Indonesian Delegation visits Moscow State University

On August 19-25, 2017, a delegation from the Udayana University (Bali, Indonesia) paid a visit to Russia as the first such meeting in the framework a new Russia-ASEAN project “Research and Development Cooperation Russia-ASEAN on development and implementation of innovative agricultural technologies to increase sustainability of agro-ecological systems”. This project was supported by Russia’s and ASEAN officials, which created a special fund to foster bilateral and multilateral cooperation.

The head of the Indonesian delegation was Professor I Nyoman Rai, Dean of Agriculture Faculty of Udayana University, while the Russian side was headed by Dean of Soil Science Faculty of the Moscow State University Professor Sergey Shoba.

During the visit, the experts from both sides exchanged their views on the anticipated aims and flow of their cooperation within the project: they chose focal points and listed organizational activities. 

They also touched upon specific scientific problems, which were identified as the objectives for the scientific cooperation. It was stated that, for example, research on the structure of bacterial and fungal communities will be carried out at Engelhardt Institute of Molecular Biology of Russian Academy of Sciences institute. The participants also planned to perform the research on improving the sustainability of crops affected by pathogens through the application of innovative technologies of crop production. Other topics included studying climate-friendly management practices for carbon sequestration, using GIS and special data for the needs of agriculture, environment, etc.

Both sides agreed that acquaintance with the culture of both countries, which occurred during the visit, had greatly enriched the scientific experience of the participants and opened continuously new topics for cooperation. These topics are of interest to all ASEAN countries.

The parties agreed that the spread of Russian technology to the ASEAN countries through their adaptation on the island of Bali would be a very effective method. This cooperation was seen as the beginning of other very promising scientific, educational and commercial projects.

Source: Moscow State University