On January 19, 2024, one of the professors from the Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Prof. Ir. Irfan Dwidya Prijambada, M.Eng., Ph.D., was awarded the title of Osaka University Global Alumni Fellow. He had previously been appointed as a Collaborative Professor at the same university since 2015 until now to teach about traditional fermentation. The title of Osaka University Global Alumni Fellow was directly conferred by the Executive Vice President of Osaka University, Manabu Tanaka. This title is bestowed upon Osaka University alumni who are active in the field of international networking. During the award ceremony, Tanaka expressed his hope that Prof. Irfan would continue to serve as a bridge between Osaka University and Indonesia in the development of research and strengthen relations among Osaka University alumni active in Indonesia.

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On January 23, 2024, the Department of Agricultural Microbiology held the January Judiciary Event for the 1st Period of the Academic Year of the Odd Semester 2023/2024 for seven students at the Soil and Environment Laboratory of the Agrotropica Learning Center (AGLC). The seven students, are Haedar Alfi Yahya (2018), Himatul Aliyah (2018), Alinda Ratna Rahmwati (2019), Muhammad Fadhil Muzaki (2019), Qurata A’yun Dyah Palupi (2019), Natalia Puspitasari (2019), and Roihana Ifa Kamalia (2020). Five students graduated with honors (Cumlaude) and two students graduated with distinction (Excellent). These seven students will participate in the graduation ceremony in February 2024 at Grha Sabha Pramana. One of the students who graduated with honors, Roihana Ifa Kamalia, completed her studies in the shortest time, which is 3 years, 4 months, and 9 days. Furthermore, on January 31, 2024, the Department of Agricultural Microbiology held another Judiciary Event for the 2nd period, graduating two students, Mutiara Diesta (2019) and Daniella Atteke Cantika Putri (2020). Both students also graduated with honors (Cumlaude), with Daniella Atteke Cantika Putri finishing in 3 years, 4 months, and 17 days. The graduating students conducted research on the utilization of microbes in plants and the environment to support sustainable agriculture.

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