The Visit of SMA 3 Tambun, Bekasi

A total of 109 students of SMA 3 Tambun, Bekasi, who were accompanied by seven high school teachers visited Bogor Agricultural University (IPB). "We expressed our sincere thanks for IPB for the warm reception. We are proud to be seated in the room where Mr. Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono, the President of the Republic of Indonesia defended his dissertation, "said Deputy of  High School Principle for Public Relations of  SMA 3 Tambun, Bekasi.
 
The Executive Secretary of  IPB, Dr. Bonny P.W. Soekarno expressed his hope that the current visit of SMA 3, Tambun,  Bekasi, will attract them to be part of the University in the future. "I hope those of you who visit us today, will become part of a large family, IPB, one day," said Dr. Bonny. He further  explained the various inventions resulted by the University that  assist the government in solving the food problems by invented rice analogue, LAPAN satellite for food security, robotic ocean explorers and so on. Dr. Bonny also describes the philosophical background for the establishment of IPB. "Frankly speaking, IPB, ITB and  UI were brothers, they were born within a close consecutive time, in the nearby locations, and they were established to produce experts needed to develop Indonesia," he added.
 
Finally, staff of Public Relations and Protocol of IPB, Siti Nuryati, S.TP, M.Si, presented the 9 Faculties and 37 Departments of PB. "IPB understands that agriculture has broader meaning. It is not  limited on hoeing or doing up to upstream, but it is also covering the downstream sectors including marketing, "she said. For example, the assembling process, manufacturing and the launching of LAPAN satellites it requires precision, software, of the variety of scientific formula of statistics, physics, computer science, agronomy, and so on which are not easy and they should be incorporated. "Such scientific backgrounds are being offered at IPB and they are delivered in  various Departments at several faculties," she said. (Wied).