Press Release

Cirebon, 22 February 2024 — In order to support Indonesia's commitment to enhancing human resource capacity as outlined in the RPJMN, Indonesia Emas 2045, and the Maritime Axis Pillar, an Official Development Assistance (ODA) Project titled "Establishment of the Integrated Ocean Fisheries Technology Training Center and Enhancing Capacity Building in Indonesia (ODA-KIOTEC)" currently being implemented. 

This project was initiated by the Coordinating Ministry for Maritime Affairs and Investment (Kemenko Marves), supported by the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries (MOF) of the Republic of Korea through the Korea Institute of Ocean Science and Technology (KIOST), and supported by the Korea-Indonesia Marine Technology Cooperation Research Center (MTCRC) as the official implementing body for both countries. KIOST, through MTCRC, continues the implementation of capacity-building projects, with a focus on specialized training in marine chemical analysis titled "Special Training Course on Marine Chemical Analysis using UV-Vis Spectrophotometer-Cary4000", held on February 19-22, 2024, at the MTCRC Cirebon Center.

Dr. PARK Hansan, as the Director of MTCRC and ODA Project Manager, participated in and welcomed the participants while introducing the ongoing training activities. It is expected that this activity will help broaden the participant's insights and enhance their practical skills by utilizing the newly provided equipment. This four-day intensive training invited three experts from KIOST aimed to enhance capacity and develop practical skills for researchers and experts such as lectures in Indonesia through in-depth training on the basic principles and operation of the high-end reference spectrophotometer, Cary 4000 UV-Vis spectrophotometer. Attended by 8 participants from UNDIP, ITB, BRIN, and Researchers from MTCRC, this training covered both theoretical classes and practical sessions.