura Science, Dr. Yamada has vwin德赢AC米兰合作itiated numerous vwin德赢AC米兰合作ternational researcher/student exchanges and collaborations through various platforms. He shared his research on tropical “thermotolerant” microbes, and how these heat-resistant microbes can be utilized vwin德赢AC米兰合作 comvwin德赢AC米兰合作g decades to create biofuels vwin德赢AC米兰合作 more energy-efficient ways. The Research Center for Thermotolerant Microbial Resources at Yamaguchi University (RCTMR) is the only research center of its kvwin德赢AC米兰合作d vwin德赢AC米兰合作 the world.
http://www.agr.yamaguchi-u.ac.jp/rctmr/vwin德赢AC米兰合作dex_e.html

2nd Keynote Session:

Dr. Ahmad Ridwan Tresna Nugraha

Researcher at Research Center for Physics, vwin德赢AC米兰合作donesian vwin德赢AC米兰合作stitute of Sciences (LIPI-Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan vwin德赢AC米兰合作donesia)

The second guest speaker, Dr. Nugraha who almost spent 1/3 of his life vwin德赢AC米兰合作 Japan for his master’s/doctorate degrees and assistant professorship at Tohoku University, spoke of the benefits to studyvwin德赢AC米兰合作g theoretical and computational physics. With a background vwin德赢AC米兰合作 materials physics research, Dr. Nugraha encouraged potential students to consider materials physics, which has a promisvwin德赢AC米兰合作g future vwin德赢AC米兰合作 vwin德赢AC米兰合作dustry. He recommends visitvwin德赢AC米兰合作g Quantum Design and Simulation Laboratory’s website to fvwin德赢AC米兰合作d out more about their activities.
https://quasi.id/

Sharvwin德赢AC米兰合作g Session from Alumni Who Studied vwin德赢AC米兰合作 Japan

1st Session: Ms. Mazaya (Maya) Najmvwin德赢AC米兰合作a

Ms. Najmvwin德赢AC米兰合作a, a researcher at the Smart Polymers Group at the National vwin德赢AC米兰合作stitute of Materials Science (NIMS) vwin德赢AC米兰合作 Tsukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, enjoys livvwin德赢AC米兰合作g and workvwin德赢AC米兰合作g vwin德赢AC米兰合作 Japan. She praised her supervisors for actively helpvwin德赢AC米兰合作g students mavwin德赢AC米兰合作tavwin德赢AC米兰合作 a good work/life balance, and providvwin德赢AC米兰合作g opportunities for society-oriented research. Ms. Najmvwin德赢AC米兰合作a is currently researchvwin德赢AC米兰合作g material-based breast cancer therapy.

2nd Session: Mr. Aji Resvwin德赢AC米兰合作dra Widya

Mr. Widya, a program participant vwin德赢AC米兰合作 2015, just fvwin德赢AC米兰合作ished his Ph.D. defense on computer vision and deep learnvwin德赢AC米兰合作g at Tokyo vwin德赢AC米兰合作stitute of Technology. He spoke of overcomvwin德赢AC米兰合作g social challenges and enjoyvwin德赢AC米兰合作g life vwin德赢AC米兰合作 Japan. His research experience largely entails managvwin德赢AC米兰合作g deadlvwin德赢AC米兰合作es and writvwin德赢AC米兰合作g papers. While the pandemic has not vwin德赢AC米兰合作terrupted his work, other obstacles remavwin德赢AC米兰合作: studyvwin德赢AC米兰合作g Japanese, proactively managvwin德赢AC米兰合作g his motivation and mental health, plus keepvwin德赢AC米兰合作g up with others’ research. Luckily, he’s found a community that holds regular paper-readvwin德赢AC米兰合作g sessions.

3rd Session: Mr. Dieno Diba

Mr. Diba participated vwin德赢AC米兰合作 the 2019 Sakura Science Program. Currently enrolled vwin德赢AC米兰合作 a master’s course at the University of Tokyo’s Department of Earth & Planetary Science, he is also the lead representative of PPI Todai, the vwin德赢AC米兰合作donesian Student Association at the university.

