Brief Overview

The SATU President’s Forum is a prestigious platform for university presidents across Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Taiwan, with its permanent secretariat housed at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in Taiwan. Established in 2003, the forum includes participation from top-ranking universities in Taiwan, such as National Taiwan University.

Since ITS joined SATU in late 2021, the university has reaped significant benefits, including collaborative funding opportunities for research involving ITS researchers alongside counterparts from Taiwan and Malaysia. NCKU is highly regarded in Taiwan and Asia, ranking 41st in the QS Asia University Rankings in 2023.

NCKU is home to the Medical Device Innovation Center (MDIC) (MDIC Website), a leading institution in biomedical technology with joint research hubs in Malaysia, Vietnam, and Thailand. For academia-industry collaborations, NCKU operates GLORIA NCKU (Global Research and Industry Alliance), a consultancy for innovation development and industry partnerships. GLORIA has previously explored potential collaborations with several Indonesian universities under Kedaireka proposals. In 2018, the SATU Forum saw participation from 72 universities, with representation from key academic leaders and officials from Taiwan.

ITS’ involvement in the SATU President’s Forum is a strategic step as a new member to strengthen its reputation in Taiwan and foster deeper bilateral ties with NCKU. Currently, ITS and NCKU collaborate through a joint master’s degree program in the Department of Information Systems and the Department of Geomatics Engineering.

Members

The SATU Presidents’ Forum includes universities from Southeast Asia, South Asia, and Taiwan. Due to the extensive list, please visit this page for a complete and detailed list categorized by country.

Contact

• Website: satu.ncku.edu.tw
• ITS contact person: Dr. Sutarsis (sutarsis@its.ac.id) and Ms. Salsabila Arini (salsabila@its.ac.id)

Scope

1. To strengthen academic cooperation among Taiwan and Southeast and South Asian countries.
2. To foster internationalization through academic and cultural exchange and collaboration.
3. To promote the quality of education, research and community services.
4. To establish exchange programs for our universities’ students, faculty, and administrative staff.
5. To foster partnerships between industry and academia.
6. To facilitate sustainability in economics, society and the environment.

Opportunities

• Joint Research Scheme (JRS)
• JRS Webinar Series
• International Summer School
• SATU Mobility for Regional (SMART) Program
• Research Working Group

Activities highlights

1. Following the membership application review process, ITS Rector 2020-2024, Prof. Dr. Ir. Mochamad Ashari, M.Eng, gave a short presentation for ITS at the SATU Presidents’ Forum’s General Assembly on 2nd – 3rd November 2021.
2. ITS’ membership application has been accepted by SATU Presidents’ Forum on 21st January 2022
3. ITS has submitted projects as principal investigator (PI) and Co-PI on Joint Research Scheme (JRS) 2022. 4 (four) projects from ITS were successfully matched.
4. ITS’ students have joined the 2022 JRS Sustainability Webinar Series which was held from 8^th July to 2^nd August 2022, featuring 6 sharing sessions by the investigator teams from the JRS.