Yogyakarta, October 9th 2023─Wendi Wiliyanto and Widhi Hanantyo Suryadinata, two undergraduate students from the Department of International Relations (DIHI), made achievements in the ASEAN-Korea Academic Essay Contest in 2023. Through an essay entitled “Green Energy Transition in ASEAN-ROK: The Nexus of Circular Economy Principles and Digitization on Waste Management”, Wendi and Hanan won the merit prize and are entitled to a prize of 500,000 won.

The idea of the essay written by Wendi and Hanan came from their concern about the gap between digitization of waste management and circular economy. “We are deeply honored. We are happy that our ideas on circular economy and waste management digitization were well conveyed to the jury,” said Wendi. read more

Yogyakarta, October 5th 2023─Digitalization has now penetrated various fields, including politics. However, it needs to be examined whether digitalization has been balanced with digital literacy in responding to it. This is because digital intelligence is sometimes still not optimally utilized to support the acceleration of the quality of life. Welcoming the 2024 General Election in the midst of the digital era, DMKP Fisipol UGM held a seminar in the framework of the 68th Anniversary of FISIPOL UGM on Thursday (05/10) at the Auditorium of Fisipol UGM with the theme “Election Transformation of 2024: Digital Intelligence as a Catalyst for Change”. read more

Yogyakarta, October 5th 2023─A team of students from Master of Public Administration of UGM made a proud achievement in the Arau International Creativity Expo (ACE) 2023, an international competition held by World Invention Intellectual Property Associations (WIIPA) and Center of Excellence Geopolymer and Green Technology (CEGeoGTech), Universiti Malaysia Perlis (UniMAP). In this prestigious competition, the student team won the gold medal through the DASH WARNING innovation.

Motivated by the awareness of the huge impact of sexual harassment in society, the team consisting of Amanda Elista, Defy Rizky Ramadhany, Sania Octa Priscilia, and Sinta Novia created the DASH WARNING application that enables the use of technology to provide proactive solutions to prevent sexual harassment. The innovation offered by DASH WARNING won the gold medal and competed with 252 teams from 10 countries. read more

Yogyakarta, October 3rd 2023─In order to welcome the 63rd Karang Taruna Bhakti Month, Creative Hub FISIPOL UGM together with Karang Taruna D.I. Yogyakarta held a Youth Festival Bootcamp entitled Social Innovation Week at FISIPOL UGM on Tuesday (3/10). The boot camp was attended by the Chairperson of Karang Taruna DIY, Gusti Kanjeng Ratu Hayu and Deputy Dean for Research and Community Service, Cooperation, and Alumni, Fina Itriyati, Ph.D., as well as 20 innovators spread across 5 regencies/cities in D.I. Yogyakarta  as the leading sector of social innovation ecosystem development. read more

Yogyakarta, October 3rd 2023─The international community has approved the concept of sustainable development goals (SDGs) as a strategy to respond to change. The use of natural resources, education, food security, and responsible production and consumption are some of the targets that must be achieved by countries in the world. Indonesia itself has tried to pour the concept of SDGs into each of its policies. Supporting the implementation, various professions, including art activists, voiced the sustainability aspect in “Malioboro Coffee Night” at Faculty of Social and Political Sciences of UGM from October 2nd to 3rd, 2023. read more

Yogyakarta, September 27th 2023─In the third year of the implementation of Fisipol 3 Minutes Thesis (3MT), the selection stage managed to attract dozens of undergraduate and graduate students from various faculties at Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM). Ten finalists were selected from the undergraduate and graduate categories and then participated in the 3MT final event on Wednesday (27/9). In his speech, Dean of Faculty of Social and Political Sciences UGM, Dr. Wawan Mas’udi, appreciated the good purpose of organizing this competition. “In order to build a culture, especially among undergraduate and postgraduate students, to be able to convey confidently what they think and the results of their research well as part of forming effective public speaking,” Wawan explained. He believes that good research results are not only about the methods and findings, but also how research can bring impact to society. FISIPOL 3MT is a place to communicate research results in a compact and concise manner so that it can be understood by the general public. read more

Yogyakarta, September 27th 2023─In this digital era, a wide audience has adopted social media (including X) as the main channel for sharing political views, election information, and debates about candidates who will compete in the General Election (Pemilu) in 2024. Center for Digital Society (CfDS) FISIPOL UGM participated in the discussion ahead of this democratic party through a press conference with the theme “Bacapres Trends on Platform X: Opinion War, Cyber Troop, to Jokowi’s Cawe-cawe” held at Digital Intelligence Lab (DIL) Faculty of Social and Political Sciences UGM on Wednesday (27/09). This event presented Syaifa Tania as Executive Secretary of CfDS UGM and Agung Tri Nugraha as Research Manager of CfDS UGM to respond to the latest trends that affect online conversations and support for political figures in Indonesia. read more

Jakarta, September 26th 2023─The electoral year is fast approaching. The youth group (millennials) is a strategic target seeing its enormous potential to reach 56.45% or around 113 million voters. One of the young voter groups is university students. Students’ opinions and preferences are central because their level of literacy and attention to public issues and political dynamics can have implications for the political attitudes of other voter groups. On this basis, the “PolGov” Research Center, Department of Politics and Government, FISIPOL UGM conducted a survey as an effort to map these political opinions and preferences. The release of the Survey Results of Political Opinions and Preferences of Indonesian Students in the 2024 Election entitled “What are the Political Choices of the Millennial Group in the 2024 Election?” was delivered on Tuesday (26/9) at Bakoel Koffie Cikini, Jakarta. Attended by three speakers, namely Arya Budi (Lecturer at the Department of Politics and Government), Faiz Kasyfilham (POLGOV UGM Researcher), and Dr. Nihayatul Wafiroh (Member of the House of Representatives). read more

Yogyakarta, September 22nd 2023─Having alumni spread in various fields, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences UGM held a discussion forum entitled “Post-Grad Transition: Preparation for the World of Work” on Friday (22/9). This discussion brought together alumni of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences class of 1988 (KAFGAMA 88) who have been in the world of work, both in the government and private sectors. Some of the alumni who attended included Prof. Drs. Anwar Sanusi, MPA, Ph.D., Anung Anindita, Easy Masita, Lestarijati Dyah S, S. Kom, FX. Bambang Kusuma Prihandono, S.Sos., MA, and Nandang Haris, SIP, M.P.P. read more

Yogyakarta, September 19th 2023─As the 2024 presidential and presidential candidate elections approach, the public is abuzz with discussions about the elections. Currently, there are three political figures predicted as presidential candidates, namely Anies Baswedan, Ganjar Pranowo, and Prabowo Subianto. Welcoming the recent discussions about the three figures, Universitas Gadjah Mada collaborated with Narasi and supported by the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences UGM to present the three vice presidents through the Mata Najwa on Stage event: Bacapres Bicara Gagasan. The event was hosted by Mata Najwa’s own host, Najwa Shihab, on Tuesday (19/9) at Grha Sabha Pramana UGM and also became a series of the 68th Anniversary of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences UGM. read more