Unpad Showed Various Innovation Products at 2018 Ritech Expo, Pekanbaru

[unpad.ac.id, 13/8/2018] Unpad once again participated in the “Ritech Expo” innovation and technology exhibition held by the Indonesian Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education, August 9-12. The exhibition aimed to commemorate the 23rd National Technology Awakening Day (Hakteknas) this year was held at the Governor’s Office Complex, Pekanbaru, Riau.

Visitors were watching the application of “Mobile-Assisted Virtual Reality (MAVR)” for the therapy of fear of the dark version 1.0 of the results of research by lecturers at FMIPA Unpad in the exhibition “2018 Ritech Expo” held by the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education, at the Governor’s Office, Pekanbaru, Riau, August 9-12. *

The exhibition was officially opened by the 3rd Indonesian President Prof. B.J. Habibie, the Minister of Research, Technology and Higher Education, Prof. Mohamad Nasir, Ph.D., and the Governor of Riau Province Arsyadjuliandi Rachmad, Friday (10/8). In the exhibition, Unpad was represented by several lecturers and education personnels, namely Ferry Faizal, Ph.D., Mira Suryani, S.Pd., M.Kom, Rise Eltina, S.Pd., and Safa Annisaa, S.I.Kom.

The participants of this exhibition consisted of non-ministerial government institutions, universities, research and development agencies, industrial sectors, communities and foreign partners.

Raising the theme of innovation, downstreaming and globalization of research, Unpad’s booth featured various products from the research of its academics. One of the research products that attracted the attention of visitors was the application “Mobile-Assisted Virtual Reality (MAVR)” for the therapy of fear of the dark version 1.0.

The booth visitors also could taste food products as the results of Unpad research.

Not only being an exhibition participant, Unpad participated in a business meeting as part of the implementation of 2018 Ritech Expo. In this event, Unpad was represented by the Secretary of the Directorate of Cooperation and Academic Corporations Ofiar Murwanti, S.Pd., MIB, meeting with the Director of the Center for Development of Sustainable Region (CSDR) to explore various cooperation opportunities.

In addition to CSDR, Unpad also held business meetings with the ASEAN Secretariat represented by the Head of the Cooperation Section of the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education Tri Sundari. *

Release/am | Translated by dfa

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