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Haris Muhtadi Alumni of FPIK UNDIP, Now Successfully Leading an International Feed Company

Haris Muhtadi Alumni of FPIK UNDIP, Now Successfully Leading an International Feed Company

by | Jun 25, 2021 | Achievement, News

FPIK, SEMARANG – Thousands of alumni of Universitas Diponegoro (UNDIP) scattered throughout the country have their own stories of success that they have achieved at this time. To be sure, they claim to be grateful for getting a learning experience at one of the best state universities (State Universities) whose campus is now based in Tembalang, Semarang City. Of course, many joys and sorrows were experienced, in addition to stories that could inspire. One of them is the success story of Haris Muhtadi, an alumni of the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, Diponegoro University (FPIK UNDIP). Haris is a figure who since 2018 has been trusted to be the Director of Sales and Marketing at PT CJ Feed and Care Indonesia, a fish and shrimp feed and animal feed company that has factories in Medan, Lampung, Serang (Banten), Batang (Central Java), Jombang (East Java) and Banjarmasin. He is the first batch of students in Fisheries and Marine Affairs.

His career in a company that has 6 factories in Indonesia, 2 factories in Korea, 9 factories in China, 4 factories in Vietnam, and 1 factory in the Philippines is quite bright. In fact, when he was in college, the man who was born in Pati Regency on July 26, 1966, wasn’t feeling great. Registered in the Department of Fisheries at UNDIP in 1984, which at that time was under the auspices of the Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Fisheries, Haris admitted that he was not outstanding in the academic field. He emphasized that studying in the Department of Fisheries was his first choice after graduating from high school. “Fishing is my first choice,” he said. Therefore, even though he admitted that he did not stand out in the academic field, he earned a Bachelor of Fisheries degree in 1989.

“In the past, I wasn’t a student who stood out academically but mostly did outside activities to interact with various groups, types of people, that kind of thinking is what makes me feel useful these days,” said Haris Muhtadi who is also the Chairman of the Association of Animal Feed Companies. (GPMT), when interviewed on Thursday (24/6/2021). High enthusiasm to continue to learn and build networks is one of the doors to success. “One of them continues to update new knowledge even though it doesn’t go through the formal path to become a master’s degree. Self-development can also be obtained through training, short courses, workshops and seminars that are usually followed while we are working,” said the alumnus of SMAN 1 Pati. That’s why, apart from being trusted to be one of the important people in a feed company based in South Korea, since 2016 he has also been trusted to be the Chairman of the Association of Animal Feed Companies (GPMT), an organization where producers of animal feed, fish feed and shrimp feed in Indonesia gather. .

At GPMT, the alumni of FPIK UNDIP is firm in voicing the aspirations of its members so that they can continue to exist and contribute to fisheries and livestock businesses in Indonesia. His experience of being active when he was still at the Diponegoro Campus, influenced the mindset and pattern of action when in a work environment and organization. In his current position as a director of an international feed company, he also has to meet many people, with different backgrounds and from various nationalities. That’s where some of his past experiences that currently feel relevant.

Photo: Haris Muhtadi Alumni of Fisheries and Marine Science Faculty, UNDIP

“It turns out that the key to various business deals is how to convince other parties that our idea is worthy of being bought by the client or customer. So, my message to fellow students and prospective students who want to learn about Marine and Fisheries, especially at UNDIP, try to be more active not only in class and pursue academic success. Learn also from outside the classroom, “he explained. According to him, students who want to study outside the classroom will interact more with as many people as possible with different cultural, ethnic, national and national backgrounds. So that’s where students will get intellectual property. “Broad insight will be a good weapon for socializing. With the breadth of association, helping to increase recognition from the community according to the field of business, indirectly facilitates our work and increases our careers,” he added.

In this Covid-19 pandemic, he also invited students to continue to be creative and stay enthusiastic in learning. He suggested that students improve their foreign language skills, especially English. “Don’t stop learning.” Another thing he advises is not to stop reading books in any field of interest. The availability of communication technology facilities, according to him, makes it easier for us to learn. “If we prepare as best we can and live back to normal, we don’t miss the train, we keep updating the information and knowing the times. The show must go on, Covid-19 is not a reason to stop developing yourself,” said Haris.

