In collaboration with the Pusat Studi Bioteknologi, the Faculty of Biology organized a guest lecture by Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Hans-Jörg Jacobsen entitled “Development of Teaching Methods and Curriculum in Life Sciences”. The lecture was held on April 18, 2018, in the Ruang Sidang of the Faculty of Biology UGM. Prof. Jacobsen was invited to share his experience as the dean of Leibniz Universitat Hannover and his contribution to the Bologna Process, a standardization protocols for higher education in EU from 1996-1999. As one of the implementations of Senior Experten Servise from the Government of Germany, the guest lecture was expected to provide new insights on constructing a better education system and curriculum development in the Faculty of Biology UGM.

The GGMUN 2018, held on 13 to 16 April 2018, was a parliament-based forum discussing topics related to the 17 Global Goals set by the United Nations (UN). Thomi Asyari and Imroatul Habibah, two undergraduate students from the Faculty of Biology, attended the forum in Sunway Putra Hotel, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The three-day event was started by opening the International Youth Symposium on Global Goals. On the second day, a parliament-based discussion was held in which Thomi was assigned as the representative of Maldives and Imroatul as of Portugal. The last day was concluded by the International Grant Symposium, inviting distinguished speakers and organizing art and cultural performances from each country.

Ainurrizqi started to pursue martial art by joining the Unit Kegiatan Mahasiswa (UKM) in October 2017. His first competition in Judo was in the Monas Open International Judo Championship di Jakarta where he joined as a participant. Finally, in February 2018, he won a bronze medal in the 2018 Carlson Gracie Brazilian Jiujitsu International Cup competition in Thailand.

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I learned many valuable experiences during the competition. Also, I was happy that I could go abroad for the first time in my life for free. Besides, I made friends with participants from other countries. I wish this experience would help me to grow further in pursuing and learning the martial art.

Faculty of Biology UGM and Universiti Tunku Abdul Rahman (UTAR) Malaysia has established a joint-collaboration program in academic and research since 2017. As part of the program, an online lecture by Dr. Hann Ling Wong (Department of Biological Science, Faculty of Sciences UTAR) was held on April 9th, 2018. More than 50 undergraduate students from both universities attended the lecture about “Molecular mechanism on Plant Response to Pathogenic Infection” by Dr. Wong. The next joint lecture is scheduled on April 16th, 2018, by Dr. Endang Semiarti, M.S., M.Sc (Faculty of Biology, UGM).

A Guest Lecture by Prof. Jun Yokoyama (Department Biology, Faculty of Science, Yamagata University) was organized on March 23rd, 2018. During the lecture, Prof. Yokoyama discussed his research focusing on “the Diversity and Evolution of Plant-Pollinator Interactions.”  Prof, Yokoyama highlights the adaptive interaction between plants and their pollinators from the evolutionary point of view. Rina Sri Kasiamdari, Ph.D., as the Vice Dean of Academic and Student Affairs, opened the lecture by welcoming Prof. Yokoyama. Held at the Auditorium of Faculty of Biology UGM, lecturers and students attended the lecture and engaged in active discussions.

On Saturday, March 10th, 2018, a “Workshop for Editor” was held by the Journal of Tropical Biodiversity and Biotechnology (JTBB) Faculty of Biology UGM and Jurnal Bioedukatika Pendidikan Biologi FKIP UAD in the Auditorium of Faculty of Biology UGM. Approximately 47 participants from 34 universities attended the event inviting Dr. Berry Juliandi (Editor-in-Chief Jurnal Hayati), Yazid Hady (Editor Jurnal Edusains, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta), and Andri Pranolo, M.Cs. (Editor Jurnal IJAIN, UAD Yogyakarta) as speakers. During the workshop, a Forum Pengelola Jurnal Biologi dan Pendidikan Biologi was established with Dr. Miftahul Ilmi, M.Si. (Editor of JTBB, Faculty of Biology UGM) as the chairman.

Sunday, April 22, 2018. The Green Coalition (Faculty of Biology, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Faculty of Forestry, Faculty of Agriculture, Instiper Jogja, IKAHIMBI) commemorates it by doing long march. The theme of the Green Coalition for the 2018 Earth Day commemoration is trash, because the problem of waste is still a scourge for the environment even until now. The Student Family of the Faculty of Biology is enthusiastic about the event. During the long march, students of the faculty of biology invite the community to dispose of the garbage in its place and distribute the tote bag to the surrounding community. Arriving at Tugu, the event is a speech from faculty representatives, signing petitions, voicing and inviting people to care about the environment by not littering the place, as well as entertainment from representatives of each faculty joined in the Green Coalition. From the faculty of biology, the speech was represented by the chairman of BEM, Lalu Gunawan Fadliansyah (2015), the entertainment was a reading of a poem by Nafi’atul Ummah (2017). The Earth Day event was closed with mannequin challenges.

On April 24, 2018, the Student Family of the Faculty of Biology commemorated the 13th anniversary of KMFB. The event was held in BAB “(Biology Dasar Atas Barat)” Faculty of Biology. the event started at 16.50-18.30. All the biology students who joined the KMFB follow the anniversary of KMFB with great enthusiasm. In KMFB Anniversary ceremony there was a tumpeng cutting represented by Ibu Rina Sri Kasiamdari and symbolically given to the representatives of Study Groups / Institutions to be more “erat dan solid”. The KMFB Anniversary was “dimeriahkan” by Biology Award 2018 nomination readings counted by voting. In the series of KMFB Anniversary event, Department of Medkominfo BEM Biology presents Bioskop (Biology in Telescope) as a video to commemorate the anniversary of KMFB. The event was then closed with taking photos together.

Faculty of Biology UGM has organized guest lecture with outstanding speaker, Prof. Dr. med. Stephan Immenschuh, from the Institut für Transfusionsmedizin Medizinische Hochschule Hannover Germany. This guest lecture was held on March 6, 2018 with the topic of Stem Cell Role in Research and Clinical Purposes which was attended by students, lecturers, and staffs of Faculty of Biology UGM. This activity has opened by welcoming marks by Dean of Faculty of Biology UGM, Dr. Budi Setiadi Daryono, M.Agr.Sc.
The stem cell is an undifferentiated cell population that can renew itself and produce a new generation of highly specialized cells. Stem cell technology known as stem cells has been established since 1965 with the success of bone marrow transplantation in two immunodeficiency siblings. In subsequent years, there was an important event that marked the progress of stem cell technology in the field of clinics.
In addition, stem cell technology is evolving as gene therapy that can be used to treat hereditary immune deficiency diseases such as Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome and reprogramming adult cells into pluripotent stem cells involving induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs). Stem cells have the potential to become a common treatment for severe diseases such as hereditary ones, immune deficiency, heart abnormalities, and so on.

MATALABIOGAMA is one of places to train conservationist and environmental leaders in Indonesia as the Director General of conservation of natural resources and ecosystem of the Ministry of environment and forestry (KSDAE KLHK), Ir. Wiratno, M.Sc., said in a seminar entitled “biology and Conservation-based management of natural resources in Tropical”, in The Auditorium of the Faculty of biology, Monday (9/10).

General Director of KSDAE KLHK, Ir. Wiratno, M.Sc., explained a presentation titled “Smart Investment as strategies of utilization and conservation area Indonesia”, which was delivered by Director General Secretary KSDAE, Ir. Herry Subagiadi, M.Sc.

He also stated that Faculty of Forestry also has student activity units called Mapala Silvagama. He also invites the students to take part in the conservation of natural resources in Indonesia.