Bandung, 19 May 2026: The ERIA School of Government (So G) and Indonesia’s Institut Teknologi Bandung (ITB) held a strategic meeting on 19 May 2026 at ITB’s School of Architecture, Planning, and Policy Development (SAPPK) to explore potential collaboration on executive education, science and technology policy, and future graduate-level programmes.

The meeting formed part of ERIA So G’s broader efforts to strengthen partnerships with leading regional universities and policy institutions in support of regional capacity building and public policy development.

The ERIA delegation was led by Prof. Nobuhiro Aizawa, Dean and Managing Director of the ERIA So G, accompanied by Ms Putti Ananda Hiswi, Coordinating Officer at ERIA.

Representing ITB were Prof. Puspita Dirgahayani, Dean of SAPPK and Head of the Research Group on Development Management and Policy; Prof. Lavi Rizki Zuhal, Vice Rector for Research and Innovation; and other ITB faculty members, including Dr Saut Sagala, Dr Adenantera Dwicaksono, Dr Maya Safira, and Ms Jani Nurhajanti.

Both institutions discussed opportunities to collaborate on micro-credential and master’s degree programmes focusing on science, technology, governance, and public policy. ERIA explained its long-term objective of establishing a master’s degree programme in partnership with ITB, while exploring shorter executive education and micro-credential programmes as an initial step.

The discussions also covered programme design, delivery methods, and potential thematic focus areas. The meeting marked an important step towards strengthening collaboration between ERIA So G and ITB in executive education and regional capacity-building initiatives.