Yogyakarta, February 23rd 2025─Global Engagement Office of FISIPOL UGM, in collaboration with Singapore Management University (SMU) held a Summer Course program supported by Temasek Foundation Leadership Enrichment and Regional Networking (TF LEaRN). As this program is a continuation of the previous program, the Winter Course 2024 which was held at the end of 2024. The program lasts for 1 month which is divided into two segments, namely in Yogyakarta and Singapore with a duration of two weeks each—8 to 20 June 2025 (Indonesia) and 23 June to 4 July 2025 (Singapore). read more

Yogyakarta, 21 February 2025–Pursuing higher education is not easy. Students, including doctoral or PhD students, often face various problems or challenges, from financial to mental health. Responding to this issue, The Conversation Indonesia held a webinar entitled “The Doctoral Road: From Financial Difficulties to Mental Stress” with academics and doctoral candidates. The event invited Pratiwi Utami, PhD (Lecturer at the Department of Communication Sciences UGM) and Herman Yosef Paryono (Doctoral Candidate in Organizational Behaviour, University of Groningen) as webinar speakers. read more

The welcoming event was continued with the presentation of basic public policy by Dr. Rob Manwaring. Dr. Rob explained the important foundations regarding the field of public policy and why the development of this field is very important. According to him, the government carries an important mandate in organizing the livelihood of thousands or even millions of the population. The process of decision-making then has to consider the interests and needs of the people as a whole. Rob then elaborated the two main elements in public policy, that is the tool and instrument of the government. 

“One of the instruments in public policy is the law. The government of Australia, in some cases, used the law as the main instrument, although the people-centered perspective is still used,” Dr. Rob mentioned. He gave several examples in how the government handled the problems of drivers going over the speed limit and Driving Under the Influence (DUI). For some time, Australia experienced a spike in traffic fatalities due to crashes. Responding to this issue, the Australian government then gave out sanctions to drivers who were caught to be under the influence by taking away their drivers license. read more

Yogyakarta, February 14th 2025─The public lecture titled “Holding the State Accountable: Human Right Commitments and Institutional Responsibility” discussed the role of the state and its institutions in ensuring the protection of human rights. Through discussions with human rights practitioners, the lecture looked at the state’s commitment and institutional accountability in ensuring human rights in Indonesia.

Human rights cannot be implemented when there is no mechanism, or when the mechanism for implementing human rights is weak. Although human rights mechanisms have been regulated at the international level such as the Paris Principles, every time there is a human rights violation at the domestic level, the resolution takes precedence over national mechanisms. Meanwhile, national human rights protection institutions vary from the Indonesian Child Protection Commission (KPAI), National Commission on Violence Against Women (Komnas Perempuan), to the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (Komisi Kebenaran dan Rekonsiliasi). For this reason, the seminar organized by the study program of the Department of Politics and Government at Faculty of Social and Political Sciences of UGM aims to examine the standards of work carried out by human rights protection institutions in Indonesia. read more

Yogyakarta, 13 February 2025–Knowledge is one of the most important aspects of sustainable development in the academic sector. The Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (Fisipol), Universitas Gadjah Mada realizes this urgency and is committed to channeling the contribution of knowledge to society. To achieve this goal, Fisipol UGM inaugurated the Fisipol Knowledge Channel on Thursday (13/2) at the 2nd Floor Auditorium, Fisipol UGM.

The Knowledge Channel is a special page that contains lecture materials for each study program, community education, and research dissemination. This page also provides access to other knowledge channels that have been owned by each department. The public can access the content on the page freely, either free or paid. Dean of Faculty of Social and Political Sciences UGM, Wawan Mas’udi, S.IP., M.P.A., Ph.D. explained that each department has actually pioneered efforts to publish knowledge since 2015. 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, 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