IPB University Achieves the Most BIMA Funding in 2025, a Form of Commitment to Impactful Research
IPB University again recorded proud achievements in the field of research and community service. In 2025, IPB University became the university with the largest number of proposals that received funding from the Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (Kemdiktisaintek) in the Research and Community Service Information Base (BIMA) scheme.
The number of funded research from IPB University reached 386 proposals, outperforming Gadjah Mada University with 268 proposals and Sepuluh November Institute of Technology with 232 proposals. This achievement is also evidence of the strong research ecosystem at IPB University which is characterized and output-based.
Director of Research and Innovation of IPB University, Prof Sugeng Heri Suseno, explained that this achievement could not be separated from the systematic and collaborative work of all campus elements.
“Research at IPB University has a strong character, culture, and atmosphere. We only facilitate as many lecturers as possible to be willing and able to make BIMA proposals. We make sure that research with the BIMA scheme is easy in terms of administration because it is output-based,” he said.
Furthermore, Prof Sugeng said that IPB University formed a special BIMA team that carried out internal socialization in 3-5 waves. Not only that, all Assistant Directors, Supervisors, and staff of the Directorate of Research and Innovation (DRI) were actively involved to assist 827 proposals before submission. They checked the writing so that the proposals would not fall in the administrative selection, and ensured that they were in accordance with the guidelines.
“This assistance makes the proposal worthy of submission and then we approve it to the Higher Education. We also communicate intensively with researchers during substance and field monitoring. We also give direct examples by continuing to make proposals even though we are very busy,” he continued.
IPB University’s research policy is also directed to provide space and support for young lecturers. As a result, as many as 80 BIMA research titles came from young researchers. IPB University also continues to strengthen national and international research collaborations and research facilities through Advance Lab and integrated laboratories.
“IPB University’s research is directed to support downstreaming and commercialization. Basic research (Level of Technology Readiness/TKT 1-3) must flow into development (TKT 7-9). The agromaritime 4.0 approach is also a foothold in designing research policies, both for internal and external funding,” he added.
To ensure that research really has an impact, continued Prof Sugeng, IPB University routinely conducts field monitoring and meets directly with user partners of research results. In addition, the launch of research results is carried out through dissemination activities involving national media.
“With this dissemination, the community and users can directly contact researchers to utilize innovations,” he said. (dr) (IAAS/LAN)
