Yogyakarta, April 30, 2026─The Undergraduate Program in Political Science and Government conducted a LAMSPAK Accreditation Field Assessment on Thursday (April 30). This series of activities took place in the Dean’s Meeting Room of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIPOL) UGM.

The assessment was attended by the dean’s office, department and study program heads, lecturers, educational staff, quality assurance units, student representatives, alumni, and external users. The assessors tasked with reviewing the field assessment were Dr. Dewi Erowati, S.Sos., M.Si. from Universitas Diponegoro and Prof. Dr.phil. Aditya Perdana, S.IP., M.Si. from the Universitas Indonesia. read more

Yogyakarta, April 27, 2026—The Department of Social Development and Welfare at the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada, has successfully achieved UNGGUL (excellent) accreditation for its Master’s Program. This accreditation is conducted by the Independent Accreditation Institute for Social, Political, Administrative, and Communication Sciences (LAMSPAK), which uses assessment criteria aligned with several quality benchmarks for study program accreditation eligibility. read more

Yogyakarta, April 24, 2026 – The Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIPOL) UGM held an “Exhibition and Dissemination of FISIPOL Volunteer Documentation in Aceh and the IKN.” The event, themed “Recording Teaching, Reflecting on Learning, and Strengthening Service,” took place on Friday (April 24) at 1:00 PM WIB in the 4th Floor Auditorium and West Corridor of FISIPOL UGM.

The Dean of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Gadjah Mada University, Dr. Wawan Mas’udi, expressed his appreciation for the students who are members of the Bala Gadjah Mada Setrajana team who have visited the IKN and the Fisipol Mengajar team in Aceh. “The venues are different, the activities seem different, but they share the same mission: the disaster situation and potential for disaster that require special attention from the campus, so I express my gratitude,” Wawan said in his remarks. read more

Yogyakarta, April 23, 2026 — The Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada (FISIPOL), held a data analysis workshop entitled “Thematic Analysis and Its Use in the Study of Pentecostal Representations of God” in Room BA 204 on Thursday (April 23) from 10:00 to 11:30 a.m. Western Indonesian Time.

This workshop marked the final event of the visiting scholar program by Professor Martin Lindhardt (University of Southern Denmark) at FISIPOL UGM. Previously, he had presented two sessions: a sharing session on “Digital Sociology: Recent Developments in the Sociological Study of Relations between Digital Technologies and Social Life” and a public lecture on “The Economics of Pentecostal/Charismatic Christianity.” read more

Yogyakarta, April 23, 2026 – The Masters and Doctoral Programs in Management and Public Policy (DMKP) of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada, held a seminar titled “Reviewing the Dynamics of Decentralization in Indonesia and a Book Discussion: Theory and Regulation of Regional Autonomy.” The event, open to the public, took place in the 4th Floor Auditorium on Thursday morning (April 23).

This academic forum featured the book’s author, Prof. Dr. Hanif Nurcholis, M.Si., who is also a Professor at Universitas Terbuka. He was also present, along with Yogyakarta Mayor Dr. Hasto Wardoyo and UGM Professor of Public Policy and Management, Prof. Dr. Agus Pramusinto. This discussion delved deeper into the practices of regional government governance and regulations, including leadership mechanisms. Moderated by Evi Sukmayeti, S.IP., MPA, a doctoral student in the MKP program. read more

Yogyakarta, April 23, 2026 – The Faculty of Social and Political Sciences Crisis Center (FCC), in collaboration with the Center for Public Mental Health (CPMH) of the Faculty of Psychology, UGM, held a Psychological First Aid (PFA) Training in Room BG 203, FISIPOL UGM, on Thursday (April 23). Held from 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Western Indonesian Time (WIB), the event specifically invited students from FISIPOL student organizations (UKM) and the general public.

This training is not the first of its kind. “The FCC conducted this training three years ago for students, but now that they have graduated or are about to graduate, we are updating it,” said Arie, a representative of the FCC, in his remarks. This demonstrates the FCC’s commitment to creating an inclusive environment. read more

Yogyakarta, April 22, 2026—The Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada (FISIPOL UGM), highlighted the relationship between religion and economics in a public lecture today.

The public lecture featured Prof. Martin Lindhardt from the University of Southern Denmark as the keynote speaker. The event was open to the public and was attended by undergraduate and graduate students of the Sociology of Religion course.

Understanding the relationship between religion and economics is becoming increasingly important in Indonesia, where religious activities play a significant role in the social and economic life of society. UGM presented a public lecture titled “The Economics of Pentecostal/Charismatic Christianity” with international expert Professor Martin Lindhardt. This public lecture provided an opportunity for the academic community to broaden their understanding of the dynamics of religious economics, which are highly relevant to Indonesia’s current socio-economic conditions. read more

Yogyakarta, April 21, 2026—The Chairman of the Regional Representative Council of the Republic of Indonesia (DPD RI), Dr. (H.C.) Sultan Baktiar Najamudin, emphasized the strategic role of universities in realizing green democracy in Indonesia.

In a public lecture at the FISIPOL UGM Auditorium, Najamudin emphasized that the Green Democracy ideas he championed have been systematically outlined in a book entitled “Green Democracy: Ideas for Democratic Innovation in Strengthening the DPD RI Institution, Environmental Conservation, and Improving Human Resources Quality Towards a Golden Indonesia 2045.” According to Najamudin, universities are not merely spectators or critics of policies, but rather the primary drivers of democratic transformation toward an ecologically sustainable system. read more

Yogyakarta, April 20, 2026 ─ The Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIPOL) of UGM, in collaboration with Flinders University, concluded its series of visiting scholar programs on Monday (April 20). As the closing event, FISIPOL UGM held a seminar titled “Retracing the Late Ben Anderson in Bangkok,” presented by Dr. Priyambudi Sulistiyanto and moderated by Muhammad Djindan, S.I.P., M.Sc. Unlike previous Visiting Scholar events, this seminar was attended by faculty members, lecturers, researchers, students, and the general public. read more

Yogyakarta, April 17, 2026 ─ The Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIPOL) of Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) once again held an academic event as part of its visiting scholar program with Dr. Priyambudi Sulistiyanto, Adjunct Senior Lecturer at Flinders University, Australia. This time, FISIPOL UGM held a methodology workshop for lecturers and doctoral students entitled “Doing Field Research in Southeast Asia” on Friday (April 17) in the FISIPOL UGM Dean’s Meeting Room. read more