Dra. Wiwid Nurwidyohening, M.A. a lecturer of French Literature, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada, received Orde des Palmes Academiques for Chevalier category for the merit for developing French culture. The French Government gives this prestigious award to academics and teachers for their excellence in university, education, and science.
On Thursday, May 11th, 2023, students of SMA Negeri Grujugan, Bondowoso, visited the Faculty of Cultural Sciences, UGM. This event was held in the Multimedia Room of the Margono Building.
This activity was started by an opening speech from the representative of the Unit of Cooperation and Public Relations and the representative of SMA Negeri Grujugan. After that, they had an opportunity to watch profile videos of UGM and the Faculty of Cultural Sciences. They were also given a deeper explanation of the faculty, the study programs, and the annual events held by the faculty. Other than that, a student organization from the History Study Program named BKMS (Badan Keluarga Mahasiswa Sejarah) was invited to give more insight about the History study program.
The participants actively participated by asking several questions. The questions ranged from the reason why UGM become one of the top leading universities in the world to the struggles that are often faced by UGM students.
As a closing, all participants took a picture together and several souvenirs from SMA Negeri Grujugan were given to the Faculty of Cultural Sciences, UGM.
Wednesday, 10 May 2023, the Faculty of Cultural Sciences successfully graduated 61 graduates with a proportion of 20 male graduates and 41 female graduates. The procession of postgraduate graduation period III took place in the Auditorium of Soegondo Building on the 7th floor. The Mangayubagya Graduate Student event was opened with remarks from Dr. Nur Saktiningrum, M.Hum. as a representative of the Faculty of Cultural Sciences. Furthermore, it also featured a dance from one of the Student BSOs, Sastro Obah, which performed the Jejogetan dance which is a victory-themed dance.
The Average Achievement Index for undergraduate programmes this period is 3.71 for S2 and 3.76. The graduate with the highest score was Nia Marniati Etie Fajari from the Master of Archaeology Programme. The graduates with the fastest study period were Muhammad Alnoza and Jihan Salsa Biela Fatin with a study period of 1 year 5 months and 10 days.
The final procession of the graduation ceremony was the submission of certificates and certificates of cum laude graduates from each department followed by a photo procession with the ranks of the dean, caprodi and graduates from each department.
Congratulations to the graduates who have successfully completed their education at the Faculty of Humanities UGM. Hopefully the achievements that have been made will continue to grow and provide benefits in the future.
On Wednesday, May 10th, 2023, the representatives of Leiden University visited the Faculty of Cultural Sciences, UGM to sign the agreement document of the double degree program, which is a new program between the Department of Archaeology, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, UGM, the Faculty of Humanities, Leiden University, and the International Institute for Asian Studies, Leiden University. This program is the first collaboration that happened to the Department of Archaeology in Indonesia.
This visit was opened with an opening speech by Dr. Mimi Savitri, M.A., as the Vice Dean of Research, Community Service, Cooperation, and Alumni, and by Phillipe Peycam, the representative of Leiden University. This event was also attended by representatives from the Department of Anthropology, Archaeology, Linguistics, and History, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, UGM.
“Tourism is not a simple thing, but it is a complex phenomenon that needs many coordinations,” – Dr. Minkyung Park
In accordance with that quotation by Dr. Minkyung, tourism needs much support from several parties to run sustainably. Therefore, the participation of scholars who understand how tourism should be developed and managed is necessary. A public lecture entitled “Social Media, Media, and Urban Transformation in the Context of Over Tourism”, is expected to give more insight to the undergraduate students of the Tourism Study Program of the Faculty of Cultural Sciences, UGM, and other participants as well.
This public lecture was held offline on Thursday, May 4th, 2023 on the 2nd floor (Multimedia Room), of the Margono Building and was held online by Zoom Meeting at 10:00 – 11:30 Western Indonesian Time (GMT+7). Dr. Minkyung Park, (Associate Professor, Tourism and Events Management, College of Education and Human Development. George Mason University, Fairfax, Virginia dan Fulbright U.S. Scholar, Graduate School of International Tourism and Tourism Research Institute, Hanyang University, Seoul, Korea), was the main speaker of this public lecture moderated by Dr. Wiwik Sushartami, a lecturer of the Tourism Study Program.
Dr. Mingkyung delivered the material regarding over tourism phenomenon with her study case in Ihwa Village, Seoul, Republic of South Korea. All participants, both online and offline, were very enthusiastic and interested in the material which could be seen by their active participation in asking questions and giving comments during the event. Interestingly, the questions that had been asked by the participants were the things that will be her subject of research in the future. She also gave merchandise from Mason University to participants who were actively participating as an appreciation.
