Salatiga, November 3, 2025 — The Centre for Research and Community Service (LP2M) of UIN Salatiga successfully hosted the 2025 Annual International Interdisciplinary Conference and Research Expo (AIICARE), featuring 196 research projects conducted in 2023. The event highlighted the university’s commitment to ensuring that academic research contributes directly to community development and real-world sustainability efforts.
The two-day conference, held at Laras Asri Hotel, Salatiga, carried the theme “Approaches to Sustainability: Bridging Science, Society, and Culture.” It brought together scholars and experts from around the world, including keynote speakers Prof. Zakiyuddin (UIN Salatiga), Prof. Nasr Muhammad Arif (Cairo University, Egypt), Sheikh Abdul Karim Harelimana (Ambassador of Rwanda), Prof. Maila Dinia Rahiem (UIN Jakarta), and Prof. Jumanto (Udinus Semarang).
Opening the event, Salatiga Mayor Dr. Robby Hermawan, Sp.OG. emphasized that academic collaboration strengthens Salatiga’s reputation as a tolerant and innovative city open to research and global partnerships.
The conference proceedings will be peer-reviewed, open access, and published by Taylor & Francis, with proposed Scopus indexing. AIICARE 2025 reaffirms UIN Salatiga’s vision of uniting knowledge for social impact and sustainable global development.