To be sure, as an alumni he expressed his gratitude to UNDIP as an institution that helped shape his character and expertise, especially the lecturers and seniors who always guide him. “Not to forget, I would like to thank the lecturers and seniors who have made a very big contribution in my life,” he concluded. (Source: undip.ac.id | Tim Humas UNDIP)

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Pond Field School, Become a Sustainable Cultivation Solution | Webinar Series #2

Pond Field School, Become a Sustainable Cultivation Solution | Webinar Series #2

by | Jun 25, 2021 | News

FPIK, SEMARANG – Aquaculture Department, The Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, Diponegoro University (FPIK UNDIP), last week held a Webinar titled Aquaculture Supporting Mangrove 2nd series with the theme Coastal Field School or Tambak Field School on Wednesday (09/06/2021). This 2nd webinar series presents a number of experts, academics and field practitioners, namely Benjamin Brown, Ph.D (Charles Darwin University), Syafruddin, S. P (Food Crop Protection and Horticulture Center of South Sulawesi Province), Ratnawaty Fadilah, M.Sc. (Department of Agricultural Technology, Makassar State University), Weningtyas Kismorodati, M.Si (community development).

Benjamin Brown, Ph.D. as Chief Technical Advisor of the Blue Forest Foundation explained that related to the 1st webinar series, on June 2, regarding Associated Mangrove Aquaculture (AMA), Ben said that the AMA implemented by the Building with Nature project in Demak Regency offered a solution, namely providing incentives to “sacrifice “A plot of aquaculture ponds with a length of 20 meters for mangrove rehabilitation. The mangroves that are formed are then connected hydrologically with river and coastal ecosystems so as to reduce shocks and disturbances such as floods. The Low External Input Sustainable Agriculture (LEISA) approach together with the implementation of farmer field schools (SL) will result in better management practices.

Syafruddin, facilitator of SL from the Center for Food Crops and Horticulture Protection, South Sulawesi, explained that SL has advantages, including increasing observation and knowledge of farmers or farmers through discovery-based learning, building self-confidence and increasing decision-making and problem solving capacity, changing beliefs and behaviors has taken root, encouraging environmentally friendly cultivation. Meanwhile, the disadvantages are that the implementation time is sufficient, requires experienced facilitators, and costs are quite expensive. In order for SL to run effectively and comprehensively (from an ecological, economic and social perspective), it is necessary to design an attractive activity so that the enthusiasm of the participants is always maintained as well as an effective monitoring and evaluation design.

Ratna Fadilah from the Blue Forest Foundation Makassar, South Sulawesi explained that SL was developed as a response to a training and empowerment approach that is generally used but not effective. SL Tambak takes an innovative, participatory, and interactive approach that emphasizes learning based on discovery and problem solving so that coastal communities are able to build their sense of self-confidence and expand local knowledge in a sustainable manner.

The success of SL Tambak is also highly dependent on the success of organizing the farmer groups. Weningtyas emphasized that organizing a group of farmers would facilitate the achievement of SL’s goals. The duration of the Farmer Field School is at least 1 cycle of pond cultivation (± 3 – 4 months) or based on the cultivation topic studied. At the end of the webinar session, participants are invited to compare the learning demonstration plot and habits/comparisons. The final result of SL is a process of holistic understanding of the members of the study group towards problems and finding solutions (the emergence of critical thinking), not just the quantity or nominal of the harvest.

In particular, Prof. Sri Rejeki, Restiana W. Ariyati and Lestari L. Widowati from the Department of Aquaculture FPIK UNDIP explained the implementation of the Field School in Demak Regency. Field Schools play an effective role in increasing pond production through the application of Sustainable Cultivation Technology with Low External Input (LEISA), so as to increase the income of farmers.

