Record and preserve cultural heritage

Deliver projects to record and preserve intangible cultural heritage such as local folklore, traditions, language, and knowledge. This can include the heritage of displaced communities.

Universitas Sriwijaya (UNSRI) implements projects to record and preserve local intangible cultural heritage, focusing on inclusiveness by highlighting the history of diverse communities.

Through the “Eksplorasi Peradaban Sriwijaya” (Sriwijaya Civilization Exploration) program, students from the PMM 4 Inbound program engage in activities to document and understand this heritage. On March 9, 2024, students visited Bukit Siguntang to learn the history of the area, including the discovery of the Sriwijaya Buddha statue and the heritage of the founders of the Palembang Sultanate.

The program also actively records the heritage of minority communities. This includes discussions and visits to sites like Pulau Kemaro (preserving Chinese cultural heritage) and designated “tolerance villages” such as Kampung Tuan Kentang and the Al-Munawar Arab Village. These activities recognize and study the traditions and knowledge of ethnicities that have been part of the region since the Sriwijaya era.