[Unpad.ac.id, 12/07/2016] Faculty of Geological Engineering (FTG) Universitas Padjadjaran established education cooperation with Provincial Government of Maluku. The cooperation was to open collaboration classes between FTG Unpad with Maluku provincial government to educate future operators or Maluku natural resources managers through education program for Maluku students in collaboration classes.
The cooperation was officiate through the signing of Cooperation Agreement of Geological Engineering Bachelor Education by Dean of FTG Unpad, Dr. Ir. Vijaya Isnaniawardhani, and Head of Education and Culture Board Maluku Province, Drs. M. Saleh Thio, M.Si., in Bandung, 17 June 2016
In the release to PR Unpad, this program was stated to prepare optimal HR so that citizen in Maluku province could be directly involved in operating and managing Masela Block.
Cooperation was conducted to follow up the direction of President Joko Widodo in order to provide human resources in Maluku in preparation for the management of the Masela block. Masela block in the Timor Gap and southern Maluku, is one block that has the largest gas reserves in Indonesia with production period more than 20 years. President’s policy in the Masela block operation by land would open up huge employment opportunities for local people.
The opening of collaboration classes has also been directed by Governor of Maluku Said Assagaf during his work visit to Unpad last April.
In this program, 30 of the best student candidate from the selection of 291 applicants from 10 cities/regencies in Maluku, namely Ambon, Maluku Tengah, Seram Barat, Buru Selatan, Seram Timur, Maluku Tenggara, Buru, Maluku Tenggara Barat (MTB), Maluku Baratdaya (MBD) and Tual.
“The selection result that had been announced on 2 July 2016 was based on the academic achievement (steady excellent grades, National Exam result, composition of school subjects, school affirmation grade) with consideration of region, sociocultural, and proportion factors of the applicants,” wrote Dean of FTG Unpad.
The duration of this collaboration class is four years. For four years, students will learn through tutorials, laboratory experiments, practice/study field, in the studio and write a thesis.
Hopefully, the class participants would receive the benefit of cooperation in the field of controlled capability, science conceptual ability, and application development of geological science technology-oriented environment.
Meanwhile, to complement the specialist knowledge and management potential of Masela, the field study is also planned to be conducted in the Tanimbar Islands, the oil and gas fields already in operation such as Lapangan Bulat and Oseil. Furthermore, the Governor expected that the implementation of class collaboration would become one of the implementations of cooperation programs that have been well established over time between Maluku and Unpad. *
Released by FTG Unpad/am