Prof. Sri Rejeki and his team provided counseling and assistance to more than 270 farmers in 10 villages in Demak Regency from 2016 – 2019. The materials provided included: Good Fish Cultivation Methods; proper pond processing; pond water quality monitoring (pH, salinity, temperature, dissolved oxygen); observing the color of pond water using a color card to determine the growth of plankton after administration of MOL (liquid fertilizer) and the application of LEISA for sustainable aquaculture. For 3 years, the implementation of LEISA in 10 had a positive impact, namely farmers who had followed SL experienced a 2-fold increase in milkfish production (200%), increased shrimp production by 25-50% and reduced the risk of crop failure.

The 2nd series of a series of 3 Associated Mangrove Aquaculture Webinars held through the Zoom application and YouTube live streaming was initiated by Wetland International and the Ecoshape Foundation, with the contribution of partners from the Department of Aquaculture, FPIK UNDIP, NGO Blue Forest and Wetland International Indonesia. The enthusiasm of the participants was seen in the QnA session led by the moderator, Mrs. Woro Yuniati. The discussion was interesting with the speakers and Dr. Roel H. Bosma who participated from Wageningen, The Netherlands via the Zoom platform. This 2nd series of webinar can be viewed online via the Official FPIK UNDIP YouTube link. (Source: undip.ac.id | Tim Humas UNDIP)

Coastal Marine Protection, Use the Concept of the Existence of Ponds and Mangrove Forests | Webinars Series #1

Coastal Marine Protection, Use the Concept of the Existence of Ponds and Mangrove Forests | Webinars Series #1

by | Jun 23, 2021 | News, The SDGs

FPIK, SEMARANG – The Department of Aquaculture, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Science, Diponegoro University (FPIK UNDIP) introduced a new concept in marine coastal protection, namely mangrove forests and the existence of ponds for farmers. This new concept is considered successful in protecting the three against the threat of abrasion and land subsidence along the North Coast of Java (Pantura). Professor of the Department of Aquaculture FPIK UNDIP, Prof. Dr. Sri Rejeki explained that this new concept is called Associated Mangrove Aquaculture (AMA) or a mangrove connected pond system.

The background of this AMA concept is land subsidence caused by various factors. Starting from the massive use of ground water, logging of mangrove forests which eventually caused 640 hectares of ponds to be lost in Demak Regency and another 900 hectares were affected by land subsidence and abrasion. Abrasion causes the beach morphology to change and the coastline to move. As a result, the environmental and socio-economic quality of the community also changes. Moreover, many farmers are starting to lose their ponds and causing unemployment and new poverty. “The AMA concept is different from the previous one, silvofishery. Where mangroves are not planted in embankments or in ponds,” said Sri Rejeki in the Webinar Series #1 “Aquaculture Supporting Mangrove”, which was held some time ago.

In the webinar opened by the Dean of FPIK UNDIP, Prof. Dr. Tri Winarni Agustini presented a number of resource persons, namely Project Manager and Researcher at The Chair Group Aquaculture and Fisheries (AFI) 2001 – 2019, Dr Roel H Bosma; Lecturer of the Department of Aquaculture FPIK UNDIP, Restiana Wisnu Ariyati MSi; Community Developer in the Building with Nature Project that facilitates the planning of 9 villages in Demak Regency, Eko Budi Priyanto; and Deltares researcher Ira Wardani.

Prof. Sri Rejeki said that generally ponds on the banks of rivers or seas have dikes with a narrow width or are directly connected to water bodies without any protection. So prone to rob or sea waves. The concept of silvofishery that grows mangroves in ponds or bunds, in reality the results are less than optimal for cultivation and coastal protection. Due to the decline in water quality and the mangroves are too dense without treatment. The AMA system, in principle, is to widen embankments bordering rivers or the sea. “This is a means of growing mangroves for green belts. For example, a pond with a width of less than 30 meters from the edge of a river or sea stream, it is recommended that the entire pond as a green belt. If it is above 30 meters, then build a 10 meters green belt. The trick is to reverse the embankment of the pond by gradually making new embankments. In this way, mangroves will usually grow along with the formation of sediments. Then the next new embankment was built. The AMA principle states that mangroves are not located or planted in embankments or in pond yards. The old concept, silvofishery, where the beach and pond embankments are not protected,” she said.

