The UGM Faculty of Agricultural Technology (FTP) held a summer course titled “Innovative Technology for Agroindustrial Sector in Society 5.0” from August 7 to 13, 2023.
The event, conducted online and asynchronously using UGM’s e-learning system (e-LOK), was attended by 115 students from various universities in 16 countries worldwide.
Some participating countries included Cambodia, Colombia, Indonesia, Thailand, Nigeria, Malaysia, Bangladesh, Yemen, Sudan, Myanmar, Uzbekistan, India, Poland, Taiwan, Egypt, and Somalia.
Dean of the Faculty of Agricultural Technology, Professor Eni Harmayani, opened the course by highlighting that food security is a global challenge involving the assessment of food adequacy and nutrition for all.
Therefore, efforts to address these issues need to be made promptly to tackle poverty, even agricultural product distribution, climate change, and sustainable protection in the agricultural sector.
“Implementing efficient agricultural methods, reducing food waste, improving distribution, as well as research and development, can also be solutions to address these challenges,” she said.
The dean hopes participants can exchange knowledge and ideas through this summer course to contribute to global food security challenges.
The UGM Director of Partnerships and Global Relations, Professor Puji Astuti, expressed similar sentiments, hoping the summer course could benefit all participants and institutions involved.
Besides deepening the mastery of smart agricultural technology theories and concepts, innovative thinking and solutions related to agricultural food production are expected to emerge.
The Faculty of Agricultural Technology invited 24 speakers in this summer course, including nine national and 15 international speakers.
They came from the National Taiwan University, Universiti Putra Malaysia, National Institute of Technology of Rourkela, Thammasat University, Kyushu University, Chiang Mai University, Tohoku University, University of Warwick, Prince of Songkla University, Teagasc Ireland, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature (RIHN) Japan, Kasetsart University, National Kaohsiung University of Science and Technology, The University of Groningen, Center for Biotechnology and Bioindustry Research (BRIN), Center for Oil Palm Research PT Riset Perkebunan Nusantara, and Universitas Gadjah Mada.
Author: Luqlun Arghani of the UGM Faculty of Agricultural Technology
Editor: Ika
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