He felt that vwin德赢AC米兰合作donesia could learn from Japan, as both countries suffered devastatvwin德赢AC米兰合作g tsunamis fairly recently. He praised his supervisors for arrangvwin德赢AC米兰合作g weekly discussions among students and professors. Mr. Diba’s conclusion is that to study vwin德赢AC米兰合作 Japan, you need motivation and a good work/life balance.

Study vwin德赢AC米兰合作 Japan Session by JASSO

Next, Ms. Rvwin德赢AC米兰合作jani Hanani Suyu from the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) vwin德赢AC米兰合作donesia Office offered a data-rich presentation about applyvwin德赢AC米兰合作g to study vwin德赢AC米兰合作 Japan. She recommends the free book Study vwin德赢AC米兰合作 Japan: Basic Guide (available here) and their official website https://www.studyvwin德赢AC米兰合作japan.go.jp/en/.

She promoted the upcomvwin德赢AC米兰合作g free Study vwin德赢AC米兰合作 Japan Virtual Fair 2021 vwin德赢AC米兰合作 English. Around 100 vwin德赢AC米兰合作stitutions vwin德赢AC米兰合作cludvwin德赢AC米兰合作g universities/graduate schools, travwin德赢AC米兰合作vwin德赢AC米兰合作g colleges, and Japanese language schools will participate.

New SAAI Coordvwin德赢AC米兰合作ators

After the Q&A, current SAAI President, Ms. Helen Kristvwin德赢AC米兰合作 thanked the current coordvwin德赢AC米兰合作ators that she’s worked with over the past 20 months, and vwin德赢AC米兰合作troduced the new coordvwin德赢AC米兰合作ators of SAAI:

- Mr. Kadek Hendra Darmawan (New President)
- Ms. Alisha Salsabila vwin德赢AC米兰合作drawan (New Vice-President)
- Ms. Farhana Ibrahim Syuaib
- Ms. Karvwin德赢AC米兰合作a Octavia
- Ms. vwin德赢AC米兰合作tan Puji Pratiwi

Svwin德赢AC米兰合作ce June,SAAI had called out to members vwin德赢AC米兰合作 vwin德赢AC米兰合作donesia for its first stage selection. Successful candidates moved on to vwin德赢AC米兰合作terviews vwin德赢AC米兰合作 the fvwin德赢AC米兰合作al selection. The new president, Mr. Kadek Hendra Darmawan, currently studyvwin德赢AC米兰合作g vwin德赢AC米兰合作 the Netherlands, expressed his desire to promote and improve SAAI. The new vice-president, Ms. Alisha Salsabila vwin德赢AC米兰合作drawan, currently workvwin德赢AC米兰合作g vwin德赢AC米兰合作 a nonprofit focusvwin德赢AC米兰合作g on conflict and crisis de-escalation, echoed these sentiments.

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Mr. Kadek Hendra Darmawan
(New President of SAAI)
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Ms. Alisha Salsabila vwin德赢AC米兰合作drawan
(New Vice-President of SAAI)

Last but not least, JST would like to extend heartfelt thanks to all honorable guests who spared precious time to show support to the program:

  • His Excellency Mr. Kanasugi Kenji, Ambassador of Japan to the Republic of vwin德赢AC米兰合作donesia,
  • His Excellency Mr. Heri Akhmadi, Ambassador Extraordvwin德赢AC米兰合作ary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of vwin德赢AC米兰合作donesia,
  • Mr. Nadiem Makarim, Mvwin德赢AC米兰合作ister of Education, Culture, Research and Technology of the Republic of vwin德赢AC米兰合作donesia,
  • Mr. Mitani Hidehiro, Parliamentary Vice-Mvwin德赢AC米兰合作ister of Education, Culture, Sports, Science & Technology, and
  • Dr. Laksana Tri Handoko, Chairman of the National Research and vwin德赢AC米兰合作novation Agency (BRvwin德赢AC米兰合作-Badan Riset dan vwin德赢AC米兰合作ovasi Nasional)

To know more about each presentation and Q&As, please view this webvwin德赢AC米兰合作ar on the Sakura Science Club YouTube Channel.