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When Agricultural Engineering Reaches Outer Space: UGM Student Selected for UNOOSA DropTES Program

Yogyakarta, September 24, 2026 — Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (ABE) extends far beyond addressing Earth’s agricultural challenges; it also holds significant potential for advancing space exploration technology. This was recently demonstrated by Rendy Dwi Nugraha, an undergraduate student in the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering at Universitas Gadjah Mada (FTP UGM, Class of 2024). Rendy was selected as an awardee for the prestigious 10th Drop Tower Experiment Series (DropTES), organized by the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs (UNOOSA). Alongside a multidisciplinary team from UGM, Rendy will investigate granular material dynamics under microgravity conditions

September 28, 2026 No Comments

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Bibliometrics Miniclass Strengthens Research Capacity at DTPB FTP UGM

Yogyakarta, September 22, 2026 — The Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (DTPB), Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Universitas Gadjah Mada (FTP UGM), continues to strengthen academic and research capacity through a Bibliometrics Miniclass. Held at Room 384, FTP UGM Building, on Tuesday (September 22), the activity featured Safirotu Khoir, PhD., Coordinator of Public Relations and International Affairs at the UGM Library and Archives, and Janu Saptari, S.IP., Senior Librarian at the UGM Library, as speakers. The event was attended by 30 postgraduate students from the Master’s and Doctoral Programs in Agricultural Engineering, FTP UGM. The activity

September 23, 2026 No Comments

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UGM Master’s Student Joins International Joint Supervision Program at Wageningen University & Research

Wageningen, the Netherlands, September 12, 2026 – Muhammad Athala Fawwaz Dzaky, a Master’s student in Agricultural Engineering at the Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), and a member of the Smart Agriculture Research Center (SARC), Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (DTPB), FTP UGM, participated in a student mobility program at Wageningen University & Research (WUR), the Netherlands, from September 1–12, 2026. The activity was part of the International Joint Supervision Program (IJSP), which provides students with opportunities to gain academic and research experience through joint supervision with international partner universities. Through the program,

September 18, 2026 No Comments

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IJRA Staff Mobility at Wageningen University & Research Strengthens UGM–WUR Agricultural Research Collaboration

Wageningen, the Netherlands, September 12, 2026 – Strengthening international research collaboration is an important step in developing agricultural technologies that are relevant to the challenges of tropical agriculture. This effort was undertaken by Dr. Andri Prima Nugroho, a lecturer at the Department of Agricultural and Biosystems Engineering (DTPB), Faculty of Agricultural Technology (FTP), Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), and a researcher at the Smart Agriculture Research Center (SARC), through a staff mobility program at Wageningen University & Research (WUR), the Netherlands. The staff mobility was conducted from September 1–12, 2026, as part of the International Joint Research

September 18, 2026 No Comments

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UGM Agricultural Engineering and Biosystems Lecturer Develops Integrated Conservation Demonstration Plot in Muting Transmigration Area

Merauke, South Papua — The Patriot Expedition Team (TEP) 1 of Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), led by Chandra Setyawan, S.T.P., M.Eng., Ph.D., a lecturer at the Department of Agricultural Engineering and Biosystems, Faculty of Agricultural Technology, UGM, has developed a 2,500-square-meter integrated agricultural demonstration plot in the Muting Transmigration Area (KT Muting), Merauke Regency, South Papua. The initiative focuses on soil and water conservation, as well as optimizing land and water resources to support sustainable agricultural development in the area. The development of the demonstration plot is part of a collaboration between UGM and the Ministry

September 15, 2026 No Comments

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TPB UGM Lecturers’ Expertise Supports Strengthening Cocoa Downstreaming through CTLI

Jember, September 1, 2026 – Strengthening the cocoa downstreaming ecosystem requires synergy among universities, research institutions, government agencies, and industry stakeholders. As part of this effort, a Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) team visited the Indonesian Coffee and Cocoa Research Institute (Pusat Penelitian Kopi dan Kakao Indonesia/Puslitkoka) in Jember, East Java, on September 1, 2026. The visit focused on exploring potential collaboration and discussing the revitalization of the role of the Cocoa Teaching and Learning Industry (CTLI) UGM as a UGM facility supporting the practical implementation of cocoa downstreaming. The visit was attended by Dr. Arifin Dwi

September 3, 2026 No Comments

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When Agricultural Engineering Reaches Outer Space: UGM Student Selected for UNOOSA DropTES Program

Bibliometrics Miniclass Strengthens Research Capacity at DTPB FTP UGM

UGM Master’s Student Joins International Joint Supervision Program at Wageningen University & Research

IJRA Staff Mobility at Wageningen University & Research Strengthens UGM–WUR Agricultural Research Collaboration

UGM Agricultural Engineering and Biosystems Lecturer Develops Integrated Conservation Demonstration Plot in Muting Transmigration Area

TPB UGM Lecturers’ Expertise Supports Strengthening Cocoa Downstreaming through CTLI