Cooperation
The Faculty of Biology UGM plays an active role in realizing sustainable development goals (SDG’s). To support and realize SDG’s 7 concerning about quality education, and SDG’s 17 to strengthen global cooperation, the Faculty of Biology UGM delegations consisting of Prof. Dr. Budi Setiadi Daryono, M.Agr.Sc. (Dean), Dr. Eko Agus Suyono, M.App.Sc. (Vice Dean for Research, Service, Collaboration and Alumni), and Sukirno, S.Si., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Chair of the Undergraduate Study Program) made a collaborative visit to Ankara University Türkiye in order to develop cooperation and collaboration in the fields of academics and research, training, publications, student mobility and community service. This activity is the initiation of the first formal collaboration between the Faculty of Biology UGM and university in Türkiye.
This visit was held on 11 – 12 December 2023 at Ankara University. Ankara University was founded on 13 June 1946 and consists of 19 Faculties and 1 College. On December 12th, 2023, the delegation was received by The Head of Department of Field Crops Prof. Dr. Hayrettin Kendir and Biotechnology Section Prof. Dr. Khalid Mahmood Khawar. This visiting session began with an introduction to the profile and facilities at the UGM Faculty of Biology and two public lectures entitled The Dynamics and Evolution of Melon-Infecting Virus in Indonesia Influenced by Climate Change, and Integration of Biorefinery Concept in Biofuel Production from Microalgae, each delivered individually. -each by Prof. Dr. Budi Setiadi Daryono, M.Agr.Sc. and Dr. Eko Agus Suyono. This lecture was attended by lecturers, researchers and postgraduate students at the Faculty of Agriculture Ankara University.
After the lecture, the next visitation agenda was an orientation to research facilities and laboratories within the Field Crops Departments and the initiation of collaboration with the Biotechnology Institute of Ankara University. In this meeting, the delegation was received by Chief Technology Officer Dr. Esra Mine Unal and team. In this meeting, discussions were discussed about exploring research collaboration and student mobility/double degree programs, especially for postgraduate programs. The laboratories in this institute are ISO certified and are a national reference centre in Türkiye.
The visit then closed with a discussion of cooperation in the field of exchange for students, professors and researchers; research collaboration, joint lectures, collaborative conferences, seminars, symposia and joint degree programs between the Faculty of Biology UGM and the Faculty of Agriculture Ankara University. In this collaboration meeting, the MoU was signed by the Dean of the Faculty of Biology UGM and the Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture Prof. Dr. Hasan Huseyin Atar. In the discussion on this collaboration, it was also stated that this MoU is as a starting point for collaboration between the Faculty of Biology UGM and Ankara University and will subsequently be expanded with collaboration with the Faculty of Science and Biotechnology of the Institute of Ankara University. The implementation of this collaboration is expected to begin in 2024.
The delegation from the Faculty of Biology UGM consisting of Prof. Dr. Budi Setiadi Daryono, M.Agr.Sc. (Dean), Dr. Eko Agus Suyono, M.App.Sc. (Vice Dean for Research, Service, Collaboration and Alumni), and Sukirno, S.Si., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Chair of the Undergraduate Study Program) made a collaborative visit to Cairo University in Egypt in order to build cooperation and collaboration in the fields of academics and research, training, publications, student mobility and community service. This activity is one of the programs to support and realize sustainable development goals (SDG’s 7) regarding quality education, and SDG’s 17 to strengthen global cooperation.
This visit was held for 3 days from 8 – 10 December 2023. After visiting several programs on 8 and 9 December 2023, on 10 December the delegation was received by The Dean of Faculty of Agriculture Prof. Dr. Sameh Abdelfattah, Vice Dean for Education and Student Affairs Prof. Dr. Fatima Samir, The Head of Department of Entomology and Pesticides Prof. Dr. Hamdy Elshabrawy, Editor in Chief of Egyptian Journal of Agricultural Sciences Prof. Dr. Said Elsalamouny from the Department of Entomology, The Head of International Relations Office Associate Prof. Dr. Mostafa Helal and International Relations Office Prof. Dr. Mohamed Foad Elmanyalawy. In this meeting, collaboration programs for student mobility/student exchange, training and seminars/workshops, research and publication collaboration, initiation of double degrees for undergraduate, postgraduate and doctoral programs, as well as international summer courses and visiting professors as implementation of collaboration at the UGM Faculty of Biology were discussed with Cairo University.
