The Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Gadjah Mada (Faperta UGM), recently welcomed a visit from SMAN 1 Kandanghaur, Indramayu, on Thursday, 16 January 2025. The event took place at the Prof. Harjono Danoesastro Auditorium and aimed to introduce the world of agriculture and academia to high school students, while also providing valuable information about pathways to higher education.

Latief, M.A., representing SMAN 1 Kandanghaur, expressed his appreciation for the warm welcome from Faperta UGM. “We sincerely thank you for receiving us at the Faculty of Agriculture UGM. We hope that some of our students will be able to continue their studies at Universitas Gadjah Mada,” he said.

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Lentera Desa, through the Community Service Program of the Faculty of Agriculture Universitas Gadjah Mada (Faperta UGM), successfully held a digital agricultural extension content creation training on Tuesday, 7 January 2025. The event was attended by agricultural instructors and facilitators from the Agricultural Training Center (Bapeltan) of Central Java, demonstrating their commitment to enhancing extension skills in the digital era.

The training focused on digital content creation techniques, ranging from video shooting to editing using the CapCut application. The guest speaker, Maman Agosto, a practitioner lecturer in audiovisual media at Faperta UGM provided practical guidance and useful tips for producing engaging and informative content.

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The Faculty of Agriculture UGM has once again strengthened its academic and research collaboration with the Centre for Research in Biotechnology for Agriculture (CEBAR), University of Malaya, Malaysia. This cooperation was reinforced by a visit from CEBAR representative Dr. Chee How Teo on 2-3 December 2024.

Dr. Chee How Teo’s visit was warmly welcomed by the leadership of the Faculty of Agriculture UGM. The meeting was attended in person by the Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture UGM, Ir. Jaka Widada, M.P., Ph.D., Vice Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, Dr. Dyah Weny Respatie, S.P., M.Si., Vice Dean for Finance, Assets, and HR, Dr. R.A. Siti Ari Budhiyanti, S.T.P., M.P., and Vice Dean for Research, Community Service, and Collaboration, Prof. Subejo, S.P., M.Sc., Ph.D. In addition to the leadership team, the Chair of the Department of Agricultural Cultivation, Rani Agustina Wulandari, S.P., M.Sc., Ph.D., and one of the department’s lecturers, Agus Budi Setiawan, S.P., M.Sc., Ph.D., were also present to participate in the discussion.

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