The Conversation Indonesia has selected 30 Indonesian researchers who will be part of the Science Leadership Collaborative program. The first time in Indonesia, this program is specifically designed for researchers to develop their potential in leading innovative research projects and the future of their respective scientific fields.
The 30 selected researchers were the result of a selection of applications from 146 Indonesian researchers spread across four countries, namely Indonesia, Australia, Japan, and England. Applicants from Indonesia come from 38 regions spread from Bireuen Regency, Aceh to Manokwari Regency, West Papua.
The profiles of participants vary from health experts, economics, public policy, infrastructure experts, nature conservation, agriculture, climate change, tourism, to COVID-19 management. They represent a diverse range of institutions from universities, civil society organizations, the private sector, as well as reputable research institutions such as the Eijkman-Oxford Clinical Research Unit (EOCRU) which is affiliated with Oxford University in the UK.
Ali Budhi Kusuma is the dean and lecturer at the Faculty of Life Sciences and Technology, University of Technology Sumbawa, in West Nusa Tenggara. He earned his doctorate in 2020 from Newcastle University, UK with a research specialization in microbiology in extreme environments. Ali also established the Indonesian Center for Extremophile Bioresources and Biotechnology, the only research center for extreme environmental microorganisms in Southeast Asia. In addition, he is also active as a manager at Sumbawa Technopark, an innovation area established to encourage sustainable research and development in Sumbawa.
Furthermore, the selected researchers will attend a series of workshops from international facilitators and speakers. In addition, they will also participate in mentoring sessions with leading scientists from within and outside the country, as well as engage in various activities that encourage collaboration between participants.
The Science Leadership Collaborative is specifically designed to use the most advanced and up-to-date methods to support the vertical development of the participants, particularly in the aspects of leadership and collaboration.
This program, among others, uses approaches such as Leadership Development developed at Harvard University, as well as the framework of Salim Ismail—an expert on disruption and exponential organization from India, Barry Oshry—a pioneer in systems thinking from the United States, and Nora Bateson—a complexity theory developer from the International Bateson. Sweden-based Institute.
The Science Leadership Collaborative is specifically designed to use the most advanced and up-to-date methods to support the vertical development of the participants, particularly in the aspects of leadership and collaboration.
