Universitas Gadjah Mada hosted the “FORTEI-International Conference on Electrical Engineering (ICEE)” discussion forum and “INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON TECHNOLOGY AND POLICY IN ELECTRIC POWER & ENERGY (ICT-PEP) 2020” organized by the Indonesian Technical Higher Education Forum (FORTEI) in collaboration with PT Companies State Electricity (Persero).
This event is a forum discussion held virtually on 23-24 September 2020 for experts in electrical engineering.
“This event proposes to provide a forum discussion for experts in the field of electrical engineering to present ideas, research results, and the latest findings in that particular field,” explained Dr. Sarjiya as the Head of the UGM Electrical Engineering and Information Technology Department.
He acknowledged that commonly diverse challenges related to science and technology development become some of the highlights in universities’ and professionals’ efforts to adapt.
In this case, FORTEI is a connection between the professional and academic world in opening and synergizing the electricity sector’s newest technology to improve quality and open new research potential in the future.
Sarjiya realized that UGM should hold activities online through a digital platform due to the pandemic and various access limitations.
“This aims to facilitate access for participants in the continued implementation of the FORTEI and PLN cooperation program to solve industrial and professional problems in the field of electrical engineering,” he added.
FORTEI is a communication forum for Indonesian Electrical Engineering Higher Education at all higher education levels, which consists of Universities in Indonesia, including the Electrical and Information Engineering Study Program.
The PLN Research and Development Center launched the FORTEI collaboration through the planning and development sector, Winarno and Yongky Permana and GM of the Research and Development Center, Iswan Prahastono, Sarjiya and Dr. Noor Ahmad Setiawan from UGM, also a representative of the IEEE Indonesia Section.
In this period, they will hold FORTEI National Conference and management election for the next period, which is currently chaired by Sarjiya. Besides, there will be a discussion on implementing the Freedom to Learn Curriculum for Higher Education, especially in Electrical Engineering.
Hopefully, the entire series of activities can serve as a forum with a broad impact, involving the IEEE Indonesia Section and the IEEE Systems, Man, and Cybernetics Indonesia (IEEE SMCS Indonesia Chapter). It is expected to later cover broader fields, especially the fields of electronics, instrumentation, and control in the field of electrical engineering, to stimulate more up-to-date research on the development of smart technology as well as energy saving.
“Furthermore, the international conference also opens up new insights and extent discoveries of technological developments. Hence, there will be an adjustment to the existing conditions for industrial development and also research in the field of electrical engineering,” said Sarjiya.
Source: https://ugm.ac.id/id/berita/20124-ugm-tuan-rumah-forum-diskusi-teknik-elektro-internasional
