{"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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International Conference on Business, Economics, and Sustainability (BESS). This event, organized by the Department of Development Economics at the Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Negeri Malang, brought together researchers, policymakers, NGO leaders and students to address the intersections of economics, public policy&hellip; <br \/> <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/2025\/08\/08\/5th-international-conference-on-business-economics-and-sustainability-bess-in-malang-indonesia\/\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2272,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_siteseo_robots_primary_cat":"1","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_uf_show_specific_survey":0,"_uf_disable_surveys":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[41],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2244","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-event"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2244","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2244"}],"version-history":[{"count":9,"href":"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2244\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2783,"href":"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2244\/revisions\/2783"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2272"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2244"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2244"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/istic-unesco.org\/v3\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2244"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}