Collaboration with Kindai University Japan

On Monday, September 5, 2022, Dr Shin ABE from Kindai University visited the Faculty of Agriculture at Bengkulu University. The visit made by Dr Abe was to initiate a collaboration between researchers from Kindai University of Japan, Bengkulu University, Mara University of Technology Malaysia and Andalas University of West Sumatra. This visit was planned, where Dr Abe also carried out several activities at UTM Malaysia before coming to Bengkulu,

The collaboration with Dr Abe was started previously by Maulana Kamil, MP, a lecturer at the Soil Science Study Program, Faculty of Agriculture, Bengkulu University. On this visit, Dr Abe came with Dr Irwin Mirza Umami from the Faculty of Agriculture, Andalas University. Dr Khairun Nisa Kamarudin from UiTM Malaysia planned to also participate in this visit, but there were obstacles, so they could not come to Bengkulu.

During a visit to Bengkulu, Dr Abe and his team held a meeting with the Dean and Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture to discuss cooperation plans, discussions with UPT KSLI UNIB to initiate an MoU between UNIB and Kindai University and conducted a preliminary survey of the possibility of conducting research in Bengkulu. For two weeks, Dr Abe and his team will tour several locations in Rejang Lebong and Bengkulu Tengah Regencies to see research opportunities in Soil Science, Agriculture and ecosystem rehabilitation.