UPM Partners with Coca-Cola on Project Recycle to Cycle

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Category: 2013

The Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) received a 2-year project grant from Coca-Cola Malaysia to implement the project Recycle to Cycle, which encourages students to ride bicycles, help reduce carbon emission, and foster a more active lifestyle. Aside from providing the bikes, the project will also setup a material recycling facility on the campus. 

The Recycle to Cycle Project, initiated by Prof. Ahmad Ismail of the Department of Biology, Faculty of Science also aims to make the campus a cycling zone.

Gill McLaren, Coca-Cola's Regional General Manager for Malaysia-Singapore-Brunei, said it was the first project of its kind in Malaysia and in line with Coca-Cola’s goal to build sustainable communities through conservation and care of the environment.

The students can participate in the project by recycling bottles and aluminium cans to earn points which can then be used to rent a bike.  Bottles and cans will be sold to the recycling center while the money generated will help sustain the program.

UPM Vice Chancellor, Prof. Datuk Dr. Mohd Fauzi Ramlan said that at present, only the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences and the Faculty of Engineering have started walking and cycling to school. "With this project, we are targeting 3,500 students to walk and bike ride around campus by September," he said.

Source: UPM News | 20 February 2013

At 50, IPB Aims to Strengthen its Role in Addressing Problems on Food Security, Energy Shortage and Environment Degradation

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The Institut Pertanian Bogor (IPB), one of Indonesia’s premier agricultural universities has turned 50. A simple celebration was held on 1 March 2013 to open IPB's Golden Anniversary. At the program, IPB Rector, Prof. Dr. Herry Suhardiyanto expressed his deepest gratitude to all those who have helped IPB reach its current prestige. 

According Dr. Suhardiyanto, "IPB is a campus with the most contributions in innovations." But whether or not these innovations are being enjoyed by the community is another question. Therefore, the Rector challenged everyone to make sure that IPB’s role in the bigger community is really felt, especially in addressing food security, energy shortage, poverty, and environmental degradation.

On the same occasion, IPB also conferred 825 graduates for the 2012/2013 Academic Year, making a total of 111,435 IPB alumni, dispersed all over Indonesia and the world.

Source:  IPB News|11 March 2013