MBKM Internship Student, Implementation of Collaboration between the Faculty of Biology UGM and the Faculty of Agriculture, Udayana University

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• Kamis, 7 September 2023
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Yogyakarta, 7 September 2023 – The Faculty of Biology UGM collaborates with the Faculty of Agriculture, Udayana University within the scope of implementing the Independent Campus Learning Program (MBKM). This collaboration was formalized in the signing of the Cooperation Agreement (PKS) which took place in the Senate Room of the UGM Faculty of Biology. The agenda was attended by partners from Udayana University including Dr. Ida Ayu Putri Darmawati as Head of the Agrotechnology Undergraduate Study Program, Prof. Dr. Ir. Rindang Dwiyanti, M.Sc. as MBKM Supervising Lecturer along with 4 students who will participate in MBKM activities at the Faculty of Biology UGM for the next 4 months. From the Faculty of Biology, Prof. Dr. Budi Setiadi Daryono, M.Agr.Sc. as Dean, Dr. Bambang Retnoaji, M.Sc. as Deputy Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, Dr. Slamet Widiyanto, M.Sc. as Deputy Dean for Finance, Assets and Human Resources, Dr. Eko Agus Suyono, M.App.Sc. as Deputy Dean for Research, Community Service, Cooperation and Alumni, Sukirno, S.Si, M.Sc., Ph.D. as Head of the Biology Undergraduate Study Program, and Prof. Dr. Endang Semiarti, MS., M.Sc. from the Biotechnology Laboratory.

Dr. Ida Ayu and Prof. Rindang conveyed that their visit to the Faculty of Biology was not only for signing the collaboration but also to accompany the four students who will carry out Research MBKM as well as Sit-In Class at the Faculty of Biology UGM for the next 4 months until January 5 2023. The implementation of the MBKM is also an implementation of the collaboration that has been established. between the Faculty of Biology UGM and the Faculty of Agriculture, Udayana University.

Dr. Eko as Deputy Dean for Research, Community Service, Cooperation and Alumni, welcomed the arrival of Dr. Ida Ayu, Prof. Rindang, as well as students who will carry out MBKM internships at the Faculty of Biology. He also said that the Biology Faculty is a diverse campus with many students from various regions, including from student exchanges at domestic and foreign universities. Dr. Bambang as Deputy Dean for Academic and Student Affairs and Sukirno, Ph.D. as the Head of the Undergraduate Biology Study Program, then welcomed the four students who would participate in the learning activities. Intern students will be facilitated to be able to carry out lectures and internships effectively and comfortably while at the UGM Faculty of Biology.

Prof. Endang from the Biotechnology Laboratory, who supervised the four Udayana University students while at the Biology Faculty, said that the four students brought orchid specimens from Bali which would be studied and developed at the Biology Faculty. It is hoped that this collaboration will also be a good collaboration between the Faculty of Biology UGM and the Faculty of Agriculture, Udayana University and produce research outputs and educational collaborations that can be useful in the future.

This collaboration is a form of the Faculty of Biology's commitment to supporting sustainable development in accordance with the Sustainable Development Targets (SDGs), including good quality education (SDG 4) and sustainable collaboration (SGD 17).