BINUS UNIVERSITY 1st Presidents’ Forum

On October 24, 2016 BINUS UNIVERSITY is holding its 1st Presidents Forum at Alam Sutera Campus. Supporting higher education development throughout the Indonesian archipelago in particular, BINUS lined up events throughout the year themed BINUS for a Greater Nusantara [Archipelago] to celebrate its 35th anniversary. On Sunday, October 23, BINUS first hosts the Dinner and the main Lustrum Celebration at BINUS School Serpong. With the Nationwide University Network in Indonesia (NUNI) meeting initiated by BINUS in 2011, on the same day, NUNI Rector’s meeting looks back at its 5 years of impact. This agenda is followed by the Presidents’ Forum on October 24, convening to discuss “Transformations and Innovations of Higher Education as Enablers of Start-ups’ Growth.”

This BINUS UNIVERSITY 1st President’s Forum therefore gathers around 100 persons from foreign universities, local universities incl. NUNI, industries and the Ministry of ICT of the Republic of Indonesia to create a common project supporting the development of start-ups and focusing on capacity building at university level and co-creation between all stakeholders. The forum includes discussions on the solutions to innovate academic systems for alignment with market shifts, and investigates how to transform higher education for acceleration of start-ups’ incubation. The event is concluded with participants signing a declaration expressing commitment to nurturing innovative and entrepreneurial youth. The working plan for the new initiative is also charted.