On August 28, 2024, 9 students from the Department of Agricultural Microbiology, Faculty of Agriculture, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) officially completed their undergraduate studies. The nine graduates are Dewi Aryanti Anggraini (2019), Fatih Pangesti (2017), Agnes Dewantari (2017), Dhia Fildzah Farhana (2017), Putri Purwandari Caecilia (2017), Badran Sa’adi (2020), Jihan Mustika (2019), I Nyoman Aris Suardana (2020), Airin Dinanti Firdaus (2019). The event was attended by graduates, lecturers, families, and invited guests. Several outstanding students received special awards. One of them was the best student in the Department of Microbiology, Badran Sa’adi, who completed his studies in 3 years, 10 months, and 8 days, with the highest GPA of 3.73. Badran also conducted research on gene insertion into plasmids to create recombinant plasmids. This research is expected to contribute valuable knowledge in the field of Microbiology. read more

Two students from the Department of Agricultural Microbiology at Gadjah Mada University have completed an internship at PT Ajinomoto Indonesia, Mojokerto Factory. The two students, Hanifatul Mahiroh and Faisal Nurul Fajri, undertook the internship program from July 1 to August 2, 2024, as one of the mandatory courses of the Faculty of Agriculture at UGM. They chose this location for their internship because PT Ajinomoto Indonesia, Mojokerto Factory is a multinational company engaged in the food industry, which aligns with the focus and interest of the two students who are interested in agro-industrial microbiology. Over approximately 33 days, they gained a lot of experience and learning during the internship. Faisal and Hanifa were placed in the Quality Assurance department in the Quality Control section. read more

Cokorda Keigoputra Pemayun (2021) (Keigo) and Chandra Rizqullah Triananda (2021) (Chandra) conducted their Field Work (KL) activities at PT MOYA Tangerang, a subsidiary of PT MOYA Indonesia, which is one of the largest private companies in clean water processing in Indonesia. The KL activities took place from December 27, 2023, to January 26, 2024. During the first week, the students were introduced to the company in general and learned simple water sample analysis methods. Keigo and Chandra used this time to understand the company’s situation and culture. In the following weeks, there were daily analysis activities, networking, processes, biweekly tasks, and data verification with PDAM as a cooperative partner. The third and fourth weeks were the busiest times during the KL implementation, due to water processing projects involving nanobubble and ozone equipment. They found the working atmosphere at PT MOYA Tangerang very comfortable because they were given the opportunity to participate directly in several projects, and the laboratory infrastructure facilities were excellent. read more