Project Manager and Researcher at The Chair Group Aquaculture and Fisheries (AFI) 2001 – 2019, Dr. Roel H Bosma explained that many countries ignore this mangrove forest. Along the coast of Java, the destruction of mangrove forests has caused the loss of settlements, infrastructure and hundreds of hectares of ponds. For this reason, it is necessary to protect the remaining mangrove forests. “Reduce the use of ground water, increase community human resources through training, replace ponds with mangroves,” he said.

Photo: Dean of FPIK UNDIP Prof. Ir. Tri Winarni Agustini, M.Sc., Ph.D. is giving a speech at the webinar series #1 Aquaculture Supporting Mangrove.

In her speech, the Dean of FPIK UNDIP, Prof. Dr. Tri Winarni Agustini said the webinar will be divided into three series. Two follow-up webinars will be held over the next two weeks. “This is a good moment to examine the role of aquaculture in contributing to the restoration of the mangrove ecosystem,” said Tri Winarni.

Head of the Department of Aquaculture FPIK UNDIP, Dr. Sarjito MAppSc really appreciates this webinar. This webinar is an international collaboration and is disseminated to stakeholders in the field of aquaculture in particular. The researchers of this department will continue to update the concept, mindset and technology to support environmentally friendly cultivation and in improving the coastal economy.

At the end of the session, Lestari Widowati, M.Si as the master of ceremonies as well as moderator, guided the discussion of several questions from participants through the zoom meeting and YouTube channel. The issue of land ownership, tidal flooding, and increasing shrimp production in the AMA system attracted the enthusiasm of the webinar participants and became an interesting topic of discussion. Riri conveyed her gratitude to the donors from the Ecoshape foundation in the Building with Nature Indonesia project to end this first session of the webinar. (Source: undip.ac.id | Tim Humas UNDIP)

Benefits of Diving Skills and Job Opportunities at the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences UNDIP

Benefits of Diving Skills and Job Opportunities at the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences UNDIP

by | Jun 21, 2021 | Achievement, News

FPIK, SEMARANG – One of the programs owned by the Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences, Diponegoro University (FPIK UNDIP) is a Diving Expertise training and certification program in the Karimunjawa Islands, Jepara. The program which has been running for four years from 2016 to 2019 through collaboration with Kwansei Gakuin University (KGU) Japan is quite attractive to both regular students and foreign students.

“The training program called Introduction to Scientific Diving has been running for 4 years from 2016 to 2019 and was stopped due to the corona virus (Covid-19) pandemic,” explained Dr. Munasik lecturer of Marine Science Study Program FPIK UNDIP in an interview on Saturday (19/6/2021). He added that this training activity is a Summer Lecture, the Summer Course is rewarded with 1-2 Semester Credit Units (SKS).

It was also stated that the learning achievement of this activity was that students were able to dive in SCUBA and were certified as Open Water Divers from the Association of Diving School International ADS-I. In addition, the lecturers also provide lecture materials on tropical marine ecosystems, namely coral reefs, mangroves and seagrasses.

“In addition to providing Scuba Diving Training, we also educate them to care about marine ecosystems, visit coastal ecosystems and small islands and be involved in repairing coral reefs,” he added.

This diving skill prompted FPIK UNDIP students to be asked for assistance by the Central Java SAR team to assist in the search for victims of the sinking of a tourist boat that capsized in Kedung Ombo Reservoir, Boyolali Regency in mid-May. Also several other humanitarian activities related to accidents in the water.

Photo: An FPIK student is doing scuba water entry in Karimunjawa waters, Jepara Regency

FPIK UNDIP has 6 departments, including the Department of Aquaculture, Department of Aquatic Resources, Department of Capture Fisheries, Department of Marine Affairs, Department of Oceanography and Department of Fishery Products Technology. Supported by competent lecturers with qualifications, 55 of them have doctoral degrees, which are strengthened by 19 currently active professors.

