Yogyakarta, July 16, 2025─The Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIPOL) of Gadjah Mada University (UGM), through the Academic Innovation Unit (UIA), is launching a free online class titled “Sustainable Transformation Towards Global Multifaceted Issues” on the FISIPOL Online Campus (FOCUS) website. This class is a product of a collaboration between FISIPOL UGM and Gaziantep University, and is supported by the Erasmus+ Project 2025.

Using English as the course language, this class aims to foster critical understanding in formulating inclusive and sustainable development strategies. addresses three main themes: industrial transformation in global production networks, sustainable food systems amidst multiple crises, and the green transition in Europe and its global implications. Participants will learn how global changes such as industrialization, climate and food crises, and environmental policies are reshaping urban spaces, local food security, and socio-economic policy directions. With case studies from Europe, Turkey, and Southeast Asia, the course fosters a critical understanding across diverse contexts and promotes academic collaboration in developing inclusive and sustainable development strategies. read more

Yogyakarta, July 15, 2025—The Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIPOL) at Gadjah Mada University (UGM) is rich with diverse innovation units operating in various fields, from academic to social. The Creative Hub, or C-Hub, under the faculty’s auspices, is no exception. It brings together various disciplines to elaborate and hone creative ideas that can improve the quality of life.

Using a transdisciplinary approach, C-Hub serves as a dialogue space for young people to create opportunities from the challenges and problems facing society today. These opportunities are developed with a proven spirit of social entrepreneurship (sociopreneurship), which has proven to have social and economic impacts. read more

Are you passionate about writing and interested in issues related to digital transformation? We invite you to contribute your ideas and submit your articles to be published on the Megashift FISIPOL UGM website! ☺️

Important Notes:

Detailed submission guidelines and suggested subtopics are clearly outlined in the official poster.

This call for articles is open year-round, with no submission deadline.

Articles should be no longer than 1,000 words, including references.

Submissions must include citations from publications, journals, or books written by FISIPOL UGM lecturers or researchers. read more

Melbourne, 9 July 2025 — The Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIPOL) at Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), in partnership with the University of Melbourne, successfully held the 5th Australia-Indonesia in Conversation (AIC) 2025. This year’s forum took place at the University of Melbourne, Australia, following its previous iteration hosted at FISIPOL UGM.

Carrying the theme “Bridging Development, Representation, and Indigenous Knowledge: Learning from Australia and Indonesia”, the forum brought together scholars and representatives of Indigenous communities to discuss critical issues at the intersection of social justice, sustainable development, and recognition of local knowledge. read more

Yogyakarta, June 27, 2025 — A strong commitment to fostering adaptive and visionary governance was once again demonstrated through the implementation of a Strategic Planning Training Program (Diklat Renstra) for regional government agencies of Raja Ampat Regency for the 2025–2029 period. The program was held in Yogyakarta from June 24 to 26, 2025.

The opening ceremony was marked by a warm and collaborative atmosphere, attended by the Vice Regent of Raja Ampat, Drs. Mansyur Syahdan, M.Si.; the Dean of FISIPOL UGM, Wawan Mas’udi, S.IP., MPA, Ph.D.; and the Chair of the Board of Experts of the Center for Capacity Development and Cooperation (PPKK) at FISIPOL UGM, Prof. Gabriel Lele. Participants included representatives from various regional departments within the Raja Ampat government. read more

Yogyakarta, June 19th 2025 – Bulaksumur Roundtable Forum (BRF) was held again through The Clinics series which this year focused on the theme “Opportunities for Zakat, Infaq, Sadaqah, and Waqf (ZISWAF) to Build Participative Climate Finance in Indonesia”. Located at the 4th Floor Auditorium of FISIPOL UGM, this forum became a forum for cross-sector discussions to explore the potential of social funds as an instrument of inclusive and sustainable climate crisis financing. The forum presented a variety of speakers from philanthropic institutions, Islamic finance, to government agencies. Some of them were Syamsul Ardiansyah (Senior Officer of Strategic Alliance Dompet Dhuafa), Dede Haris Sumarno (Commissioner of Supervision and Governance of the Indonesian Waqf Board), and Nur Fadilah (ESG Operation and Communication Head of Bank Syariah Indonesia). In addition, the forum also involved academics and climate policy experts to enrich perspectives. read more

Yogyakarta, June 13th 2025—In an ever-changing world faced with many social, environmental, and economic challenges, a big question arises: What if businesses are not just profit-oriented, but also think about the impact? This question became a very intriguing introduction in the opening webinar for the 9th Batch of the C-Hub Talent Pitching, a yearly program which pushes the spirit of social entrepreneurship among youths. Bringing the theme of “Future-Fit”, this program is back again with new spirits in placing inclusivity and sustainability as the main foundation for building a brighter future. In the webinar titled “Future-Driven Entrepreneurship for a Sustainable Tomorrow”, Fisipol UGM’s Creative Hub presented two inspirational speakers, none other than Satya Dewastra B. W., founder of Ailesh, and Rika Novayanti, expert strategic communication on environment, as well as the Co-founder of Mosaic. read more

Yogyakarta, June 4th 2025 – Indonesia with its natural wealth has biological resource potential that has not been fully maximized. As an archipelago, the marine sector has long been one of the export commodities that support the country’s economy. However, on the other hand, the level of fish consumption and the welfare of fishermen have not been evenly distributed. The Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (Fisipol) of Universitas Gadjah Mada presented the discussion “Blue Food as Climate Session: Sustaining Blue Food Ecosystem, Community Empowerment, and Climate Solution” on Wednesday (4/6). read more

Getas, May 24th 2025─The Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIPOL) Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), in collaboration with the Directorate of Community Service UGM and Pertamina Foundation, successfully held a Socialization of Reproductive Health and Stunting in Getas Village on Saturday (24/5). In addition to being a collaborative activity of the three parties, this activity also directly involved the Getas Village Posyandu Cadres. This activity was held with the aim of providing insight and basic knowledge to adolescents, pregnant women and Posyandu cadres regarding the importance of reproductive health and stunting prevention. read more

Yogyakarta, May 23th 2025─The Socio-Economic Empowerment Program for Village Communities Around Special Purpose Forest Areas (KHDTK) through a circular economy approach was officially closed in a ceremony at Pitu Village Hall, Getas District, Ngawi Regency, on Friday (23/5). The program, which ran from January to May 2025, is the result of collaboration between Pertamina Foundation, FISIPOL UGM, and Universitas Gadjah Mada.

During the five months of implementation, this program has provided skills training, local business assistance, household waste management into value-added products, and the formation of community business groups based on local potential and sustainability principles. read more