The Biotechnology Master’s Program, Graduate School of Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), proudly announces that two of its students, Safira Ramadhani Azzahra and Darul Trisandy, have been accepted into a double degree program at Ibaraki University, Japan, for the October 2026 intake.

This double degree program provides students with the opportunity to study at two institutions while gaining international academic experience. Through this program, students are expected to broaden their perspectives, enhance global competencies, and strengthen their research capabilities in the field of biotechnology. read more

A master’s student in Biotechnology, Muadz Fikri Gunawan, has successfully completed an international internship program at the Nara Institute of Science and Technology (NAIST), Japan. The internship was conducted from February 23, 2026, to March 20, 2026.

During the program, Muadz joined the Laboratory of Organelle Control, a leading research laboratory focusing on cellular and organelle mechanisms. His research topic was titled “Unfolded Protein Response (UPR) and Its Application in Yeast Cells.” read more

A student team from the Study Program of Master in Biotechnology at Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), consisting of Farras Alifia Rahman and Anwar Rovik, achieved an outstanding accomplishment by securing second place at the Genomics and Science Dojo 2.0 Cycle 3. This prestigious scientific research competition was held from May 19–22, 2025, at Novotel, Cikini, Jakarta.

Genomics and Science Dojo 2.0 Cycle 3 is an intensive training and competition program aimed at enhancing genomic research capabilities in Indonesia. Inspired by the “dojo” concept from martial arts, the event encourages participants to not only deepen their theoretical understanding but also to sharpen their skills in debate, presentation, and scientific argumentation. read more

Yogyakarta, November 20, 2024 – Pipin Agnesia, a student of the Study Program of Master in Biotechnology at Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), has won the Best Presenter award at the international conference titled Nature’s Blueprint: A Journey toward Sustainable Development through the BCG Economy Model. This prestigious event, held from November 14-16, 2024, at the Krungsri River Hotel in Ayutthaya, Thailand, was organized by King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang in collaboration with the Asian Federation of Biotechnology (AFOB) 2024. It featured leading researchers and academics in the field of biotechnology from various countries. read more

A student of the the Study Program of Master in Biotechnology Universitas Gadjah Mada has won the title of 1^st Winner Oral Presenter at the 6^th International Seminar of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology (ISPST) held by Universitas Padjadjaran (UNPAD) on October 30-31, 2024. The student is Yohanes Surya Jati from batch 2023 who is also a member of the Cancer and Chemoprevention Research Center (CCRC) research group under the Faculty of Pharmacy UGM.

The ISPST seminar was held in conjunction with the 15^th Indonesian Society of Cancer Chemoprevention (ISCC) Annual Conference which was attended by various universities in Indonesia such as UGM, UNPAD, ITB, UNAIR, UII, and others. This seminar brought in many keynote speakers who discussed the development of treatment and research developments related to cancer from various perspectives such as the fields of pharmacy, molecular biology, genetics, bioinformatics, to bring in the Ministry of Health and State-Owned Enterprises (BUMN) PT.Biofarma and BPJS Health institutions. read more

Ibaraki, August 29, 2024 – Two students from the Master in Biotechnology Study Program at Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), Class of 2021, Finandya Fatihasari and Klara Kharisma Bunga Chandra, have successfully completed their master’s degrees at Ibaraki University, Japan, as part of the Double Degree Program supported by the Japan Student Services Organization (JASSO) scholarship. The students completed their master’s program in 1.5 years, following the resumption of the program after the COVID-19 pandemic. read more

Two students from the Study Program of Biotechnology Universitas Gadjah Mada, Suci Dwi Monda and Naura Paramitha, succeeded in achieving third place in the ANGEL International Innovation Competition which took place at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) on June 10, 2024. Suci Dwi Monda and Naura Paramitha are part of the team Wong Kito Pride Corporation (WKP Crop) together with two other UGM students from the Master of Management Program, Muhammad Eko Andriyansyah and Hendy Gusando (JOG-MBA-83 2023), under the guidance of Rokhima Rostiani, S.E., M.Mgt. read more

Master Program student in Biotechnology, Faculty of Postgraduate School UGM, Febri Yuda Kurniawan managed to get the best scientific writing award in the Scientific Paper Writing Workshop held by the UGM Graduate School. The scientific work entitled “Keanekaragaman dan Strategi Konservasi Anggrek Alam di Bawah Pengaruh Antropogenik Kawasan Bukit Dowo, Kulonprogo” (Diversity and Conservation Strategies of Natural Orchids under the Anthropogenic Influence of the Dowo Hills Area, Kulonprogo) became one of the two best works during the workshop. Febri has shown the results of writing that are following the material presented so that the paper is considered worthy of publication. read more

The Pfizer Biotech Fellowship program which was attended by Lecturers and also several Master of Biotechnology students has been completed and one of the students of the Master of Biotechnology Study Program received a Graduate Education Grants category.

The activities for the Graduate Education Grants category started with the submission of the first proposal and 10 graduate and undergraduate participants were selected who then took part in a series of virtual bootcamp activities that contained material presentations from experts and researchers both from within and outside the country. After the series of virtual bootcamp activities, participants were given time to revise proposals for approximately 14 days and finally produced 5 proposals from graduate programs and 3 proposals from undergraduate programs. From the 5 selected proposals, 1 Grant recipient proposal was announced at the award ceremony on November 23, 2021. read more

“Hard work will not betray results” seems to be the right term in describing the results of this study. The effort, time, and effort spent to achieve a quality product such as fermented drinks carried out by Prof. Widodo and his team are considered comparable to the results obtained. Hopefully with the presence of this Health product can realize one of the goals of “Sustainable Development Goals” in the aspect of public health. A healthy society can certainly have an impact on the productivity of their daily work and also have an impact on other aspects. read more