Yogyakarta, March 11th 2023─The yearly competition, Ajisaka Festival, is held again by Fisipol UGM’s Department of Communication Studies on 10th-11th March 2023. This year, the Ajisaka Festival raised the theme of online gender-based violence (OGBV) under the title “Agnia Abhipraya” which means the light of hope. The events included in the festival are competitions, roadshows, and talk shows which have been held since 2022. 

 OGBV as the central theme was not a random choice. It should be noted that the ever-changing dynamic of the digital society has created a new disruption. The definition of violence and sexual assault before the digital era refers to a real action. However, now the form of violence has changed. Through the Ajisaka Festival talk show titled “Women’s Objectification in Media Framing: Does Online Safe Places for Women Still Exist?”, the topic of media-based sexual assault was discussed, specifically, those that happen to women.  read more

Yogyakarta, March 10th 2023─The Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIPOL) UGM hosted the national meeting and working meeting of the Forum of Deans of Social Sciences of Indonesian State Universities (FORDEKIIS) which took place on 9-11 March 2023. This meeting was attended by 112 delegates from 51 faculties of social science in Indonesia. The issue of nationality is one of the important agenda items that is thoroughly discussed for the sake of substantive general elections in 2024. As a forum that brings together academics in the social sciences, FORDEKIIS wants to help ensure that the implementation of the 2024 elections will run with full integrity and focus on the programmatic side of the existing candidates. read more

Yogyakarta, March 10th 2023─Entering the political year, educational institutions play a crucial role in the successful implementation and supervision of healthy and inclusive elections. This topic is one of the main topics on the agenda of the Deans of Social Sciences of Indonesian State University Forum (FORDEKIIS) on Friday (10/3) at the Auditorium of FISIPOL UGM. FORDEKIIS invited the Commissioner of the General Election Supervisory Agency (Badan Pengawas Pemilu/Bawaslu), Lolly Suhenty, to start a discussion entitled “Encouraging Programmatic & Integrity Elections”. read more

Yogyakarta, March 10th 2023─Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (Fisipol) UGM hosted the “National Meeting of the Deans of Social Sciences of Indonesian State University Forum (FORDEKIIS)” which took place from 9-11 March 2023. The main event on the second day was The FORDEKIIS Strategic Agenda discussion on the topic of Independent Accreditation Institutions was held at the 4th Floor Auditorium of Fisipol UGM. The activity was led by three speakers, namely Dr. Khairul Muluk from the Faculty of Administrative Sciences of Universitas Brawijaya, Prof. Israwan from the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences of Jenderal Soedirman University, and Prof. Agus Pramusinto as Chairman of the State Apparatus Commission. read more

Yogyakarta, March 8th, 2023—As Indonesia gets nearer to the 2024 Presidential Election, the participation of youth is even more crucial in shaping the future of Indonesia’s democracy. This is the central theme discussed in the Town Hall Meeting at Grha Sabha Pramana UGM on Wednesday (8/3). In collaboration with the Department of Politics and Governance (DPP) UGM, the Coordinating Ministry for Political, Legal and Security Affairs (Kemenko Polhukam) held a Town Hall Meeting titled “Tut Wuri Handayani: Encouraging and Finding the Exemplary Politics of Youth in Supporting the 2024 Presidential Election”. read more

Yogyakarta, March 7th 2023─Welcoming International Women’s Day 2023, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences UGM together with United Nation Indonesia held a talk show titled “International Women’s Day 2023 DigitALL: Innovation and Technology for Gender Equality” on Tuesday (7/3). Valerie Julliand as the UN Resident Coordinator in Indonesia was also present to provide views on the issue of gender equality in the digital era.

“We live in an all-digital era. There are various conveniences and speeds of information there. Without realizing it, digitalization itself creates non-inclusive conditions for several groups, one of which is internet accessibility between men and women in the world. In 2022, we find that only 32% of women have internet access, where 68% of men already have it,” said Valerie. She explained how the journey to building gender equality is still very long, even though this effort has been running for more than 300 years. read more

Yogyakarta, March 4th 2023─In collaboration with Yayasan Pijar Masa Depan, the Faculty of Social and Political Science Universitas Gadjah Mada (FISIPOL UGM) held an innovative panel discussion titled “The Future of Work and the Skills Needed for Indonesia’s Growth” on Saturday (4/3) online. The panel discussion is a part of the University Future Skills Batch 7 line of events, which officiate the arrival of a new batch of University Future Skill learners.

With Dr. Eng. Adhiloka Wijaya Messakh, S.T., M. Eng. as a technology expert, Ambarawati as an expert in agriculture, Yunus Abin Koto M.Sc., Ph.D., as an expert in education, and Obed Kresna Widyapratistha from Fisipol UGM as the moderator, this panel discussion is pretty unique. This is because all of the panelists are robots operated by AI (artificial intelligence), while the moderator is a real person. read more

Yogyakarta, March 3rd 2023─The collaborative class between the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (UGM) and the University of Melbourne’s Asia Institute was officially opened in a hybrid manner on Friday (3/3). The class entitled “Analysing Indonesia: Concepts and Issues” was attended by more than 30 students and will last for the next semester. Dr. Abdil Mughis Mudhoffir, an academic from the University of Melbourne who is also the coordinator of this course, said that this collaboration was designed with the aim that students from both universities are able to expand their academic networks, especially to exchange ideas. Mudhofir himself is not a foreign name in Indonesian studies. His book entitled “State of Disorder: Privatized Violence and the State in Indonesia” was nominated for the 2022 EUROSEAS Social Science Book Prize. read more

Yogyakarta, March 2nd 2023─POLGOV UGM cooperates with WFD to hold a national seminar entitled “Job Creation Legislation: Initiating Solutions to Legal Problems and Potential Impacts of Implementing the Law” in a hybrid way at the BA 4th Floor Auditorium of FISIPOL UGM and via Zoom Meeting (2/3). This discussion sheds light on the policy-making process as well as the impact of implementing laws, particularly the Job Creation Law in Indonesia.

This seminar is divided into two sessions. The first session was filled presenting Franklin De Vrieze (Head of Practice for Accountability WFD), Dr. Inosentius Samsul (Head of the DPR RI Expertise Agency), Dr. Mahaarum Kusuma Pertiwi (Lecturer at the Faculty of Law UGM), Prof. Purwo Santoso (Professor of Political Science UGM), and moderated by Agus Wijayanto (Indonesia Country Representative WFD). The second session presented Rafel Jimenez-Aybar (Environmental Democracy Adviser WFD), Al Khanif, Ph.D (Executive Director of the Center for Human Rights, Multiculturalism, and Migration, Faculty of Law, University of Jember), Dr. Wahyu Yun Santoso (Lecturer at the Faculty of Law UGM), Dr. Amalinda Savirani (Lecturer at the Department of Politics and Government UGM), and moderated by Dr. Arie Ruhyanto (Lecturer at the Department of Politics and Government UGM). read more

The United Nations Observance of International Women’s Day, under the theme “DigitALL: Innovation and technology for gender equality”, recognizes and celebrates the women and girls who are championing the advancement of transformative technology and digital education. The observance will explore the impact of the digital gender gap on widening economic and social inequalities, and it will also spotlight the importance of protecting the rights of women and girls in digital spaces and addressing online and ICT-facilitated gender-based violence. read more