Introduction
The Environmental Management and Technology (EMT) Research Group was established in 2006 as a result of a merger between the groups of Environmental Management and Environmental Health (in the environmental engineering field there were formerly six research groups, i.e. Environmental Management Research Group, Water Supply and Treatment Technology Research Group, Wastewater Treatment Technology Research Group, Air Pollution Control Research Group, Solid Waste Technology Research Group, and Environmental Health Research Group).
The members of this research group graduated from leading universities in the United States, France, United Kingdom, Australia, The Netherlands, Japan, and Indonesia. Currently, they are the main Indonesian human resources and experts in water resources, environmental quality management and planning, environmental health and safety, community-based development, and appropriate technology in urban and rural area, water and sanitation system management, air quality management, soil management, eco-technology, marine and low-land quality management, and environmental software development.
The group’s vision is to become a world leader institution in the field of Environmental Management and Technology especially for tropical countries and its mission is to contribute in development of Environmental Engineering and Management through highly qualified and innovative education systems, distinction research, and intensified community services. This research group responds appropriately to global and local challenges in the field of environmental management and technology based on the available resources found in tropical countries. EMT is ready to collaborate with institutions around the globe to bring Indonesia to be a prosperous country through sustainable development strategies.