“Yogyakarta’s strength lies in its creativity, and this creativity is the driving force of the development of startup companies,” as stated by Arief Hidayat, the Head of the Investment Coordinating Board (BKPM), on The Asia Entrepreneurship Training Programme on Monday (7/2).

Attended by tens of CEOs of startup companies from all over Indonesia, this event was held under the cooperation between Fisipol Creative Hub and UMG Idealab. Located in the Auditorium at the 4^th floor of Fisipol UGM, this programme featured Max Weber (AETP Programme Manager), Kiwi Aliwarga (CEO and Founder of UMG Group), Aditya Nugraha (Operation Manager of IDX Incubator) and Neil El Himam (Infrastructure Director for Information and Communications Technology of the Indonesian Agency for Creative Economy) as guest speakers. read more

Yogyakarta, 30 January 2019 – Welcoming the political year of 2019, the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (Fisipol) UGM, in cooperation with Jaringan Demokrasi Indonesia (JaDI) held a talk show on Tuesday (30/1). The event took place in the Mandiri Library Auditorium, on the 4th floor of the Fisipol UGM building. This talk show was attended by the representatives of the campaign teams of both candidates of the 2019 Presidential Election, the Tim Kampanye Nasional (TKN) of Joko Widodo and Ma’ruf Amin and the Badan Pemenangan Nasional (BPN) of Prabowo Subianto and Sandiaga Uno, with two representatives from each side. “Many unsubstantial activities the social media have occurred due to the upcoming 2019 elections. Fisipol wishes to provide an alternative platform for a substantial and open discussion to discuss the programs and issues concerning Indonesia’s future in a more elaborate manner. Thus, to provide a substantive discussion, we conduct it in the academic field,” as stated by Dr. Erwan Agus Purwanto, M. Si, the Dean of Fisipol UGM in his opening speech.Arsul Sani and Trimedya Panjaitan represented the TKN, while the BPN was represented by Bambang Widjajanto and Surya Imam. This talk show was also attended by three panellists with various backgrounds. Professor Agus Pramusinto, Muh. Najib and Hifdzil Alim, from JaDI, were the panellists on this talk show. The three panellists represented the neutral academic community. read more

The challenges of tomorrow are becoming harder to face. The fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0) has erased numerous jobs. However, plenty of new opportunities have also emerged through innovations to solve problems,” as stated by the Dean of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences during his opening speech at the Fisipol Creative Hub talk show that was held in a collaboration with Plug and Play Indonesia on Monday (21/1).

With the topic of “What are some problems that a startup can solve?”, Fisipol Creative Hub featured three main speakers; Dr. Wawan Mas’udi (Vice Dean of Academic and Student Affairs), Wesley Harjono (Managing Director of GK PnP) and Riki Sanjaya (Operational Director of Young on Top). The event, which was held in Mandiri Auditorium on the 4th floor of the Fisipol UGM building, has successfully attracted the interests of various participants, ranging from high school students to university students from all across Yogyakarta. read more

Yogyakarta, 10 January 2019 – The Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (Fisipol) UGM celebrated Christmas and New Year’s Eve on Monday (10/1) at the West Hall of Fisipol UGM. This event was themed “The Wisdom of Jesus Christ For Us,” and was attended by the faculty members of Fisipol UGM.

This event was started with the lighting of candles, led by the Dean of Fisipol UGM, Dr.Erwan Agus Purwanto,M.Si, and was proceeded by an opening speech by the Head of the Committee. “With the spirit of Christmas, our unity must always be preserved,” as stated by Silverius Djuni Prihatin as the head of this year’s Christmas and New Year’s Eve celebration committee. read more

At this convention, the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, Dr. A.M. Fachir attended as a keynote speaker. In his session, Vice FM A.M. Fachir explained several essential points of Bung Hatta’s speech. “First, should we choose between the two blocs? Second, as a nation, we should not be an object in the international battle. Last, we must be a subject that is rightful to determine our own positions and purposes,’ as stated by Vice FM A.M. Fachir. He also stated that Indonesia is consistent with the free and active politics policy and continues to contribute. Examples include the establishment of the Asia Africa Conference (KAA), one of the initiators of the Association of South East Asia Nations (ASEAN) and others. read more

Yogyakarta, 27th of August 2018-In recent years, social programs that are aimed to solve public issues are facing a significant change. Not only it is improving quantitatively, but also the actors that are participating in empowerment programs are also improving. Previously centred on charity, current social programs are shifting towards capacity building and empowerment. As a result, the self-sustainment and the sustainability of the programs can be felt by the society. This shift was discussed on the event ‘Discussion & Book Review: Rowing Towards Empowerment’, which was held by KAPSTRA FISIPOL UGM in cooperation with the Department of Social Development and Welfare (PSdK) FISIPOL UGM and Pertamina Hulu Energi Offshore North West Java (PHE ONWJ). read more