Yogyakarta, 29 August 2024–The Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (Fisipol) UGM criticized the awarding of the title of professor or professor as violating academic norms. This criticism was conveyed in a discussion at the Social Research Center, Department of Sociology UGM, titled “Fake Credentials of the Professor” on Thursday (29/8). In the discussion, academics expressed concerns about losing functional academic identity.

Lecturer at the Department of Mechanical Engineering UGM, Prof. Dr. Eng. Ir. Deendarlianto, S.T., M.Eng. explains how professorships should be implemented. “Professor is the highest academic position and has high ethical standards. However, all lecturers still have the opportunity to become professors,” he said. The main aim of awarding the title of professor is basically to develop knowledge and bring it to the attention of society. Professors are expected to be able to guide society, and the new generation and channel knowledge on the latest policies. read more

Yogyakarta, August 26th 2024─Faculty of Social and Political Sciences UGM reopened the Essential Skills program: Intensive Writing and Speaking Classes Batch IV. This program offers assistance to develop students’ abilities in argumentative writing and academic presentation. It is hoped that this program can improve the skills and confidence of undergraduate students of Fisipol UGM in improving, conveying, and discussing their ideas in English. 

This program is a collaboration between Fisipol UGM and the School of Languages and Linguistics, University of Melbourne. This collaboration program was first implemented in April 2023. Since the first batch was opened, this program routinely opens a new batch every semester until now entering the 4th batch. The 4th batch will start in the second week of September and finish in early November 2024. read more

Yogyakarta, August, 26th 2024─The Department of Sociology, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada presented a guest lecture with the theme “Failure in Social Life: Perspectives From Sociology, Policy Studies, and Critical Urban Theory”. The lecture, which was held online through the zoom platform on Monday (26/08), was the first in a series of lectures that explored the discourse on failure in social science. This lecture presented Adriana Mica, Ph.D from the University of Warsaw and Dr. Muhammad Supraja from Universitas Gadjah Mada. read more

Yogyakarta, 19 August 2024─In line with the agenda for reducing the climate crisis and sustainable development, the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Gadjah Mada University (UGM), in collaboration with Chakra Giri Energi Indonesia (CGEI) and the Faculty of Forestry UGM launched a Forest Carbon Literacy Course. This course, along with a panel discussion entitled “Synergizing Carbon Sequestration with Social Strategies in Forest Management,” held on Monday (19/08) at the Mandiri Auditorium, 4th Floor, Fisipol UGM, is a beacon of hope. It aims to increase our capacity and understanding of sustainable forest carbon management, to face the challenges of global climate change, and to support the reduction of carbon emissions in Indonesia. read more

Yogyakarta, 15 August 2024─The Sansiro Fair was held again to welcome the Gadjah Mada Muda (Gamada) class of 2024. This annual event of the Fisipol Student Council (Dewan Mahasiswa/ Dema) Fisipol, Student Internal Development division involves institutions, organizations, student activity units, and supporting units at the level of the Fisipol.

This year, the Sansiro Fair carries the tagline, “Know Your Sansiro”. As the tagline suggests, this year’s Sansiro Fair is intended for Gamada to learn more about Fisipol. read more

Yogyakarta, 9th of August 2024—The Department of Politics and Government of Fisipol UGM, through the Collaborative Hub for Politics and Policy on Sustainability (CoPPS), have organized the first Bulaksumur Roundtable Forum with the title of “Managing the Dilemma of Decentralization and Sustainability” on Friday (9/8) at UGM’s Balai Senat. This forum will feature academics, government officials, as well as business actors to dialogue on discussing both the issues of sustainability and evaluating the practices of local autonomies and local politics. Furthermore, this forum is also expected to be able to produce policy recommendations and strategic steps on promoting a new direction for further decentralization, which  will have more emphasis on multi sector collaboration. read more

Yogyakarta, 7th of August 2024—The government of Indonesia is currently facing a dilemma regarding the issue of both the environment and the economy. Before, attempts made by the government to solve these problems often backfired and contradicted each other. On one hand, the government has committed to the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions, which of course is one of the main causes of climate change. This move by the government is directly based on Indonesia’s Enhanced Nationally Determined Contribution (ENDC). On the other hand, the Indonesian government is also committed to increase economic growth, so that it does not fall into the middle income trap. read more

Yogyakarta, August 5th 2024─In an effort to dissect problems and find solutions regarding food security, the Department of Social Development Talks (SODET) organized the 67th Anniversary Special Edition of Social Development Talks. This special edition of SODET carries the theme “Discussion on Agriculture and Food: Realizing Food Security for a Prosperous Society”. The discussion was held offline at BRIWork Fisipol UGM on Monday (5/8) and was attended by various academics and agricultural practitioners. read more

Yogyakarta, August 1st 2024─PIONIR Society for learning, introduction, potential exploration, and orientation activities at the faculty level have been held from July 31 to August 1, 2024. By raising the main issue of freedom in public space, PIONIR Society 2024 aims to introduce the inclusive campus environment of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences UGM. A talk entitled “Reconstruction of Public Spaces and Practices of Freedom of Expression in the Ruins of Democratic Values” became one of the series of PIONIR Society 2024. In the seminar session that presented Mohamad Hikari Ersada, an alumnus of the Department of Political Government who is currently serving as Program Director at the Public Virtue Research Institute, reviewed messages for young people who are critical and support basic human rights. read more

Yogyakarta, 30 July 2024–Faculty of Social and Political Sciences Universitas Gadjah Mada (FISIPOL UGM) through the Center for Digital Society (CfDS), in collaboration with the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology (Kemendikbud Ristek) is again opening free classes for the general public. Titled the Digital Intelligence Course (Mata Kuliah Kecerdasan Digital/ MKKD), this online class can be taken by anyone and anywhere, without age restrictions and free of charge.

MKKD consists of two classes: Basic Digital Intelligence and Digital Research Methods. Each participant can choose one or two courses at a time. Lecturers will be held from 6 September to 12 November 2024 with adjusted topics. read more