Yogyakarta, 30th of October 2024—Regional Elections (Pilkada) around Indonesia will be held simultaneously on the 27th of November 2024. The candidates for the regional elections have been voicing their vision, mission and programs through public political campaigns in recent years. Responding to this urgency, Fisipol UGM’s Department of Politics and Government (DPP) invited all of the candidates for both regent and mayor in the Special Region of Yogyakarta on Wednesday (30/10).

On this occasion, two pairs of candidates from the Bantul Regency and one representative from the other pair joined the discussion. The Bantul Regency consists of 17 Kapanewon (districts), 75 Kalurahan (villages), and 933 Padukuhan. Data from 2022 shows that the population of the Bantul Regency reached around 1.013.170 people, and is dominated by people of the productive age (15-64), as much as 74,39%. As the southernmost region of the Special Region of Yogyakarta, the Bantul Regency has great potentials for tourism.  read more

Yogyakarta, 30th of October 2024—Currently, the issue of handling and preventing cases of sexual violence has become a part that is inseparable in the processes of higher education. In line with these agendas, UGM’s Faculty of Social and Political Science is fully committed in creating a campus environment that is both safe and free from sexual violence. As a way of fulfilling this commitment, Fisipol UGM, through the Fisipol Crisis Center (FCC), worked together with UGM’s PPKS Task Force in organizing the event “Satgas PPKS Goes to Faculty”. Bringing up the theme of “Prevention and Handling of Sexual Violence on Health Promoting University (HPU),” this event was held on Wednesday (30/10) on Fisipol East Seminar Room. read more

Yogyakarta, October 30th─Welcoming the 2024 Regional Head Elections (Pilkada) in Indonesia on November 27th 2024, the Bulaksumur Roundtable Forum together with the Election Corner of the Department of Politics and Government (DPP) UGM invited three pairs of mayoral candidates of Yogyakarta City. The event was held on Wednesday (30/10) at the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences of UGM.

Yogyakarta City as the capital of the Province of D.I. Yogyakarta is certainly the center of government and economy. Administratively, Yogyakarta City has a small area compared to other level II regions. There are 14 sub-districts, 45 urban villages, 617 RW, and 2,531 RT, and inhabited by 375,780 people. Most of the people work in the fields of MSMEs and tourism.  read more

Yogyakarta, 29 October 2024–Bulaksumur Roundtable Forum (BRF) was held again, this time with the theme “Sustainability Through Local Election: Vision-Mission Review of Regent/Mayor Candidates throughout Yogyakarta with Candidates, Academics, & Civil Society”. The two-day BRF The Clinics session on Tuesday (29/10) held at the Auditorium of Fisipol UGM aims to create an egalitarian interactive forum by bringing together regional head candidates in Kulon Progo, academics, and civil society to explore the thoughts of candidates as well as problems in Kulon Progo. read more

Yogyakarta, October 29th 2024─To dissect the visions and missions of regional head candidates throughout Yogyakarta, Bulaksumur Roundtable Forum (BRF) The Clinics opened an interactive discussion space that brought together various parties ranging from candidates, academics, and civil society. Bulaksumur Roundtable Forum (BRF) is an academic discussion event that is conducted periodically, focusing on the theme of sustainable development. In this round, BRF will conduct program review clinics on regent and deputy regent, also the mayor and deputy mayor candidates throughout the D.I. Yogyakarta. read more

Yogyakarta, October 26th 2024─A number of students of Faculty of Social and Political Sciences UGM who received The Indonesian AID Scholarship (TIAS) funded by the Indonesian government shared their impressions and messages regarding this program. Each awardee expressed their gratitude and enthusiasm in studying at the Faculty through the TIAS program. This program is in line with the 4th Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) on Quality Education.

Matilda Dora, a student from Solomon Islands who is pursuing her Master’s degree in International Relations at Faculty of Social and Political Sciences UGM, felt very grateful for the opportunity offered by the TIAS program. “It is an honor for me to receive the TIAS scholarship to continue my master’s studies at one of the best universities in Indonesia,” said Dora. She is looking forward to an exciting academic experience and enjoying the rich cultural diversity of Yogyakarta’s multicultural society. read more

Yogyakarta, 24th of October 2024—Fisipol UGM’s Institute of International Studies (IIS) held a seminar and Massive Online Open Courses Launching Program titled “Netizens are also Citizens: Rallying Digital Activism”. This event, which was held on Thursday (24/10) at Fisipol UGM’s Auditorium, is a part of cooperation between IIS and the British Council. Summer Xia, as Country Director of Indonesia South East Asia Cluster Lead British Council, appreciated the cooperation and hoped that this class could push digital activism as a way to push better social transformation. Luqman Nul Hakim, S.I.P., M.A., Ph.D., as both a lecturer at UGM’s Department of International Relations and the director of IIS, also hoped that with the launch of the programs, it can be a part of a legacy of knowledge. “Thank you to all the researchers and teams involved in sharing their experience and knowledge for free,” mentioned him. Having the same hope, Wawan Mas’udi, S.IP., M.P.A., Ph.D., then officially launched the Netizens are also Citizens class in FOCUS UGM.   read more

Yogyakarta, October 22nd 2024─The Social Inclusion and Democratic Citizenship Study Team of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences of UGM held a dissemination event entitled “Reading Social Inclusion from the Regions”. The event, which was held in a hybrid manner on Tuesday (22/10), was attended by various communities and groups who have great attention to issues of social inclusion.

The event discussed two researches that have been conducted since 2020. One of the two research discussed in this event took the title “Darma, Not Derma: Inclusion as a Citizenship Project” which analyzes the GEDSI situation in six cities/districts, namely Banda Aceh and Bireuen (Aceh), Makassar and Maros (South Sulawesi), also Bantul and Yogyakarta (D.I. Yogyakarta). read more

Yogyakarta, 22th of October 2024—In order to close the Social Batch 8 of the Business Incubation Program, Fisipol UGM’s Creative Hub organized the Demo Day & Final Talent Pitching Batch. This event was held with an aim to push and encourage social entrepreneurs to develop business ideas. As a learning ecosystem that brings together various disciplines, Fisipol UGM’s Creative Hub made an effort to further elaborate and sharpen creative ideas that can improve society’s quality of life. With a strategic and business-oriented approach, creative ideas from talents not only work as a business but also solve existing social problems.  read more

Yogyakarta, 21th of October 2024—Fisipol UGM, together with Inklusi and various local communities, held the Pasar Sepaham event on Monday (21/10).  This event was held at Fisipol’s Selasar Barat & Sansiro Park from 10.00 -17.00 WIB. Pasar Sepaham offered various forms of activities, ranging from talk shows, exhibitions, workshops, bazaars, art performances, and so on.

Putu Alit, as the Creative Team of Pasar Sepaham mentioned that this event aims to provide safe spaces for individuals and communities from diverse backgrounds to interact and share stories together on the issue of inclusion. Not only that, Putu also said that Pasar Sepaham also became a medium for visitors to build solidarity and encourage issues about inclusion. “We hope that Pasar Sepaham can facilitate processes that raise awareness across generations and groups, so that socially and politically marginalized groups can be recognized for their rights as human beings,” added Putu. read more