Yogyakarta, March 1st 2025─Festival Ajisaka, an annual event initiated by the Department of Communication Science students, is back with a theme that carries the spirit of sustainability. This year, the Festival Ajisaka raises the issue of green economy with the title “Gaman Kamulyan: Echoing the Hope of Sustainability”. This theme was chosen as a form of concern for the importance of environmentally sound economic development, especially in the midst of an increasingly worrying environmental crisis. 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 29th 2024─TVR Indonesia Parliament held a campus talent selection at the Department of Communication Sciences (DIKOM) Fisipol UGM on Thursday (29/2). This program is a form of parliamentary media collaboration with Gadjah Mada University. From 29 February-1 March 2024, TVR Parliament will recruit five young campus talents who will have the opportunity to become news anchors for TVR Parliament.

“The cooperation between Fisipol UGM and parliament has been around for a long time. This is a very important event, and it started a few months ago when friends from TVR Parliament came to work with us. I think parliament needs to be socialized to the public. So far, if there is something good in parliament, it is difficult to report it. But if there is something bad, it will be reported everywhere,” said the Head of the Departement of Communication Sciences Fisipol UGM, Nyarwi Ahmad, S.I.P., M.Si., Ph.D. read more

Yogyakarta, February 23rd 2024─In order to support the empowerment and competency development of the workforce, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences UGM together with Global Edukasi Talenta Incubator (GeTI) held “Certification and Industry Assistance for Young Entrepreneurs” on Friday (23/2). The program is a technical guidance from the training held by GeTI and has been attended by dozens of students and lecturers from various faculties at UGM.

“I would like to thank UGM for supporting this event. This is not just training and exams. Basically the process is like that, but the big goal is that we want to invite all of you to enter an era where the stages that become industry players are accelerating. To become an entrepreneur, from small to big, it’s all in our hands,” said Divera Wicaksono, as GeTI’s Academic, Incubation, & Business Director. read more

Yogyakarta, February 22 2024—Prof. Dr. Agus Heruanto Hadna, S.IP., M.Sc. Remis was inaugurated as a Professor at the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada on Wednesday (22/2). All professors, lecturers, rectors and faculties were also present at the inauguration procession which took place at the UGM Senate Hall. Through a speech entitled “Innovation on Inequality and Policy in Social Economics”, Prof. Agus explained his analysis of the development of the digital world and its influence on socio-economic welfare. read more

Yogyakarta, December 24th 2023─Six Fisipol students managed to contribute 4 medals in the 36th National Student Scientific Week (PIMNAS) which took place at Padjadjaran University, Bandung. The six students who are divided into three teams are Jatayu Bias Cakrawala (Communication Science 2021), Trixi Karinina Dewi Sindhutomo (Public Policy Management 2022), Fachrurizal Mahendra Sujono (Social Development and Welfare 2020), Fadil Putra Pratama (Sociology 2020), Nadadistya Fourysa Iksani Putri (Social Development and Welfare 2020), and Nayla Dhiyaa Izzati (Public Policy Management 2021). read more

Yogyakarta, November 27th 2023─Perseverance and commitment in building academic collaboration brought the Dean of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Dr. Wawan Mas’udi, S.IP., MPA to receive an award in the Collaborative Research Category of the Soshum Cluster 2023. The appreciation was given at the Awarding Night for Outstanding UGM Personnel in 2023 on Wednesday (11/15).

The UGM Achievement Award Night is an annual event organized to give appreciation to alumni, lecturers, education staff, and students. Various categories for the four clusters, namely science and technology, social science, agrocomplex, and health are given to selected academicians who have produced their best work. This year, Dr. Wawan won the award with a research work entitled “Morality Policies and the Prospect for Inclusive Citizenship in Decentralized Indonesia: A Study of West Java”. The award is certainly a proud achievement as well as an encouragement to continue producing academic works in the social and political fields. read more

Yogyakarta, November 22nd 2023—In the third year of the International Conference of Disability Rights (ICDR), the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences UGM was selected as the host. This annual conference is organized by the Australia-Indonesia Disability Research and Advocacy Network (AIDRAN) forum in collaboration with Fisipol UGM and the Australian Catholic University. Taking place over three days, namely 21-23 November 2023, experts, activists and academics gathered to discuss disability rights in a society that has not been fully accommodated. read more

Yogyakarta, November 17th 2023─The massive development of media today is intertwined with media conglomerations where media owners have the power to create news framing and determine the direction of content distributed. As a result, the veracity of information is now at stake. As a series of events to welcome the 2023 Graduate Students Symposium on Communication Science (GSSC), the Diskusi Komunikasi Mahasiswa (Diskoma) held a webinar entitled “Seeing ‘Truth’ in the Post-Truth Era” on Friday (17/11) online via Zoom Meeting and YouTube Live – UGM Department of Communication Sciences. This discussion also supports SDGs goal point 16 regarding peace, justice, and institutions. read more

Yogyakarta, November 13th 2023—Research Days 2023 is being held again by the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences UGM. This year, the theme raised is closely related to the role of the academic world and science in the dynamics of society with the title “Committed to Science for a Better Society”. This event is open to all researchers and experts to contribute their thoughts as a form of contribution to current issues.

“For universities, research and dissemination are very important. Of course, the dissemination that we do is not only to show that we are active enough, but also to ensure our contribution to the various transformations that are taking place,” said the Dean of Faculty of Social and Political Sciences UGM, Wawan Mas’udi, S.IP., MPA, Ph.D. For the last two years, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences UGM has been committed to focusing on three main topics in its research, namely climate change, digital transformation, and the substance of democracy, which is society. These three are also the main topics in Research Day 2023 which will be held from 13-17 November 2023. read more