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Today is the Closing of ITroSCo 2021

Today is the Closing of ITroSCo 2021

by | Sep 1, 2021 | News, The SDGs

FPIK, SEMARANG – Today (1/9) is the Closing of ITroSCo 2021. The event was opened by Siti Khodijah and Dr. Mada as the Master of Ceremony of the day. After the brief opening, the next session was Sharing & Caring, where it was conducted by Mr. Seto Windarto. He chose a few people from the participants, asking about their experiences after spending two weeks straight in this event. Various testimonials were delivered from the participants, almost all of them made the committee and even the Buddies’ hearts flutter, this session was called sharing caring. 

The committee chooses the Top 9 performers of IGT and gives the right to all participants, including even the buddies, to participate in choosing who is entitled to win. The committee provided a google form link that was sent to the WhatsApp group containing all participants and let them choose their preferences. The next agenda is presenting the Top 9 IGT Videos with everyone’s enthusiastic reaction on the chat box and announcing the winner. The winner was Honisha Ramooah from Mauritius and Joruna Group. The committee also presented the Top 10 Participants who got the chances to come to Indonesia next year, hopefully the pandemic will end at that time. Adding to the current euphoria, the best Buddies voting results were also announced.

Moving forward to the very end of the closing day, speeches from Mr. Eko as the Head Committee of ITroSCO 2021, Mr. Agus Trianto as the Vice Dean, and Prof. Tri as the Dean were delivered. ITroSCo 2021 was officially closed with all participants, guests, committee, and buddies singing the official song of the event. We hope to see you again next year! (Committee of ITroSCo 2021)

UNDIP Provides Scholarships for Fisherman’s Children

UNDIP Provides Scholarships for Fisherman’s Children

by | Aug 26, 2021 | News, The SDGs

FPIK, SEMARANG – (26/08/2021). Diponegoro University (UNDIP) provides scholarships for a number of new students in 2021, including those from fishing families and coastal communities. “This year UNDIP receives and provides scholarships for more than 20 percent of students from underprivileged families but have academic achievements,” said UNDIP Chancellor Prof. Yos Johan Utama, SH., M. Hum. This is to provide opportunities for high school graduates who excel but have financial limitations and come from various circles of society, including fishermen’s families and coastal residents. “The community has the same opportunity to receive education at UNDIP, especially those who have excellence or achievements in the academic field,” added the UNDIP Chancellor.

Meanwhile, the Dean of the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences (FPIK) UNDIP Prof. Ir. Tri Winarni Agustini, M.Sc., Ph.D explained scholarships for fishing families and coastal communities in accordance with the Basic Scientific Pattern (PIP) for coastal area development, by providing scholarships in the form of subsidies or exemption from payment of Institutional Development Donations (SPI) and Tuition Fees. Single (UKT) for 8 semesters.

“Students who receive this scholarship are high school graduates with an average score of more than 8.0, come from fishing families/coastal communities and come from underprivileged families as evidenced by a certificate of incapacity and a prosperous family card,” added the Dean of FPIK UNDIP who often called Prof. Tri.

Other requirements needed to get the scholarship are good behavior and drug-free, able to finish college on time (maximum 8 semesters), local government recommendation, or recommendation from the FPIK Alumni Family Association (IKA).

FPIK UNDIP has received 18 scholarship applicants and as many as 6 (six) students have been designated as scholarship recipients. “It is hoped that the scholarships provided will help ease the burden on parents and encourage students to graduate on time, especially during the current covid pandemic which has had an impact on economic difficulties for various groups of people,” concluded Prof. Tri Winarni Agustini. (Source: undip.ac.id | Tim Humas UNDIP)

Opening ITroSCo 2021

Opening ITroSCo 2021

by | Aug 18, 2021 | News, The SDGs

FPIK, SEMARANG – Today (18/8), the first day of the opening ITroSCo (International Tropical Summer Course) 2021, was held via zoom platform due to Covid-19 Pandemic. The event started at 4 pm West Indonesia Time, exhibiting AIS (Archipelagic and Island States) video, then continued with the introduction of ITroSCo and the background biography video of Diponegoro University.

After the videos ended, ITroSCo 2021 was proudly opened by Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences Dean, Prof. Ir. Tri Winarni Agustini, M.Sc., Ph.D., and our Vice Dean, Dr. Agus Trianto, S.T., M.Sc., Ph.D. As the show goes on, having the date located one day after Indonesia’s Independence Day, all of the Buddies, consisting of 20 undergraduate students from the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, appeared with red and white flags on their respective cheeks. As Indonesian, we were showing that they are still proud to live and ready to continue the legacy from their ancestors, especially for the fisheries and marine districts. With that fact, the opening continues with all of the attendees singing the national anthem Indonesia Raya.

