As many as four students from the Faculty of Animal Science of Universitas Gadjah Mada (Fapet UGM) joined a training program under an Erasmus+ CBHE program entitled “Enhancing Sustainable and Green Leather Technology in Indonesia (ELEGTEC).”  They were Aura Zahwa Syaira from the master program and Imani Fathi Sakinah, Muhammad Azfa Ramadhan, and Muhammad Maulana Bima Sakti from the bachelor program.

These four students would join a 1.5 months training program. The training was started from June 14th through July 27th 2025. The training locations were in Izmir (Turkiye), Athens (Greece), and Pisa (Italy), with a two week period in each country. “During the internship the students are going to receive both theories and practices in environmentally friendly leather tanning process and circular economics on leather industries,” explained one of the project team’s representatives, Dr. Ir. Mohammad Zainal Abidin, S.Pt., M.Biotech., IPM., on Thursday, June 12th. read more

The Faculty of Animal Science in UGM held a Poultry Farming Discussion Forum on Saturday (22/11) at the drh. R. Soepardjo Auditorium. This event brought together academics, practitioners, professional organizations, government officials, and civil society to discuss the theme “National Poultry Farming Transformation: Optimizing 20 Trillion Rupiah Funds Towards Food Independence”.

The Dean of the Faculty, Prof. Ir. Budi Guntoro, S.Pt., M.Sc., Ph.D., IPU., ASEAN Eng., said the workshop was attended by 125 participants from various backgrounds, ranging from farmers, bureaucrats, academics, and poultry industry players. The goal of the workshop was to identify opportunities from the budget-based chicken farming integration plan and to unravel the structural challenges that the government and industry need to anticipate. read more

The Faculty of Animal Science in UGM receives a comparative study from the Faculty of Animal Science and Fisheries in the University of West Sulawesi (Fapetkan Unsulbar) on Thursday (4/12). The visit was led by the Dean, Prof. Dr. Ir. Sitti Nurani Sirajuddin S.Pt., M.Si., IPU., ASEAN.Eng., as an effort to strengthen educational quality through benchmarking and exploring academic collaborations.

Prof. Sitti Nurani stated that the Faculty of Animal Science and Fisheries in the University of West Sulawesi is relatively new, only 13 years old, and therefore requires significant learning from more established universities. She hopes this visit will be the first step in encouraging lecturers to pursue doctoral studies and opening up opportunities for collaboration, such as public lectures and other academic exchange programs. read more

The Faculty of Animal Science Universitas Gadjah Mada (Fapet UGM) has once again contributed to the development of innovative learning through its participation in the Incentive Program for the Development of Micro-Credential Modules on Online Platforms, organized by the Directorate of Academic Studies and Innovation or Direktorat Kajian dan Invovasi Akademik Universitas Gadjah Mada (DKIA UGM).

One of the modules that has been developed was from the Laboratory of Dairy Livestock and Dairy Industry of Fapet UGM. The laboratorium assistant, Muhammad Rio Rafif, S.Pt., proposed a module entitled “Urban Farming: Urban-Based Pet Goat and Pet Poultry Farming” (“Urban Farming: Beternak Kambing Hias dan Unggas Hias Berbasis Perkotaan”). This module is prepared to provide a practical guide for raising pet animals in a simple and adaptive manner in urban environments. read more

30 students of TK Masjid Syuhada Yogyakarta conducted a visitation at the Faculty of Animal Science Universitas Gadjah Mada (Fapet UGM) on Tuesday (3/2). This visitation is an outing class which is regularly conducted by TK Masjid Syuhada.

Reni, one of the teams from Pusat Pengembangan Ternak (PPT) of the Faculty, stated that ever since September 2025, the educational livestock tour at the Faculty has finally reopened. “For the time being, the Faculty of Animal Science was not accepting visitors due to the Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak. However, now it has been reopened,” said Reni. read more