Academic Research and Community Service

To be a nationally recognized institution for research and community service activities by the year 2023

1. To conduct research and community service activities by SGU community members focusing on the university’s main program.
2. To develop research infrastructure based on the university’s capabilities and cooperation with other institutions.
3. To promote research collaboration with national and international research and education institutions and industries.
4. To implement the outcomes of research for sustainable development.
5. To conduct community service activities to improve the quality of life of local communities and the nation.

In accordance with the Tri Dharma of the Swiss German University (education, research and community service), the role of the Academic Research and Community Services (ARCS) of the Swiss German University internally and externally is:

• Carry out two of the Tridharma of Higher Education, namely carrying out research and doing community service and encouraging the publication of the results of the implementation of the two activities.
• The place for the application of science and technology is based on the needs of the community by the academic community of the Swiss German University directly to the wider, institutionalized and professional community through the scientific method.
• Is one of the institutions at the Swiss German University whose task is to develop a research culture in higher education and encourage the utilization of the results to support the mission of higher education and national development in a sustainable manner.
• Producing professional researchers from Swiss German University who are assets of the nation based on their knowledge and competence so that they can be of benefit to the nation and state.

Based on the assessment of Higher Education Research performance within the Ministry of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia for the 2013 – 2015 period, research performance at Swiss German University reached the Primary level as of August 18, 2016 based on the Decree of the Director General of Higher Education Number: 2331/DRPM/TU/2016 concerning Assessment Results University Research Performance 2013-2015.

DRPM (Directorate of Research, Technology and Community Service), Directorate General of Higher Education and Ministry of Education and Culture and Research and Technology launched the results of the 2023 higher education research performance assessment, which stated that SGU won the “Main Cluster” based on the Decree of the Director of Research, Technology and Community Service Number 0241/ E5/DT.06.01/2023 dated 28 February 2023 concerning Determination of Higher Education Clusterization based on Research Performance and Community Service.

The clustering of higher education institutions in 2023 is based on the results of processing SINTA-based higher education performance data in the period 2019 to 2021. The calculated performance data is data that has been verified and validated by the verifier of the Higher Education Institute for Research and Community Service (LPPM). Based on an analysis of verified data, there are 44 tertiary institutions included in the independent group, 192 main groups, 367 middle groups and 500 primary groups.

This higher education research performance assessment has an impact on research budget quotas, management of decentralized funds in accordance with the research master plan of each tertiary institution, map of needs for capacity building programs per cluster, and research management mechanisms. Given the strategic role of higher education research performance appraisal, all tertiary institutions are required to submit their research performance data for the next period’s assessment.

1. SecureTech Research Hub (Research Center)
2. Smart Systems for Sustainability (Research Center)
3. Pusat Studi Artificial Intelligence and Data Science (Research Center)
4. Autonomous Mobile Robot (Research Group)
5. Renewable Energy, Energy Conservation and Environment (Research Center)
6. Food and Health (Research Center)
7. Center for Leadership & Entrepreneurship Studies (Research Group)
8. Center of Entrepreneurship Development for Creative Economy & Tourism (CEDCET) (Research Center)
9. Banking, Finance and Accounting (Research Group)
10. Marketing: Sustainability Marketing & Branding (Research Group)