Advanced School of Nursery Science Muhammadiyah Pontianak (STIK Muh Pontianak) held the 1st Borneo International Conference Management Health Education and Technology (BICOMHET) 2021. The conference which raised them “Challenges and Opportunities in the Era of Society 5.0” was conducted online and attended by 238 participants on Saturday (18/12).

The Committee Chief of the 1st BICOMHET 2021, Ns Tutur Kardiatun, MKep, explained that the purpose of the agenda was to improve the recent knowledge development of various fields. “Besides to increase the knowledge in Technological Innovation and various scientific information about the Nursery Science among countries, especially Japan, Malaysia, India, and Indonesia,” he added. 

The Head of STIK Muh Pontianak, Ns Haryanto, MSN, PhD, hoped that the 1st BICOMHET 2021 would be an effective forum for Academicians, Research, and Practitioners to exchange perspectives and participate in advancing knowledge, research, and technology. “The conference included several interesting topics related to all theoretical and practical aspects, not only the management, health, nursery, midwifery, psychology, education, religious studies, sociology, engineering, technology, and pharmacy,” he added.

Moreover, the resource persons in the 1st BICOMHET 2021 comprised Ns Imran MHS PhD from STIK Muhammadiyah Pontianak, Ns Fitri Arofiati, MAN, PhD represented Muhammadiyah Council for Higher Education, Research, and Development (CHERD), Dr Muhammad Hadi, MKep from Universitas Muhammadiyah Jakarta. Also, Prof Dr Makoto Oe from Kanazawa University Japan, Prof Dr Mah Boon from Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) Malaysia, and Prof Dr Inderbir Singh from Chitkara University India delivered their materials at the conference. The conference was also completed by the video competition, education poster, and oral presentation of the research result from Indonesia and Malaysia. In addition, the proceedings of the conference indexed Scopus/ WoS.