Yogyakarta, 13 July 2024–The Alumni Family Management of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada (KAFISPOLGAMA) Yogyakarta Special Region (DIY) was officially inaugurated on Saturday (13/7). The inauguration was held at the Mandiri Auditorium of Fisipol UGM and was attended by the Dean of Fisipol UGM, Wawan Mas’udi. “From the alumni organization, we can do something much more powerful for society. We can together design community service programs to respond to the issues faced by the community,” said Wawan when giving his speech. Wawan also hopes that there will be further meetings between Fisipol UGM and KAFISPOLGAMA DIY after this which will encourage alumni innovation for the alma mater. read more

Yogyakarta,  July 12th 2024─In this day and age, the world is facing disruptions as a consequence of digital transformation, the COVID-19 pandemic, and climate change. These disruptions are changing the way and pattern of global society in interacting, politicking, and maintaining a sustainable life.

Wawan Mas’udi, S.IP., M.P.A., Ph.D., the Dean of Faculty of Social and Political Sciences UGM assessed that universities need to take a role in facing this disruption. “Universities need to play a more aggressive role to better understand the changes that are happening and offer something to be part of the changes that occur,” he said. He also added that universities should not only dwell on the context of substance, but also need to take action. read more

Yogyakarta, July 10th 2024–The latest book publication, titled “Regulatory Impact Analysis: Concepts & Implementations,” offers guidance through one of the approaches in public policy in minimizing the impacts of policy implementations. This book was just published on the 27th of May 2024 by the UGM Press Team and is a collaborative result between three lecturers from the Department of Public Policy and Management, namely Dr. Ambar Widaningrum, Dr. Nunuk Dwi Retnandari, and Dr. Nurhadi Susanto. read more

Yogyakarta, July 9th, 2024–Fisipol UGM’s Career Development Center (CDC) has shown from time to time again its commitment and support in improving the mental health and development of students in the campus environment by providing a counseling service with a psychologist. There are two types of services that are provided by the CDC, that is psychological assistance as well as personal and career development. Other than a counseling service with a psychologist, CDC also offers peer counseling as a service.  read more

Yogyakarta, July 3rd 2024─The Department of International Relations, Gadjah Mada University (DIHI UGM) is developing international exposure opportunities for master’s (S-2) students through a double degree program with the University of Naples “L’Orientale”, Italy. The formal initiation of this collaboration was marked by the process of signing an agreement by the Dean of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Gadjah Mada University, Dr. Wawan Mas’udi, and Chancellor of the University of Naples “L’Orientale”, Prof. Roberto Tottoli on Wednesday (3/7) at 10.00 WIB in the Meeting Room of the Dean of Fisipol UGM. read more

At the Second Commission of the House of Representatives, the students were given an overview of the legislative processes and the role of the commission in creating national policies. The discussion was focused towards the importance of accountable institutions in ensuring good governance. The students were given a chance to ask questions and get insights on the challenges and opportunities that are faced by state legislators. Meanwhile, the visit to the Ministry of National Development Planning/National Development Planning Agency gave a much comprehensive understanding of national development and its planning. This session also highlighted the importance of Sustainable Development Goals in creating long term development strategies for Indonesia. The students learnt about the various programmes and its initiatives that are aimed at accomplishing those objectives, which includes capacity building and education.  read more

Yogyakarta, July 2nd 2024─Indonesia’s democratic transition has received global attention for its success in promoting constitutional change without national disintegration. However, over time, the democratic tools that were originally running in accordance with the corridors of the constitution began to face major challenges. The People’s Consultative Assembly (MPR) as an institution that has produced fundamental changes to the 1945 Constitution of the Republic of Indonesia (UUD NRI 1945) tries to move to overcome this. The Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIPOL) of Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) as one of the academic actors fully supports this effort by organizing a Focus Group Discussion (FGD) on Tuesday (2/7), at the Merapi Room of Kimaya Hotel. read more

Yogyakarta, July 2nd 2024─Leadership training for State Civil Apparatus is essential in anticipating and facing increasingly complex future challenges. While shifting world issues and rapid demographic growth, ASN must have strong leadership and analytical skills to understand and respond effectively to emerging problems. In response to this, the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIPOL) UGM together with Lembaga Administrasi Negara Republik Indonesia (LAN RI) held Anticipatory Leadership Training on Tuesday (2/7) in Room BA 201 FISIPOL UGM. This training is part of the Benchmarking National Leadership Training for ASN Level I Batch 60. read more

Yogyakarta, 27th June 2024─The Global Engagement Office (GEO) and the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIPOL), Universitas Gadjah Mada, in collaboration with the Institute of International Studies, Department of International Relations, Universitas Gadjah Mada (IIS UGM), hosted a discussion with the Asia New Zealand Foundation. The discussion was held in the Dean’s courtroom, 2nd floor of the BB building, FISIPOL, and included several series of activities in a hybrid scheme. It aimed to talk about the main theme of Contesting Loss for Indonesia Communities in Climate-Crisis.  read more

Yogyakarta, 27th of June 2024─The Department of Politics and Governance (PolGov) of UGM has worked together with UGM’s Unit of Research, Community Service and Publication (UP3M) in organizing a workshop with the topic of “Anti-Colonial Methodologies in Environmental Studies: An Intersectional Ecofeminist Perspective.” This topic in particular was chosen in order to dive deep into environmental studies by using the combinations of two perspectives, mainly anti-colonial and ecofeminist. This workshop was held offline in the  Fisipol Auditorium, 4th floor of the Fisipol UGM building and online through a livestream from the YouTube channel of UGM’s Department of Politics and Governance on Thursday (27/06). The event’s presenters include source person Dr. Elena Burgos Martinez, an Assistant Professor at Leiden University Institute for Arena Studies, and facilitator Hasrul Hanif, as Lecturer from the Department of Politics and Governance.  read more