Yogyakarta, August 21, 2025 – The Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness (EPA) Study Program at the Faculty of Agriculture, UGM, held a Coaching Assistant Practicum activity for the 2025/2026 odd semester. The event, held at the MMA Auditorium, Building A.10 Sosek, 3rd Floor, was attended by all laboratory assistants from the EPA program who will support the practical learning process this semester.
The event began with an opening ceremony, followed by a coaching session led by Asih Kusumaningsih, S.P., M.Sc., the laboratory coordinator. The session focused on the technical aspects of conducting laboratory sessions and the regulations that laboratory assistants must adhere to in performing their duties.
Following the session, elections were held for the laboratory assistant organization’s executive board, comprising Alfonsus Ligouri Carhesa Gilmore (General Coordinator of Assistants), Ridho Esa Putra Arahman (Treasurer), and Lalita Amaranggana (Secretary), along with 11 coordinators for each laboratory course. The event concluded with a question-and-answer session, providing assistants with the opportunity to discuss and clarify their duties and responsibilities.
This laboratory assistant coaching activity supports several sustainable development goals (SDGs), including: SDG 4 – Quality Education: Ensuring the quality of the laboratory learning process through capacity building for laboratory assistants. SDG 8 – Decent Work and Economic Growth: Developing the competencies and responsibilities of assistants as part of strengthening human resources in the educational environment. SDG 9 – Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure: Supporting innovation in effective and efficient laboratory learning methods.
Through this coaching program, the Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness Study Program aims to enable laboratory assistants to perform their roles professionally, thereby supporting the creation of an optimal and conducive laboratory learning process. The expectation is that well-trained assistants will contribute to producing competent graduates who are ready to face challenges in the workplace and research.
Author : Aprilia Dwi Hastuti
Admin of the Website for the Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness, Faculty of Agriculture, UGM