Raden Fatah State Islamic University (UIN) Palembang, through the Eco-green Campus Team, followed up on the first meeting of the UI GreenMetric World University Rankings 2023 service package from the University of Indonesia (UI), as an effort to create a green campus that is sustainable and has international standards.

The second meeting of the UI GreenMetric 2023 service package and SDGs Report Service took place from 09-10 October 2023 at Campus B UIN Raden Fatah, Jakabaring, Palembang.

This activity is part of UIN Raden Fatah’s commitment to improving the quality of the campus environment towards sustainability and higher environmental awareness.

In this second meeting there were two assessors from UI GreenMetric, namely Prof. Ir. Gunawan Tjahjono, M.Arch., Ph.D. and Prof. Dr. Ir. Djoko M. Hartono, S.E., M.Eng.

This activity began with the opening and also an inspection/field visit of Campus B UIN Raden Fatah Palembang, including a visit to the 8 kWp PLTS, a visit to the campus B water canal, a visit to an integrated laboratory, and an integrated domestic IPAL.

UIN Chancellor Raden Fatah Prof. Nyayu Khodijah, S.Ag., M.Si said that UIN Raden Fatah Palembang has been a member of the UI GreenMetric World University Rankings since 2020 until now. The UIN Raden Fatah Palembang score has increased every year, but not too significantly.

“In 2022, the increase in UIN Raden Fatah’s ranking itself will not be very significant, so in 2023 UIN Raden Fatah will strive hard to reach the top 20 positions,” said the Chancellor.

The Chancellor also hopes that all the efforts that have been made as a commitment to UIN Raden Fatah Palembang to become a sustainable green campus, can lead UIN Raden Fatah to a top 20 position.

Meanwhile Prof. Ir. Gunawan Tjahjono explained regarding the field visit report at UIN Raden Fatah Palembang, Prof. Gunawan stated that UIN Raden Fatah could make a big contribution to government by collaborating with city governments to build and improve city civilization.

“In the future, UIN Raden Fatah can improve city civilization by collaborating with the city government and focusing on developing the fields it wants to develop by utilizing existing land,” said Prof. Gunawan.

Prof. Gunawan also said regarding the efficient use of space that had been implemented by the UIN Raden Fatah Palembang laboratory. Prof. Gunawan also expressed his appreciation to UIN Raden Fatah which has a very good Waste Water Treatment Plant (IPAL).

On the same occasion Dr. Prof. Dr. Ir. Djoko M. Hartono also explained the analysis of the UIN Raden Fatah Palembang fact file. Then continued with a presentation on filling out the UI GreenMetric questionnaire by Dr. Ir. Ledis Heru S. Putro, M. Si and Novin Teristiandi, M.Sc., as well as the SDGs Report Service presentation by Kusuma Kartika Hima Darmayanti, M.Si.

Also present at the second UI GreenMetric service meeting via zoom meeting was Prof. Riri Fitri Sari, MM., M.Si., who said that UI GreenMetric itself uses a very simple concept to create a comfortable and sustainable city.

“Hopefully with this activity the things that have been planned can become extraordinary things and with this UI GreenMetric activity it will be a starting point for UIN Raden Fatah to become even better,” he concluded.