In order to create a World-class University and strengthen the identity of Universitas Gadjah Mada as a Pancasila University and a Cultural Center University, the Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Gadjah Mada University accepted 40 exchange students both from Indonesia and overseas.
This semester, first time in its history, the Faculty of Cultural Sciences, UGM accepted 21 exchange students from the Indonesian Consortium of Deans of Faculty and Cultural Sciences, which is a consortium that aims to develop education and research in Cultural Sciences through collaboration within 16 Faculties of Cultural Science throughout Indonesia. The Faculty of Cultural Sciences accepted 21 students from 9 universities, including the University of Indonesia, Airlangga University, Andalas University, Brawijaya University, Diponegoro University, Halu Oleo University, Jenderal Soedirman University, University of Sumatera Utara, and Udayana University.
In addition, the Faculty of Cultural Sciences also accepted 20 students from various countries namely the Republic of Korea, Japan, Germany, Czech, Brunei Darussalam, the Netherlands, Italy, Australia, and other countries. Most of them will study Indonesian culture and conduct research in various fields in Indonesia.
All exchange students were welcomed by the faculty in the Inbound Students’ Orientation (ISO) Meeting on February 8th, 2023, which was opened by the Deputy Dean for Academic and Student Affairs of the Faculty of Cultural Sciences UGM, Dr. Nur Saktiningrum, S.S., M.Hum., and Head of Office of International Affairs (OIA) UGM, I Made Andi Arsana, Ph.D.. Both conveyed the expectations from the faculty and OIA UGM for students to utilize this opportunity to experience cultural diversity in Yogyakarta and to expand intercultural communication and the relation within students from all over Indonesia and the world.
Author: Cornelius Prabhaswara Marpaung
Documentation: Vina Aulia, Habib Ghulam
