The collaboration between Bachelor of Fish Product Technology (BFPT) Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) and University of Otago New Zealand through CARED Program was carried out on 2015-2018 with the topic was “Women Empowerment through Sustainable Fisheries Products Development in Border Area of East Nusa Tenggara-Indonesia and Timor Leste”. CaRED (Community Resilience and Economic Development) program had been developed under the support of Partnership Arrangement (PA) between New Zealand Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade (MFAT) and Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) to contribute to sustainable development in Indonesia, including its human resources and capacity. read more

Food processing technology is one of the challenge in delivering the food which is healthy and delicious to be accepted by the consumers. Smart strategies in processing is an important key. Prof. Indrawati Oey, from Otago University, New Zealand, shared her expertise about smart processing strategies in a general lecture held by BFPT on January 23, 2018. The theme of her talk was Development of Smart Processing Strategies to Create Healthier Food Products: Case Study in New Zealand Seafood Industry. Several thermal and non-thermal processing methods were delivered with the case study of the application in the New Zealand’s seafood industries. From this lecture, students gained information of the real condition in application of processing methods in the industries. read more

Indonesia is one of the main producers of Tuna. The proper post-harvest handling by applying a low temperature during various steps between catch and consumption is crucial. In 2017-2018, Fish Product Technology Study Program (FPT-SP), Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Agriculture UGM made a research collaboration with the University of Tasmania to develop a mathematical model for the prediction of microbial growth in tuna in a function of temperature. This research was financially supported by Ministry of Research, Technology, and Higher Education (KEMENRISTEK-DIKTI) year 2017/2018. Our research partner was Prof. Mark Tamplin, professor of Food Microbiology and Leader on Center for Food Safety, TIA-University of Tasmania (UTAS), Australia. In 23-27 August 2017, Prof. Mark Tamplin visited Yogyakarta. During his visit, he delivered his talk on predictive modeling in food industry as one of the keynote speakers in the 2^nd International Symposium on Marine and Fisheries Research held by The Department of Fisheries, Faculty of Agriculture UGM. He also provided a brief workshop on predictive modeling and discussed the possibility of institutional academic collaboration (coututelle) between both universities. read more