Bengo-Kabupaten Maros. The Faculty of Forestry at Hasanuddin University (Unhas) held a guest lecture featuring speakers from Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany. The event took place in the Special Purpose Forest Area (KHDTK) of the Bengo-Bengo Educational Forest, Maros Regency, on Thursday (July 24, 2025).
This activity was facilitated and attended by the Vice Dean for Academic and Student Affairs of the Faculty of Forestry, Hasanuddin University, Prof. Dr. Ir. Syamsu Rijal, S.Hut., M.Sc., IPU. and two lecturers of the Faculty of Forestry, Hasanuddin University, namely, Fatwa Faturachmat, S.Hut., M.Hut., Chairil A., S.Hut., M.Hut. and Ahmad Rifqi Makkasau, S.Hut., M.Hut.
This activity is a series of activities of the 4th Biennial Conference of Tropical Biodiversity (BCTB) international conference of the Faculty of Forestry, Unhas.
Prof. Dr. Ir. Syamsu Rijal, S.Hut., M.Si., IPU. in his remarks stated that this activity is a form of research collaboration between the TRG Deforestation and Degradation and the Forestry Planning and Information Systems Laboratory (PSIK) of the Faculty of Forestry, Hasanuddin University.
“I hope this activity can be a good start in establishing future collaboration between the Faculty of Forestry, Hasanuddin University, and Georg-August, Göttingen University, Germany, in terms of guest lectures, student mobility, inbound and outbound students, as well as facilitating lecturers of the Faculty of Forestry, Hasanuddin University, to continue their Masters and Doctoral studies at Georg-August, Göttingen University, Germany.
In his presentation, Prof. Christoph Kleinn conveyed the importance of forest inventory and its role in planning, monitoring, and evaluating the management of Forest Resources (SDH) and the environment.
Students of the Faculty of Forestry, Hasanuddin University, were quite enthusiastic about participating in this activity. This was evident from the many questions from the presenters and the positive responses from the students, and vice versa.
This activity was attended by Field Work Practice (PKL) students from Wave 9 of the Forestry and Forestry Engineering Study Program and supported by PSIK and TRG Deforestation and Degradation.
