Ready to Expand Upon Cement Industry, Semen Baturaja and UNILA Signed Collaborative Research

LAMPUNG – The Faculty of Engineering of Lampung University (UNILA) has signed off Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the company of Semen Baturaja concerning collaborative research and development within the field of engineering in Lampung University on Thursday, 4 March. The Memorandum was signed by the Production and Development Director of Semen Baturaja, Daconi ST., MM., together with the Dean of Faculty of Engineering of Lamoung University, Prof. Drs. Ir. Suharno, Ph.D., IPU., ASEAN Eng. The event was also attended by the Vice Rector IV of Planning, Organizing, and Technology, Information, and Communication, Prof. Suharso, S.Si, Ph. D., Vice President of Research and Development of Semen Baturaja, M. Beni, along with the entire board of leaders of the University’s Engineering Faculty.

“This agreement is a form of synergy between Semen Baturaja and UNILA in working together to do research within cement industry in South Sumatra and its surrounding region” as stated by Daconi.

The research served as an evidence of Semen Baturaja’s commitment in improving the development of Human Resources. Amidst the current global competition, it is imperative to prepare and improve upon our Human Resources..

Daconi also taught public lecture about the introduction of cement industry and its development through zoom meeting webinar that was being participated by the students of UNILA and also other universities. The lessons presented consisted about the technology of cement manufacturing process, the role of engineering graduates within the cement industry, and various kinds of development for cement and its derivative products.

“Semen Baturaja is a local company situated in South Sumatra that will gladly provide support (for noble cause). Hopefully, through this collaboration, it will bring about positive benefits for both UNILA and Semen Baturaja”, Suharso added.

Semen Baturaja has attempted to mold and prepare competitive engineering graduates from UNILA and other universities in Lampung, doing collaborative researches and shaping a vision of expanding the cement industry of Indonesia towards global competition.{}