Wednesday, 25 January 2023, the Faculty of Biology UGM held a ceremony for the Postgraduate Program Period II 2022/2023 graduates solemnly held face-to-face, at the Tropical Biology Auditorium Building, Faculty of Biology UGM. The event was opened directly by the Dean of the Faculty of Biology UGM (Prof. Dr. Budi Setiadi Daryono, M.Agr.Sc). The event was also attended by the Vice Dean for Academic and Student Affairs (Rina Sri Kasiamdari, S.Sc., Ph.D.), Vice Dean for Finance (Dr.Niken Satuti Nur Handayani, M.Sc), Deputy for Research, Community Service and Cooperation (Dr. Eko. Agus Suyono, S.Sc., M.App.Sc), Head of the Masters Study Program (Dr.rer.nat. Andhika Puspito Nugroho, S.Sc., M.Sc), Head of the Doctoral Study Program (Dr. Bambang Retno Aji, M.Sc.), research advisory and all the committees involved in the event.
The ceremony started at 13.00 WIB, opened directly by the Dean of the Faculty of Biology UGM, Prof. Dr. Budi Setiadi Daryono, M.Agr.Sc. followed by singing the national anthem Indonesia Raya, the Gadjah Mada Hymn, Mars Biology UGM, the accompaniment of the traditional Bajidor Kahot dance performed by doctoral and master student namely Khusnul Qonita Maghfiroh, S.Si and Hayu Swari Allimi, S.Si followed by a graduation report by Dr.rer.nat. Andhika Puspito Nugroho, S.Sc., M.Sc as Head of Masters Study Program, Faculty of Biology UGM. The Ceremony for Period II 2022/2023 has graduated 2 graduates of the doctoral program namely Dr. Evi Mintowati Kuntorini, M.Si with a GPA of 3.99 and Dr. Junaidi, S.P., M.Sc., Ph.D with a GPA of 3.90 who is a double degree student in the doctoral program with L’Institute Agro Montpellier, Université de Montpellier, France. Meanwhile, for the master program in this period, 16 graduates have graduated with the title of Master of Science (M.Sc.) with 1 graduate with good predicate, 9 graduates with excellent predicate and 6 graduates with cumlaude predicate and from the master program, Della Blatama, M.Sc has the highest GPA among all graduates with 3.94 GPA. Up to this period, the UGM biology postgraduate program has succeeded in graduating 125 doctoral students and 1,522 masters students.
The ceremony continued with reading the names of the graduates by the Dean of the Faculty of Biology UGM. In total, there are 18 graduates from this period, they are Dr. Evi Mintowati Kuntorini, M.Si, Dr. Junaidi, S.P., M.Sc., Ph.D, Raden Roro Risang Ayu Dewayani Putri, S.Pd., M.Sc, Ahmad Yani, S.Pd., M.Sc, Syaiful Adam Maulana, S.Sc., M.Sc, Ratna Azizah, S.Pd., M.Sc, Reva Suzana, S.Sc., M.Sc, Ahmad Saifun Naser, S.Sc., M.Sc, Muhammad Khoerul, S.Sc., M .Sc, Huliyatul Adzkiya, S.Sc., M.Sc, Sadiq Ali, BS.C., M.Sc, Lasmini Syariatin, S.Sc., M.Sc, Yunita Messe, S.Pd., M.Sc , Rahmatullah S.Sc., M.Sc, Dea Putri Andeska, S.Sc., M.Sc, Della Blatama, S.Pd., M.Sc, Wulan Rahmani Akmal, S.Sc., M.Sc, Irma Rohmawati, S.Pd., M.Sc. M.Sc. Della Blatama, M.Sc., as the representative of the graduates who gave remarks at the graduation ceremony, in her remarks expressed her deepest gratitude to the entire academic community of the Faculty of Biology UGM for the guidance and their facilities and hopes for the future that the graduates of the Faculty of Biology UGM will become excellent quality human resources who will contribute and benefit the nation and the country in the future. The ceremony continued with remarks by representatives of the parents of the graduates delivered by Ms. Masni Jafar S.Pd who is the mother of Della Blatama, M.Sc. She expressed her pride at the achievements of the graduates for their struggles to win an academic degree in the postgraduate program at the Faculty of Biology UGM and remarked thank you for the outpouring of guidance from the supervisor and the entire academic community to the graduates.
After the remarks, a symbolic pinning procession of KABIOGAMA membership was carried out, represented by Irma Rohmawati, S.Pd., M.Sc. and Dr. Junaidi, S.P., M.Sc., Ph.D by the Deputy Dean for Research, Community Service and Cooperation, Dr. Eko Agus Suyono, S.Si., M.App.Sc. The last remarks were delivered by Prof. Budi Setiadi Daryono M.Agr.Sc. as the Dean of the Faculty of Biology UGM. He congratulated and was also happy for the graduation ceremony. He said, “Congratulations and we are happy for the graduation ceremony that has taken place, we also thank the parents for the support of their sons/daughters”. He gave a short poem “Eating Sushi tastes good in the morning when you are with your sweetheart, welcome to the graduates’ families at the green and sustainable Biology Faculty”. The Faculty of Biology made a new history with the graduation of Dr. Junaidi, S.P., M.Sc., Ph.D graduated from the double degree doctoral program, and hopefully it will become an initiation for other students to take the same steps and programs. Currently the Faculty of Biology has collaborated to sign an MoU with the Australian National University which is the first ranked university in Australia and with the Ministry of Finance’s LPDP Scholarship Program will prepare a double degree program for Masters and Doctoral degrees. He also said that the graduates came from various regions in Indonesia such as Lampung, West Java, Pakistan, Maluku, Kalimantan and other areas which indicated that the graduates of the postgraduate program were evenly distributed and came from various regions which were expected to contribute to Indonesia’s development. in the future. This year the Masters program is in the process of obtaining ASIIN accreditation and is the first Biology faculty in Indonesia. He expressed his gratitude to the teaching staff/lecturers and education staff who have guided the graduates and academic technical matters, as well as to the parents who have supported their sons/daughters to continue on the master’s program, and did not forget to thank KMP for providing a forum in terms of soft skills to become provisions in the future as a means of self-development apart from academic/GPA factors. Finally, he apologized for the lack from various aspects, be it lecturers, education staff, and others flaws that existed, especially during the Covid-19 pandemic to continue to adapt, he said that there was no success without prayer. He hopes that the graduates will become successful people, provide benefits to the surrounding environment and be beneficial to nature and the environment. Finally, he delivered a short poem “spinach with seeds on the river bank, sustainable greetings from the biology faculty”.
The ceremony then continued with the presentation of mementos from the graduates of period II 2022/2023 represented by Sadiq Ali, B.Sc., M.Sc, to the dean of the Faculty of Biology UGM, and the event was closed with a prayer led by Mr. Sumarno , S.Sc., M.Sc and ended with a group photo. This graduation procession proves that the graduation ceremony is a very important moment that can still be held smoothly and sacredly even though it is carried out virtually.