Thursday, January 18, 2024 – The Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada (FIB UGM) received a school visitation from SMA Negeri 16 Surabaya at the Soegondo Auditorium on the 7th floor of the Soegondo Building, from 9:00 – 11:00 Western Indonesian Time (GMT+7). The visit was aimed as to provide insights for the high school students of  SMA Negeri 16 Surabaya about various universities located outside of Surabaya.

The visit was opened with a short welcome speech by Swety Firmanti, representing the FIB’s Public Relations and Cooperation Unit, followed by a presentation of the visitation vision and mission by the SMA Negeri 16 Surabaya chaperone. After the presentation, they were shown two videos featuring profiles of UGM and the FIB, which increased their curiosity about the university brand known as “Blue Campus.” This was evidenced by more than 10 students asking questions about the university, ranging from courses, job prospects, to alumni records. The event then ended with a photo session and a souvenir handover by SMA Negeri 16 Surabaya to the FIB UGM.

The existence of these visiting activities that various secondary schools often carry out is expected to open the minds of students to the various choices of study programs available at the FIB UGM, so that they can choose a study program or major that is in line with their interests and talents.

Lexicon is a journal published by the English Department, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada, in collaboration with the English Studies Association in Indonesia (ESAI). Lexicon was successfully accredited by SINTA Rank 3 from Volume 8 Number 2 of 2021 to Volume 13 Number 1 of 2026.

Until now, 8 of the 14 journals within the Faculty of Cultural Sciences have been accredited by SINTA.

Website  Accreditation Letter

The Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) Development Training Workshop is a workshop event held by the Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada, on Wednesday, January 17th, 2024. As part of UGM’s goal of openness of educational information through online courses accessible to the public, the Faculty of Cultural Sciences UGM held a workshop event for educators and lecturers in the faculty. A total of 31 participants from the ranks of educators and lecturers from several study programs at the Faculty of Cultural Sciences UGM participated in the training event held in Room 709, Soegondo Building, Faculty of Cultural Sciences UGM, from 09.00 – 13.00 Western Indonesian Time (GMT+7).

The workshop agenda began with an opening and guidance session by the Dean of the Faculty of Cultural Sciences UGM, Prof. Dr. Setiadi, M.Si., S.Sos., followed by a presentation session on the technical aspects and development flow of Massive Open Online Courses that are published through the mooc.ugm.ac.id website by Mr. Wisaksono Adhi, S.PT., from the Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing. After the presentation session ended, all participants conducted a practice and discussion session to adapt and adjust to accessing the online courses offered by UGM.

Photo 1: Lecturers and Educators during Massive Open Online Courses Development Training Workshop

Photo 2: A presentation session on online course development

Image 1: Poster for the Massive Open Online Courses (MOOC) Development Training Workshop

Yogyakarta, July 7th, 2023 – The Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada (FIB UGM) and National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Taiwan, collaborated to organize a Summer Program that was held from July 7th, 2023 to August 7th, 2023. Chung-Ching Shiung, Ph.D., a lecturer and archaeologist from National Cheng Kung University, mentored his students in conducting the Summer Program together with Dr. Mahirta, M.A., the Head of the Department of Archaeology at FIB UGM. The focus of the program was on analyzing pottery and other excavation findings from the result of a research project conducted in Tidore back in 2019.

The Summer Program also included visits to several Hindu-Buddhist temples in the Yogyakarta area and to a pottery and batik center in Bayat, Klaten.

The collaboration between NCKU and the FIB UGM Department of Archaeology, not only benefited the students in terms of analyzing the excavation research findings, but it also enriched their experiences through cultural and knowledge exchange. The involvement of international researchers brought a different perspective, expanding archaeology knowledge. This collaboration is in line with SDGs Goal 17, Partnerships for the Goals, which aims to strengthen international global partnerships, and Goal 4, Quality Education, which aims to promote opportunities for quality and sustainable education.

Photo 1: Analysis of excavation findings collaborating with UGM Students

Photo 2: Cultural learning on batik making in Bayat Village, Klaten

 

The current threat of a food crisis is being responded to by various parties. The development of alternative food such as the processing of konjac is being attempted by the Community Service Team of the Department of Anthropology. The team consists of Dr. Atik Triratnawati, M.A., Prof. Dr. Bambang Hudayana, M.A., Muhammad Zamzam Fauzanafi, M.A., along with two students named Eka Yuniati and Ferdy Azmal Fakhrani. This community service program is a continuation of the previous year’s program with the same theme, “Development of Konjac-based Culinary in Karangpatihan Village, Ponorogo Regency, East Java.” The continuation of the program took place in August 2023 in four hamlets: Krajan, Selodono, Dungus, and Jurugan.

Konjac, or in Indonesia is called porang, was chosen as an alternative food because it is a local Indonesian commodity which has great potential in the international market. For example, what has been done in Madiun, one kilogram of konjac can cost up to Rp. 14,000. One hectare of fertile land can produce around 80 tons of tubers for one harvest within two years. One of the most popular products made by konjac is shirataki rice, which has a high selling price. Konjac grows a lot in Ponorogo and there is one of the programs initiated by the Ponorogo Regional Government which aims to provide stimulants in the form of seeds and supporting the existence of a konjac farmer association. Other than that, Perhutani, which is a State-Owned Enterprise in the Form of Public Company which focuses on the task and authority to manage state forest resources, also provides access to farmers to plant konjac around perennial crops. Based on this fact, the community service team conducted training assistance in processing konjac-based food. In addition, a cooking competition was also held to motivate the locals to be more enthusiastic in creating innovations related to this food recipe. Then the activity was closed with a focus group discussion (FGD) to listen to the aspirations of women who joined the family welfare movement (PKK)  in the four hamlets, Karangpatihan Village, Pulung District, Ponorogo Regency. This program needs to be done because, until now, the society perceives that konjac can cause an itchy feeling. By implementing this community service program, the community will develop a new perspective that konjac has many benefits. Apart from that, we really hope that the dissemination of knowledge and skills can make konjac-based food into an alternative food in Ponorogo.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image 1.1: Dawet porang: one of the konjac-based culinary that has been taught to the members of PKK in Karangpatihan Village, Pulung, Ponorogo

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image 1.2: Various kinds of konjac-based culinary made by one of the groups who participated in the competition.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Image 1.3: The winners of the development of a konjac-based culinary competition.