After holding collaborative discussions, the delegation had the opportunity to deliver a public lecture at the Faculty of Agriculture. The lecture was held in the Library Main Hall Faculty of Agriculture and was attended by lecturers, staff and bachelor and postgraduate students. In this lecture, Prof. Dr. Budi Setiadi Daryono delivered a lecture on The Dynamics and Evolution of Melon-Infecting Virus in Indonesia Influenced by Climate Change, while Dr. Eko Agus Suyono delivered a lecture on Integration of Biorefinery Concept in Biofuel Production from Microalgae. In this public lecture, Sukirno, S.Si., M.Sc., Ph.D. conveying the topic Is Red Palm Weevil, Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Olivier presents in Indonesia?
The series of activities then continued with a visit to the Cairo University Research Park which has obtained certification for a seed testing centre, food safety (microbiology, soil science, aflatoxin lab) and GMO’s, a laboratory at the Faculty of Agriculture and a dairy and wheat product downstream unit. It is hoped that this collaboration can be implemented in 2024.
In order to build cooperation and collaboration in the academics and research, training, publications, student mobility and community service, the Faculty of Biology UGM sent 3 delegations consisting of the Dean of the Faculty of Biology UGM (Prof. Dr. Budi Setiadi Daryono, M.Agr.Sc .), Vice Dean for Research, Community Service, Collaboration and Alumni (Dr. Eko Agus Suyono, M.App.Sc.), and Head of Undergraduate Study Program (Sukirno, S.Si., M.Sc., Ph.D. ) to Cairo University Egypt. This activity supports the realization of sustainable development goals (SDG’s 7) for quality education, and SDG’s 17 to strengthen global cooperation.
This visit was held for 3 days from 8 – 10 December 2023. During the visit, the delegation was received by Prof. Dr. Said Elsalamouny from Department of Entomology, Faculty of Agriculture, Cairo University. This activity is to build a collaborative network in the field of science, and is the first formal collaboration between the Faculty of Biology UGM and a university on the African continent.
On December 8 2023, the delegation toured various faculties and facilities on the Cairo University campus, such as the University Council building for senate meetings and receiving state visits/speeches, Faculty of Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Main University Library, Faculty of Language, Faculty of Economics and Political Sciences, and Faculty of Commerce.
Prof. Said Elsalamouny said that Cairo University is the second oldest university in Egypt after Al-Alzhar University. The university was founded in 1908, and was previously known as Aegyptian University. Then it changed to King Fuad I University or Fu’ad al-Awwal University from 1940 – 1952. Since the Egyptian Revolution, this university was then changed to Cairo University. Some of the forerunners of Cairo University emerged from the establishment of the Faculty of Engineering in 1816, the Faculty of Law in 1886, the Faculty of Irrigation and Construction in 1866, the Faculty of Agriculture in 1867 and the Faculty of Language in 1872.
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In order to establish cooperation in the academic field and continue the program to admit foreign students from Libya to the Faculty of Biology, Gadjah Mada University, the Faculty of Biology UGM conducted a visit and short meeting with the Libyan Ambassador for Indonesia in Jakarta. This meeting was held on Wednesday 15 November 2023 by the Dean Prof. Dr. Budi Setiadi Daryono, M.Agr.Sc. together with Sukirno, S.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D. at the Libyan Embassy to Indonesia at Jl. Patra Kuningan XII, RT.6/RW.4, Kuningan, Setiabudi District, Jakarta 12950.
On this occasion, His Excellency Ambassador H.E Mr. Zakarya MM El Maghrabi, Mrs. Ahlam S Y Khalifa, and Mr. Abdulhadi M.A. Abourweeshah was pleased to receive the delegation from the Faculty of Biology UGM. Prof. Budi delivered a brief introduction about the Faculty of Biology UGM and our desire to build collaboration in the academic field with Libyan universities, especially to accept students from Libya for further studies at UGM. He said that there were 2 alumni of master’s program students from Libya, namely Mr. Hamzah Saad Ali Al Turki and Mrs. Amna Mohamed Abdulhafith Marie who did very well in the program.
In his speech, H.E Mr. Zakarya MM El Maghrabi said that he agreed to open formal cooperation and would synergize with the Libyan government and universities in Libya. Until now, Libya and Indonesia’s educational cooperation programs which are still limited to the fields of da’wah and Islamic studies. Opportunities for educational collaboration in the field of science will be very interesting and promising.
It is hoped that this discussion will become a bridge to increase the collaboration network between Gadjah Mada University, especially the Faculty of Biology, with universities in Libya. In addition, this collaboration is in line with the Faculty of Biology’s commitment to increasing cooperation in the context of international recognition in accordance with its support for the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG 17) and improving the quality of inclusive and high-quality education (SDG 4) as well as competing with the best institutions worldwide.