On 4-16 July 2023, the Faculty of Cultural Sciences UGM together with ISI Yogyakarta and Victoria University Australia held a collaborative programme involving students from each university. This programme is broadly divided into two main activities, film-making projects and field trips. As a final product, each group composed of students from each campus will produce short films that will be screened at the end of this program.
The Joint Programme opened in the Multimedia Room, 2nd Floor, Margono Building, Faculty of Arts UGM on July 4, 2023. The session was opened by Dr Greg Aronson (representative of Victoria University), Dr Mimi Savitri, M.A. (representative of the Faculty of Cultural Sciences UGM) and Silvia Anggreni Purba, S.Sn., M.Sn. (representative of ISI Yogyakarta). The programme on the first day included cultural classes from ISI and UGM lecturers and a project presentation by Mr Kiernan and Mr Greg (Victoria University). It then closed with dinner and a group photo at the University Club UGM.
Moreover, University of Victoria students participated in Indonesian language classes at Wisma Bahasa. Also included in the program are trips to the Borobudur Temple, Makan Raja-Raja Imogiri and Parangtritis Beach. While the schedule listed only three destinations, students from the University of Victoria and students from FIB UGM and ISI Yogyakarta explored other sides of Yogyakarta. During this exploration session, participants also worked on their film projects.
The end of this programme was marked by Joint Programme participants screening films. The film screening was held on 16 July 2023 with the title “Cultural Odyssey” and also became the closing / farewell night for the participants of this programme. As a result of this event, FIB UGM, the University of Victoria, and ISI Yogyakarta have formed an exciting partnership and hope that it will remain that way for a good time.
