SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT GOALS
SDG 11: SUSTAINABLE CITIES AND COMMUNITIES
“Cities and communities must themselves be sustainable. More and more of the world’s population lives in urban centres, and this is often the home of our universities too. Cities can be places of great innovation and opportunity, but they can also be home to intense poverty and inequality. The interaction between universities and their communities, urban and rural, needs to be a positive one that can last for generations.”
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Support of arts and heritage
IPB University provides public access to buildings, monuments, and culturally significant natural heritage sites. Among the notable natural heritage sites for agrotourism at IPB University are:
- IPB Baranangsiang Bogor Campus: Originally established in 1952, this building predates IPB University’s founding in 1963.
- Gedung Pusat Studi Biofarmaka (Tropical Biofarmaka Research Center), was established in 1926.
- Asrama Sukasari, built prior to 1950.
- The Landhuis building is now used as the IPB Future Museum and Gallery, and was built in the 19th century.
- The Bell, known as a slavenbel was made in 1805.
The IPB Baranangsiang campus is recognized as one of Bogor’s cultural heritage sites due to its historical significance. The groundbreaking ceremony was led by Indonesia’s first president, Ir. Sukarno, who highlighted the critical importance of agriculture for the nation, emphasizing it as a matter of life and death.
<<IPB University Campus Baranangsiang, the Cultural Heritage at Bogor City>>
<<Landhuis Building and Slavenbel or IPB Museum>>
The Gunung Walat Educational Forest has been managed by the Faculty of Forestry and Environment at IPB since 1968. Once an enclave bordered by villages and community gardens, it now serves as both an educational forest and a vital source of energy and income for local communities. The forest is open to those interested in conducting research or studies focused on nature.
<<The Gunung Walat Educational Forest>>
In 2023 IPB Organized Education and Summer Courses Related to Culture, Tourism and Natural Heritage, Follows as :
IPB University SPIRIT Project Introduces Traditional Sundanese Culture Heritage
The IPB University Spirit Project, in collaboration with the Department of Community Nutrition, held a Summer Course from August 21 to 25, 2023. The Summer Course was attended by students from various countries such as Japan, Malaysia, and Uganda. During the course, participants were introduced to traditional Sundanese culture and had the opportunity to engage in traditional games (Alimpaido), with a particular focus on Bakiak Racing, Sumpit Game, and Egrang, as well as enjoying traditional dances and cuisine.
<<IPB University Introduces Indonesian Customs and Culture Heritage to International Students>>
IPB University Library has a repository website that become the best repository in Southeast Asia that have public access. Its management is supported by the Information Communication Technology (ICT) of IPB University.
Access to IPB Library is free
IPB University Library Membership
List of College Repositories that Implement Open Access
The IPB University Library offers a range of services, including membership, book borrowing and returns, information retrieval, user guidance, references, discussion rooms, internet access, SNI Corner, BI Corner, photocopying, and scanning. It provides an OPAC system for information searches. The library lobby is a designated space where visitors can read, complete assignments, hold discussions, and view exhibitions, with an emphasis on maintaining a secure, orderly, and comfortable environment. The IPB University Library receives an average of 2 million visitors each month. In collaboration with Bank Tabungan Negara (BTN), IPB inaugurated the BTN Zone in 2019, serving as a reading room to benefit both academic and public visitors. Additionally, IPB has partnered with the Corruption Eradication Commission to establish the KPK Corner, promoting anti-corruption literacy, fostering innovation, and supporting integrity. The library also offers e-resources, in partnership with various publishers, to provide digital access.
Additionally In 2023, IPB University developed the IPB Archive Center and Archives platform, which digitizes and preserves valuable archival collections. This platform allows public access to documents, photos, audio, and video materials, ensuring the continuity of information.
IPB University provides public access to museums, exhibition spaces/galleries, and/or works of art and artifacts.
Museums and galleries at IPB University
IPB University features a variety of museums, galleries, and collections of art and artifacts. Since 2005, it has maintained an Insect Museum, managed by the Plant Protection Department in the Faculty of Agriculture, which educates school and college students, as well as the public, on insect diversity, particularly taxonomy. This Insect Museum has approximately 400 collections of agricultural insects such as plant pests, predatory insects, parasitoid insects, and decomposers. All these museums are freely accessible to the public.
