Events

The NL Knowledge House Work Mission took place on 18 – 20 June 2024, in Jakarta Indonesia with a total of 11 participants representing 10 institutions. We are happy to also have Greonpact and Has Green Academy joining the mission with the hope of their interest in joining the network. The Work Mission is one of the many activities of the NL Knowledge House that aims to reflect the continued engagement of the NL KH initiatives to promote partnership between Indonesia and the Netherlands.

The event consists of various activities, including the famous matchmaking event, physical members meeting hosted by Nuffic Southeast Asia and the most anticipated Living Lab site visit developed by the Universities of Applied Science. The first day of the work mission is all about business and the housekeeping of the NL Knowledge House; assisted by the Ministry of Education, Culture and Research (OCW) of the Netherlands Education and Science Attache, Ms Yvonne Klerks welcomed the participants at the Dutch Embassy Indonesia and use this opportunity to explain their roles in the education sectors and willingness of OCW in assisting the NL Knowledge House with their ongoing and even prospective collaboration with the knowledge institutions in Indonesia. It was also through her that the participants were intrigued by BRIN’s research and its permits. Yvonne provided insights on that implementation taken by BRIN and got them curious. The first day also included the KTLV’s Leiden representative Mr Marrik to join the meeting as an example of an organisation model that NL Knowledge House can pursue due to their consortium as Leiden-Delft-Erasmus (LDE). From the 3-partners consortium of LDE, NL KH members were inspired and hope to also create a network with impact and Indonesian partners. Order of business is carried out with the 3^rd members meeting of the year, co-chaired by Evi Eliyanah, who is present in the meeting and Mervin Bakker of the University of Groningen in the Netherlands. This was also an opportunity for Mervin to conclude his journey as co-chair of the NL Knowledge House, which will later be represented by Ruard Ganzevoort of the International Institute of Social Studies in Den Haag (part of Erasmus University Rotterdam)

With matchmaking being the main activity of the NL Knowledge House, this event is held at Artotel Gelora Senayan, Jakarta, and participated over 80 Indonesian Universities representatives. These collaborations aim to enhance educational cooperation to identify innovative and sustainable ways to strengthen collaboration in curriculum development, and student and faculty exchange programmes. From the matchmaking, several Indonesian institutions have made new cooperation and now have a better understanding of international cooperation, pursuing stronger partnerships between nations. The matchmaking is followed by a meeting with BRIN on their collaboration scheme for research capacity development as they also promote their 2^nd Batch on the BRIN-LPDP ‘National Strategic’ Scholarship Programme. Day 2 is closed with a visit to the Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education Indonesia (Kemdikbudristek). This becomes a formal introduction of the NL Knowledge House to the ministry and areas of collaboration.

Day 3 was indeed the most exciting and memorable, with the participants of the NL Knowledge House visiting the one of the many living lab business cases, known as WhatIf Lab: Sustainable Public Spaces. Developed by two universities of applied sciences; The Hague University of Applied Sciences and Saxion University of Applied Sciences at Kampung Susun Kunir, their solutions are surrounding the concept ‘What If We Create Sustainable Public Space in Indonesia?’ Members can discuss their living space and the concept of Ruzak Plaza to further visualise, imagine and create tangible steps towards a sustainable future with Kampungs in Indonesia.

To close the work mission, Adriaan Palm, Chargé D'affaires of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Indonesia, Timor-Leste, and ASEAN, hosted a networking reception for the Dutch Research Council and ten universities and universities of applied sciences The mission is one of the Dutch Knowledge House's activities in Indonesia. The work mission aims to demonstrate the success and continued engagement of the Netherlands Knowledge House initiatives, as well as promote partnerships between the Netherlands and Indonesia. During the networking reception, the delegates engaged with the Embassy departments.