The Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) proudly announces the opportunity for international students and foreign citizens to join the Summer Course on Sustainable Tropical Agriculture & Fisheries 2026. Carrying the theme “Reimagining Tropical Farming and Fisheries for the New Generation”, the program aims to introduce tropical agriculture and fisheries through interactive learning, cultural exchange, global collaboration, and direct field experiences in Indonesia.

The program will take place from 6–17 July 2026, offering two formats: the Hybrid Program, which combines online learning with onsite field experiences in Yogyakarta, and the Fully Online Program, enabling participants to join entirely online from anywhere in the world. read more

In the Biotechnology Seminar series at the Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Gadjah Mada (Faperta UGM), the second session featured Dr. Chiho Suzuki-Minakuchi from the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo. Her presentation, titled “Survival Strategies of Xenobiotic-Degrading Bacteria: Heterogeneity in Plasmid-Borne Catabolic Ability,” examined how environmental bacteria adapt to xenobiotic stress through complex genetic and regulatory mechanisms. read more

The Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Gadjah Mada (Faperta UGM) began its Biotechnology Seminar series with a presentation by Prof. Hideaki Nojiri from the Graduate School of Agricultural and Life Sciences, The University of Tokyo. In his presentation, he introduced the latest screening technology capable of revealing the presence of new aromatic degraders and hidden interactions between bacteria in the environment.

Prof. Nojiri emphasized that the behavior of bacteria in nature cannot be understood from a single strain alone, but through microbial consortia working synergistically. The research, published in the Journal of Hazardous Materials, shows how bacterial communities collaborate to degrade hazardous compounds such as pyrene, opening significant opportunities for the development of bioremediation technology. read more