Yogyakarta, January 5th 2023─Responding to the issue of global warming caused by carbon emissions, the government is innovating to increase the use of biofuels in society. The process of extracting resources, processing, and utilizing biofuel certainly involves many parties, including political actors. This is the background for the workshop which was held as part of the “Fisipol UGM X University of Tennessee Lecture Series” on Wednesday (4/1).

The workshop with the theme “Politics of Biofuels” discussed political issues in the use of biofuels as a result analysis of Dr. Paul K. Gellert from the University of Tennessee, United States. “The biofuel policy aims to reduce carbon emissions by 2030, but we cannot deny that biofuel production also causes deforestation. That is why the government has made production rights allocations for several parties,” said Paul. He also explained that the costly production of biofuels certainly takes a large portion of state subsidies. Unfortunately, this subsidy is what the majority of corporations want, so they are competing for the allocation of biofuel production rights. read more

Yogyakarta, December 29th 2022—Magister Program in Communication Science Program at Faculty of Social and Political Sciences Universitas Gadjah Mada held a student communication discussion called Diskoma Edisi 5 on Thursday (29/12). This discussion discusses various public communication issues in Indonesia in 2022. In this virtual discussion, Dr. Nahria, S. Sos., M.Sc. (Lecturer at Universitas Muhammadiyah Papua), Andi Fauziah Astrid S. Sos, M.Sc (Lecturer at UIN Alauddin Makassar), Nyarwi Ahmad, S.I.P., M.Sc., Ph.D. (Lecturer at Universitas Gadjah Mada), and Ferdinandus Jehalut, S.Fil. (Student of Magister Program in Communication Science UGM). read more

Yogyakarta, December 27th 2022—With the aim to implement Carbon Economic Value (NEK) in the peatland and mangrove sectors, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences Gadjah Mada University (FISIPOL UGM) held a hybrid Focus Group Discussion (FGD) on Tuesday (27/12) at Auditorium Mandiri Fisipol UGM. The FGD, which was held in collaboration with Badan Restorasi Gambut dan Mangrove, brings “Implementation of Carbon Economic Value (NEK) Policies in Implementing Peatland Restoration and Mangrove Rehabilitation” as the main topic. read more

Yogyakarta, December 20th 2022─Responding to an increase in investment trends among the youth, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) is collaborating with an investment platform, Pluang, to increase financial literacy. This collaboration was realized in a talk show entitled “Smart Investment for Smart Generation: Financial Trends for Young People ahead of 2023” which was held on Tuesday (20/12) at the Mandiri Fisipol UGM Auditorium.

The collaboration between UGM and Pluang was welcomed by the Chancellor of UGM, Prof. dr. Ova Emilia, M.Med.Ed., Sp.OG(K)., Ph.D. “I think by being given information like this, more and more students will be interested and invest smartly, which won’t be detrimental,” Ova said when giving a speech. According to her, financial literacy will prevent students from being trapped in bad investments. read more

Jakarta, December 15th 2022─Supported by the Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Informatics, Center for Digital Society (CfDS) of FISIPOL UGM in collaboration with Tokopedia held a Digital Literacy Module Dissemination activity: The Importance of Personal Data Protection in the Marketplace on Thursday (15/12) at Tokopedia Tower. The event which was carried out in a hybrid manner was attended by representatives of the Director General of Informatics Applications of the Indonesian Ministry of Communication and Information, Semuel Abrijani Pangerapan Leontinus Alpha Edison, Co-Founder and Vice Chairman of Tokopedia and Anisa Pratita Kirana Mantovani, Executive Secretary of Partnership and Research CfDS and various related stakeholders. Starting from associations, academics, to MSME actors as partners. read more

Yogyakarta, December 14th 2022—In collaboration with Gadjah Mada Medical Center (GMC), Family Wellness Fisipol UGM routinely holds free health screening for registered children. The health screenings that are carried out range from child health screening services to dental health screening. Child health screening services are carried out regularly every one (1)  month. Meanwhile, routine dental health screening services are carried out once every six (6) months.

This collaboration was initiated on the basis of realizing Family Wellness’s mission to improve the welfare of parents of golden-age children, which are aged 3 months to 5 years. read more

Yogyakarta, December 8th 2022─Towards the political year of 2024, the Department of Politics and Government (DPP) together with the online media mojok.co launched an election channel entitled ‘Women’s Political Voice’ on Thursday (8/12) at the Auditorium of Fisipol UGM. The launch of this channel is one of the efforts to voice women’s interests in the political arena, especially elections. This election channel is a strategic collaboration in which political education can be conveyed in a more popular way and with a wider reach. read more

Yogyakarta, December 8th 2022─In line with the concept of sustainable economic development, Sociedad Indonesia para America Latina (SIPAL) of Fisipol UGM collaborated with the Center for World Trade Studies (PSPD) UGM to hold a series of events at the UGM International Forum (UGMIF) with the theme Circular Economy Forum. The event which was held in the west hall of Fisipol lasted for three days, from 6 to 8 December 2022.

“We realize that environmental issues are a very serious discourse. Currently, we are starting a circular economy program from an educational institution in Copenhagen, Denmark. We maximize all use of resources, sort waste, and recycle resources that can still be used,” said July as the representative of the circular economy program in Denmark. This program is not only the first step in preserving the earth, but also provides education for school-age children so they are able to participate in protecting the environment, he added. read more

The Policy Forum was opened by the Dean of FISIPOL UGM, Dr. Wawan Mas’udi, and Head of CWTS UGM Dr. Riza Noer Arfani. Dr. Wawan and Dr. Riza emphasized the importance of learning from the community as the circular economy initiators in formulating policies. “There is no need for a perplexing theoretical framework, but we can learn from initiatives that are already rooted in the community,” said Dr. Wawan.

The first discussion session was handed with presentations from Dr. Werner Zdouc (Director of the Knowledge and Information Management, Academic Outreach and WTO Chairs Programme Division of the WTO), H.E. Dandy Iswara (Deputy Permanent Representative of the Republic of Indonesia II Geneva/Ambassador), Dr. M. Pramono Hadi, M.Sc. (Head of Center for Environmental Studies UGM) and Prof. Dr. Catur Sugiyanto, MA (Head of Center for Economic Democracy Studies UGM). read more

Yogyakarta, November 26th 2022–Ajisaka Festival is held again by Fisipol UGM Department of Communication. This yearly event was on a hiatus for two years due to the pandemic. Before going to the main event in 2023, the Ajisak Festival held a series of pre-event that were also interesting and substantive.

The Ajisaka Festival is a yearly competition held by the Department of Communication and consisted of five types of competition which are Nakula (Youth Research), Kresna (Cinema Creation Competition), Arjuna (Ajang Sejuta Warna), Sadewa (Sayembara Dewa Pariwara), and Prahasa (PR Competition). All of these are communication competitions meant for high school students. Since its first event in 2013, this festival has always picked a meaningful theme.  read more