InfoSAWIT, MEULABOH – University of Teuku Umar (UTU) conducted strategic visit to three palm oil plantation companies in Aceh to reinforce cooperation and develop educational program that would be relevant with the industries.
It started on 4 July 2024 to PT Socfindo Seunagan in the Regency of Nagan Raya, ater that to PT Fajar Baizuri and Brother in the Regency of Nagan Raya on 9 July 2024, and the last to PT Agro Sinergi Nusantara in the Regency of Aceh Barat on 11 July 2024.
In the visit, Dean of Faculty of Agriculture, UTU, Rusdi Faizin and his team discussed to renew memorandum of agreement (MoA) and Cooperation Agreement with the three.
“The goal is about to get relevant cooperation and would maximally deliver advantages. UTU would invite the companies to contribute in formulating curriculum needed to be adjustable with palm oil industries,” Rusdi said, as InfoSAWIT quoted from the Public Relation, UTU, Wednesday (17/7/2024).
Besides discussing cooperation, the university also represented the plan to develop magot in Faculty of Agriculture by hoping that there would be supports of materials from palm oil industries. Palm oil wastes were also discussed in the meeting.
Faculty of Agriculture, UTU recently opened Tempat Uji Kompetensi (TUK) Skema Nasional Bidang Asisten Kebun Kelapa Sawit that would be managed by Lembaga Sertifikasi Profesi (LSP UTU). It would be about to escalate the competency of every graduate in palm oil industries. Laboratory of GIS Faculty of Agriculture, UTU was also discussed in the cooperation to support implementation standards in ISPO (Indonesian Sustainable Palm Oil) and RSPO (Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil) and European Union Deforestation Regulation in palm oil.
The representatives of the companies did welcome the initiative and would get further discussion to deliver detail about the companies’ involvement in the projects. The visit would be part of preparation of UT which would be transforming to be public service obligation. This showed their commitment to escalate the educational quality and sustainability in agricultural sectors.
The support of palm oil companies should help UTU to prepare every graduate to be ready and facing the future challenges in palm oil industries. (T2)
