On Saturday, March 25 2023, a series of Seedling KSAT scientific material activities were carried out, namely Small Group Discussion 2 Landscape Architecture-Plant Diversity online through the zoom meeting platform. The purpose of holding the Archives-Ketam Small Group Discussion 2 is to increase Seedling’s knowledge and skills regarding the stages of work in garden design and plant macromorphology.The presentation of material was delivered by Ahmad Alfian Nafis (KSAT 2021) and Fika Zulfiani (KSAT 2021). The presenter explained the stages of work in designing a park which included program planning, site inventory and analysis, design development, and final design. After the presentation, it was followed by a question and answer session and a quiz via the Google Forms platform. After the quiz, followed by a short break. Then it was continued with materialization by the Plant Diversity Scientific Sub-Division. The material was delivered by Fharsya Febrildha (KSAT 2021) and Nurul Maf Qurrotun I. (KSAT 2021). SGD 2 KSAT activities in 2023 went smoothly and on time. It is hoped that holding this activity will increase knowledge and skills regarding the stages of work in designing gardens and plant macromorphology for Seedling KSAT.

On Sunday, March 26 2023, the new Cabinet of Matalabiogama held a Working Meeting via zoom meet. Work meeting activities are carried out from 09.00 WIB to 12.00 WIB. The activity was guided by moderators from young members Nikita Magdalena and Hanif Nashrudin which was attended by 20 participants from the core board, young members, BPO and Matalabiogama Trustees. The agenda carried out at this work meeting was the presentation of work programs by each division head from the core board. This event began with a speech by the Matalabiogama Supervisor by Dr.biol.hom. Nastiti Wijayanti, M.Sc., BPO’s speech and continued with the presentation of the work program of each division, where there are 6 divisions in Matala namely the Media and Information division, the Scientific division, the natural sciences division, the HR division, secretariat, and treasury.

the first presentation of the work program by the head of Matalabiogama which was delivered by Irfan Ari Prasetyo with an explanation of the vision, mission, logo and meaning of the Grantha Abyakata Cabinet. The logo of the cabinet in the form of an illustration of a rope with a tree has the same meaning as the name of the cabinet, namely “Grantha Abyakata” which is taken from Sanskrit which means “A Growing Bond” and its philosophy “successor, dreams and hopes, bonds, a complex thing that grows from simple thing”. After explaining the meaning of the logo and the philosophy of the cabinet name, it was followed by the presentation of the Vision and Mission of the Grantha Abyakata Cabinet.

The vision of the Grantha Abyakata Cabinet is to realize Matalabiogama as an organization that loves nature which is capable of educating its members, both technically and academically with a basic orientation showing that ‘nature is the greatest laboratory’, and continues with its own mission which is to prioritize recreational goals by maintaining a research base in the form of activities in nature as a first step in introducing the largest laboratory of Biology Faculty students, maximizing natural science techniques that support activities in nature, and developing scientific aspects that support academics broadly as a forum for research in advanced fields in certain fields. Apart from this, the head of Matala also explained his work program and continued with the presentation of each division head. After the work program presentation session, there was a discussion and question and answer session by the participants to the core management regarding the presentation of the work program that had been previously presented. Then, the working meeting of the Abyakarta Grantha Cabinet ended with a documentation session in an online forum. With the implementation of the Matalabiogama Working Meeting activities, it is hoped that this will be the start of the Grantha Abyakata Cabinet to work for the advancement of Matalabiogama

Yogyakarta, Saturday, March 11 2022 – The Entomology Study Club (KSE) held a KSE Entomeliora Cabinet Work Meeting 2023. This work meeting was held with the aim of discussing the work program of each division in the next 1 year of management. This activity is located in Building B room one, Faculty of Biology UGM, and is held from 08.00 s.d. 11.00 which was attended by active members of KSE and other study club representatives in the Faculty of Biology. This working meeting was chaired by Chandra Rifana Arifin (KSE XXIV) and Regina Nilamsari (KSE XXIV).

The work meeting started with remarks by the chairman of KSE followed by singing Indonesia Raya, UGM march, Biology march and KSE march. After that, continued with the presentation of work programs for each division represented by each division head, where there are 9 divisions in KSE, namely the research division, curriculum & scientific division, media and information division, network division, HRD division, entrepreneurship division, general secretary, secretarial division, treasury division, and presentation from the chairman. The presentation of this work program is accompanied by a question and answer session for each division. The event ended with a group photo session.

On March 25 2023, the Postgraduate Student Society (KMP) of the Faculty of Biology UGM held a Family Gathering and Welcome Party for the Postgraduate Student Society Management (KMP) which was held face-to-face at the Jasmine Corner Building, 2nd floor. The purpose of this activity was to strengthen ties of friendship between the management of the KMP for the 2022/2023 management. This event was attended by the General Chair of KMP (Yusril Ihza Farhan Wijaya, S.Si), Deputy Internal Chair (Aji Sukma Iqbal Najibulloh, S.Sc.), External Deputy Chair (Tondy Ukasha, S.Pd.), and KMP Management in 2022/2023 with a total of 36 people.

