Record-setting Doctorate Graduate Leads Bogor Agricultural University Graduation Rite
Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) graduated 180 doctorate degree candidates. The graduation ceremony hits the highest record in number of doctoral gruduates ever held in a one-time graduation at Bogor Agricultural University, and even by a university in Indonesia. It was the statement of Rector of the University, Prof.Dr.Ir. Herry Suhardiyanto, MSc., in the Opening Session when the University grants degrees en masse to 4th Batch of graduating students for Academic Year 2011/2012, Wednesday, 25 April 2012, at the GWW Building, Darmaga Campus.
“This success is the result of academic and administrative reorganization program to improve the quality we have been implementing, including the enactment of special regulations for students who have exceeded the specified study period, "said Rector.
In this graduation ceremony the University confered to 906 graduate comprised of 180 doctoral graduates, 163 master’s degree graduates, 59 veterinary profession, and 504 bachelor degree graduates. Out of the 504 Bachelor’s degree graduates, Ms. Laras Mutiara Diva with the highest GPA of 3.90, of the Computer Science Studies Program, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, was proclaimed as the the best student with cum laude predicate.
On that special occasion, Rector informed that the University was granted an award by the Indonesian Record Museum (MURI) as the First Inventor of synthetic Rice in Indonesia. The inventor of such rice was the research team of the Faculty of Agricultural Technology, comprising of several faculty members, researchers and students, have successfully created analog rice or synthesized rice made of carbohydrate sources rather than rice, such as corn, sago, tubers, sorghum, etc. "This invention is our University’s commitment to continue to support the diversification of national programs," said Rector.
In addition, the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences, Faculty of Human Ecology, Bogor Agricultural University in the National Consumer Day, on 20 April 2012, has been granted an award as the Consumer Protection Activist by the National Consumer Protection Agency.
One day before the commencement, the Directorate of Career Development and Alumni Relations organized the career briefing for prospective graduates. Invited as the resource person for the briefing were successful alumni as follows: (1). President CEO of General Electric Indonesia, Mr. Handry Santriago; (2). CEO of Stay Relevant Indonesia, who is also as the Commisioner for Fructural Indonesia, FM Siddharta; and (3). Famous author of Best Seller "Summers 9 10 Autumns", Mr. Iwan Setiawan. (Wied).