<<Bogor Raya Elementary School’s Visit to the Soemartono IPB Insect Museum (February 27, 2023)>>
IPB Museum (Located at Landhuis-Dramaga Campus)
Additionally, IPB University provides public access to its Museum and Gallery, known as the Museum dan Galeri IPB Future. This facility, located on the IPB Dramaga Campus in Bogor, was inaugurated on January 12, 2023, by Rector Prof. Arif Satria. The museum features 11 rooms that chronicle the university’s history and future aspirations, showcasing artifacts such as historical documents, early academic equipment, and products from faculty research.
The museum is open to the public with the following operating hours. Visitors are encouraged to register online through the museum’s reservation system. The museum is housed in the historic Landhuis building on the IPB Dramaga Campus.
Agroedutourism IPB University
IPB University also includes several exhibition spaces and galleries within various departments or study programs, such as the Landscape Architecture Gallery located in the Department of Landscape Architecture, which is open to the public for free during student exhibitions held twice each semester. Additionally, the IPB campus has preserved artifacts, as the IPB Dramaga campus was once a rubber plantation dating back to the Dutch colonial period.
Division of Plant Diversity Conservation, Department of Forest Resources Conservation and Ecotourism, Faculty of Forestry and Environment Forest, IPB University established a gallery in 2023 that displays a collection of simplicias (natural dried raw medicines), called Simplisiarium. The uniqueness of the collection of herbal medicines displayed here is that these herbal medicines are taken from natural materials found in the forest.
The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety of the Republic of Korea and Jeju National University College of Pharmacy visited this Simplisiarium on July 24th, 2023 to carry out a joint research project sponsored by the National Institute of Food and Drug Safety Evaluation, titled ‘Securing Subtropical Medicinal Herbs and Discovering Alternative Medicinal Herbs’. Jongcheol Park, Research Director of Cheonsu Mountain Herbal Medicine Research Association (Professor Emeritus, Department of Bio-Herbal Resources, Suncheon National University) was appointed as an external researcher and participated in the Indonesian medicinal herb survey team.
As a public institution, IPB University offers open and green spaces accessible to the public on its Darmaga campus, including areas like Campus Forest Park, Taman Konservasi, Academic Event Plaza (AEP), Taman Inspirasi, Taman Integritas, Taman Inovasi, and more. Additionally, the campus features blue open spaces (BOS), such as LSI Lake (Situ Leutik), Situ Burung Lake in Cikarawang, and Telaga Inspirasi. Both green (GOS) and blue open spaces (BOS) are available for public enjoyment, attracting numerous visitors from nearby communities, particularly on weekends. IPB University has developed these freely accessible open spaces, which cover 96% of the 1669-hectare campus area, consisting of 52% forest and 41% vegetation (evidence in IPB Sustainability Report 2023, page 14) and accessible green space, which cover 93.54% of the total IPB University Campus Area.
<< Open Space In IPB University >>
<< The IPB ratio of open space area to total area >>
Green Open Space (GOS)
Campus Forest Park was established in 2018. Establishing a Campus Forest Park on the Dramaga Campus of IPB was marked by issuing the Rector’s (i.e., Chancellor Professor Aman Wirakartakusumah) Decree No. 086/Um/1995. It mandated its management to the Faculty of Forestry. The area designated by the decree is 12 hectares, and at that time, Mahogany (Swietenia sp) and Pinus (Pinus sp) were planted as currently seen in the Cikabayan block area. Since 2022, IPB has collaborated with various parties to add green open space by planting trees, such as United Tractors and PT Mandiri Sekurtas. Fifteen thousand trees were planted in the IPB Campus Forest Park as a carbon sequestration effort in the form of seven types of trees : meranti, honey jackfruit, pearl guava, matoa, binjai rambutan, kemang, and red guava. This type of plant was chosen because it has a very high carbon absorption capacity, and the fruit produced has the potential to improve the economy of the local community. In 2023, IPB Forestry Alumni Collaboration with various stakeholder in restoring Riau ecosystem.
Blue Open Space (BOS)
Since March 16, 2021, IPB and Danone Indonesia through PT Nutricia Indonesia have inaugurated Taman Kehati (IPB Inspiration Lake). This park is one of the supporters of biodiversity conservation, has an area of 14 ha, and is located on the Dramaga IPB Campus, Bogor. This collaboration aims to conserve endemic flora and fauna that are endangered as well as carry the mission of meeting the needs of healthy food and access to clean water for IPB University residents. In Kehati Park (IPB Inspiration Lake), there are various rare animals, such as leopard cats, mongooses, kekes squirrels, kingfishers, and coconut squirrels. Meanwhile, the flora found in Telaga Inspirasi includes aprika trees, walnut trees, rubber trees, kebo rubber trees, various types of bamboo, and mahogany trees.
