Yogyakarta, February 20, 2025 – 85 6th Semester Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness (EPA) Study Program students at Universitas Gadjah Mada began implementing the MBKM Internship program on February 10, 2025. This program lasts for one semester and is spread across 23 partner institutions and companies, including:

1. 1. Dinas Pertanian dan Pangan Kabupaten Magelang (3 students)
   2. PT Hibrida Jaya Unggul (2 students)
   3. PT Erista Garden Asri (3 students)
   4. Dinas Pertanian dan Ketahanan Pangan DIY (6 students)
   5. Badan Pengawas Keuangan dan Pembangunan (BPKP) Pusat (6 students)
   6. PT Natural Nusantara (2 students)
   7. Dinas Pertanian, Pangan, dan Perikanan Kabupaten Sleman (8 students)
   8. BAPPEDA Kabupaten Sleman (1 students)
   9. Pusat Penelitian Teh dan Kina (PPTK) Gambung (3 students)
   10. Bank BRI Kanwil DIY (14 students)
   11. PT Pagilaran Pusat (2 students)
   12. PT Indigen Karya Unggul (4 students)
   13. Dinas Pertanian dan Pangan Kabupaten Gunungkidul (2 students)
   14. Bank BPD DIY (5 students)
   15. Badan Pusat Statistik (BPS) Kabupaten Magelang (3 students)
   16. Kementerian Koordinator Bidang Pangan (5 students)
   17. Perum Perhutani Pusat (2 students)
   18. Perum Perhutani KPH Kedu Utara (Magelang) (3 students)
   19. BULOG DIY (3 students)
   20. BULOG Kabupaten Magelang (2 students)
   21. BULOG Kabupaten Banyumas (1 students)
   22. PT Perkebunan Nusantara IV Regional 2-Medan (4 students)
   23. PT Perkebunan Nusantara IV Regional 5-Pontianak (1 students)

The Merdeka Belajar-Kampus Merdeka (MBKM) program aims to provide students with opportunities to learn directly in related institutions and companies. Using the concept of link and match between academics and the world of work, this program helps students gain practical experience, hone professional skills, and understand the dynamics of the agribusiness sector and agricultural economy firsthand.
The MBKM program allows students to convert this internship experience into 10-20 credits through the EPA Study Program curriculum. Thus, students can still fulfill learning outcomes without falling behind the academic curriculum.
Through this internship program, students are expected to develop professional competencies, industry networks, and a deeper understanding of the world of work in agribusiness and agricultural economics. With this experience, they are better prepared to compete in the world of work and make a real contribution to developing Indonesia’s agricultural and food sectors.

Keep your spirits up and make this internship experience a golden opportunity to learn, grow, and hone your skills in the working world! Good luck and give your best! 🎉👏

Author : Aprilia Dwi Hastuti
Admin of the Website for the Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Faculty of Agriculture, UGM

Yogyakarta, February 11, 2025 – The Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness (EPA) Study Program of Universitas Gadjah Mada carried out Practicum Assistant Coaching Squad activities at the Sosek Building, Faculty of Agriculture. This activity aims to provide debriefing for 71 practicum assistants in charge of 9 practicum courses for the EPA Study Program in the even semester of the 2024/2025 academic year.

The event was led by Asih Kusumaningsih, S.P., M.Sc., as the Practicum Coordinator of the EPA Program for the Even Semester 2024/2025. In this coaching session, practicum assistants were provided with various necessary materials that support the smooth implementation of the practicum, starting from the introduction of the EPA Study Program practicum, the formation of assistant structures, and an explanation of the flow of practicum implementation.

With this coaching, it is hoped that practicum assistants can better carry out their duties and provide quality learning experiences for students. In addition, this activity is also the first step in building superior human resources with good communication, leadership, and management skills for use in various professional fields.

This activity shows the commitment of the Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Study Program to improving the quality of practicum learning and ensuring that students get the best learning experience. Hopefully, this coaching can benefit all participants and support the success of the practicum this semester! 🚀📚

Author : Aprilia Dwi Hastuti
Admin of the Website for the Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Faculty of Agriculture, UGM

Yogyakarta, February 7, 2025 – The Department of Agricultural Social Economics (Sosek) of Gadjah Mada University carried out the Debriefing and Deployment of Independent Students Learning Campus Merdeka (MBKM) for students of the Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness (EPA) Study Program and Agricultural Extension and Communication (PKP) class of 2022. The event, which took place at the Sosek Building, Faculty of Agriculture, aims to equip students with essential knowledge and skills before they go directly into the world of work through the MBKM program.

Debriefing by resource persons
In this activity, students received a briefing from Dian Fithriwati Darusmin, S.Psi., M.Psi., an industrial and organizational psychologist who presented material “Work Ethics in Work Institutions”. This material focuses on professional attitudes in the work environment, manners and effective communication in the workplace, self-management in facing the challenges of the world of work, and discipline and responsibility as a representation of academic institutions. Students are given an understanding of the importance of maintaining attitudes and ethics in the world of work, especially in adapting to organizational culture and building good professional relationships.

MBKM Student Deployment
In the even semester of academic year 2024/2025, 85 Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Study Program students were officially deployed to various institutions and partner companies of the EPA Study Program. The students will undergo hands-on learning experiences in 22 institutions and companies engaged in various sectors of agribusiness, food security, and agricultural economics.

Through this MBKM program, students are expected to improve their practical competencies in their scientific fields and understand the challenges and dynamics of the world of work directly. In addition, students can build professional networks with industry practitioners and contribute to developing innovative and sustainable agribusiness.
With the implementation of this activity, it is hoped that students can apply the knowledge they have learned in college to the real world of work. Happy new experience, EPA students! 🚀🎓

Author : Aprilia Dwi Hastuti
Admin of the Website for the Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Faculty of Agriculture, UGM