KMUTT Delegation Visit

A delegation from KMUTT (King Mongkut University of Technology Thonburi) Thailand from the Dept. of Control Systems and Instrumentation, visited STEI ITB on Thursday, September 15, 2011 to explore cooperation in undergraduate student exchange and other cooperation at the department level. This visit was facilitated by Dr. Edwan Kardena from the ITB International Relations Office. The KMUTT delegation was Dr. Poj Tangamchit (Head of department), Dr. Diew Koolpiruck, and Dr. Sarawan Wongsa.

The meeting was held in the STEI Meeting Room attended by Dr. Dwi Hendratmo, Dr. Arief Syaichu Rohman, Dr. Aciek Ida, Dr. Hilwadi Hindersah, and Prof. Bambang Riyanto. At the meeting, it was agreed to start a student exchange program. STEI is willing to accept 4 (four) KMUTT undergraduate students in March 2011 in a research summer internship for 2-3 months and will be included as team members on the final project topic (capstone) of the Electrical Engineering Study Program which has begun. In return, it is expected that a number of STEI undergraduate students can do an internship at KMUTT in June 2012 for 2 months which can be recognized as Internship Credits. Round-trip tickets and student living expenses are covered by the ITB student participants, while accommodation will be provided by KMUTT. However, as a start, all costs for KMUTT students while at STEI ITB in March 2011 are still covered by KMUTT.

The KMUTT Thailand delegation's visit continued with an exploration of research collaborations with the Control Systems and Computer Engineering Research Group and the Computer Engineering Research Group. They also toured the Java Competence Center, Microsoft Innovation Center, and the LSKK laboratory. The tour revealed their interest in collaboration in the field of humanoid robotics and the use of EEG for various purposes.

written by: Dr. Arief Syaichu Rohman