The following agenda is an opening speech from Mr. Eko Susanto, S.PI., M.Sc., Ph.D., as the Head Committee of ITroSCo 2021. It was followed by the official inauguration by Prof. Ir. Tri Winarni Agustini, M.Sc., Ph.D. as the Dean of the faculty, officially opened the annual summer course for this year. The event continues to get introduced by its Vice Head Committee, Mr. Seto Windarto, S.Pi., M.Sc., MP. to introduce the faculty’s academic staff, guests, and the participants. Light talk and easy topic conversation happened at this time within the great atmosphere surrounding the event.

Photo: The Dean of Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science.

Mr. Eko Susanto explained the history of ITroSCo, knowing that this event has been held since 2019. He also introduced various notable speakers for the lectures that will give the participants countless valuable knowledge from Indonesia and other countries. Teaching methods and rules for all participants were also explained by him, knowing that they were going to spend two weeks straight in this course. Hoping all of the people that are involved in this event can cooperate. From this part, the theme for this year’s ITroSCo event is ‘Traditional Fisheries Technology in Indonesia for Sustainable Eco-Development’ with 66 students from 14 countries.

For the next part, Dr. Mada Triandala Sibero, S.PI., M.Si shared slides per slide, showing several groups that consisted of several participants, with each team having 6-7 people. The Buddies that will accompany all participants also got introduced to their respective partners and groups. Dr. Mada also introduced two big projects from this year’s ITroSCo event, aside from various valuable lectures, ITroSCo’s Got Talent (IGT) and Cultural Exchange. We hope all participants will contribute to these projects and show all the things that may be hidden for too long. The winner from these projects will be allowed to join next year’s ITroSCo event, and if it is held offline, the committee will give the fund.

Photo: The Participants of ITroSCo 2021.

The event was closed by a brief light talk between Amanda, the Master of Ceremony, with one of the participants. Also, an ice-breaking session, playing a game called Mentimeter, that that day’s Person led in Charge, Rayen. The event ended with a huge smile and sighs of relief, knowing that its crucial opening went smoothly, encouraged by all the excitement that radiated from people involved in this event. Another national song from Indonesia, 17 Agustus (August 17th), was played while the committees and buddies bid their goodbyes to all participants. We can not wait to see them again tomorrow for their first lecture. (Committee of ITroSCo 2021)

FPIK UNDIP Professor Predicts that Semarang Will Sink in 50 Years from Now

FPIK UNDIP Professor Predicts that Semarang Will Sink in 50 Years from Now

by | Aug 4, 2021 | News

FPIK, SEMARANG – The coastal area of Semarang City, Central Java Province and its surroundings is predicted to sink in about 50 years. Professor of the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Diponegoro University (FPIK UNDIP) Prof. Dr. Denny Nugroho Sugianto, ST., M.Si revealed that the prediction was strengthened by the rain that triggered the flood in Semarang City early last year.

“So it could be faster than 50 years. The flooding is now in the North Semarang area, in Tugu it has also started to get worse, the border with Demak as well,” said Prof. Denny who is also a senior researcher at the Center for Disaster Mitigation and Coastal Rehabilitation Studies (PKMBRP) UNDIP, when contacted by detikcom, Wednesday (4/8/2021). “The severity is seen when the rains at the beginning of the year flooded the Unissula campus, it proves that the drainage can no longer throw water into the sea by gravity because the soil is lower than sea water,” he continued.

Prof. Denny stated that the cause of the sinking of the northern part of Semarang City was due to land subsidence due to massive groundwater exploitation. In addition, land subsidence in Semarang varies with an average of 10-12 centimeters per year. “Soil subsidence varies, there are 2 cm, 3 cm, 5 cm, up to an average of 10-12 cm per year. Excessive use of groundwater causes the soil to fall quickly. In addition, the nature of sedimentation on the Semarang coast is alluvial sedimentation. Have you heard of it before? Semarang until the Sam Po Kong area is water? Well, it’s like going back,” he explained.

He added that global warming also had an impact on rising sea levels. He also hopes that the government will be firm in spatial planning based on rob mitigation. “Spatial planning must be based on tidal mitigation. Water pocket areas are no longer allowed to be developed either commercially or residentially,” explained the lecturer at the Oceanography Department, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science UNDIP.

