{"id":2244,"date":"2025-08-08T03:54:16","date_gmt":"2025-08-08T03:54:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/?p=2244"},"modified":"2025-10-22T09:01:00","modified_gmt":"2025-10-22T09:01:00","slug":"5th-international-conference-on-business-economics-and-sustainability-bess-in-malang-indonesia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/2025\/08\/08\/5th-international-conference-on-business-economics-and-sustainability-bess-in-malang-indonesia\/","title":{"rendered":"INDONESIA : 5th International Conference on Business, Economics, and Sustainability (BESS) in Malang"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"2244\" class=\"elementor elementor-2244\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-feed7dc e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"feed7dc\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2a1ee4c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2a1ee4c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span class=\"TextRun SCXW94034870 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94034870 BCX0\">On <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW94034870 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94034870 BCX0\">7\u20138 August 2025<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW94034870 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94034870 BCX0\">, the city of <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun MacChromeBold SCXW94034870 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94034870 BCX0\">Malang, Indonesia<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun SCXW94034870 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94034870 BCX0\">, hosted the <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW94034870 BCX0\" href=\"https:\/\/bess.um.ac.id\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW94034870 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94034870 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">5th International Conference on Business, Economics, and Sustainability (BESS)<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW94034870 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94034870 BCX0\">. This event, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94034870 BCX0\">organized<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94034870 BCX0\"> by the <\/span><\/span><a class=\"Hyperlink SCXW94034870 BCX0\" href=\"http:\/\/ekp.feb.um.ac.id\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><span class=\"TextRun Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW94034870 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94034870 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Department of Development Economics<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW94034870 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94034870 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\"> at the <\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Underlined MacChromeBold SCXW94034870 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94034870 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Negeri Malang<\/span><\/span><span class=\"TextRun Underlined SCXW94034870 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"none\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94034870 BCX0\" data-ccp-charstyle=\"Hyperlink\">,<\/span><\/span><\/a><span class=\"TextRun SCXW94034870 BCX0\" lang=\"EN-US\" xml:lang=\"EN-US\" data-contrast=\"auto\"><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94034870 BCX0\"> brought together researchers, policymakers, <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94034870 BCX0\">NGO<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94034870 BCX0\"> leaders<\/span> <span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94034870 BCX0\">and students to address <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94034870 BCX0\">the intersections<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94034870 BCX0\"> of economics, public <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94034870 BCX0\">policy<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94034870 BCX0\"> and <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94034870 BCX0\">education<\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94034870 BCX0\"> in the pursuit of <\/span><span class=\"NormalTextRun SCXW94034870 BCX0\">sustainable development.<\/span><\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9711b68 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"9711b68\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4efb8d e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"f4efb8d\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b74de7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b74de7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ARTICLE-3-1-1024x527.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-2251\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ARTICLE-3-1-1024x527.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ARTICLE-3-1-300x154.jpg 300w, https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ARTICLE-3-1-768x395.jpg 768w, https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ARTICLE-3-1-1536x790.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ARTICLE-3-1-2048x1054.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/ARTICLE-3-1-1920x988.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1142bba elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1142bba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">International Science, Technology and Innovation Centre (ISTIC)<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> under the auspices of UNESCO took part in the conference. Madam <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Sharizad Dahlan<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, Director of ISTIC, delivered a keynote address focused on the ISTIC\u2019s core mission: <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">strengthening South\u2013South cooperation<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> through system alignment, knowledge sharing, and capacity building.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">In her address, Ms. Dahlan emphasized the role of <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">education<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> in advancing science, technology, and innovation (STI) as drivers of sustainable development. She presented several flagship regional initiatives led by ISTIC, including:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The new STI collaboration between South Africa and Asia<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, in partnership with the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nrf.ac.za\/\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">National Research Foundation (NRF)<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"none\">,<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> designed to foster innovation and knowledge exchange across South-Africa and Malaysia.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul><ul><li aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"1\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The Green Education for South-East Asia (GE4SEA) programme<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, implemented in collaboration with the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oce.global\/en\"><b><span data-contrast=\"none\">Office for Climate Education<\/span><\/b><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, aimed at embedding climate change education across Malaysia and Indonesia.\u00a0<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-605bf1c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"605bf1c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Mrs. Dahlan also called for <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">stronger linkages<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> between STI, education, and policymaking, offering <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">strategic recommendations<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> to better integrate these domains within sustainable development initiatives.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;134233117&quot;:false,&quot;134233118&quot;:false,&quot;335551550&quot;:6,&quot;335551620&quot;:6,&quot;335559738&quot;:240,&quot;335559739&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Her presentation was followed by a<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> Question-and-Answer session<\/span><span data-contrast=\"auto\"> alongside <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Prof. Dr. Etty Soesilowati<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, where participants explored practical pathways to <\/span><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">translate ideas into concrete, real-world impact<\/span><\/b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">.<\/span><span 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