Yogyakarta, October 12, 2024 – The Department of Food and Agricultural Product Technology (TPHP) at Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) organized a Business Plan Competition themed “Functional Food Product Development” as part of the Kampus Merdeka Program Competition (PKKM) for all active TPHP students. The event aimed to encourage students to develop innovative business ideas in the food sector, particularly focusing on products that are not only nutritious but also offer additional functional health benefits.
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From August 5 to 14, 2024, Universitas Jember hosted the Summer Course of Coffee 2024, a collaborative program involving various international institutions, including the University of California Davis (UC Davis) and the Indonesian Coffee and Cocoa Research Institute (ICCRI). This program was designed to explore the potential of Indonesian coffee, particularly in the Jember region, and to strengthen the relationship between academics and practitioners in the coffee industry.
The Faculty of Agricultural Technology at Universitas Gadjah Mada sent one of its graduate students in Plantation Products Technology, Rachma Widya Puspita, to participate in this international summer course on coffee. In addition, Universitas Gadjah Mada also sent Dr. Widiastuti Setyaningsih as a mentor for this event, demonstrating UGM’s commitment to supporting academic development and international collaboration.
The International Summer Short-term Program 2023 was held from July 24 to August 1, 2023, at Central Luzon State University (CLSU) jointly organized with the Southeast Asian University Consortium for Graduate Education in Agriculture and Natural Resources (UC), for which the Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA) serves as secretariat. There were three programs: Food Sustainability and Food Security in Freshwater Aquaculture, Sustainable Mushroom Pharming, and Sustainable and Efficient Goat Production. A signature collaborative program that focused on sustainable agricultural food production systems. The UC Graduate Forum will serve as a forum for information exchange, teamwork, and innovation in the field of agricultural sustainability.
Department of Food and Agriculture Products Technology UGM congratulates Prof. Dr. Ir. Endang Sutriswati Rahayu, M.S. for the award from BPOM RI in the category “Experts Who Provide Dedication and Expertise Contribution to Support BPOM’s Performance”. It includes a contribution of making the regulation of food standards and supplements containing microorganisms and probiotics.
Prof. Dr. Ir. Endang Sutriswati Rahayu, M.S. is a lecturer at the Department of Food and Agricultural Products Technology UGM and serves as Head of PUI-PT Probiotics. He is known to be active in educating the public, MSMEs, and farmers to pay attention to the safety of agricultural products to avoid contamination that is harmful to health. In addition, she has also been involved in probiotics research for a long time. Many research publications of hers have been also published.
PT. Sewu Segar Primatama and the UGM Faculty of Agricultural Technology (FTP) signed an MoU on Friday, February 10th 2023 at the Kamarijani Soenjoto Auditorium, Faculty of Agricultural Technology. PT. Sewu Segar Primatama is a national company and a producer of cold-pressed juice with the trademark Re.juve, the leader and pioneer of ultra-premium juices in Indonesia.
FTP Dean, Prof. Dr. Ir. Eni Harmayani, M.Sc. welcomes cooperation with PT. Sewu Fresh Primatama. In her remarks, Eni Harmayani delivered, “We hope that with the signing of this MoU, concrete programs can be followed to strengthen the relationship between FTP UGM and PT. Sewu Segar Primatama and can accelerate achievements that have a positive impact on both parties.”
The Department of Food and Agricultural Products Technology UGM congratulates Rachma Wikandari, S.T.P., M.Biotech., Ph.D., who has been selected as a candidate for the 2022 IUFoST Young Scientist Awards. We also wish her good luck with her oral presentation at the 2022 IUFoST conference in Singapore.
The 21st IUFoST World Congress of Food Science & Technology is a conference themed “The Future of Food – Innovation, Sustainability, and Health” organized by the Singapore Institute of Food Science & Technology (SIFST), with support from the International Union of Food Science & Technology (IUFoST), and strong support from the Singapore Tourism Board (STB). The event will be held from 31 October – 3 November 2022 at the Marina Bay Sands Convention Centre, Singapore.
UGM students have made another international achievement. This time, four UGM students who joined the Nescrave Indonesia team won first place. The competition was organized by NUS Food Science and Technology Society and NUS Enterprise, National University of Singapore, from May 9 to July 7, 2022.
The Nescrave team consists of four UGM students, namely Alma Mahira Lazuardani (FMIPA UGM), Anette Geraldine (FEB UGM), Deborah Patricia Lizar (FTP UGM), and Rojwa Legiana Rachmiadi (FEB UGM) and one student from Justus Liebig University, Giessen, namely Ersintya Swasthi Pramadhani (Food Chemistry Justus Liebig University). They won after eliminating other strong teams from various countries in the world.
The Department of Food Technology and Agricultural Products (TPHP) has long established international cooperation with prestigious universities in the world, one of which is the University of Cadiz (UCA), Spain. Since 2020, through the Inter-institutional Agreement, various forms of cooperation have been carried out in improving academic quality for both parties, one of which is Staff Mobility for TPHP and UCA teaching lecturers. Through funding by the European Union through the Erasmus + KA107 scheme, the Head of the Master of Food Science and Technology Study Program, Dr. Ir. Muhammad Nur Cahyanto, M.Sc. had the opportunity to become a Visiting Lecturer for a week on May 9-13, 2022 at the Department of Chemical Engineering and Food Technology, Faculty of Science, UCA, namely in the Food Biotechnology course which is intended for Bachelor in Biotechnology students.
On Thursday, May 19, 2022, the Practicum of Product Development and Process Technology of the Department of Food and Agricultural Products Technology UGM held a Virtual Food Exhibition from 13.30 – 17.10 WIB. The activity carried out through the Zoom Meeting was guided by Salsabila Ayu Syafiqa and Anang Wahif Fatkhurrochman as the host.
Virtual Food Exhibition is a series of activities in the Practicum of Product Development and Process Technology. In this practicum, students are formed into several groups, then each group is asked to make products that can be consumed and marketed at the exhibition. The products produced can be new products that have not been produced by other parties or are innovations from existing products. The products produced must also pay attention to their nutritional value so that they are suitable for consumption. This exhibition was attended by TPHP 2019 students as one of the requirements for completing assignment of the Practicum of Product Development and Process Technology.
The Food Industry Sanitation course held a guest lecture on Monday, April 18, 2022, from 11.00 – 13.00 WIB. This guest lecture carries the topic of the Application of Sanitation in the Food Industry with the speaker, Fitri Asih Victoria, S.T.P. as Assistant Operation Manager of PT. Boga Makmur Wijaya and guided by Prof. Dr. Ir. Tyas Utami, M.Sc. as moderator.
A restaurant is a place that is organized commercially to provide good service to guests in the form of food and drinks. Restaurants have their uniqueness, namely raw materials that have a short shelf life and there is direct interaction between suppliers (raw material sellers), sellers (restaurants), and buyers (customers). However, this uniqueness is also a challenge during a pandemic because it can increase the risk of Covid-19 transmission.