Not only that, Prof. Denny hopes that the Semarang-Demak Toll Road project which is designed as a dike can be realized according to the technical design. So it is hoped that it can be a solution for tidal flooding in Semarang and Demak. “Semarang-Demak toll road is for roads, for the use of the embankment must be very careful, hopefully it can solve the problem,” he said. Meanwhile, the Governor of Central Java, Ganjar Pranowo said that there had been a study on the sinking of the three regions (Pekalongan – Semarang – Demak). According to him, the thing that must be done is together to protect the environment. Meanwhile, the government must be disciplined in granting land use permits according to its function.

“It will sink if everyone doesn’t take care of the environment, so spatial planning must be controlled, planting is carried out. So if we want to use the space, we must be really disciplined,” said the number one person in Central Java. (Adm | Source: detik.com)

News reference: detikcom

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Ranny Ramadhani, Alumni of Marine Science FPIK UNDIP Recognized by DIVE Magazine as Women in Conservation

Ranny Ramadhani, Alumni of Marine Science FPIK UNDIP Recognized by DIVE Magazine as Women in Conservation

by | Jul 18, 2021 | Achievement, News

FPIK, SEMARANG – For Ranny Ramadhani Yuneni, having a desire to participate in preserving the marine world was felt since he studied at Diponegoro University (UNDIP) in 2009. When she was a student of the Marine Science Study Program, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences (FPIK) UNDIP, Ranny felt that his choice was right and he really fell in love with the ocean. Therefore, after graduating, the woman who was born in Cilacap on March 20, 1991, chose to be totally active in the marine sector. Since 2013, she has chosen to work for WWF (World Wide Fund for Nature) Indonesia. “Currently I am a member of WWF Indonesia in the Marine and Fisheries Program in Indonesia, specifically coordinating Shark and Ray Conservation Specialists,” said Ranny in an interview, Thursday (15/7/2021).

Ranny, who is currently completing her Masters Study Program (S2) in Postgraduate Environmental Science at Udayana University Bali, admitted that she worked on marine species issues, especially Marine Megafauna such as Sharks and Rays. Having spent more than nine years in conservation and marine activities, this alumni of SMA N 2 Tangerang admitted that her determination to enter this field was stronger after joining the Marine Diving Club (MDC) as a member of class XVII since 2010.

“After that, I explored diving in many waters inside and outside Indonesia with at least >450 logs dives with Advance OW PADI level. In starting my career, I was placed in a quite remote area in Raja Ampat Papua to educate children about the importance of loving and caring for coral reefs and sharks in the ocean,” she said of his experience. For her love and consistency in caring for species in the sea, when he was 20 years old, Ranny was named a Manta Ambassador to support the periodic research of Manta Rays in the Komodo Islands, East Nusa Tenggara in 2013. Since then he has been increasingly consistent in supporting the government in managing Sharks and Rays sustainably.

Photo: Quoted from Sally Snow’s Instagram page

“on a dive to recover an acoustic receiver with #LAMAVE and @wwfphilippines in the Sulu Sea”

She also continues to innovate in the development of marine species bycatch mitigation technology with the aim of increasing the survival rate of these species caught by catch. In addition, she also supports several researches on the carrying capacity of diving tourism in marine protected areas and actively plays a role in the campaign to reduce shark consumption at WWF Indonesia, known as the #SOSharks Campaign.

“As an alumnus of UNDIP, I am very proud. I got a lot of marine knowledge on campus which is very helpful in the activities that I do now. For me, the meaning of success is being able to share knowledge as widely as possible and being able to play a role in “mainstreaming” marine species, especially sharks and rays in Indonesia,” explained the female alumni of SMP N 1 Tangerang.

Her involvement in research or research on the marine world is now also getting more intense. In the Shark-Stingray conservation program involving more than 60 students, for example, the scope of activities has spread from the western to the eastern parts of Indonesia. No wonder her name is listed in various publications such as theses, theses and journals at 22 universities in Indonesia; also its contribution in providing marine data nationally. Ranny also continues to actively initiate the implementation of the Indonesian Shark-Stingray which will be held from 2015 to 2021. In this forum, more than 350 national and regional researches have been presented, ranging from biology-ecology, socio-economics, and conservation-management. Ranny is also active in the Threatened Species Working Group (TSWG) CTI-CFF which covers six (6) countries in the world’s coral reef triangle area.

Photo: Quoted from the undip.ac.id page

Photo: Ranny wearing a red shirt. Quoted from Riyanni Dangkaru’s Instagram page “Serunya liburan di Bali, semakin banyak turis dari penjuru dunia yang memilih bersenang-senang disini. Ada yang memilih paket liburan hemat….”

Photo: Quoted from Ranny Ramadhani’s Instagram page “There is always more to thank for than to complain about ???? But anyway, menyelam dengan Pari Manta itu selalu menjadi salah satu pengalaman yang gak pernah bosan dilakukan! ….“

Photo: Ranny Ramadhani Yuneni, alumni of the 2009 Marine Science Study Program.