The event started at 16.30 WIB with an informal opening which was opened by the Master of Ceremony (MC), namely Wildan Alfian Fahmi, S.Si and Syefrina Rosyada, S.Si., then the activity started with name introduction games by all activity participants sequentially. All activity participants introduced themselves and mentioned the names of all other participants who had introduced their names. Furthermore, the second game, namely guessing the picture, was directed by the MC and followed by three groups, each group consisting of four people.

Then at 17.15 WIB, the formal opening was carried out and guided by the MC. The formal opening began with the recitation of the holy Al-Quran which was sung by sister Siska Noviana Dewi, S.Si. and followed by remarks from the chairman Yusril Ihza Farhan Wijaya, S.Si. said that KMP is a place and a home that can accommodate aspirations for Biology UGM Postgraduate Students

At 17.40-18.00 WIB, the committee prepared food and drinks for breaking the fast and the start of the joint iftar activities. Furthermore, the evening prayer is carried out and followed by eating together. As a closing, the activity continued with an Islamic singing competition which was attended by each KMP division representative and there were three divisions that sent their representatives to take part in the competition.

On Sunday, March 19, 2023 at 09.00, the KSATalk 2023 activity was carried out, namely a seminar with the theme “Therapeutic Garden: A New Way To Heal Yourself” which was carried out online via the zoom meeting platform. In this KSATalk #1, KSAT invited Mr. Syafni Sukmana, S. P., M. Sc. from the Indonesian Landscape Architecture Association as a guest speaker. The KSATalk #1 activity aims to provide participants with knowledge about how to build a garden that is able to meet their physical, psychological and spiritual needs in order to provide peace for the audience. The KSAT Talk #1 activity was attended by approximately 150 participants.

The KSAT Talk #1 activity began with an opening by the MC, namely Syafa Erista Hidayah (KSAT 2021). The activity continued with a prayer session led by the MC, followed by opening and remarks by the KSAT coach, Dr. Wiko Arif Wibowo, S.Si. then continued with remarks by the head of the KSAT, namely Zildan Basara (KSAT 2020), as well as remarks from the chairman of the KSATalk committee by Hanifah Trihastuti (KSAT 2021). The next activity was guided by Fika Zulfiani (KSAT 2021) as the moderator by introducing the speakers along with handing over mementos in the form of certificates, and documentation activities.

Furthermore, the main activity, namely the material presentation session delivered by Mr. Syafni Sukmana as the resource person. The material presented included the notion of a therapeutic garden, the development of a therapeutic garden from time immemorial in Indonesia, the role and function of a therapeutic garden primarily as a means of therapy for hospital patients, the uniqueness of a therapeutic garden, types, requirements, and how to make a garden can be categorized as a therapeutic garden. The material presentation session went in two directions with the interaction between the presenters and the participants. After the presentation session, the activity continued with a question and answer session where only 8 questioners could answer regardless of the many questions due to the great enthusiasm of the participants. After that, the KSATalk #1 activity was closed with a prayer.

On Sunday, March 12, 2023, a series of scientific material for the KSAT Seedling was carried out, namely Small Group Discussion 1 of Plant Diversity. At SGD 1 this Plant Diversity was basic material on Plant Systematics and Making Herbarium which was delivered by the Plant Diversity Science Sub-Division. The purpose of holding a Small Group Discussion 1 of Plant Diversity is to increase Seedling’s knowledge regarding the Basics of Plant Systematics and Making Herbariums.

This activity began with the opening by the MC, Tsaabita Rona (KSAT 2021). After the opening, the activity continued with an opening prayer and presentation. The material was delivered by Sefilla Musdalifah and Latifa Noor Aisha (KSAT 2021). The presenter explained the basic knowledge related to plant systematics, the key to plant systematics, plant identification, and how to make a herbarium. The SGD 1 Plant Diversity activity was closed with a closing prayer and documentation. This discussion went smoothly and on time. It is hoped that this activity will provide a basic understanding of plant systematics and herbarium making.

The Graduate Student Family (KMP) of the Faculty of Biology UGM held a work and budget meeting on Saturday, March 18 2023 which was attended by 42 KMP officials. This activity began with the opening and reading of a prayer, followed by remarks from the Head of KMP Natha Abhipraya, Yusril Ihza Wijaya. In his remarks, the Head of KMP said that KMP is the only postgraduate-level organization at the Faculty of Biology that is autonomous and does not only work in the academic field but in the field of community service. Yusril as chairman of KMP, appreciated the work programs of each division which will continue to be evaluated so that they can run optimally and make a real contribution to society and the environment as the embodiment of the tri dharma of higher education.

