PALMOILMAGAZINE, DEPOK — Universitas Indonesia (UI) continues to strengthen collaboration between academia and industry through a strategic partnership with PT Agrinas Palma Nusantara (Persero). This commitment was formalized through the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) held at Plaza Building, Level 2, Fel Fest UI, Depok, last Friday.
The MoU was signed by UI Rector Prof. Heri Hermansyah and President Director of PT Agrinas Palma Nusantara (Persero), Lt. Gen. (Ret.) Agus Sutomo. The collaboration aims to boost the development of education, research, and community service, particularly in the fields of agroindustry and sustainable natural resource management.
“This partnership is a concrete step toward bridging the gap between academic knowledge and industry needs, especially in tackling future challenges in the plantation sector,” said Prof. Heri during his remarks.
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The event was also attended by key figures from Agrinas, including President Commissioner R. Wisnoe Prasetja Boedi, Director of Business and Industrial Development Prof. Edi Slamet Irianto, and EVP Corporate Secretary & ESG Okky Suryono—emphasizing the importance of cross-sector collaboration in fostering innovation-driven economic growth.
According to Agus Sutomo, working with UI offers a significant opportunity to enhance institutional and human resource capacity in Indonesia’s plantation sector. “We hope this marks the beginning of a collaboration that delivers concrete solutions for building a resilient and sustainable national agroindustry,” he stated, as quoted by Palmoilmagazine.com via Agrinas’ official site on Monday (June 23, 2025).
This agreement also serves as a foundation for launching various strategic initiatives, including applied research, agricultural technology development, and community empowerment programs based on research findings. The collaboration is expected to generate innovations and technologies that will strengthen Indonesia’s competitiveness in the global plantation sector.
In addition to Agrinas, UI also signed partnership agreements with several state-owned enterprises and leading corporations such as Paragon, BNI, and BTN. These efforts underline UI’s commitment to building a strong partnership ecosystem between academia and the business sector.
With this growing cross-sector collaboration, Universitas Indonesia reaffirms its role as a proactive university, addressing national development challenges through a collaborative, solution-oriented approach. (P2)