Inspiration Lake Conservation Park
Inspiration Lake at IPB University which focuses on supporting food security
IPB University Inspirational Lake Conservation Park, Not Just Preserving Flora and Fauna
SDGs Lake
Danau SDGs (or SDGs’ Lake) is one of the IPB University’s best-kept secrets. Located inside the Darmaga Campus, this was built in order to emphasise IPB University’s commitment to achieving the SDGs. This lake functioned as a water conservation and tourism program. In 2022, IPB University was awarded as the first winner in the implementation of SDGs at the Indonesia SDGs Action Awards organized by the SDGs National Secretariat and the Ministry of National Development Planning (Bappenas). Inside the campus, there are 4 other lakes that functioned as water conservation and water treatment. The lake area is equipped with jogging tracks, photo spots, meeting halls, and materials for introducing SDGs values around the lake area. The new jogging track, which surrounds the lake in the campus, allows visitors to not only go around but also to maintain their health by taking time to exercise. IPB University’s commitment to SDGs has been outlined in the Academic Senate Decree No. 09/IT3.SA/KP/2020 and Chancellor’s Decree No. 133/IT3/LK/2020.
IPB University has many annual public performances, such as choirs, theatre, orchestra, sports, music, art exhibition, etc. Related to art and culture that play an important role in cultural preservation as well as providing space for the actualization of arts, especially for IPB academics: (1) Gebyar Nusantara, an annual event that presents IPB University students’ cultural diversity from all over Indonesia; (2) IPB University Student Choir, there are three groups, including the Student Choir (PSM), which consists of undergraduate students, D’Voice, which consists of IPB Vocational School students, and Agriaswara that have received many national and international achievements. Agriaswara raised the International Mission in Art and Culture (IMAC) on an International scale in dance and music; (3) The Sundanese Arts Circle (Lises) Gentra Kaheman, which is engaged in arts and culture, especially Sundanese arts and culture; and (4) Music Agriculture X-Pression (MAX) focuses on efforts to improve the art of music at IPB.
IPB’s student activities
IPB’s student performance
Fateta Art Contest 2023
The Fateta Art Contest was held with 17 competition categories, involving 143 IPB students. The series of events ran from August 2023 to October 2023.
PSM IPB Agria Swara Concert 2023: Chavarna
The student choir organized a concert titled “Chavarna: A Million Melodies Create Harmony” on December 17, 2023. Each group delivered a special performance, accompanied by choreography that enhances the impression of each song.
<< PSM IPB Agria Swara Concert >>
IPB successfully won the Grand Prix Winner at the 34th Praga Cantat International Festival and Choral Competition
The awards received included Winner of the Mixed Choir Category, Gold Medal for the Mixed Choir Category, Gold Medal for the Folklore Category, Special Prize for Outstanding Performance, and Special Prize for Outstanding Solo. The competition took place in the Czech Republic at the 34th Praga Cantat International Festival and Choral Competition from November 9-11, 2023, at the National House Na Vinohradech, Prague. This year’s competition brought together participants from seven countries—Congo, Estonia, Georgia, Italy, Latvia, and Slovakia—across various categories.
<< IPB won Grand Prix Winner 34th Praga International Festival and Choral Competition >>
IPB University supports the preserve cultural heritage and traditions on Campus. Each year’s various activities are learning, preserving, and developing regional dances, songs, musical instruments, theater arts, folk tales, and traditional games.
IPB Science Techno Park
IPB managed parts of Taman Kencana, Bogor area by establishing IPB Science Techno Park. Historically, Taman Kencana area was among the Dutch colonial government heritage back since colonial era. Taman Kencana initially functioned as Dutch noblemen residents, with typical Dutch house architectures. To date, some buildings that have been standing since the Dutch colonial era are maintained and conserved, including parts of IPB Science Techno Park properties.
IPB Baranangsiang Campus
One of IPB campus locations is at IPB Baranangsiang Campus, Bogor, which is among Bogor region’s cultural heritage. Historically, the building which currently is functioned as IB Baranangsiang Campus was established in 1952, meanwhile, Institut Pertanian Bogor (Bogor Agricultural University, IPB) establishment was begun in 1963. The first stone lay-down of IPB Baranangsiang building was by the first President of Indonesia, Ir. Soekarno on April 27, 1952.
Gebyar Nusantara Festival 2023
Gebyar Nusantara 2023 is a celebration that should inspire us all to preserve IPB’s culture and environment. We at IPB are proud to support this effort, and we are committed to continuing to contribute to the preservation of nature and culture of the archipelago.This Activity a cultural festival under the auspices of the Semi-Autonomous Art and Culture Agency BP KM IPB (Bogor Agricultural Institute Student Family Management Board) was officially opened on Saturday (16 September 2023) at the IPB University Inspiration Park, Bogor. This year’s Genus event was attended by at least 21 regional student organizations (Omda) from various regions of the country. Genus is also an opportunity for Omda to introduce the culture of their respective regions.