FPIK UNDIP alumni have spread all over Indonesia and in various fields, both in government, education, health, TNI, private companies, BUMN and entrepreneurs. Some graduates of FPIK UNDIP who hold strategic positions such as Sakina Roselasari as Head of the Manpower and Transmigration Office of Central Java Province, then Ir. Haris Muhtadi as Marketing Director of Aquafeed and Chairman of GPMT, plus A. Karding as a politician, Benaya Semeon is active in the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS), Widhya Nugroho Satrioajie, S.Pi., M.Si. as Young Expert Researcher at the Biological Research Center at Cibinong Science Center LIPI, Herda Bolly as Quality Control at a Dutch foreign food company, Kharisma R. Dahono as Manager of Bank Mandiri, and Sudiarso as entrepreneur at PT Kurinia Mitra Makmur.

“This shows that FPIK UNDIP graduates have the opportunity to work in various fields,” said the Dean of FPIK UNDIP Prof. Ir. Tri Winarni Agustini, M.Sc., Ph.D in a separate interview on Sunday (20/6/2021). More Prof. Tri Winarni said that students did not only learn related to science, but were also given material related to management and business. “So that FPIK UNDIP graduates are not limited to diving into the waters, but are able to surf to various worlds of work and have many opportunities including being researchers, educators, aquaculture developers, consultants, conservation experts, aquaculture instructors, managers, entrepreneurs to members of parliament,” she concluded. (Utami | Tim Humas UNDIP)

FPIK Students and Japanese Students Repair Coral Reefs in Karimunjawa

FPIK Students and Japanese Students Repair Coral Reefs in Karimunjawa

by | Jun 21, 2021 | News

FPIK, SEMARANG – Lecture activities as well as training and certification of Diving Skills held by the Marine Science Study Program, Faculty of Fisheries and Marine Sciences (FPIK) of Diponegoro University (UNDIP) in the Karimunjawa Islands, Jepara Regency should be supported. The reason is, the program that has been running for four years from 2016 to 2019 through collaboration with Kwansei Gakuin University (KGU) Japan is quite attractive to both regular students and foreign students.

Lecturer of Marine Sciences FPIK UNDIP, Dr. Munasik, when interviewed by telephone, Friday (19/6/2021), said the training program called Introduction to Scientific Diving has been running for 4 years since 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 and was stopped due to the virus pandemic. corona (Covid-19).

He said that this training activity is a Summer Lecture, the Summer Course is rewarded with 1-2 Semester Credit Units (SKS). “Initially, in 2016 the Marine Science Study Program issued a credit transfer of 1 credit for Japanese students. Because it lasted more than 10 days, Japanese students who took part in the training and then got a Student Identity Card (KTM) from the Bureau of Academic and Student Administration (BAAK),” added Munasik.

He also explained that the learning achievement of this activity is that students are able to dive in SCUBA and are certified as Open Water Divers from the Association of Diving School International (ADS-I). In addition, the lecturers also provide lecture materials on tropical marine ecosystems, namely coral reefs, mangroves and seagrasses. “We also educate them to care about marine ecosystems, visit coastal ecosystems and small islands and be involved in repairing coral reefs,” he explained.

Students are also invited to do coral transplantation on artificial APR (Artificial Patch Reef) reef substrates that have been prepared. Every diver who carries out coral transplantation puts up a sign, tagging a name so that it resembles a coral adoption program. “It turns out that the divers have a deep impression of this activity and hope that the transplanted coral fragments can grow and in the future they can witness the growth of the coral colonies. This will encourage participatory tourism programs, tourists will be interested in their next visit,” said the UNDIP Artificial Habitat Research Group Coordinator.

Photo: Dr. Ir. Munasik, M.Sc

According to him, this artificial reef tourism program will have the potential as an alternative underwater tourism object and will have an impact on the variety of tourism objects in Karimunjawa because it can be installed in various shallow water locations on small islands in Karimunjawa. This program is also community-based by involving the community in providing coral fragments for adoption by tourists. “This underwater tourist attraction can also educate the public and tourists to be environmentally aware. And of course, artificial reef tourism objects can contribute to improving the coral reef ecosystem in a sustainable manner,” he said.

