Yogyakarta, April 14, 2026—The Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada (FISIPOL UGM), provides a prayer room to meet the worship needs of the campus community. The BSI Fisipol prayer room, inaugurated in 2015 through a collaboration between the faculty and Islamic banking, serves as a place for prayer between classes.
The prayer room features clean, regularly maintained carpet, with a partition separating the prayer areas for men and women. Prayer equipment, such as prayer robes (mukena), sarongs, and prayer mats, is available in a special cupboard and is free for anyone to use. The prayer room is equipped with two separate ablution areas for men and women. Each area has several running water faucets and small seating areas, making it easier for the congregation, especially when prayer times are close to class changes. One important facility provided is a locker for storing belongings. Students, faculty, or staff carrying bags, books, or valuables can safely store them before performing prayers.
Its location in the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences building and on the same route as the faculty cafeteria makes it easy for anyone to stop by for prayers without having to walk far from the lecture halls. The prayer room’s staff regularly cleans the carpet, checks the ablution water taps, and refills prayer equipment, ensuring its primary function as a place of worship remains intact.
With a variety of facilities oriented toward comfortable worship, the BSI Fisipol UGM prayer room is a reliable place for the campus community to perform prayers amidst busy academic routines. Its existence demonstrates that places of worship on campus can be managed professionally without losing their core essence.