3rd Batch of Electrical Installation CoE EARE has been opened, 15 vocational schools confirmed their participation

The Centre of Excellence for Electricity, Automation and Renewable Energy & BBPPMPV BMTI Kemdikbud were delighted to receive 3 French experts from Académie de La Réunion, Campus des métiers et des qualifications civil engineering and eco-construction in a tropical environment and ESIROI [École Supérieure d'Ingénieurs Réunion Océan Indien]. The group was composed of Mr. Brault Laurent, DRAFPIC and Director of the GIP FCIP, Mr. Ranjit ZANEGUY, Head of the DRAFPIC’s partnerships and territory unit & Mr. Didier CALOGINE, Professor at ESIROI Engineering School whose arrival was welcomed by our co-director Mr. Manuel AZIBI, France Éducation international, Ministère de l'Éducation nationale et de la Jeunesse and Mr. Supriyono, the head of BMTI. The intention of the visit was to discuss further possibility of partnership in order to reinforce the cooperation between France-Indonesia and to seek the opportunity to collaborate in creating a good impact on society. In confirming their objective to join forces, the delegates along with COE team paid a visit to SMKN 1 Cimahi in the same day to see the school laboratories equipped by Schneider Electric, have an exchange with the students regarding their passion for further life, and also about the differences between vocational high school and industry in France & Indonesia. The visit was able to took place on account of Bapak Agus Priyatmono Nugroho, headmaster of SMKN 1 Cimahi, Ibu Verga Pandrianti & Bapak Adi Supriyadi, automation teachers at SMKN 1 Cimahi, asl well as all of SMKN 1 Cimahi team. The team then proceeded to make a stop at Schneider Electric Indonesia headquarter on October, 20 2023 in Jakarta. During the visit, our co-director Mr. Manuel Azibi had the honor to meet Mr. Hedi Santoso, Government Relations Director of Schneider Electric, Mrs. Aswita W. Saragih, Corporate Citizenship Specialist of SE & Mrs. Sri Rahayu Ningsih, Program Coordinator for Government Relations & Certification Administration of SE Indonesia. Moreover, the delegates were also given the opportunity to see Schneider Electric product and hashtag#Ecostruxure for supporting digital solutions. All of the representatives later had a fruitful discussion regarding the potential collaboration in order to actualize the mission of all organizations and improve the quality of education of vocational high schools in Indonesia. We truly appreciate Mr. Hedi Santoso, Mrs. Aswita W. Saragih & Mrs. Sri Rahayu Ningsih for the valuable discourse. We eagerly await our future collaboration!

The Co-Director of the Centre of Excellence for Electricity, Automation and Renewable Energy, Manuel AZIBI, had the opportunity to meet with the Head of Staff, Strategy and Business Planning Indonesia, Philippines, Pakistan HP Indonesia, Florence Lim Lai at our offices on 22 September 2022. The purpose of this visit was to present our projects, observe our laboratory equipment and discuss the opportunity for future cooperation between CoE EARE and HP Indonesia. On this occasion, HP Education presented its products and solutions for innovation in teaching and learning. It was also an opportunity to showcase our work in augmented and virtual reality as part of our skills dissemination projects in all 34 provinces of Indonesia. Thank you to the HP Indonesia team for visiting us. We look forward to future collaborations!

On Tuesday 16 May 2023, France and Indonesia held a successful Governing Board Meeting (GBM) at the Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan (Ministry of Education and Culture Republic of Indonesia). The Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia (Kemendikbud), the Ministry of National Education and Youth, Schneider Electric Indonesia, the Schneider Electric Foundation and the French Embassy in Indonesia participated in this meeting.