The Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Gadjah Mada held the Postgraduate Graduation Ceremony for Period I of the 2024/2025 Academic Year, celebrating the graduation of 86 students. This includes 78 Master’s (S2) graduates and 8 Doctoral (S3) graduates. Notably, 8 of the Master’s graduates are from the Fast Track program, having completed their undergraduate and master’s degrees in less than five years. Among them, Elia Laila Rizkya, a Fast Track graduate, became the youngest graduate with a perfect GPA of 4.0, earning her the title of the best Master’s graduate at the Faculty of Agriculture UGM and the youngest graduate in Universitas Gadjah Mada.
SDG 1: No Poverty
Muhammad Rafi Gunadi, a student from the Bachelor Agricultural Extension and Communication Study Program (2023) at the Faculty of Agriculture UGM (Faperta UGM), has brought pride to the Faculty of Agriculture UGM on the international stage. Rafi, along with his colleague Khansa Eka Maulana (Geographic Information Systems 2024), won a gold medal in the Research for College Students category at the 3rd International Conference of Biological Science (ICoBioS) X OBC 2024 held at Universitas Brawijaya, Malang, on 28-29 September 2024.
The Faculty of Agriculture at Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) and the Faculty of Agriculture at Universitas Jember (UNEJ) officially established a collaboration on Thursday, 3 October 2024. This agreement coincided with UNEJ’s visit to UGM for a comparative study and focus group discussion (FGD). The collaboration is expected to provide new insights and pave the way for strategic partnerships in human resource development, academic quality, and scientific publications at both institutions. This initiative also supports the “Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka” (MBKM) program promoted by Indonesia’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology.