Efforts to Achieve Environmentally Conscious Sustainable Development Goals in “The 5th ICGTD 2023”
Institut Teknologi Nasional Bandung, through its Research and Community Service Office (Lembaga Penelitian dan Pengabdian Kepada Masyarakat/LPPM Itenas), held the annual conference “The 5th International Conference on Green Technology and Design (ICGTD) 2023” on Tuesday and Wednesday, December 5-6, 2023. This international conference addressed the theme “Green Production and Services to Achieve Sustainable Development Goals” this year.
The event began with remarks from Dr. Choerudin, S.T., M.T., the chairman of the committee, and also Prof. Meilinda Nurbanasari, Ph.D., the Rector of Itenas. The organization of ICGTD was highly appreciated as it has been consistently held for 5 years despite the challenges posed by the Covid-19 pandemic. It is hoped that this conference will serve as a platform for exchanging and sharing insights.
The program continued with a keynote speech delivered by Prof. Tjandra Setiadi from the Bandung Institute of Technology, discussing the “Combination of Anaerobic Processes to Treat Textile Wastewater in Supporting Green Chemistry.” In addition, “The 5th ICGTD 2023” also featured several speakers for general lecture sessions, such as Rosa Karnita, Ph.D. (Itenas Bandung), Edi Nuryatno, Ph.D. (The University of Western Australia, Australia), and Dr. Prapat Pongkiatkul (King Mongkuth’s University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand).
Apart from the general lectures held at GSG Bale Dayang Sumbi Itenas, “The 5th ICGTD 2023” also organized parallel sessions for selected lecturers and students who submitted scientific articles to be presented in the Itenas Smart Class Room. In total, 44 research studies were presented by the respective researchers.
It is hoped that international conferences like ICGTD can consistently take place from year to year to facilitate the exchange of knowledge, especially in the field of green development.