On March 6, 2018, the ITSF Presentation Ceremony was held at Hotel Mulia Senayan, Jakarta, Indonesia. The guests who graced the ceremony included Kazushi Hashimoto, Executive Vice President of Toray Industries, Inc., Dr. Muhammad Dimyati, Director General of Development and Research Enhancement, Ministry of Research, Technology and Higher Education of Indonesia, and His Excellency Mr. Hirofumi Ishii, the Ambassador of Japan to Indonesia, who addressed the gathering at the ceremony.
In the beginning, Professor Bambang Suhendro of Gadja Mada University, a director of ITSF, delivered a speech on behalf of the ITSF chairman at the ceremony. Eighteen scientists were awarded the Science and Technology Research Grant and 10 middle and high school teachers received the Science Education Award.
On the day before the ceremony, a briefing session by the winners of the previous year’s grant was held along with a science education seminar. In the seminar, two education specialists delivered lectures and the 10 recipients of this year’s Science Education Award gave presentations on the educational materials they developed.
