2 percent of positions in central government institutions to persons with disabilities, and 1 percent of positions in the private sector. Nevertheless, the National Economic Survey also noted that the amount of persons with disabilities in the productive age who are currently employed is less than 10 percent. read more

Yogyakarta, February 7th 2025─Since it was first launched, the LPDP scholarship program has attracted many students. Now the government makes it easy to get educational scholarships both domestically and abroad. Along with increasing interest, policy changes and rule adjustments are also made. Career Development Center (CDC) of Faculty of Social and Political Sciences of Universitas Gadjah Mada held a talk show with LPDP and LPDP Awardees on Friday (7/2) with the title “LPDP Scholarship Sharing Webinar: Registration Process and Essay Writing Tips”. read more

Yogyakarta, January 15th 2025 ─ Looking at the movement of labor organizations in Indonesia, Fisipol Corner of Universitas Gadjah Mada held a book review session of Labor and the State in Indonesia and Labor Writes 3: Split, Move on Wednesday (15/1). Both books contain reflections on labor experiences that are packaged in history so as to produce a picture of the political economy situation from time to time.

Vedi R. Hadiz, author of Labor and the State in Indonesia, states that the cultural condition of the current government’s fundamental system is not much different from the New Order. Starting from the question of why the voice of workers is still weak, even though democratization has been running after the reformation, Vedi thinks that this condition is due to the complex situation of the government. “Even though during the new order, the institutions and the government were destroyed, the power relations are still running until now,” explained Vedi. read more

Yogyakarta, 24 January 2025–CfDS Fisipol UGM held another discussion session at the DigiTalk event, “Examining Social Cyber Security: Indonesia’s New Digital Threat?”. The discourse examined the problems developing amid increasingly massive digital transformation and the rise of online misinformation. Therefore, cybersecurity becomes crucial for integrating technological protection with socio-cultural awareness through effective regulation. 

“Social cybersecurity focuses on manipulating and influencing individual humans, groups, or communities that impact social, cultural, and political behaviour. Both use technology, but the technology is not to steal credentials or take over an electronic system. But it is used to influence the mindset of the target, community, or group,” said Dhoni Kurniawan, Policy Analyst of the Indonesian National Cyber and Crypto Agency.  read more

Yogyakarta, 15 January 2025–Fisipol once again held an offline Christmas celebration event at Selasar Barat on January 8, 2025. This event was held at the same time to welcome the turn of the year at the same time. This year’s Christmas celebration was titled “Born to Serve the Justice and Peace of His Love”. This theme is carried to realize the justice and peace of Christ through actualization in real action, especially in favour of those who are marginalized and vulnerable. The justice referred to here not only refers to marginalized groups but also protects His creation, which is often neglected.  read more

Yogyakarta, January 22, 2025─The Department of International Relations (IR) of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada (FISIPOL UGM) received a benchmarking visit from the International Relations Study Program, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Mulawarman University on Wednesday (22/1). The agenda of this visit was to discuss the plan of the International Relations Study Program, FISIP, Mulawarman University, which wants to develop an International Class Program. Several things discussed included the history of the establishment of the IR UGM International Undergraduate Program (IUP), the advantages of the IUP IR UGM, and the challenges and opportunities for establishing an international class program. read more

Yogyakarta, January 20, 2025–In a significant effort to improve the research ecosystem, culture, tradition, and cooperation, The Research, Publication and Community Service Unit (UP3M) of Fisipol UGM has announced funding programs for new research projects. This initiative was introduced in an online event titled “Hibah Talks Fisipol 2025,” which was held on January 20, 2025.This program is intended to provide various amounts of funding for the civitas academia of Fisipol UGM, by emphasizing on the importance of quality research for sustainable education. read more

Yogyakarta, January 17, 2025─The Department of International Relations (IR) of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada received a visit from H.E. Juan-Pablo Valdes, Political Counselor of the Canadian Embassy in Indonesia. The visit, which took place in the Common Room of DIHI UGM, aimed to explore the social and political dynamics of Indonesia as the host country.

“Our duty is to understand the political and social dynamics of host countries,” said Mr. Valdes.

The visit was welcomed by the ranks of IR UGM lecturers led by Prof. Dr. Nur Rachmat Yuliantoro, Head of IR UGM, and attended by Drs. Muhadi Sugiono, MA., Dr. Titik Firawati, Dr. Suci Lestari Yuana, and Dr. Muhammad Rum. read more

Yogyakarta, December 14th 2024─Celebrating the peak of the 69th Anniversary of FISIPOL UGM, the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIPOL) UGM collaborated with the Alumni Family of FISIPOL UGM (Kafispolgama) to organize a reunion with the concept of “Ngangkring Akbar 2024”. This event is a gathering and gathering of alumni of FISIPOL UGM by carrying out a warm, relaxed, and familiar event concept with the theme “Pulang ke Bulaksumur Nostalgia Bareng Sedulur”. In line with the theme, Ngangkring Akbar 2024 describes the gathering of FISIPOL UGM alumni who remember the good times during college, full of togetherness, struggle, and exciting stories. In a reunion atmosphere, the alumni will return to Bulaksumur, enjoy the campus atmosphere, and share old stories with friends in arms with the values of togetherness and solidarity. Ngangkring Akbar is expected to be a momentum to strengthen the alumni network of FISIPOL UGM and also strengthen the synergy between the campus and alumni to have a real impact on society. read more

Yogyakarta, 12th of December 2024—The Digital Transformation era has pushed many sectors, such as the government, private and public sectors alike, to utilize data as optimally as possible. Data that can be utilized well can be an important asset in underpinning decision-making, driving innovation, and realizing an efficient public sector. Participating in this discussion regarding the trends of digital transformation is none other than Fisipol UGM Center for Digital Society. On Thursday (12/12), Fisipol UGM CfDS organized the DigiTalk #62 Discussion Session titled “Looking for Potential of Collaboration from Data Utilization”. read more