BESTS 2025

BESTS2025 Highlight.mp4

Reflecting on Success, Scaling for Impact

Conducted from 24th of August 2025 to 9th of September 2025, BESTS continues to serve as a premier platform for fostering international collaboration and sustainable business innovation. The 2025 program successfully brought together a diverse cohort of 34 students, representing Sampoerna University, the Institute of Science Tokyo, and Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia.

Throughout the Stage 2, participants engaged in high-level workshops led by distinguished practitioners, including Beni Suryadi (Department Head of Power, Fossil Fuel, Alternative Energy and Storage of the ASEAN Centre for Energy), alongside expert faculty from Sampoerna University and Institute of Science Tokyo. To bridge the gap between theory and practice, students participated in immersive site visits, ranging from sustainable infrastructure at the TPS 3R Siaga Pasar Minggu waste facility and the ASEAN Centre for Energy, to cultural landmarks such as Istiqlal Mosque and Taman Mini Indonesia Indah.

Articles Submitted for ASEAN Centre for Energy Blog

The participants of the 2025 BESTS program have contributed a series of blog articles to the ASEAN Centre for Energy website. These pieces showcase the students' engagement with their projects, balancing a popular, accessible writing style with the deep technical analysis required to communicate the broader impact of their work. Provided below is a chronological list of their published articles.

Dunan, K. (2026/02/20). Cooling ASEAN Cities Sustainably: Tackling Energy Demand and Climate Risks. https://accept.aseanenergy.org/cooling-asean-cities-sustainably-tackling-energy-demand-and-climate-risks
Shakira, A. D. (2026/02/20). Improving Waste-to-Energy Efficiency through Household-Level Waste-Sorting: An Accessible Technology-Assisted Behavior Shift to Complement ASEAN’s Energy Transition. https://accept.aseanenergy.org/improving-waste-to-energy-efficiency-through-household-level-waste-sorting-an-accessible-technology-assisted-behavior-shift-to-complement-aseans-energy-transition.
Thong, P. G. (2026/03/06). Counting on Equality: Why Gender Data Can Power ASEAN’s Clean Energy Transition. https://accept.aseanenergy.org/counting-on-equality-why-gender-data-can-power-aseans-clean-energy-transition.
Imaizumi, A. (2026/03/10). Sustainable School Uniform Recycling in Indonesia: Toward Achieving SDG7 and SDG13. https://accept.aseanenergy.org/sustainable-school-uniform-recycling-in-indonesia-toward-achieving-sdg7-and-sdg13.
Bahagia, K. L. (2026/03/31). From Waste to Walls: How "The Peal Deal Cement" can Drive ASEAN's Green Future. https://accept.aseanenergy.org/from-waste-to-walls-how-the-peal-deal-cement-can-drive-aseans-green-future.
Jennifer. (2026/03/31). Beyond the Seam: Weaving a Sustainable Energy Future for ASEAN Through Circular Fashion and Strategic Climate Action. https://accept.aseanenergy.org/beyond-the-seam-weaving-a-sustainable-energy-future-for-asean-through-circular-fashion-and-strategic-climate-action.
Sumarlin, A. A. (2026/04/07). From Waste to Watts: Turning Heat Loss into ASEAN's Power. https://accept.aseanenergy.org/from-waste-to-watts-turning-heat-loss-into-aseans-power.
Watanabe, K. (2026/04/07). Clean Energy for Safer Needles: A Sustainable Prototype for Insulin Needles Waste Reduction and Climate Action. https://accept.aseanenergy.org/clean-energy-for-safer-needles-a-sustainable-prototype-for-insulin-needles-waste-reduction-and-climate-action.
Suzuki, A. (2026/05/04). Sustainable Urban Mobility Proposals. https://accept.aseanenergy.org/sustainable-urban-mobility-proposals.
Hirono, Y. (2026/05/04). Breaking the Cycle of Congestion: A Smart Mobility Platform for Jakarta. https://accept.aseanenergy.org/breaking-the-cycle-of-congestion-a-smart-mobility-platform-for-jakarta.
Putra, D. A. A. (2026/06/01). How Smart Recycling Can Fuel ASEAN’s Energy Transition and Climate Goals. https://accept.aseanenergy.org/how-smart-recycling-can-fuel-aseans-energy-transition-and-climate-goals.
Matsuda, K. (2026/06/01). Improving Transmission Efficiency: The Construction of Underground Power Grids. https://accept.aseanenergy.org/improving-transmission-efficiency-the-construction-of-underground-power-grids.
Keintjem, C. A. (2026/06/01). From Rice Husks to Renewable Power: Circular Supercapacitors Driving ASEAN's Energy Transition. https://accept.aseanenergy.org/from-rice-husks-to-renewable-power-circular-supercapacitors-driving-aseans-energy-transition.
Sutanto, L. G., & Pradnyaswari, I. (2026/06/29). The ASEAN Spark: Powering Growth while Protecting the Planet. https://accept.aseanenergy.org/the-asean-spark-powering-growth-while-protecting-the-planet.

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