Institutional development · Recruitment, enrolment and mobility · Indonesia
IPB University's agriculture faculty gives 11 'golden tickets' to olympiad winners
IPB University's Faculty of Agriculture gave 11 winners of the 2026 Indonesian Agriculture Olympiad golden tickets to continue their studies at the university through its achievement-based admission route.
Why it matters: Winners of the 2026 olympiad received golden tickets to continue their studies at IPB University through its achievement-based admission route.
IPB University reported that its Faculty of Agriculture held the final of the 2026 Indonesian Agriculture Olympiad (OPI) at its Dramaga campus in Bogor on 17 October.
According to the university, the final gave 11 golden tickets to winners so that they could continue their education at IPB University via its achievement-based admission route.
Faculty dean Prof Suryo Wiyono said the olympiad, now in its third year, will continue because it encourages student achievement and introduces the range of agricultural sciences.
The dean said agriculture extends beyond cultivation to advanced technology, automation, artificial intelligence and plant quarantine, and that graduates are not limited to plantation work.
Editor’s view
Rachel Smith, Students and International Editor
The 11 golden tickets give this year's olympiad winners a path to continue their studies at IPB University via its achievement-based track, and the faculty's dean has said the competition will continue.
