Yogyakarta, December 10th 2021─Institute of Governance and Public Affairs Master of Public Administration or IGPA MAP UGM, launched the latest dissemination results in the form of a book on Friday (10/12). The launch of the book entitled “Questioning Decent and Fair Work in the Gig Economy in Indonesia” is also a new step for one of the current focus issues of IGPA MAP UGM, which is the digital economy, especially the gig economy.

The ceremonial officially launched with a speech from Ely Susanto, this book published by IGPA Press consists of two parts. In chapters one to five, the authors under the umbrella of the first part “The Influence of Platforms, Sharing Economy, and Partnership Relationships on Eligibility & Fairness of Work for Online Ojek Drivers” attempt to specifically review the working conditions of online motorcycle taxi drivers. This 224-page book also tries to explain the conditions of workers in creative industries and non-platform gig workers in the second part entitled “The Impact of Market Logic on Vulnerability of Creative Workers, Musicians, and Garment Workers” which covers chapters six to ten. read more

Yogyakarta, December 9th 2021─The Dean of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIPOL) of Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), Wawan Mas’udi, signed a cooperation agreement with Bank Mandiri in the “Ceremonial Cooperation of Bank Mandiri with FISIPOL UGM”. 

“The campus is undergoing changes so that students have the opportunity to acquire knowledge and skills, not only in the classroom,” said the Dean of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences UGM.

Wawan explained that the collaboration with Bank Mandiri would provide students with new work experience and knowledge. He hoped that students can reflect on this knowledge and experience to complete the final project. This collaboration also oversees the learning process of students who will do internships at Mandiri. The Dean said that the internship assessment will not only come from the campus, but also from Bank Mandiri. read more

Yogyakarta, December 9th 2021─Center for Digital Society of UGM together with the Student Executive Board of the Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Lampung held a Diffusion #66 webinar entitled “About NFT: Future or Moment?” on Thursday (9/12). The event, which took place via the CfDS UGM YouTube streaming, presented speakers Perdana Karim (Research Assistant CfDS) and Muhammad Naufal (Coinvestment Analyst).

NFT or Non-Fungible Token is a blockchain-based digital asset that certifies ownership of the asset. This NFT will start to boom in 2021. As the name implies, NFT is a token that is quite unique because of its irreplaceable nature. Therefore, there will only be one item with a high value and makes NFT seem very expensive. NFT itself can be an alternative for artists to sell their work online. read more

Yogyakarta, December 9th 2021─The Department of Communication Studies (Dikom) of Faculty of Social and Political Sciences of Universitas Gadjah Mada held a Department Research Downstream forum to convey the research results of lecturers together with undergraduate and postgraduate students of the Department of Communication Studies of FISIPOL UGM to the wider community.

The forum is divided into two sessions. The first session carried the theme “Journalism and Communication Policy”, while the second session discussed the theme “Communication Management and Strategic Communication”. In the first session, which was led by a Lecturer of the Department of Communication Studies, Muhammad Sulhan, there were four speakers who presented their research material. read more

Yogyakarta, December 5th 2021─This year is a special moment for the HI Art and Music Festival or HIATUS. The art event from UGM International Relations students, which was previously scheduled to be held annually, had to suffer a setback due to the COVID-19 pandemic last year, which caused two HIATUS to be held this year. After successfully opening early 2021 with the implementation of HIATUS in the first online format, then last March, HIATUS closed 2021 with a second online event, which ended with the highlight of the event on Saturday-Sunday (4-5/12). read more

Yogyakarta, December 4th 2021─The Student Council of the Department of Social Development and Welfare (KAPSTRA) Fisipol UGM held the third Saba Desa Webinar through Zoom Meeting on Saturday (4/12). The topic discussed was “Questioning the Welfare: How Long Can Buruh Gendong Last?”. On this occasion, KAPSTRA invited  M. Berkah Gamulya (The Initiator of the Public Kitchen For Female Buruh Gendong Jogja), Isah Ponira (Manager of Buruh Gendong Paguyuban Sayukrukun) and Astrid Ningtyas F. (Alumni of PsDK 2017) as the speakers. read more

Yogyakarta, December 2nd 2021─The Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIPOL) of Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) held the inaugural FISIPOL Leadership Forum: Road to 2024. On this occasion FISIPOL  invited the Governor of West Java, Ridwan Kamil, and a lecturer of FISIPOL UGM, Mada Sukmajati, as speakers.

The event was opened by the Dean of FISIPOL UGM, Wawan Mas’udi, who explained that the idea of the FISIPOL Leadership Forum event was political leadership in Indonesia which came from many sources of leadership due to the democratic and decentralized system. read more

Yogyakarta, December 1st 2021─The Faculty of Social and Political Science UGM received a visit from The Faculty of Ushluhuddin and Adab of UIN Sultan Maulana Hasanuddin (SMH) Banten on Monday (29/11) at Fisipol UGM Auditorium Room on the 4th floor. 

Fisipol UGM’s Vice Dean of Finance and Human Resources, Nurhadi, opened the event and gave an opening speech in an event attended by the Dean of UIN SMH Ushuluddin and Adab Faculty, Dr. Mohamad Hudaeri and his staff. In his opening speech, Nurhadi talked about Fisipol UGM’s profile that has six study programs and several units under it. Furthermore, Nurhadi said that Fisipol UGM is open for collaboration in the academic, research, and other aspects. read more

Yogyakarta, December 1st 2021─The Department of Communication Studies UGM held a Different Arena of Communication practitioner class titled Analyzing Women and Their Roles in the Journalism Disruption Era. This class talked about the vulnerability of female journalists in the digital journalism era with Uni Lubis and moderated by Zainuddin Muda Z. Monggilo, a lecturer in UGM Communication studies as well as the lecturer for the class. 

Uni, who is currently the Editor in Chief of IDN Times and the Head of Indonesia Female Journalist Forum, felt that the change in the digital era creates opportunities as well as challenges for female journalists. This change creates a 24/7 cycle of news that demands an all-time readiness, both in the aspect of news production as well as consumption. Readers used to passively consume the information given by the media, but now readers can decide which information they’d like to know and find supporting data from the internet. read more

November 29th 2021─As aspiring professional journalists, 60 students of the Communication Studies Department from 15 universities in Indonesia joined the inclusive journalism training focused on the issue of women, children, and disabled people. The online training was held by the Department of Communication 

“Women, children, and disabled people belong to a group that has been deeply impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. However, they have not got sufficient media coverage. In this training, students will analyze the status quo to create an inclusive media coverage,” Novi Kurnia said (26/11), the coordinator of the “Advancing Inclusive Journalism Education in Indonesia: Lessons from the COVID-19 Pandemic” program. read more