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Mataram, University of Mataram — Every day, livestock farmers in Nyerot Village, Jonggat District, Central Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), must collect grass to meet their animals’ feed requirements. Their reliance on fresh forage becomes a challenge during the dry season, when grass availability declines while farmers continue to spend considerable time and effort ensuring that their livestock receive sufficient feed. This challenge has become one of the focuses of the Professors for Impact Programme at the University of Mataram (Unram) through the initiative “Adoption and Dissemination of Feed Processing and Livestock Waste Management Technologies to Improve Farmers’ Economic Welfare ...

Mataram, University of Mataram — Smallholder livestock farmers in Nyerot Village, Jonggat District, Central Lombok Regency, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), have long faced challenges in maintaining proper livestock housing sanitation. Traditional livestock sheds with limited organisation and inadequate drainage have made it difficult to properly channel and manage animal faeces and urine, while opportunities to process the waste into compost have remained largely untapped. As a result, stagnant waste and unpleasant odours have affected the cleanliness of livestock housing and posed risks to the health of farmers and the surrounding residential environment. The issue has become a focus of the Professor ...

Mataram, University of Mataram — For nine students from Myanmar, continuing higher education was about more than simply moving from one classroom to another. Uncertainty in their home country had disrupted their educational journeys, leaving the continuation of their studies uncertain. Through the Virtual Top-Up Degree scholarship under the EU Mobility Programme for Myanmar (EMPM), an opportunity to resume their education opened up, allowing them to continue their studies at the University of Mataram (Unram) and ultimately earn their bachelor’s degrees. EMPM is an education programme for young people from Myanmar funded by the European Union and implemented by DAAD, Campus ...

Mataram, University of Mataram — The University of Mataram (Unram) officially opened its 64th Anniversary celebrations under the theme “Unram Berdampak: From Local to Global Impact” at the Unram Rectorate Field on Friday, September 25, 2026. The event was attended by members of the entire Unram academic community. The opening began with a report from the Chair of the 64th Anniversary Committee, Dr. Any Suryani Hamzah, S.H., M.H., who announced that the anniversary celebrations would take place throughout October and November 2026. A wide range of activities has been prepared, including a scientific oration, innovation contests and international seminars, a job ...

Mataram, University of Mataram — The University of Mataram (Unram) graduated 2,323 students as part of its September 2026 Graduation Ceremony, held over two days, September 23–24, 2026, at the M. Yusuf Abu Bakar Auditorium. Rector of Unram, Prof. Dr. Sukardi, M.Pd., said that graduation is not only a celebration of students’ success in completing their education, but also a reflection of the efforts and sacrifices of the parents and families who supported them throughout their educational journey. “The degrees our children receive today are also a reflection of the efforts and sacrifices of their parents,” Prof. Sukardi said. He reminded ...

Mataram, University of Mataram — A sense of pride and emotion filled the families attending the University of Mataram (Unram) graduation ceremony on Thursday, September 24. Among them were Murni and Akmal, who came to accompany their daughter, a student of the Management Study Program at the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), as she completed her university education. When asked how they felt seeing their daughter reach this milestone, Murni and Akmal expressed both pride and emotion. They were happy to see their daughter successfully complete her studies and finally wear the graduation gown on such a special day. “Of ...

Mataram, University of Mataram — On Friday, September 18, 2026, University of Mataram Hospital (Unram Hospital) and the Mataram Branch of BPJS Health carried out a Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) program as a concrete expression of their collaboration to improve access to health insurance coverage for the community. The program reflects their shared commitment to expanding health protection and providing direct benefits to people in need. The activity was attended by the management of Unram Hospital, the Head of the Mataram Branch of BPJS Health, village heads from Kekalik, Tanjung Karang, Gomong, and Dasan Agung urban villages, as well as community ...

Mataram, University of Mataram — In an effort to promote sustainable management of coastal and marine areas, Yayasan Pesisir Lestari (YPL), in collaboration with the University of Mataram (Unram), held a Collaborative Workshop on Blue Economy Hub Development under the theme “Implementing Site-Level Blue Economy in West Nusa Tenggara Province.” The workshop was held at the Unram Rectorate Building on Monday, September 21, 2026. The workshop was attended by Unram leaders, academics from the Faculty of Agriculture and the Faculty of Economics and Business, representatives of the West Nusa Tenggara Provincial Marine and Fisheries Agency, the West Nusa Tenggara Regional Development ...

Mataram, University of Mataram — Ending leprosy transmission requires more than an elimination target. It calls for evidence-based strategies, field-level monitoring, and collaboration across countries. As part of this effort, public health expertise from the University of Mataram (Unram) is contributing to leprosy control efforts in Bangladesh. Dr. Astri Ferdiana, lecturer at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences (FKIK) and Coordinator of the Master’s Programme in Public Health at Unram, has been appointed as an international expert for the Joint Monitoring Mission (JMM) on Leprosy in Bangladesh. The JMM is being conducted from 21–29 September 2026 across selected areas and ...

Mataram, University of Mataram — A simple conversation about education and research has grown into a cross-border collaboration, leading Dr. Dewi Satria Elmiana, M.Pd., to receive the Georg Forster Research Fellowship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation, Germany. Through the fellowship under the Experienced Researcher category, Dr. Dewi will develop teaching materials that bring Indonesian and German educational perspectives together around children’s rights and basic needs. The Vice Head of the International Relations Office at the University of Mataram and lecturer in the English Education Study Programme at the Faculty of Teacher Training and Education (FKIP) will conduct her research at ...

Mataram, University of Mataram — The partnership between the University of Mataram (Unram) and Massey University, New Zealand, is entering a new phase. Built over years through research, education, capacity building, and community engagement, the relationship is now moving towards more concrete collaboration, with an agenda focused on creating meaningful opportunities and impact for students, researchers, and communities. The direction was discussed during a meeting between Unram and Massey University on 15 September 2026 at Massey University, New Zealand. The two universities agreed to strengthen lecture exchanges, webinar series, joint publications, collaboration in food safety and food technology, joint master’s programmes, ...

Mataram, University of Mataram — For communities rebuilding after a disaster, recovery is not only about restoring what has been damaged. It is also about ensuring that they do not have to navigate difficult times alone. This spirit shaped the efforts of students from the University of Mataram (Unram) as they worked alongside communities affected by the earthquake in East Nusa Tenggara (NTT), providing assistance while supporting recovery efforts on the ground. Unram students contributed through a range of humanitarian actions, from distributing donations and conducting learning activities with children in Gapung Village to helping construct shelters for affected communities. For ...