Yogyakarta, August 10th 2021─The Institute of Governance and Public Affairs (IGPA) of MAP Universitas Gadjah Mada held a Webinar Policy Forum with the title “Gig Workers in the Midst of the Covid-19 Pandemic: From Work Vulnerabilities to Policy Alternatives”. This event was held online by presenting quite interesting speakers, such as Ahmad Yani as the Director General of Land Transportation of the Ministry of Transportation of the Republic of Indonesia, Prof. Ari Hermawan, and Media Askar Wahyudi as the academics of UGM, and representatives of Gojek drivers @kejo_Ojek. Even though it took place on a holiday, the enthusiasm of the discussion was high enough to be attended by 136 participants. The event, which was moderated by Fery Anggara, succeeded in exploring various dynamics of gig workers, especially online drivers in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. In addition, this event is also a joint forum to discuss the future of gig workers who are entitled to justice and legal guarantees in Indonesia. read more

Yogyakarta, August 5th 2021─The Center for Digital Society together with Huawei Indonesia held the SOBAT CERDIG event (Afternoon with Smart Digital Friends) via Instagram Live. The event took place on Thursday night (5/8) by presenting speaker Rayi Pradono, Huawei ICT Talent Ecosystem Development Manager. The material presented was “AI with a Cause with Huawei” as one of the Advanced Digital Intelligence classes.

Digital intelligence is an individual’s social, emotional and cognitive abilities to face challenges and adapt to the demands of digital life. In the digital era, the existence of computing technology has penetrated a lot in our lives. As a result of technology, there is the term technological disruption, which is an innovation that causes massive changes in the presence of this technology. Especially during the pandemic, almost all sectors are accelerating the transformation to digital. read more

Dikom and BJM also created a collaboration on several university courses that students can take. Those courses are “Cinema in Southeast Asia” with Budi Irwanto from Dikom and Assist.Prof. Jakrawal Nilthamrong from BJM as the lecturer, as well as “Strategic Planning” by Syaifa Tania and Diah Angendari from Dikom with Sascha Horst Funk from BJM. 

The MoU signing was done online and was attended by several lecturers and staff of Dikom, Fisipol UGM as well as those from Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication Thammasat University.The signing ceremony was done by representatives from both parties, which are Wawan Mas’udi and Assoc.Prof. Kalyakorn Worakullattanee as the dean of Faculty of Journalism and Mass Communication Thammasat University.  read more

The donation ceremony’s background is the AIIC mini conference held in collaboration with GEO FISIPOL on 21-22 July 2021. Through that event, both parties managed to raise a donation for Rp 77.414.978 which was donated to RSA UGM. The donation will be used to increase the hospital capacity in response to the Covid-19 pandemic. The donation is done symbolically through a photo shoot and the signing of a donation certificate by the Dean of FISIPOL Dr. Wawan Mas’udi alongside the Director of RSA UGM,  Dr. dr. Darwito, SH., Sp.B(K) Onk. read more

“We turn youngsters to agents of change by incorporating schools and creating a social media campaign,” said Ambar Pertiwiningrum, a speaker from Pilah.id. This lecturer from the Faculty of Animal Science UGM explained that by incorporating middle school and high school students in Yogyakarta as the changemaker, pilah.id aims to be able to reach a wider audience in environmental awareness, especially regarding waste. Next, the Pilah.id team will also create a guideline concerning waste management for young people.  read more

Yogyakarta, July 23rd 2021─The Social Research Center (SOREC), a study center under the Department of Sociology, FISIPOL UGM, held a monthly discussion entitled “Algorithms, Conspiracy Theories and Data: The Second Wave of COVID-19 in Indonesia” on Friday (23/7). On this occasion, SOREC invited two speakers, they were Nenden S. Arum, a SAFEnet volunteer and Derajad S. Widhyharto, M.Si, a lecturer at the Department of Sociology of UGM. The event took place through a Zoom Meeting at 03.30 to 05.30 p.m., moderated by Odam Asdi A., M.A., a SOREC researcher. read more

Yogyakarta, July 23rd 2021─The Department of Communication Science (Dikom) of FISIPOL UGM in collaboration with UGM Press and the Network of Digital Literacy Activists held a book discussion “Women and Digital Literacy”, on Friday (23-07). The third discussion series in this book discussion series is entitled “Field Notes: Women’s Perspectives and Experiences”. This last discussion series presented three authors as speakers, they were: Lidwina Mutia Sadasri, Mashita Fandia, and Ardian Indro Yuwono. Frida Kusumastuti, a Lecturer of Communication Studies of Muhammadiyah University of Malang, was present as the speaker in this discussion. read more

Yogyakarta, July 23rd 2021─The Student Family of the Department of Social Development and Welfare (KAPSTRA) held the Discount #2 program entitled “Chit-Chat about Humanist Education” on Friday (23/7). The speakers at this event were Toto Rahardjo, the founder of the Yogyakarta Natural Children’s Studio (SALAM) Academy and Zita Wahyu Larasati, S. Sos., M. A, lecturer of PSdK Fisipol UGM. The event took place through a Zoom Meeting at 01.00 to 03.00 p.m., and was moderated by Roichan Rochmadi I., a PSdK student of the class of 2019. read more

Yogyakarta, July 22nd 2021─The Faculty of Social and Political Sciences of UGM together with the University of Melbourne held a collaborative conference entitled Australia-Indonesia in Conversation: Managing COVID-19 and ‘Post’-Pandemic Challenges on Wednesday (21/07) and Thursday ( 22/07) via the Zoom Meeting platform. This event was held as a form of longstanding friendship and cooperation between Indonesia and Australia, and in particular between FISIPOL UGM and the Faculty of Arts of University of Melbourne. This event brought various discussion topics which were divided into four panels which were attended by various panelists and there was a question and answer session at the end of each panel discussion. The conference was opened with a speech delivered by the Dean of FISIPOL UGM, Dr. Wawan Mas’udi, S.IP., M.A., and the Dean of the Faculty of Arts of University of Melbourne, Professor Russell Goulbourne. read more

Yogyakarta, July 19th 2021—The FISIPOL Healthy Campus Week event came to a close on Monday (19-07). The event was closed with a webinar titled “Mindfulness and Self-healing for Work Productivity in the Online Era:, Working with Career Development Center (CDC), this event invited psychologist Vincent Eddy K.H., S.Psi., M.Psi., as the speaker and Dina Wahida, S. Psi., M. Psi., as the moderator.

The webinar was filled with a material presentation, question and answer session, and mindfulness practice. Since the beginning, Vincent guided the participants to be aware of their own psychological and physical condition. Participants are asked to write their thoughts, feelings, cravings, and daily activities in the last one or two weeks. To be aware of their physical condition, Vincent guided the participants to relax their body parts starting from the face and head to the back, chest, and legs. Vincent also talked about the importance of mindfulness practice and meditation to manage physical or psychological tiredness caused by online work during the pandemic.  read more