Celebration of 125 SMK equipped

by Co-Director - 3 June 2022

On June 2, 2022, the Centre of Excellence for Electricity, Automation and Renewable Energy celebrated 125 vocational high schools (SMK) equipped by the cooperation between Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan (Ministry of Education and Culture Republic of Indonesia), Ministère de l'Éducation nationale, de la Jeunesse et des Sports (Ministry of National Education, Youth and Sports Republic of France) and Schneider Electric in SMK Negeri 1 Cikarang Selatan. We would like to thank the host (SMKN 1 Cikarang Selatan): the principal, teachers, staff and students for their hard work in hosting the guests. We would also like to thank the presence of the Secretary General of Indonesian Ministry of Education, Ms. Suharti, the French Ambassador, H.E. Mr. Olivier Chambard, and the Country President of Schneider Electric Indonesia, Mr. Roberto Rossi who inaugurated the student practice room. As a reminder, the CoE EARE project that started since 2018 aims to equip minimum 124 SMKs by 2023. We reached the program goal one year early. CoE EARE Co-Director, Mr. Manuel Azibi, for France Éducation international, French Ministry of Education, would like to congratulate all partners for this achievement, especially the team of Directorate General of Vocational Education, Indonesian Ministry of Education and Schneider Electric.


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