The Master’s to Doctoral Education Program for Outstanding Undergraduate Students (PMDSU) aims to strengthen the competitiveness of Indonesia’s postgraduate educational institutions in organizing doctoral education. Through the main strategy, PMDSU combines various funding sources such as scholarships, research, sandwich programs/PKPI, SAMA-PMDSU, as well as grants for facilities and infrastructure that specifically target selected postgraduate students.
Furthermore, since PMDSU gives greater autonomy to promoters in the design and implementation of this program, it is expected that graduate institutions will produce more academic leaders. In addition, the program aims to develop outstanding undergraduate graduates through gradual training ranging from master’s to doctoral by instructors and research groups with international level research achievements.
At least in 2023 there will be around 4 PMDSU students at the Faculty of Agriculture UNPAD. This program is expected to provide opportunities for young doctors who master agricultural science so that they can become an innovative Indonesia academic or researcher. The research results of PMDSU students are expected to produce internationally recognized publications, patents, innovations that are relevant to the needs of the domestic industry and develop appropriate technology.
