Establishing a University Consortium on Global Health Indonesian-German Cooperation

1. Establishing a University Consortium on Global HealthIndonesian-German Cooperation Workshop for finalizing proposal Yogyakarta, 10-11 April 2013

2. Background • Bilateral Agreement for establishing center of excellence under Debt Swap phase II • “Sexy” health issues in Indonesia-post MDGs: • Climate change, population, social and economic changes have impact on human health • The struggle to contain rising rates of non-communicable diseases

3. Challenges for universities on research • Bureaucratic entity, more focused on teaching than research, research culture is not yet cultivated • Uncoordinated research activities within university and inter-university

4. GadjahMada University (UGM) as one of leading institutions in Indonesia has sufficient infrastructure and capacity to accommodate the Research Center. • For the purpose of social accountability, UGM will assist other universities to uplift their research capacity

5. Indonesian partner consortium • GadjahMada University (UGM) • Consortium leader, global health • JenderalSoedirman University (UNSOED) • Climate change impact and mitigation (SPICE project with Uni-Bremen on marine ecology) • Cancer • Andalas University (UNAND) • Cancer • Natural biodiversity, herbal medicine • Mulawarman University (UNMUL) • Climate change adaptation and mitigation • Diponegoro University (UNDIP) • Cancer

6. German partner consortium • Heidelberg University • Institute for Public Health, Heidelberg Initiative Global Health • Institute for Pharmacy und Molecular Biotechnology (IPMB) • German Cancer Research Center DKFZ, Heidelberg • Munich University • Institute of International Health • Senckenberg Museum, Frankfurt

7. Purposes • Main Purpose: Establishing a University Consortium on Global Health • Specific Purposes: • To strengthen researches capacity (human resources, finance and infrastructure) on Global Health at UGM, UNSOED, UNAND, UNMUL, UNDIP • To strengthen research coordination and management on Global Health at UGM, UNSOED, UNAND, UNMUL and UNDIP

8. Purposes • To strengthen collaborative researches on Global Health between Heidelberg University, Ludwig Maximilians University-Munich, DKFZ, Senckenberg Museum, and University Consortium on Global Health • To transfer, share and disseminate advances in sciences, technology, knowledge and skills on Global Health issues • To contribute to the Indonesian Policy Makers on how to tackle global health issues

9. Purposes • To collaborate in getting research funds from international agencies • To promote sustainability through equal partnership • To assist the Indonesian Government in achieving MDGs • To promote collaboration with other funding agencies and partners, nationally and internationally

10. Program Strategy • UGM will host the Consortium and will take the lead in developing and running the Program • The Program will be divided into four phases: • Phase 1: Proposal preparation and start up • Phase 2: Building the foundation • Phase 3: Internal consolidation • Phase 4: Self-financing and self-governance

11. Program Strategy • Capacity building for researches in line with latest advances and international standards by German partners to Indonesian partners • Exchange and sharing • Smooth transition from German led phase to Indonesian led phase

12. Main themes • Climate Change and health: impact, adaptation and mitigation • Biodiversity and health, ecosystem sustainability • Natural disasters and health • Health transition challenges: NCDs, chronic care etc. • Cancer • Health workforce and academic training, research capacity strengthening • Translation of research into policy

13. Roadmap of the development of IURC-GH Roadmap of the development of the consortium 2021-2023 2018-2020 2014-2017 Phase 3 Internal consolidation: led by the German and Indonesian partners 2012-2013 Phase 1 Proposal development And Start up

14. Phase 1 : 2012-2013 • Proposal Development and start up • Building Commitment between partner universities in German and in Indonesia and the Directorate General of Higher Education • Appointment of Core Team • Workshop for finalizing the proposal in Indonesia • Launching joint collaboration and signing of MOU between Partners

15. Phase 2 (a): 2014 • Building the Foundation: led by the German partners • Director of the consortium is from German • Vice Director of consortium is from Indonesia • Situational analysis in Indonesia in relation to the research areas • Developing roadmap researches for each area • Needs identification of human resources, infrastructures and financing in each Indonesian partner

16. Building research networking for each area • Capacity building for human resources (education, training, workshops, attachment, exchanges, joint supervision) • Capacity building for infrastructure (procurement of equipment, building, etc.) • Developing database and knowledge management for researches and expertise in Global Health • Recruiting Doctoral and Post-doctoral Research Fellows (other funding: Debt Swap Phase I)

17. Phase 2 (b): 2015-2017 • Building the Foundation: led by the German partners • Building Research Groups in each area : • Group Leader (German) • Research Associates/scientists (Indonesia) • Running initial research projects • Dissemination of preliminary research results through publication and international conference

18. Establishment of scientific review committee, laboratory security, laboratory database, research quality assessment, Material Transfer Agreement, etc. • Establishment of career development for researchers and fair remuneration schema • Providing competitive research grants

19. Phase 3: 2018-2020 • Internal Consolidation led by German and Indonesian partners • Running research projects by Research Groups (Group Leader: Indonesia, research associates: Indonesia and German) • Developing training modules in each area for distance learning programs in other universities in Indonesia and ASEAN

20. Providing competitive research grants • Recruitment junior researchers who have finished their PhDs to join the research groups • Providing Post-doctoral Research Fellows • Developing research proposals • Application of research results to improve quality of health services

21. Application of research results to community and local government (community engagement) • Application of research results to get intellectual property rights

22. Phase 4: 2021-2024 • Self-financing and self-governance: Fully led and run by Indonesian • Advanced activity development • Further Collaboration with industry • Development of further research proposals to get national and international funding • Expansion of research networking in Indonesia and International

23. Policy advocacy for regional and national government • Community engagement for research dissemination and community education • International accreditation for laboratories • Development of advanced research proposals – potential for noble prize?

24. Group Discussion • Program clusters: • Climate change and human health • Non-communicable diseases (cancer) • Institutionalization and funding

25. Research topic for climate change and human health

26. Research topic for NCD (cancer)

27. Administrative structure

28. Thanks A long step to build a strong research culture in Indonesia…..