The event continued with the election of chairpersons, where the KMP work meeting and budget meeting were chaired by Muhammad Rifaldi, Nur Hafiz, and Tasya Nur Aliyah. The agenda that was carried out at this session was reading the rules of conduct, submitting work programs in the internal sector, submitting work drafts in the external field, submitting and ratifying the budget meeting for one period of the KMP Natha Abipraya Cabinet. The discussion continued with the presentation of the vision, mission, logo and meaning of the Nata Abhipraya Cabinet, as well as work programs including plotting of management and fixation of management, cabinet work meetings, grand launching of KMP, monitoring of all KMP management, mid-term evaluation of management, awarding of KMP management, final evaluation of management and MUBES XIII 2023. The presentation of the KMP budget plan was delivered by the general treasurer and her staff. The activities of the KMP Natha Abhipraya work and budget meeting ended with approval and a prayer.

The Biology Research Genetics Student Forum (FORMASIGEN) in collaboration with the Genetics and Breeding Laboratory of the Faculty of Biology UGM has held the Formasigen 2023 Training of Trainers (TOT) activities on 8 – 10 & 14 – 15 March 2023. TOT is a laboratory training activity related to basic techniques in genetics for Formasigen members. The purpose of implementing this activity is to help all Formasigen members to improve laboratory skills which are lacking due to the disruption of learning and practicum activities during the pandemic in the last few years.

In this training, trainers present material in the form of explaining the basic principles of DNA extraction and selecting techniques based on the type of sample used. In addition, the participants directly carried out each step of DNA extraction, preparation of the PCR mixture, and electrophoresis. There is also the use of MEGA 11 software for DNA Barcoding and phylogenetic tree creation, as well as MVSP (Multivariate Statistical Package) for clustering analysis.

Through the implementation of the Formasigen 2023 Training of Trainers (TOT) activities, it is hoped that all Formasigen member students will obtain basic competency fulfillment as preparation for data collection and analysis in thesis research. Apart from that, it is also hoped that there will be a continuation of the activity as a forum for Formasigen members to better contribute to genetic research activities

On Saturday, April 1 2023, a Small Group Discussion 2 of Landscape Ecology were carried out online via a zoom meeting platform. In SGD 2 this Ecoscaping is in the form of teaching by the Sub-Division of Landscape Ecology on Ecosystems and Sampling Techniques. The purpose of holding this Ecoskap Small Group Discussion 2 is to increase Seedling’s knowledge and skills regarding ecosystems and sampling techniques. The SGD 2 Landscape Ecology activity began with the opening by Dana Abruri (KSAT 2020). The presenter explained about landscape ecology which includes tropical rain forest ecosystems, aquatic ecosystems, energy flows, sampling methods, and sampling tools. Then proceed with the division of Seedling into 7 groups in the breakout room. In the breakout room, joint discussions were held accompanied by the Sapling of the Landscape Ecology Scientific Sub-Division in each breakout room, namely Adelia Adriani, Anis Rahmatillah, Dyah Ekawati, Syafa Erista Hidayah, Maximus Jonathan Salim, Zahra Fitri Annisa, and Anggi Nada Khoirul Ummah ( KSAT 2021). The SGD 2 Landscape Ecology KSAT activities in 2023 went smoothly and on time. It is hoped that by holding this activity, knowledge and skills regarding ecosystems and sampling techniques will be increased for the Seedling KSAT.

On Saturday, March 18 2023, a series of Seedling KSAT scientific material activities were carried out, namely Small Group Discussion 1 of Landscape Ecology (Ekoskap) online via a zoom meeting platform. In SGD 1 of this Ecosscape in the form of lectures on the Interaction and Distribution of Organisms delivered by the Landscape Ecology Science Sub-Division. The purpose of holding a Small Group Discussion 1 of this Plant Diversity is to increase Seedling’s knowledge regarding the interaction and distribution of organisms.

The SGD 1 Plant Diversity activity began with the opening by the MC, Putri Fredicia Marzuqoh (KSAT 2021). After the opening, the activity continued with an opening prayer and presentation. The material was delivered by Adelia Adriani (KSAT 2021) and Anis Rahmatillah (KSAT 2021). The presenter explained the basic science related to organisms, interactions between organisms and their environment, distribution and abundance of organisms, and examples of interactions and distribution. After the presentation, it was continued with games through the quizizz platform which was included in the Seedling assessment. After that, the SGD 1 Ecoskap activity was closed with a closing prayer and documentation.

SGD 1 Ecoskap KSAT activities in 2023 went smoothly and on time. It is hoped that by holding this activity it can provide a basic understanding of the interaction and distribution of organisms to Seedling KSAT. In addition, we hope that the KSAT can become more firmly rooted so that it is firmly rooted in penetrating civilization so that it can become a study group that has benefits for the academic community and the wider community.