Two lecturers from the Science Education (Pendidikan IPA) study program at Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia (UPI) have been named recipients of the Indonesia Collaborative Research Program (Riset Kolaborasi Indonesia/RKI) grant 2026, awarded by the Association of Research and Community Service Institutions of State Universities with Legal Entity Status (ALP PTNBH).
The funding decision was formalized through Decree No. 002/ALP/HK/V/2026, issued by ALP PTNBH Chairman Prof. Dr. R. Benny Riyanto, S.H., M.Hum., CN., on May 6, 2026, following a nationwide proposal selection process involving review teams from 24 PTNBH institutions.
Among the funded projects, Prof. Dr. Riandi, M.Si., secured a Scheme A grant as host researcher for the project titled “Pengembangan Sistem Pembelajaran Adaptif Berbasis AI-TPACK dalam Konteks ESD untuk Penguatan Kompetensi Guru IPA dan Literasi Keberlanjutan Siswa”, in collaboration with partner researchers from Universitas Terbuka and Universitas Negeri Malang.
Meanwhile, Dr. Nanang Winarno was named partner researcher on a Scheme B-funded project hosted by Widiasih of Universitas Terbuka, titled “Pengembangan Model Pembelajaran Predict-Observe-Explain-Diagnose Terintegrasi Augmented Reality dan Artificial Intelligence (POED-ARAI) Untuk Mengoptimalkan Keterampilan Saintifik Inquiry dan Metakognisi Siswa”, alongside Ratna Ekawati of Universitas Negeri Malang and Widiasih from Universitas Terbuka.
The RKI program, organized annually by ALP PTNBH, aims to encourage cross-institutional research collaboration among Indonesia’s state universities with legal entity status, spanning a wide range of disciplines including education, technology, health, and sustainability.
Congratulations to Prof. Dr. Riandi, M.Si. and Dr. Nanang Winarno on this well-deserved achievement! Their success reflects not only individual dedication but also the strength of the Science Education study program in producing research that is innovative, collaborative, and responsive to the needs of 21st-century education.