In 2023, PAPI Day (Putra-Putri Omda Day) is a special series of Gebyar Nusantara 2023 that has been eagerly awaited by the audience because it features the grand final of Putra Putri Omda at IPB University. This series began with a cultural performance of pacu Jalur presented by IKPMR and continued with the announcement of the top 10 Putra Putri Omda. GEBYAR Nusantara 2023.
Agriaswara IPB Concert 2023 in Usmar Ismail Hall, Jakarta
Gentra Kaheman
IPB conserves the Sundanese–West Javanese native tribe–culture through Gentra Kaheman students organization. Gentra Kaheman is a student organization that focuses on IPB students’ interests and talents development in arts and cultures, especially Sundanese art and culture. Art and cultural variety are learned, conserved, and developed in form of local dances, songs and musical instruments, theatrical/drama arts that bring local folks’ lores, and traditional games.
GENTRA KAHEMAN IPB in performed the 18th IRSA International Conference
Sustainable practices
IPB University has program Green Campus as stated in Rector IPB Decree number 205/IT3/LK/2015 concerning implementation of Green Campus 2020 Movement (page 2) and also stated in Rector IPB Decree number 104/IT3/LK/2019 concerning IPB green campus criteria 2019-2023 (page 2). Green transportation and pedestrians implemented throughout 2015 to 2023 is one of four main activities carried out to achieve the goals of a green campus. And also IPB
In 2023, The green transportation movement is carried out in the following stages: 1. Electric vehicles (approximately 711 people/day). 2. Bicycle use, in which IPB has 643 bicycle units with connectivity in the campus area, reaching 70% (around 78 units/day). 3. Development of pedestrian paths, with connectivity reaching 80% of the total campus area. Since 2017, IPB has provided two pedestrian paths; 4. Restricting of a parking area for vehicles, which requires IPB members to cultivate walking habits, in addition to creating traffic order and security; 5. Providing pedestrian paths, designed for safety, comfort, and in some parts provided disabled friendly features; 6. Use of gas-fueled buses, wherein 2017 IPB added five BBG units in collaboration with PT Sinarmas. The natural gas-fired IPB buses are used daily by around 1,918 people/day.
IPB University undertakes actions to promote more sustainable commuting by the provision of free buses or shared transport schemes, provision of bicycle parking & storage facilities, provision of cycle tracks, a bicycle and pedestrian plan or policy, bicycle sharing program, free or reduced price transit passes, car/vanpool or ride sharing program, reduced parking fees or preferential parking for carpool or vanpool users, car sharing program, provision of electric vehicle recharging stations, preferred parking for fuel-efficient vehicles.
<<IPB Sustainability Report 2023 (Page 19) >>
Provision of Free Buses
Cycle tracks, bicycle sharing program, and pedestrian:
1. Bus Tracking
Provision of Pedestrian paths and bicycle lanes
Provision of free bicycle rental
Provision of Electric Car Transportation
Provision of Electric Bycycle Transportation
Since 2020, IPB promotes or allows remote working for employees to reduce employee commuting as stated in IPB Official Letter No. 6494/IT3/KP/2020 concerning Employee Work System during New Normal Era.
IPB University has also implemented a picket (shifting) schedule since 2020 and is still running until now. There are shifts, some are Work From Home (WFH) and some are Work From Office (WFO). Some jobs are communicated via e-letter, digisign and social media, and help desk IPB, this can reduce the use of paper materials, photocopies, printed materials and others. Important meetings, even lectures and practicums, are also held online.
In addition, IPB University also promote online learning system through blended methods which is reducing of classroom utilization and transportation for lecturers and students for coming to campus. The blended learning is delivered through Moodle Platform (class.ipb.ac.id) & Zoom Online Meeting Application which provide a licensed account for all students and lectures.
As an educational institution, IPB University pays attention to the housing needs of its lecturers and employees. This commitment is shown by the availability of 106 housing units for lecturers inside our campus, with the total area 7,041,610 m2. In addition, IPB University also provides a unit of lecturer dormitory on Jl Veteran No 60 Bogor; on Jl Kartini Bogor; and around IPB Baranangsiang Campus, Jl Andi Hakim Nasoetion Bogor. For every lecturer and employee who is in need, IPB University gave a permit for the employees and lecturers to use this housing.
