Study Program Food Technology together with the Faculty of Industrial Technology agreed to cooperate with BSPJI Bandar Lampung on 27 May 2024. The agreed cooperation will last for one year and includes various Tri Dharma PT activities. This agreement was signed by Mr. Hadi Teguh Yudistira, Ph.D, who was the Dean of FTI ITERA and Mr. Ir. Arya Yudistira, S.T.,M.T.,M.Sc, who was the Head of BSPJI Bandar Lampung. The cooperation that has been carried out between the Study Program and BSPJI includes, among other things, education, such as student internships. Almost every year, there are students of the Study Program Food Technology who carry out internships at BSPJI. They learn about the application of science in the BSPJI laboratory. In addition, cooperation will also be established in the field of community service, such as conducting food security and halal campaigns, as well as in the field of research, and so on.
Besides the cooperation signatory, students of the Study Program Food Technology also conducted field visits to BSPJI. Around 40 students were welcomed at the D Building Hall of BSPJI to listen to an initial presentation before touring the laboratory. Students learned and observed various types of laboratories there, such as the microbiology laboratory, water testing laboratory, and others. Students also learned about various instruments or tools used for food analysis. The activity was carried out with great enthusiasm from the students, which was very high. Many questions from students to BSPJI officials, starting from the initial presentation to the laboratory tour.
Mr. Hadi, who was the Dean of FTI, in his speech said, “I hope that with the cooperation that occurred between the Study Program Food Technology and BSPJI will open many opportunities for the Tri Dharma PT to be carried out, and can answer the challenge of the 4.0 industry”.
“I really appreciate the field visit activity to BSPJI today and with this cooperation, it is hoped that there will be increasingly many collaborative activities of education, research, and community service between BSPJI and Food Technology ITERA from the perspective of the educational institution,” said Mr. Arya, who was the head of BSPJI.
