The Summer Course TIN 2025 (SC-TIN-2025) is an international short course organized by the Department of Agricultural Industrial Engineering (PS-TIN), IPB University. This program aligns with the Merdeka Belajar – Kampus Merdeka (MBKM) initiative, which encourages students to develop interdisciplinary competencies to meet the evolving demands of the professional world.

SC-TIN-2025 is a three-week hybrid program running from July 13 to August 3, 2025, combining two weeks of online learning with one week of in-person field trips at selected agroindustry sites in Malaysia. The program is equivalent to 3 credits (0-3 SKS) under IPB 301 and consists of 140 hours of structured learning activities.

The course integrates various learning methods, including mentor training, online lectures, classroom-based sessions, field-based learning, hands-on practicals, independent assignments, team-based projects, and final presentations. Through these activities, students will gain both theoretical insights and practical experience in sustainable agroindustry, exploring both commercial and rural agroindustry models.

 

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Key Topics
SC-TIN-2025 focuses on two major themes:
1)  Sustainable Agroindustry Development
•  Sustainable food systems
•  Climate change adaptation in agroindustry
•  Cleaner production for agroindustry
•  Rural-based agroindustry development

2)  Engineering Design for Sustainable Agroindustry
•  Design thinking
•  Engineering ethics
•  Mini project on sustainable agroindustry

 

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Partners

•  College of Engineering, Villanova University (USA)
•  Division of Humanities, Art and Social Sciences, Colorado School of Mines (USA)
•  Faculty of Engineering and Agro-Industry, Maejo University (Thailand)
•  Faculty of Food Science and Technology, Universiti Putra Malaysia (Malaysia)
•  Faculty of Engineering, Universiti Putra Malaysia (Malaysia)
•  Faculty of Chemical Engineering and Food Science, Nong Lam University (Vietnam)
•  Department of Economic and Management, Universiti Islam Selangor (Malaysia)
•  Faculty of Agriculture, Nueva Ecija University of Science and Technology (Philippines)