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Yogyakarta, April 6 2024 – Faculty of Biology Universitas Gadjah Mada is expanding their network in international collaboration and recognition through the initiation of collaboration with Durham University, especially the Faculty of Science. Together with the Faculty of Geography and the Faculty of Political and Social Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada, collaborative discussions took place online and were attended by Prof. Olive Roberts as Executive Dean Faculty of Science, Prof. Jun Jie Wu as Deputy Executive Dean Faculty of Science as well as several other colleagues from Durham University.
A total of four students from the UGM Faculty of Biology had the opportunity to be accepted into the Indonesian International Student Mobility (IISMA) program in 2024. They are Abigail Yemima (Class of 2021) who was accepted at the University of Glasgow, Felix Luman Shanahan (IUP Class of 2022) who will study at the University of Groningen, Maxmillian Melvin (IUP Class of 2022) at the University of Pennsylvania, and Tan Rendy (Class of 2022) who will be having the opportunity to study at the University of British Columbia.
Based on the results of the Faculty Level Achievement Student Selection (Pilmapres) at Universitas Gadjah Mada which was held on 19 March 2024 and taking into account the results of the meeting to determine the winner by the university jury team and the faculty jury team, the Director of Student Affairs appointed Eva Yuniar Reza Permana Putri (Biology 2021) as the winner of the 2024 Faculty-Level Pilmapres at Universitas Gadjah Mada. The Pilmapres was held from 29 February – 8 March 2024 as an initial stage of selection, namely registration and collection of committee files. These files include Outstanding Achievements (CU) which contain participant achievements, Creative Idea Papers (GK) for undergraduate category participants with the theme “Sustainable Development Goals” according to the participants’ fields of study, and English Language Certificates (TOEFL/ITP/IELTS/ ACEPT/TOEP/TOEIC). The files were then selected by the UGM Outstanding Student Community (Kommapres) on 12 March 2024, followed by Faculty Level selection on 16 – 17 March 2024. The Faculty level selection stage included interviews for Outstanding Achievements ( CU) and Creative Idea presentations (GK) based on the scripts made by each participant.The announcement of The Faculty level was made on 19 March 2024.
On March 30, 2024, thirty members of BiOSC participated in the BiOSC Cultivation Training x Labskill at the Biotechnology Laboratory, Faculty of Biology, Universitas Gadjah Mada. This event was a collaboration between the Research and Cultivation Divisions of BiOSC. The BiOSC Cultivation Training x Labskill focuses on subculture techniques and seed sowing training, The event included three sessions: a lecture by a postgraduate student in Biotechnology, Febri Yuda Kurniawan; a training on subculture techniques; and a final session on seed sowing techniques. This series of activities begins with a pretest for participants followed by a lecture on sterilization, in vitro culture techniques, contaminants, and culture media.
On Saturday, 23 April 2024, the BIORAMA or BiOSC Sharing activity was carried out at an orphanage in Yogyakarta, the Al-Afiyah Yogyakarta Orphanage on Jl. Kopral Samiyo I, Kemasan, Sendangtirto, Kecamatan Berkah, Sleman. This activity is one of the annual work programs under the Public Relations and BiOSC Network field carried out at the time of Ramadhan. This year, BIORAMA’s agenda is distributing food aid and donations. The funds used came from opening donations on March 12 – March 20, 2024, so the total funds received were Rp. 4.700.000,-. The event started with an opening by MC, Jovika Syifa Ananmaimuna, then continued with remarks from the Head of BiOSC, Bela Marcha. This was followed by remarks by the Chairperson of the Al-Afiyah Yogyakarta Orphanage, Mr. Herli Hartanto. He was grateful for the donation provided and gave a brief explanation of the orphanage. The BIORAMA event was closed with a joint documentation session.
Saturday, March 23, 2024, the Student Senate (SEMA) Workshop was held with the Student Executive Board (BEM) of the Faculty of Biology UGM. This workshop is a meeting between SEMA and BEM, consisting of a presentation of the entire work program of each commission or department for one year of management period, namely the 2024 service period. SEMA Biology carries the parliamentary name ‘Naya Askara’ and BEM Biology carries the cabinet name ‘Padma Birawa’ in this year’s management period. This Workshop is an open activity, where representatives of Study Groups/Institutions attend the workshop.
On 25 March 2024, in the Computer Room of the Faculty of Biology Library at UGM, four 11th-grade students from SMA N 2 Yogyakarta carried out the social workers activity. The students directly engaged and interacted with the library activities from 25 – 28 March 2024. They learned independently under the guidance of Rusna Nur Aini, Faculty of Biology UGM library staff. This activity aimed to realize the school program and to develop students’ character through the independent learning program in which students participate in activities outside of school.
On Saturday, 22 March 2024, the Garden Architecture Study Group (KSAT) organized a small group discussion (SGD) 2: Architecture Landscape – Ecology Landscape (Arsikap-Ekoskap) in the form of teaching by the Sub-Division of Science of Ecology Landscape on plot method and ecology landscape tools, for the architecture landscape activity, the Seedling (prospective member of KSAT) presented various garden styles from the Pra-Acclimatization assignment. The SGD aimed to enhance Seedling’s knowledge and skills in determining areas using plot methods and to learn about various types and forms of garden styles.
Tuesday, March 26, 2024 – Discussing small-scale shark fisheries in Indonesia is a never-ending topic. Sharks play a crucial role in the ecosystem from an ecological perspective and become a source of livelihood for many coastal communities. Unfortunately, generalization of negative stigma has become a challenge for fishermen whose alternative livelihoods are limited. This situation exacerbated by the lack of scientific data related to biological and ecological aspects of sharks or socio-economic factors, which are crucial in determining policy direction. These conditions form the foundation for YAPEKA’s initiative to organize a workshop titled “Small-scale shark fisheries in Indonesia, will it be sustainable?” in collaboration with the Ministry of Marine and Fisheries (KKP), the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences (FPIK) at IPB, and the Faculty of Biology at UGM, with full support from the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), the Coastal and Marine Resource Management Agency (BPSPL) Makassar, WWF Indonesia, Thresher Shark Indonesia, Mobula Project Indonesia, Elasmobranch Project Indonesia, and the Rekam Nusantara Foundation.
On Saturday, March 16, 2024, the Marine Study Group (KSK) Biogama of the Faculty of Biology at UGM organized a Brainstorming session in Rooms 1 & 2 of Building B, Faculty of Biology, UGM, from 12:00 to 17:00 WIB. The event was attended by Abdul Razaq Chasani, S.Si., M.Si., Ph.D., KSK Biogama advisory lecturer, each Scientific class Coordinator, and KSK Biogama active members. The Brainstorming session guided by Zahwa Khoirun Nisa as the MC. The event began with an opening ceremony, followed by the singing of the KSK Biogama march, then proceeded with speeches from the advisory lecturer and the chairperson of KSK Biogama, Muhammad Ariq Alfito. The primary session of brainstorming started with an explanation of the mechanism for submitting questions through the Slido website, followed by evaluation presentations and research plans from each Scientific class, presented by the Class Coordinators and two expert members for 7 minutes each, followed by a comparative session on research from other Scientific Classes. Scientific Classes, including Algae, Crustacea, Echinodermata, Mollusca, and Pisces, actively participated in this session.