IPB provides affordable dormitories for students inside the campus area. IPB University has 10 building dormitories, which include 4 male student dormitory blocks and 6 female student dormitory blocks. For first-year students, the existence of dormitory greatly facilitates access to the location of classes and practical work, namely the Common Classroom (CCR) and Teaching Laboratory which is very close to the location of the dorm. Facilities available at the dormitory include 7 x 24-hour security, study room, lobby, free WIFI, dormitory canteen, and assistance from Senior Resident (SR).
IPB also provides leadership dormitories, provided by sophomore students onwards with the aim of helping students find affordable housing. In 2023, The commemoration of Indonesia’s Independence Day serves as a moment to foster the spirit of nationalism and unity amidst the nation’s cultural, ethnic, and religious diversity. On this historic day, IPB University’s Rector, Prof. Arif Satria, inaugurated the Rumah Sigap Armada (RSA). The opening of this free housing for IPB University students was marked by the signing of the RSA Inauguration Plaque for both male and female residences on August 17, 2023.
In addition, IPB University also provides the International Dormitory, which was established in 2010 and is located in the Dramaga IPB campus area. The main purpose of the construction of this building is to provide accommodation for international students studying at IPB as well as foreign guests visiting IPB. The dormitory has 44 rooms with a capacity of 1 person for each room.
IPB provides pedestrian paths in entire campus area, and new pedestrian tracks are provided around strategic and high mobility locations. Pedestrian paths also provide additional facilities such as special blocks for persons with disabilities. IPB also invites all civitas to take a walk to support the green campus program.
IPB University works closely with local and national governments to address planning issues/development, including ensuring that local residents are able to access affordable housing. In collaboration with Perumnas and Ministry of General Affairs, IPB University provides affordable housing to local communities surrounding the campus area.
<< Perumnas with IPB University Collaborate to Provide 160 Cheap Houses for Employees >>
<< Perumnas Collaborates with IPB to Provide Housing for Educators >>
IPB University also works with Public Service Agency (BLU) Center for Housing Financing Fund Management (PPDPP) Ministry of Public Works and Public Housing (PUPR) to study and analyze the social and economic impacts of distributing program funds for the Housing Financing Liquidity Facility (FLPP) on Low-Income Communities (MBR) through Banks and Developers. Program funds for the Housing Financing Liquidity Facility (FLPP) help people with Low-Income Communities to address the problem of housing.
IPB University applies sustainable building standards toward a green campus. In collaboration with the Green Building Council Indonesia (GBCI), IPB has prepared old and new buildings based on environmentally friendly, low carbon, and producing oxygen.
IPB University is committed to sustainability, demonstrated by its approach to constructing new buildings that meet rigorous sustainable standards. Following guidelines set by Indonesia’s Ministry of Public Works and Housing (PUPR), the university ensures its infrastructure aligns with recognized green building practices. These standards cover crucial areas such as energy efficiency, water conservation, and the incorporation of eco-friendly materials. By adhering to these national standards, IPB University aims to make a positive environmental impact through its construction practices, reinforcing its role in promoting resource efficiency and sustainability. IPB University achieved as a sustainable green campus. The achievement was given to IPB University at the UI Green Metric in 2023.
Assessment of the Implementation of Greenship New Building for AM Satari IPB Bogor building
Since 2022, IPB has conducted a study of the green building aspects of the Delta Building and AM Satari Building. And in 2023, Sustainable Campus Development Office (SCDO) IPB has carried out a green building assessment on the UI Green Metric.
IPB University officially inaugurated the Delta Building in Vocational School. Delta building is an ex-biochemistry building which was renovated by the University to become a modern agricultural storefront or urban agriculture complex. The building comprises Alpha Building, CB Building (Beta), CC Building (Gama), DD Building (Delta), Epsilon Building, Zeta Building and later when many more can reach omega. IPB University also has a new building on brownfield land, AM. Satari Building. AM. Satari Building applies an environmentally friendly concept with the principle of green building. The building is also supported by facilities and designs that support energy efficiency. AM. Satari building has a water harvesting system that supports water needs in one building. In addition, IPB University has built the IPB Tani Center Building in 2022 as an education center for farmers. This building is also designed with facilities that support energy efficiency.
Revitalizing Brownfield Sites: IPB University Inaugurates Delta Building for Vocational School
SDG 11 IN NUMBER
Rp 1,280,062,958,170
University expenditure
Rp 1,198,482,701
Expenditure spent on supporting arts and heritage
0.18
Percentage of spend on Arts & Heritage
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