Yogyakarta, 5 March 2025–After passing through a democratic party over the past year, Indonesia has experienced a dynamic political movement. At the same time, Election Corner Fisipol UGM released a new research titled “Coalition Map of 2024 Simultaneous Regional Election Winners in Indonesia”. This research reveals the political dynamics in the 2024 Simultaneous Regional Head Elections (Pilkada) held throughout Indonesia. The main finding of this research highlights the trend of minimal electoral competition due to the dominance of large coalitions. read more

“Through the roadshow, we want to “kulanuwun”, greeting friends from various university in Indonesia and introducing the Ajisaka Festival as a collaborative space for creative folks in expressing their care and concern towards the issue that we have raised,” Adelia Christi mentioned in the interview, as the Leader of Ajisaka Festival .

The Ajisaka Roadshow started on the 20th of February at Universitas Teknologi Yogyakarta and UIN Sunan Kalijaga Yogyakarta. The roadshow program is planned to be organized frequently until the 24th of March. The roadshow agenda is done offline in campuses at Yogyakarta and Solo, while it will be done online at the other campuses. The roadshow consists of information sharing in regards to the competition categories, janamejaya video screening, and icebreaking activities. read more

Yogyakarta, March 1st 2025─Festival Ajisaka, an annual event initiated by the Department of Communication Science students, is back with a theme that carries the spirit of sustainability. This year, the Festival Ajisaka raises the issue of green economy with the title “Gaman Kamulyan: Echoing the Hope of Sustainability”. This theme was chosen as a form of concern for the importance of environmentally sound economic development, especially in the midst of an increasingly worrying environmental crisis. read more

Yogyakarta, February 25th 2025─The Department of the Public Policy and Management held a Studium Generale entitled “Integrated Hydro – Irrigation – Restoration Systems”. This theme is a response to overcome various challenges, especially in water resources.

The event presented Prof. Edward P. Weber, professor of Public Policy of the Oregon State University, USA. He saw that problems regarding the management of our food, water and energy are still seen as partial problems. This perspective makes food, water and energy management inefficient and unsustainable. read more

Yogyakarta, 25 February 2025–DPP Fisipol UGM held a seminar entitled “The Politics of Energy Transition: Coal Phase-Out and the Future of Renewable Energy Financing” to encourage an equitable energy transition. The seminar looked at the challenges and strategies of renewable energy holistically, from economic to infrastructure development planning. The discussion was enriched from various perspectives, namely Nanang Indra Kurniawan (Lecturer of DPP UGM), Rezki Syahrir (Co-Founder of Non-Governmental Organization Indonesian Initiative for Sustainable Mining/IISM), and moderated by Primi Suharmadhi Putri (PhD Candidate Oulu University). read more

Yogyakarta, February 23rd 2025─Global Engagement Office of FISIPOL UGM, in collaboration with Singapore Management University (SMU) held a Summer Course program supported by Temasek Foundation Leadership Enrichment and Regional Networking (TF LEaRN). As this program is a continuation of the previous program, the Winter Course 2024 which was held at the end of 2024. The program lasts for 1 month which is divided into two segments, namely in Yogyakarta and Singapore with a duration of two weeks each—8 to 20 June 2025 (Indonesia) and 23 June to 4 July 2025 (Singapore). read more

Yogyakarta, 21 February 2025–Pursuing higher education is not easy. Students, including doctoral or PhD students, often face various problems or challenges, from financial to mental health. Responding to this issue, The Conversation Indonesia held a webinar entitled “The Doctoral Road: From Financial Difficulties to Mental Stress” with academics and doctoral candidates. The event invited Pratiwi Utami, PhD (Lecturer at the Department of Communication Sciences UGM) and Herman Yosef Paryono (Doctoral Candidate in Organizational Behaviour, University of Groningen) as webinar speakers. read more

Yogyakarta, February 20 2025─As a response towards the flawed policies regarding elections in Indonesia, Perludem and Polgov UGM organized a seminar titled “Urgency for the Revision of Election Laws in an Effort to Fix the Election System”. This event, which was organized at the Fisipol Auditorium located on the Fourth Floor of the Fisipol Mandiri Building, invited Khoirunnisa Nur Agustyanti (Executive Director of Perludem), Abdul Gaffar Karim (Lecturer at Fisipol UGM), Zainal Arifin Mochtar (Lecturer at UGM’s Faculty of Law), Feri Amsari (Lecturer at UNAND’s Faculty of Law) as speakers dan Fadli Ramadhanil (Program Manager of Perludem) as the discussion moderator. read more

The welcoming event was continued with the presentation of basic public policy by Dr. Rob Manwaring. Dr. Rob explained the important foundations regarding the field of public policy and why the development of this field is very important. According to him, the government carries an important mandate in organizing the livelihood of thousands or even millions of the population. The process of decision-making then has to consider the interests and needs of the people as a whole. Rob then elaborated the two main elements in public policy, that is the tool and instrument of the government. 

“One of the instruments in public policy is the law. The government of Australia, in some cases, used the law as the main instrument, although the people-centered perspective is still used,” Dr. Rob mentioned. He gave several examples in how the government handled the problems of drivers going over the speed limit and Driving Under the Influence (DUI). For some time, Australia experienced a spike in traffic fatalities due to crashes. Responding to this issue, the Australian government then gave out sanctions to drivers who were caught to be under the influence by taking away their drivers license. read more

Yogyakarta, 14 February 2025–Fisipol UGM celebrated the 12th anniversary of Fisipit and the 5th anniversary of Fisipol Wellness Center simultaneously. This anniversary celebration took the title “Gowes Sehat Bareng”. The theme was raised to illustrate the spirit of health, primarily through cycling.

This anniversary event was filled with two main activities, namely cycling sports and free health checks for the academic community of Fisipol UGM, as part of the collaboration between Fisipit and Fisipol Wellness Center. read more