Sustainable Higher Education Research Alliances (SHERA) Program Performance Report Quarter 4 FY 2018 (July - September 2018) Cooperative Agreement No: AID-497-A-16-00004 Prepared for: Jalu Cahyanto, AOR Education Office, USAID/Indonesia Prepared by: Institute of International Education (IIE) October 2018 Table of Contents List of Acronyms and Abbreviations ...................................................................................... 3 Executive Summary ................................................................................................................. 5 I. SHERA University Partnerships/Centers for Collaborative Research ........................ 6 1.1 Overview of Results ................................................................................................... 6 1.2 CCR Lead Direct Mentoring and Other Support ................................................... 6 1.3 CCR Annual Conference ........................................................................................... 7 1.4 CCR Quarterly Meeting ............................................................................................ 7 1.5 CCR Monitoring ......................................................................................................... 7 1.6 CCR Year 1 Assessments .......................................................................................... 8 1.7 CCR Activities – Key Highlights during the Reporting Period .............................. 9 a. CCR-ARI ..................................................................................................................... 9 b. SMART CITY ........................................................................................................... 10 c. CDSR ........................................................................................................................ 10 d. NCSTT ..................................................................................................................... 10 e. ANBIOCORE ........................................................................................................... 11 II. Other Program Activities that Contributed to SHERA’s Achievements .............. 12 2.1 Stakeholder Engagement ....................................................................................... 12 a. Government of Indonesia ....................................................................................... 12 b. Private Sector Engagement ................................................................................... 12 III. Operations ................................................................................................................... 12 3.1 Revisions to SHERA’s Grants Process ................................................................... 12 3.2 IIE Internal Auditor visit ......................................................................................... 12 3.3 IIEF Modified Scope ................................................................................................. 13 3.4 Project Office Relocation ........................................................................................ 13 3.5 Visa Requirements for CCR scholars’ Travel to the U.S. .................................... 13 3.7 Update to SHERA Performance Indicator ........................................................... 13 IV. Challenges .................................................................................................................... 13 4.1 CCR Program and Operational Capacity ............................................................. 13 4.2 SHERA Operations .................................................................................................. 14 V. Activities Anticipated for Next Quarter (October - December 2018) ..................... 15 5.1 CCR Bi- Annual Meeting ......................................................................................... 15 5.2 CCR Direct Mentoring ............................................................................................ 15 5.3 Stakeholder Engagement ....................................................................................... 15 5.4 IIE Home Office Travel ........................................................................................... 15 Annex 1: IIE’s KPI Achievements ......................................................................................... 16 Annex II: SHERA Quarterly Activity Record ...................................................................... 25 Annex III: CCR Quarterly Activity Record .......................................................................... 27 Annex IV: ................................................................................................................................ 57 Survey on Access to External Academic Research Engines .............................................. 57 ii List of Acronyms and Abbreviations ANBIOCORE Animal Biotechnology and Coral Reef Fisheries AOR Agreement Officer Representative BADORA Badan dan Orang Asing/ Foreign Corporate and Individual Tax Service Office CCR Center for Collaborative Research CCR ARI CCR for Acute Respiratory Infections CDSR Center for the Development of a Sustainable Region COP Chief of Party G&C Grants and Contracts GDA Global Development Alliance GOI Government of Indonesia HEI Higher Education Institution IIE Institute of International Education IPB Institut Pertanian Bogor/Bogor Agricultural University ITB Institut Teknologi Bandung/Bandung Institute of Technology ITS Institut Teknologi Surabaya/Surabaya Institute of Technology KEMRISTEKDIKTI Ministry of Technology, Research, and Higher Education KPI Key Performance Indicators LPIK Lembaga Pengembangan Inovasi dan Kewirausahaan/Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development MOU Memorandum of Understanding MIS Management Information System MEL Monitoring, Evaluation, and Learning MOOC Massive Open Online Course MSU Mississippi State University NCSTT National Center for Sustainable Transportation Technology PFI PT Proven Force Indonesia PIC Person in Charge PIRS Performance Indicators Review Sheets RSUD Rumah Sakit Umum Daerah SHERA Sustainable Higher Education Research Alliances SMART CITY Scientific Modeling, Application, Research, and Training for City-centered Innovation and Technology SSU Savannah State University ST&I Science, Technology & Innovation TOD Transit-oriented Development UBB Universitas Bangka Belitung/University of Bangka Belitung UF University of Florida UGM Universitas Gadjah Mada/Gadjah Mada University UI Universitas Indonesia/University of Indonesia UIUC University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign UNAIR Universitas Airlangga/Airlangga University UNDANA Universitas Nusa Cendana/University of Nusa Cendana UNDIP Universitas Diponegoro/Diponegoro University UNG Universitas Negeri Gorontalo/University of Negeri Gorontalo UNIBRAW Universitas Brawijaya/University of Brawijaya UNIPA Universitas Papua/University of Papua UNLAM Universitas Lambung Mangkurat/University of Lambung Mangkurat UNPAD Universitas Padjadjaran/Padjadjaran University UNPATTI Universitas Pattimura/University of Pattimura UNRAM Universitas Mataram/University of Mataram URI University of Rhode Island UNS Universitas Sebelas Maret/Sebelas Maret University UNSRI Universitas Sriwijaya/Sriwijaya University 3 UNSYIAH Universitas Syiah Kuala/ Syiah Kuala University UNUD Universitas Udayana/Udayana University UP Universitas Pertamina/Pertamina University UTS Universitas Teknologi Sumbawa/Sumbawa Technology University USAID United States Agency for International Development USG United States Government UTP Universiti Teknologi Petronas/Petronas Technology University 4 Executive Summary From July 31– September 30, 2018, the Institute of International Education (IIE) completed activities and milestones necessary to implement the Sustainable Higher Education Research Alliances (SHERA) program (Cooperative Agreement AID-497-A-16-00004). SHERA aims to foster linkages between Indonesian higher education institutions (HEI) and U.S-based universities, and across diverse Indonesian universities to enhance the research capacity of Indonesian HEIs in science, technology, and innovation (ST&I), improve the enabling environment for quality research, and promote access to research and professional development opportunities for women. By establishing Centers for Collaborative Research (CCRs) within top Indonesian universities, SHERA, in collaboration with the Indonesian Ministry of Research, Technology, and Higher Education (Kemristekdikti), bring together Indonesian and U.S. scholars to conduct world-class research within priority research areas. During the reporting period, IIE achieved two major programmatic milestones, successfully running SHERA’s inaugural Annual Conference and completion of the assessment of the CCR’s Year 1 activities. Under the theme “Partnerships towards Innovation,” the Annual Conference brought together CCR lead and affiliate management and staff, CCR lead institutional leadership, Government of Indonesian (GOI) representatives, private sector officials and other key stakeholders to celebrate the CCRs’ Year 1 achievements and share best practices in university and public-private sector partnerships. The conference was proceeded by a quarterly meeting with all CCR leads to discuss challenges over the past year and share solutions to address them in the year ahead. SHERA’s assessment of the CCR’s achievements included visits to each CCR lead to review their