During her career, the woman who has become a member of the Shark Specialist Group (SSG) Asia (previously only Southeast Asia) International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) in 2016 was recognized as Women in Conservation in DIVE Magazine United Kingdom, and from WWF- Singapore in the issue of saving species, especially the Manta Ray (manta rescue issue) and other marine species. “I am very happy, this is a great award in my career. It is not easy to get an award that was initiated from abroad,” said Ranny, who has also had an internship at Species Endaged, Thretened and Protected (ETP) East Java, Maluku to Dobo – Aru Islands.

Suggestions for UNDIP students in the midst of the Covid-19 pandemic, Ranny said, so that students often open the Linkedin page, continue to expand networks/networking from all lines, be it government, academics, NGOs/NGOs, and the private sector. “In addition, don’t forget that FPIK UNDIP alumni are also scattered everywhere, so asking or communicating with alumni is also very helpful for current students to provide insight. Cheer up!” she concluded. (Source: undip.ac.id | Tim Humas UNDIP)

FPIK UNDIP Has Been Implementing “Independent Campus” Since Long Time, It Is Proved From Yelfia’s Story

FPIK UNDIP Has Been Implementing “Independent Campus” Since Long Time, It Is Proved From Yelfia’s Story

by | Jul 14, 2021 | Achievement, News

FPIK, SEMARANG – The Merdeka Campus – Merdeka Learning Program which has been implemented by the Indonesian Minister of Education, Culture, Research and Technology, Nadiem Makariem since 2019, continues to be developed in various universities. Diponegoro University (UNDIP) is no exception, especially the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences (FPIK). The program is in accordance with UNDIP’s goal as a research university, namely to produce COMPLETE graduates, and excel in the national and international arena.

FPIK’s efforts in supporting the Merdeka Campus – Merdeka Learning program have been applied for a long time. FPIK has established many cooperative relationships with overseas campuses, in addition to the traces of alumni achievements that have increased FPIK’s credibility in the community. One of the alumni of FPIK, named Yelfia, who has succeeded in becoming a role model in the world of processed fish food business. Previously, Yelfia was a student of the Water Resources Management Study Program, FPIK UNDIP. Thanks to her persistence, tenacity, motivation, spirit of learning innovation and entrepreneurial spirit, now Yelfia has succeeded in starting a fish-processed food business labeled MaRiSa Food, which is academically outside her discipline. Yelfia’s fish-processed food business is included in the category of Fishery Products Technology disciplines.

Yelfia admitted that her success in starting this business was inseparable from the role of FPIK UNDIP in guiding her when she was in college. “Yes, that’s right, when I was in college, I was very interested in entrepreneurship courses, from there I learned a lot,” said Yelfia.

In Yelfia’s hands, catfish becomes a variety of interesting processed products. He founded MaRiSa Food in 2011 by making food products made from catfish. Initially he only processed catfish into shredded catfish but has now grown to produce various processed fish products such as ladrik, skin chips, crispy fillet, meatballs, fish rolls, nuggets, meatball tofu, shredded pastel and otak-otak.

“The business I’m in now is thanks to my educational background in the Department of Fisheries. After graduating from college, I worked in a national private company, which is engaged in fish processing. I worked there for three years, I resigned and the next 1.5 years I started a fish processing business with work experience and academic knowledge. Of course the capital is patience, tenacity, continuously innovating and always being consistent to produce hygienic, safe and nutritious products,” she said.

Photo: Two variants of MaRISa Food

“The initial marketing of MaRISa Food products was done door-to-door, through social media, then obtained a Household Industry Production (PIRT) permit and joined the Purbalingga Regency Cooperatives and Small and Medium Enterprises Office program until finally entering modern shops. Our products do not use harmful ingredients such as borax, MSG and other preservatives, so the quality is guaranteed and safe for consumption. In the future, I hope not only to process catfish but also to be varied and innovate in processing other types of fish,” she continued.

Yelfia said FPIK is a major that matches her passion, she entered the Interest and Ability Search (PMDK) class of 2002 and graduated in 2006. “My experience as an UNDIP student is a lot, especially getting knowledge that is very useful and I need it in the world of work, I have a fighting spirit, struggle within limitations, divide my time between being an academic and organizing,” she said.

The Merdeka Campus – Merdeka Learning Program is a form of institutional support including universities in running the Merdeka Campus program. It is hoped that by holding a program like this it can help the government in producing superior and outstanding human resources. (Excerpt from: undip.ac.id | Adm)

Find out more about MaRISa Food on Instagram and Website.