FPIK, SEMARANG – Diponegoro University (UNDIP) is one of the favorite universities in Central Java which has a World Class University (WCU) program. The WCU program aims to improve UNDIP’s capability to hold the status of a Top 500 university in the world. In order to support this mission, the Department of Aquatic Resources, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences (FPIK) held a Visiting Lecturer activity by inviting a diaspora who works as a postdoctoral researcher at the Liebniz Center for Tropical Marine Research (ZMT), Germany, namely Dr. rer. nat. Dini Adyasari, S.T., M.Sc.
Dr. Aninditia Sabdaningsih, S.Si., M.Si, one of the lecturers in the Aquatic Resources Management Study Program and person in charge of the Visiting Lecturer program, explained that this program consists of 5 types of activities, namely Seminar Series which is held three times, in the form of Public Lecture, Training , and Motivation Class, as well as 2 other activities that were exclusively delivered by the resource person as guest lecturer, namely sharing knowledge in the Aquatic Microbiology Course and fine tuning the manuscript. These activities are included in the implementation of the efforts of The Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which include SDGs number 4, 6, 14, and 17. SDGs number 4 on Quality Education, SDGs number 6 on Clean Water and Proper Sanitation, SDGs number 14 on Ecosystems Lautan and SDGs number 17 on Partnerships to Achieve Goals.
The Seminar Series was attended by the UNDIP academic community, namely undergraduate, postgraduate, doctoral, lecturers, staff and even alumni. Head of the Department of Aquatic Resources, Dr. Ir. Haeruddin in his report stated that the total number of participants from the entire seminar series was more than 100 people and was dominated by undergraduate students.
The Dean of FPIK UNDIP, Prof. Ir. Tri Winarni, M.Sc., Ph.D in his speech said that with the COVID-19 pandemic, FPIK had the opportunity to gain knowledge from the diaspora. In addition, the Dean of FPIK, in closing the Visiting Lecturer event, added that the material presented by Dr. rer. nat. Dini Adyasari, M.Sc. very useful and hope that in the future good relations will continue to be established. The collaboration program that was built by FPIK with ZMT Germany is expected to continue to be implemented to contribute to the advancement of science and the welfare of the Indonesian people. (Seto Windarto).
