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.
SDG 17: Partnerships for the Goals
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.
On 11 September 2024, the Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) held a farewell event for Rina Shirahata and Haruka Ishiguro, students from Yamagata University, who had taught the Japanese language class “Nihongo no Nakama” for a week. The event took place at the AGLC Building of the Faculty of Agriculture and was attended by students from various faculties at UGM who had participated in the class. Rina Shirahata is a student from the Art Major, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, while Haruka Ishiguro is from the Mass Media Communication Major, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Yamagata University, Japan.