Photo: Installation of Artificial Patch Reef by UNDIP and KGU

Why choose Karimunjawa? Munasik said, because there is the only tropical marine ecosystem site that is complete and still preserved. He also said that when he visited KGU Senda Japan, in early 2018, this program was very popular and a favorite for KGU students, besides being expensive it was also very challenging. They must be able to swim and be healthy.

As a result, the number of foreign students participating in Scientific Diving has increased from year to year from 4 students with 2 assistant professors and admins, then increased to 8 people plus assistants. “This program should be a model for the edu-ecotourism tourism package that is unique to Karimunjawa so that it will have an economic impact on the people of Karimunjawa. Because we combine diving training, choralogy lectures and ecotourism. What is it, the results of our research product called APR artificial reefs can become a new underwater tourist attraction for tourists,” he hoped. (Source: undip.ac.id | Tim Humas UNDIP)

Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2021: UNDIP is ranked 6th in Indonesia

Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2021: UNDIP is ranked 6th in Indonesia

by | Jun 7, 2021 | Achievement, News

FPIK, SEMARANG -​ Times Higher Education (THE) again issued ranking results for the Asian level in early June 2021. The results put Diponegoro University (UNDIP) in 6th position in Indonesia and 401+ in Asia. The Times Higher Education Asia University Rankings 2021 uses 13 performance indicators that are also used to carry out a global ranking by providing specially calibrated weights to reflect the priorities of educational institutions in Asia.

The strict assessment carried out by THE made only 9 universities in Indonesia that managed to enter the rankings based on the ranking order, namely the University of Indonesia, Bandung Institute of Technology, Surabaya Institute of Technology, Gadjah Mada University, Bogor Agricultural University, Diponegoro University, Padjadjaran University, Telkom University and Brawijaya University. University of Indonesia is in the top position with a total score of 32,9. THE assesses 13 performance indicators covering four main missions of higher education, namely teaching, research, transfer of knowledge to the wider community and international engagement. This year, UNDIP managed to achieve a fairly high score on citations and research.

UNDIP is in the 401+ position with an overall range of 12,9-21,6 and an overall calculation of 19,8. Citation 15; industrial income (transfer of knowledge to the industrial world); 43,2, international outlook (calculated based on the ratio of the number of teachers, students, foreign staff and international cooperation) 26,5; research 12,8 and teaching 24,9.

Foto: Source timeshighereducation

The Head of the UNDIP Rating Office, Prof. Dr. Denny Nugroho, ST., M.Si, said that THE refers to the order of letters (alphabet) for the group with the same range, namely 401+ with an overall score of 12,9-21,6. Meanwhile, if the data is calculated and analyzed based on the Citation (30%), Industry income (7,5%), International outlook (7,5%), Research (30%), Teaching (25%), then the total score of UNDIP is 19,8 so that it ranks 6th nationally. 

“We have done the calculations and sorted based on the total score. If we are not careful and careful we can misinterpret it. Some media usually only look at the order on the website to see the ranking order,” said Prof. Denny Nugroho, Sunday (6/6/2021).

The current ranking results are one of the important references used by students and their families in choosing a university. The government and universities also use THE ranking results as a reference for various policies. The high need for ranking results is evidenced by the high number of visits to the THE World University Rankings website, where in a year the number of visits reaches almost 30 million.

UNDIP Chancellor, Prof. Dr. Yos Johan Utama, SH., M.Hum, emphasized that the university he currently leads continues to make improvements so that the qualifications of graduates and their learning process are getting better and in accordance with the goals outlined. “We continue to encourage the qualifications of lecturers with the one professor one candidate program. For research, not only lecturers and researchers who continue to produce reputable scientific works, we also encourage and facilitate students so that they can produce innovative works that are beneficial to the community, “said Prof. Yos Johan.

University performance is important in preparing superior human resources, as well as developing knowledge. As an illustration of how important it is to strengthen higher education institutions, the Japanese government announced plans to increase the allocation of an endowment fund of £70 billion for research at universities in response to the rising performance of public universities’ rankings which had fallen in recent years. (Adm, Dhany and Tim Humas)