The Student Creativity Program Team for Community Service (PKM-PM) of Gadjah Mada University (UGM) Tumandur carried out a socialization activity entitled “Empowering the PKK Women of Jurugsari Village through the Transformation of Organic Waste into Smart Compost Vessel-Based Liquid Biofertilizer towards an Agroregenerative Family Farm”. This activity took place on Monday, June 22, 2026 in Kampung Jurugsari RW 57, Joho, Condongcatur, Depok, Sleman, Special Region of Yogyakarta.

This program demonstrates UGM students’ concrete contribution to addressing environmental challenges, particularly the high volume of household waste, which is predominantly organic. Unmanaged waste accumulation has the potential to cause environmental pollution, degrade public health, and reduce the comfort of life. read more

The Faculty of Agriculture, Padjadjaran University, held a Curriculum Workshop for the Doctoral Program (S3) in Agricultural Sciences with the theme “A Globally Connected, Research-driven Doctoral Program” on Tuesday, June 30, 2026. This activity presented Dr. Dyah Weny Respatie, S.P., M.Si, Vice Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, Faculty of Agriculture, Gadjah Mada University (Faperta UGM), as the main speaker.

In her presentation, Dr. Dyah Weny emphasized the importance of developing a doctoral curriculum that is adaptive to global dynamics, research-based, and oriented toward Outcome-Based Education (OBE). She emphasized that doctoral graduates must possess superior research capacity, be able to produce reputable scientific publications, and make a significant contribution to addressing global challenges such as food security and climate change. read more

The Faculty of Agriculture, Gadjah Mada University (Faperta UGM) officially expanded its international network by signing a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with the School of International Relations/Research School for Southeast Asian Studies (RSEAS), Xiamen University, China. The signing took place on June 12, 2026, at Xiamen University by Prof. Jaka Widada, Ph.D., Dean of Faperta UGM, and Prof. GAO Yanjie, Dean of RSEAS Xiamen University.

This agreement marks an important milestone after the foundation of the partnership between the two universities was built through an MOU since 2019 and renewed in 2025. Through the five-year MOA, both institutions are committed to strengthening research in the fields of Indonesia-China relations, sustainable agriculture, and rural socio-economic development. read more