According to data from The Global Economy, Indonesia’s average GDP contribution from agriculture (16.44%) is higher than the global average for agriculture (9.91%). Indonesia also has an average agricultural land area (459,078 sq km) that is nearly twice the global average (245,857 sq km). In the National Research Master Plan (RIRN) 2017–2045, food is identified as one of the priority research areas. This is also a research focus within the university, which offers an Agrotechnology study program under the Faculty of Agriculture. Therefore, collaboration with the agricultural sector holds significant potential for modernization through information technology—not only in software but also hardware solutions. With this potential, the integration of agriculture and informatics is known as Agroinformatics. Additionally, both industry and the public sector have strong demand for informatics graduates.
Accordingly, the Informatics Study Program focuses on three areas: industry, the public sector, and driving innovation in agroinformatics through collaboration with the Faculty of Agriculture. This focus is reflected in courses, research, community service, and publications by both students and faculty, as well as in the career outcomes of graduates. In coursework, instructors design agricultural case studies—for example in digital systems, artificial intelligence, digital image processing, and computer vision classes. Meanwhile, student theses and faculty research and community service projects include the development of agricultural management information systems, decision support systems using images for disease prediction/classification in crops, and IoT-based solutions for monitoring and controlling agricultural environments.
Based on tracer study data, the percentage of alumni working in the agricultural sector is 3.62% (out of 442 respondents). This is a promising early result given that the agroinformatics focus was only introduced in 2022, and there are currently no graduates yet from that cohort.
Based on the vision of the University and the Faculty, the Informatics Study Program has formulated its scientific vision:
“Developing superior Informatics Science in an appropriate intelligence system with a National Defense character,” with a focus field in Agroinformatics.
This vision is expected to be achieved by 2039. Between 2020 and 2024, the university’s policy direction is focused on strengthening institutional capability oriented toward education and research with a National Defense character to enhance competitiveness at the ASEAN level, supported by human resources with expertise and research excellence. Therefore, the Strategic Plan of the University and the Faculty of Computer Science serves as the main reference for planning and implementing programs and activities in the Informatics Study Program. The scientific vision of the Informatics Study Program is designed in line with the Indonesian National Qualifications Framework (KKNI) at the Bachelor’s level (Level 6), in accordance with the study program’s educational level.