PALMOILMAGAZINE, YOGYAKARTA – Good news comes once again from INSTIPER Yogyakarta. On April 23, 2025, the Palm Oil Plantation Fund Management Agency (BPDPKS) officially announced the list of universities selected to implement the 2025 Palm Oil Human Resource Scholarship Program. Among the 41 institutions chosen, INSTIPER Yogyakarta has once again been entrusted as a key player in nurturing future talent for Indonesia’s palm oil sector.
This is not INSTIPER’s first time receiving this trust. The 2025 program marks the fourth consecutive year the university has been involved in administering the Palm Oil Plantation Human Resource (SDM PKS) Scholarship. The focus areas include Agrotechnology and Agribusiness under the Faculty of Agriculture, and Agricultural Product Technology and Agricultural Engineering under the Faculty of Agricultural Technology.
“INSTIPER was one of the most popular universities among scholarship applicants last year,” said Dr. Fariha Wilisiani, Vice Rector IV for Cooperation, in a statement to Palmoilmagazine.com on Saturday (May 3, 2025). She noted that the Agribusiness program attracted the highest number of applicants with 3,495, followed by Agrotechnology with 2,400, Agricultural Engineering with 969, and Agricultural Product Technology with 883 applicants.
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For 2025, INSTIPER has been allocated a total scholarship quota of 150 new students, distributed as follows: 60 for Agrotechnology, 30 for Agribusiness, 30 for Agricultural Product Technology, and 30 for Agricultural Engineering.
In a separate event, Rino Afrino, Secretary General of APKASINDO, also extended his congratulations during his keynote at the Digital Marketing Workshop for Palm Oil MSMEs held at INSTIPER’s Auditheater. “Congratulations to INSTIPER for once again being trusted to educate scholarship recipients for the SDM PKS program. Since 2005, INSTIPER has consistently demonstrated a strong commitment to producing high-quality palm oil professionals,” he stated.
But learning at INSTIPER is about more than just lectures and labs. According to Dr. Fariha, scholarship students are also required to participate in extracurricular and co-curricular programs. These include skills training through platforms like the INSTIPER Drone Academy, Multimedia Academy, and other initiatives under the umbrella of INSTIPER Academy.
“Our students are trained to excel not just academically but also in soft skills. They’re encouraged to join competitions, creativity programs, and national events. The impact is clear—several scholarship students from INSTIPER have already achieved national-level awards,” she added.
With its comprehensive programming and institutional support, INSTIPER Yogyakarta once again affirms its role as a premier center for palm oil human resource development. It’s not just about producing graduates—it’s about shaping future changemakers for Indonesia’s palm oil industry. (P2)
