IPB Returned to Graduate 800 Graduates: Ready to Build the Nation

Bogor Agricultural University (IPB) returned to offer the graduates as the qualified human resources and was ready to develop the agricultural sector in a broad sense, in the open session with the single way of Graduation and Diploma Delivery of Phase VII in the Academic Year of 2015/2016, Wednesday (27/7), in Graha Widya Wisuda (GWW), Campus of IPB Darmaga Bogor. IPB handed the diplomas to 800 graduates, consisting of 39 Doctoral degree graduates, 291 Master of Science degree graduates, 38 Master of Management degree graduates, 8 Professional Master degree graduates, 57 Veterinary Profession degree graduates, and 367 Scholar degree graduates. The scholar graduates who graduated at this stage came from all faculties in IPB. 

 

The Graduation was opened and directly led by Rector of IPB, Prof.Dr. Herry Suhardiyanto. “On behalf of the entire academic community of IPB, I extend my congratulation to the graduates upon the successful completion of the education. On this occasion, I want to say that in the future it will be a lot of challenges in the community that must be faced, one of which is food. The issue of food is one of the problems which is crucial for Indonesian nation. Therefore, our nation needs to have a formidable food production system by strengthening the production system in the country,“ he explained.

 

The Rector hoped that the graduates could provide the positive thinking and open up the employment opportunities in order to advance the field of agriculture for the welfare and the progress of Indonesian nation. IPB and the entire community continued to bring innovations of the research result and the technology development to establish optimal and modern agribusiness model in creating the formidablee food production system, one of them was LISat (LAPAN of IPB Satelite) which was launched last June in India. The utilization and development of the technology of remote sensing satellite were the right choices to monitor the food security condition and the processing environment in Indonesia.

 

The Rector added, in this year IPB had the honor to host various activities which were very important. First, it was 59th IAAS World Congress 2016, starting on 23-29 July 2016. Second, 29th National Student Science Week (PIMNAS) taking place on 7-12 August 2016, would be the vehicle for progress and achievement benchmarks of the student reasoning in Indonesia. Third, it was 23rd TRI-U 2016 International Joint Seminar & Symposium taking place on 23-28 October 2016 with the theme of “Asian Contribution to the Sustainable Development Goals”. Fourth, it was International Festival of Fruit and Flower Nusantara, which was the activity that became the mandate of President of RI Joko Widodo as a venue in encouraging, facilitating and campaigning for the development of the fruit of Nusantara through Orange Revolution Movement, held on 17-20 November 2016.

 

On this occasion, the Rector also expected that the alumni of IPB could continue to improve and develop the existing cooperation for the progress of alma mater. To note that up to the graduation at this stage, IPB had had 136,179 alumni. Here were some impressions of the best graduates of the graduation at this stage:

 

Wira Agung Pratikto

Best Graduate of Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (FMIPA) of IPB. 

I was the alumni of SMA 53 Jakarta. IPB was a university that had many achievements in the fields as well as had the best image at the national and international levels, no exception of the Department of Biology, FMIPA of IPB. Thanks to the reputation and excellence in Biology of FMIPA of IPB, with a strong determination I decided to choose the Department of Biology. 

It turned out that it was the decision of the sweet result. The Department of Biology had many achievements that were superior, both in terms of academic, teaching staff, facilities and services. Much experience of life for four years in the Department of Biology of IPB.

 

Filika Amalia Isman

Best Graduate of Faculty of Veterinary Medicine. 

I was the alumni of SMA Negeri 2 Bengkulu City. During the study, not only it was the academic knowledge that I got, but also it was the experience in organization of some student organizations that I followed, as well as several community service activities and the event committee were which I could not mention all of them. 

Hopefully all knowledge and experience which I got during the study at FKH of IPB could be equipped me for helping to build Bengkulu later, my place of origin.***(awl)