Comparative Study Visit of the Faculty of Agriculture - University of Timor, NTT

Tuesday, January 31 2023, four laboratory staff from the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Timor – East Nusa Tengara made a comparative study visit to the research laboratory at the Department of Plant Protection (PTN), Faperta – IPB University. This visit aims to make a comparative study of the existing facilities in PTN research laboratories to develop a research laboratory at the Faculty of Agriculture, University of Timor which will be built.

PTN is dedicated to teaching and conducting research in the field of crop protection. The department has several research laboratories that focus on various aspects of crop protection. equipped with modern facilities and equipment, such as microscopes, centrifuges, spectrophotometers, and molecular biology equipment. The laboratories are used for teaching and research purposes, and they are regularly updated to maintain the latest facility availability.

Timor University is a public university located in Kupang, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. The Faculty of Agriculture at the University of Timor offers undergraduate and postgraduate programs in various fields of agriculture, including plant science, animal science, and agribusiness. The faculty has several research laboratories that focus on various aspects of agriculture.

The laboratory at the Faculty of Agriculture - University of Timor is still in the development stage and is relatively new. However, the faculty has made significant progress in equipping its laboratories with modern facilities and equipment. The laboratories are used for teaching and research purposes, and the faculty is working to forge partnerships with other institutions to further improve the quality of its laboratories.

Overall, although both institutions have laboratories that focus on different aspects of agriculture, the Department of Plant Protection at the University of IPB has a more well-known laboratory and is equipped with more modern facilities due to a longer history and greater resources. However, the Faculty of Agriculture - University of Timor has made significant progress in the development of its laboratory and has the potential to become a strong research institution in the future.