UGM has once again shown its academic quality in global standard as seen in the accreditation given to 5 undergraduate study programmes by international accrediting agency, ASIIN. Previously, 11 study programmes have been accredited. The five study programmes are Mathematics, Statistics, Computer science, Biology and Animal Sciences.

ASIIN (Akkreditierungsagentur für Studiengänge der Ingenieurwissenschaften, der Informatik, der Naturwissenschaften und der Mathematik) is an international accreditation agency from Germany for engineering, mathematics and science, agriculture, and biology disciplines. Its accreditation is Outcome Based Accreditation. read more

Student of Faculty of Animal Science (FAS) UGM, Muhammad Amirul Bahaudin, dedicated himself to teach in Raja Ampat, Papua, through Youcan Empower for Nation program on 16—26 January 2018. The program entitled “Perluas Cakrawala Torehkan Cinta Nyata Untuk Indonesia” is aimed to make Indonesia better.

“Joining this program is one of my ways to dedicate myself for this country. I want to see Indonesia from a different point of view,” Muhammad Amirul Bahaudin said on Friday (23/3) at the FAS UGM. The student, often called as Adin, is passionate to share his knowledge to the people in Raja Ampat, especially in Friwen village. With 101 other members who came from various regions of Indonesia, Adin collaborated to teach students in Friwen. read more

Office of International Affairs (OIA) Faculty of Animal Science (FAS) UGM initiates Kamis Inggris, a program to facilitate students, lecturers, and staff to practice English. The name Kamis Inggris is selected because in one week there is only one day that ends with is, namely Kamis, which has the same rhyme as Inggris.

It was said by the head of OIA of FAS UGM, Dr. Endy Triyannanto, S.Pt., M.Eng., in the first gathering of Kamis Inggris on Thursday (22/3) at Auditorium Drh. R. Soepardjo FAS UGM. “Ones who have come to this gathering are those who have committed to involve in the Kamis Inggris program. Students, lecturers, and staff who have bought green wristband from OIA FAS UGM have signed a contract to speak English on the days they wear that wristband, especially on Thursdays,” Endy said. read more

Two students of Faculty of Animal Science (FAS) UGM, Elisa Hutami Nurunni’mah and Tika Amalia Sholihah, had the chance to join Climate Vlogger 2018 Workshop on 20—22 February 2018 in Banten. The workshop entitled “Workshop on Communicating Climate Issues Through Video Blog” discusses the making of vlog with environment theme. The two students had the chance to join the workshop after their video selected in the selection process.

The workshop is organized to promote students’ capacity in analyzing and thinking critically on climate change. “During the workshop, we get materials on climate change in the world and Indonesia. There’s an interesting video played in the workshop, it’s about the estimation sea level rise as high as 28—29 cm in 2010,” Elisa said on interview on Monday (12/3) in FAS UGM. read more

Indonesia has been predicted to lack of some 280 thousand engineers in the next five years. The great number of universities in the country cannot meet those demands while currently Indonesia is doing massive infrastructure works which needs a great number of engineers and thus became a destination country among foreign engineers.

“A number of countries have lobbied the Indonesian Engineers Association to enter into a project in the country,” said Deputy Head of the Association, Ir. Heru Dewanto, M.Eng., IPM., during the inauguration of 30 engineers who have completed professional engineers programme at UGM on Wednesday (7/3) in the Senate Hall. read more