{"id":5098,"date":"2026-07-14T10:13:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T03:13:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/research.binus.ac.id\/bdsrc\/?p=5098"},"modified":"2026-07-20T10:15:45","modified_gmt":"2026-07-20T03:15:45","slug":"binus-university-initiates-international-consortium-on-microplastics-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/research.binus.ac.id\/bdsrc\/2026\/07\/14\/binus-university-initiates-international-consortium-on-microplastics-research\/","title":{"rendered":"BINUS University Initiates International Consortium on Microplastics Research"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify\">On 14 July 2026, BINUS University, represented by the Bioinformatics and Data Science Research Center (BDSRC), held an initiation meeting for an international research consortium on microplastics with Universitas Jenderal Soedirman (UNSOED), Indonesia, and Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), Malaysia. Representing BDSRC, Prof. Dr. Bens Pardamean and Kuncahyo Setyo Nugroho, S.Kom., M.Kom. participated in the meeting. The meeting was also attended by researchers from UNSOED, including Prof. Dr. Maria Dyah Nur Meinita, S.Pi., M.Sc., Dr. Nuning Vita Hidayati, S.Pi., M.Si., Dr. Dyahruri Sanjayasari, S.Pt., M.Si. Representing UMT, Dr. Ku Mohd Kalkausar Bin Ku Yusof joined the meeting online.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify\">The meeting focused on establishing strategic collaboration among the three institutions to advance interdisciplinary research on microplastics. Within the consortium, BINUS University, through BDSRC, will contribute its expertise in data science, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and data analytics to support research on microplastic detection, monitoring, and environmental data analysis. The discussion also explored opportunities for joint international research projects, collaborative publications, international conferences, and student mobility programs. Through this initiative, the three institutions reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening international collaboration and developing innovative, data-driven solutions to address global environmental challenges.<\/p>\n<div class=\"binus-gallery row\"><div class=\"gallery-item col-xs-12 col-sm-6 columns-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/research.binus.ac.id\/bdsrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/20260714-3.jpeg\" data-fancybox=\"images\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/research.binus.ac.id\/bdsrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/20260714-3.jpeg 780w\" title=\"\" class=\"image-box\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/research.binus.ac.id\/bdsrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/20260714-3.jpeg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"gallery-item col-xs-12 col-sm-6 columns-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/research.binus.ac.id\/bdsrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/20260714-6.jpeg\" data-fancybox=\"images\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/research.binus.ac.id\/bdsrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/20260714-6.jpeg 780w\" title=\"\" class=\"image-box\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/research.binus.ac.id\/bdsrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/20260714-6.jpeg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"gallery-item col-xs-12 col-sm-6 columns-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/research.binus.ac.id\/bdsrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/20260714-4.jpeg\" data-fancybox=\"images\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/research.binus.ac.id\/bdsrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/20260714-4.jpeg 780w\" title=\"\" class=\"image-box\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/research.binus.ac.id\/bdsrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/20260714-4.jpeg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"gallery-item col-xs-12 col-sm-6 columns-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/research.binus.ac.id\/bdsrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/20260714-5.jpeg\" data-fancybox=\"images\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/research.binus.ac.id\/bdsrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/20260714-5.jpeg 780w\" title=\"\" class=\"image-box\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/research.binus.ac.id\/bdsrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/20260714-5.jpeg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"gallery-item col-xs-12 col-sm-6 columns-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/research.binus.ac.id\/bdsrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/20260714-2.jpeg\" data-fancybox=\"images\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/research.binus.ac.id\/bdsrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/20260714-2.jpeg 780w\" title=\"\" class=\"image-box\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/research.binus.ac.id\/bdsrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/20260714-2.jpeg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/div><div class=\"gallery-item col-xs-12 col-sm-6 columns-2\"><a href=\"http:\/\/research.binus.ac.id\/bdsrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/20260714-1.jpeg\" data-fancybox=\"images\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/research.binus.ac.id\/bdsrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/20260714-1.jpeg 780w\" title=\"\" class=\"image-box\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/research.binus.ac.id\/bdsrc\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/5\/2026\/07\/20260714-1.jpeg\" alt=\"\"><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On 14 July 2026, BINUS University, represented by the Bioinformatics and Data Science Research Center (BDSRC), held an initiation meeting for an international research consortium on microplastics with Universitas Jenderal Soedirman (UNSOED), Indonesia, and Universiti Malaysia Terengganu (UMT), Malaysia. Representing BDSRC, Prof. Dr. Bens Pardamean and Kuncahyo Setyo Nugroho, S.Kom., M.Kom. participated in the meeting. 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