Luqman Nul Hakim, a lecturer from the Department of International Relations UGM, as a moderator asked several questions to each speaker according to their expertise. Siti Mutiah Setiawati with the topic of “Zionism, Violence, and the Palestine Problem” said that there are several key points in the 2021 Israel-Palestine crisis which are the increasing military strength of Hamas and the increasing support for Palestine. With the topic of “Solidarity and Non-Violence Global Action for Palestine,” Diah Kusumaningrum reiterated Siti’s answer, that support towards Palestine is widening. Additionally, the quality and quantity of nonviolent action done by Palestinians and the global community is also increasing.  read more

Yogyakarta, June 11th 2021━In an effort to support innovation and creation in the field of research, the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (Fisipol) of UGM held a 3 Minute Thesis The Art of Showcasing Ideas Competition. This competition is specifically for Fisipol UGM students and is divided into two categories: undergraduate and postgraduate. On this occasion, the event was held online at 02.00 p.m. to 04.00 p.m. and was attended by 10 finalists who were divided into two categories. In addition to the participants, this competition was also attended by 5 judges from the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences of UGM, and attended by spectators who also enlivened the event. read more

DNVB was born after Nurist managed to identify the definition of success for her. From this definition, Nurist finds that the only way to achieve this success is to become an entrepreneur. However, Nurist;s journey has not always been smooth. She and her initial team failed repeatedly while executing their first business plan, until the opportunity to set up DNVB was unexpectedly born. Seeing the opportunity from this opportunity, Nurist and her team finally tried to execute the DNVB initial plan better. From there, DNVB was formed. read more

Yogyakarta, June 10th 2021━Fisipol Crisis Center (FCC) held a Webinar Series #2 titled as ‘Alerta OBGV: Smart Ways to Maintain Privacy in the Digital Space’ on Thursday (10/6). The speakers in this event were Sri Handayani Nasution (Project Officer of CfDS UGM) and Ellen Kusuma (Digital At-Risks of SAFEnet). This event was held on Zoom from 01.00 p.m. to 03.00 p.m.

Online Gender Based Violence (OGBV) is violence that occurs on the basis of gender power relations between victims and perpetrators in the online spaces or using digital technology as a medium, not limited to those transmitted via the internet. OGBV is an extension of gender-based violence in physical spaces and often the two violences occur simultaneously. read more

The opening speech was delivered by Dr. Suharko, M.Si. as the Head of the Sociology Department from 2021 to 2026. Suharko talked about his impressions of Soeprapto as a lecturer that is always available and ready to contribute in all kinds of community work. A speech was also delivered by Dr. Wawan Mas’udi as Fisipol UGM Dean that talked about the numerous knowledge and inspirations given by Soeprapto to Fisipol UGM. Wawan also talked about his experience as Soeprapto’s student who was given the choice to choose the final exam method. Soeprapto himself is known to exempt students from taking the final test if they can submit an additional task. “Through that method, it can be seen that Pak Prapto have put into motion the independent learning method  for a long time, meanwhile the MBKM program has just been implemented recently. It’s a great innovation to let the students choose,” Wawan said. read more

Yogyakarta, June 7th 2021━ Two students from Gadjah Mada University (UGM) got an achievement in the UNY National Musabaqah Tilawatil Qur’an (MTQ) 2021 Competition. Prima Miftahul Jannati (PSdK 2020) held first place in the Musabaqah Tilawatil Quran championship. The team that consisted of Muftikhatul Muna (Sociology 2018), Dina Arifka (Psychology 2018), and Salsabilia Amiyard Siwi (MKP 2019) also got first place in the Musabaqah Syarhil Quran competition.

MTQ UNY 2021 is a national Musabaqah Tilawatil Quran championship that is a part of the 57th Dies Natalis UNY event. Prima said that since she was a kid, she often joins various competitions. This year she has won first place in three MTQ championships. She said that she joined the championships not just for the awards but also as a way to show her devotion to Allah. read more

In his session, Peter Franklin conveyed the intricacies of working abroad. According to Franklin, cultural complexity is one of the things that needs to be considered when we want to work in a place with different rules. Things such as norms, practices, and behavior must be considered so that we can cooperate in working abroad. We also need to pay attention to the foreign language skills we have, so that we can easily be dynamic when working. Responding to the many things that must be mastered, Franklin stated, “Working abroad is very challenging.” read more

Yogyakarta, June 4th 2021━Social Entrepreneurship of UGM together with Finansialku.com held a class entitled “Why is it Difficult for the Sandwich Generation to Buy property?” on Friday (4/6). The speaker at this event was Shierly, S.E., MBA., CFP, as the Financial Planner of Finansialku. The event took place on the YouTube channel of Finansialku.com at 02.00 p.m. to 03.30 p.m.

Sandwich generation is a generation of adults who are squeezed and have to bear the financial burden of a generation of parents and children (Dorothy Miller, 1981). The term sandwich generation is used to refer to the people who not only bear their own lives, but also bear the life of the generations below them and or above them. read more

Yogyakarta, June 4th 2021━In order to carry out activities in the field of education and socialization related to sexual violence, the FISIPOL Crisis Center held the second FCC Talk in collaboration with LPPM Sintesa on Friday (4/6). Titled as “Not an Ordinary Man: Toxic Masculinity and the Role of Men in Creating Safe Spaces on Campus”, this second FCC Talk was hosted by three speakers, they were Puspa and Yosep from the Education and Socialization Division of the FISIPOL Crisis Center, and Arum from the Division of Internal Development of LPPM Sintesa. read more

Yogyakarta, June 3rd 2021━Department of Communication Science (Dikom) of UGM held a practitioner lecture of the Literary Journalism course titled as Telling Stories in the Digital Age: Peeking from the Perspective of Literary Journalism (03/06). This practitioner lecture invited Qaris Tajudin, the Director of Tempo Institute, as the speaker and was attended by the students who specialize in Journalism.

Tempo is a media pioneer in the practice of literary journalism in Indonesia. At the beginning in 1971, the workers at Tempo were generally artists or writers. Tempo is also only produced weekly, so they accentuate the entertainment aspect of the news and put the speed aside. Literary journalism also becomes a solution to criticize the government which we can’t do directly. read more