On March 14th and 15th, 2023, the Bureau of Journals and Publishing of the Faculty of Cultural Sciences UGM held an Online Workshop Series entitled “Training on Using Reference Application and Introduction to the Online Journal System for students of Faculty and Cultural Sciences, UGM”. The first and second sessions discussed Mendeley and Zotero Application-Reference training materials.

The Online Workshop Series will be continued with different materials. Below are the details of each session.

Session III Journal Seeking Techniques

Date: Tuesday, April 4th, 2023

Time: 09:00 – 11:00 (GMT+7)

Link: TBA

Registration Form: http://ugm.id/TeknisBerburuJurnal

Session IV Introduction to the Online Journal System

Date: Tuesday, April 11th, 2023

Time: 09:00 – 11:00 (GMT+7)

Link: TBA

Registration Form:  http://ugm.id/PengenalanSistemJurnal

This workshop is free. Students who want to attend this workshop can register through the link for each session above.

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An Online Workshop Series entitled “Training on Using Reference Applications and Introduction to the Online Journal System for FIB UGM Students” has been held. There were two training sessions, namely Session 1 which was held on Tuesday, March 14 2023 with Mendeley Reference Application Training material and continued with Session 2 which was held on Wednesday, March 15 2023 with Zotero Reference Application Training material. This training was an agenda held by the Bureau of Journals & Publishing for the students of Faculty Cultural and Sciences, UGM. The Online Workshop Series will be continuing with different materials. Any updates on training information will be delivered through the Bureau of Journals and Publishing website. 

On Tuesday, 14 March 2023, the Faculty of Cultural Sciences conducted a public discussion at the 2nd floor of the Multimedia Room, Margono Building. The discussion which was open for the public entitled To Sail Along the Coast, To Found a New Home. Ronnie Hatley, who is a Ph.D. from Washington State University, was the key speaker of this event along with Dr. Daud Aris Tanudirjo, M.A. from Faculty of Cultural Sciences UGM as the moderator.

The discussion was started with a presentation from Ronnie Hatley, Ph.D. by showing the journey maps of Austronesian ancestors. The next explanation was about a matriarchy concept spread to Pacific Islands. Some evidence of civilization was also presented to stimulate the discussion. At the end of the discussion, participants were invited to look at the similarities between Indonesian cultures and other Austronesian countries.

The discussion was followed by an explanation from Dr. Daud Aris Tanudirjo about distribution of Austronesian people by analyzing through migration maps, wall paintings and artifact remains. He also discussed the matriarchy concept which he called “women on the move”. Besides, other information about the genetics of Austronesian ancestors were also shown to identify migration patterns in more detail.

On Tuesday,7 March 2023, Faculty of Cultural Sciences organised a Cultural Night as one of the main events of the 77th Anniversary of Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada. This event was enlivened by performances from students and alumni of the Faculty of Cultural Sciences UGM. Apart from being directly witnessed by the civitas of the Faculty of Cultural Sciences UGM, this event was also broadcasted on one of national TV channels, namely Indosiar. The event was opened by the Dean of the Faculty of Cultural Scinces, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Prof. Dr. Setiadi, S.Sos., M.A. and the Rector of Universitas Gadjah Mada, Prof. dr. Ova Emilia, M.Med.Ed., Sp.OG., Ph.D.

Apart from being the highlight of the Anniversary of the Faculty of Cultural Sciences UGM, Cultural Night was also an event for the inauguration of the PUSAKA JAWA program (UGM Center for Javanese Studies). Pusaka Jawa was established to be a center for learning Javanese culture. This study center is expected to attract young Indonesians to study Javanese culture and art as we hope that other cultural studies centers will emerge. According to the Dean of the Faculty of Culural Sciences UGM, Prof. Dr. Setiadi, S.Sos., M.A., Pusaka Jawa has a tagline called hamong, hamot, hamemangkat. Hamong means empowering, hamot means bridging, and hamemangkat means integrating and developing.

This Cultural Night event was not only an event to perpetuate culture and arts, but also an event for the younger generation to participate in learning the culture.

1 March 2023 – Indonesian Consortium of Cultural Science organised Forum and Meeting Coordination on Wednesday,1 March 2023. The meeting discussed the implementation of MBKM Online and the formation of LAM (Lembaga Akreditasi Mandiri) Cultural Sciences. This meeting was attended by Deans and Vice Deans from 18 universities in Indonesia. 

The forum was opened by the Dean of the Faculty of Cultural Sciences UGM, Prof. Dr. Setiadi, S.Sos., M.A. and the Vice Dean of Education and Teaching, Prof. Dr. Wening Udasmoro, S.S., M.Hum., DEA emphasised the importance of inter-collaboration within the Faculties of Cultural Sciences in running the duties as an educational institution. 

The events were filled with 2 coordination meeting sessions, where each session discussed the implementation of the MBKM Online and the Formation of LAM in Cultural Sciences. In this session, each representative from the universities exchanged ideas and shared the efforts from each university in implementing MBKM and contributed their ideas regarding the formation of the LAM in Cultural Sciences.

At the end of the meeting, the Coordination Meeting resulted in several agreements, including the mechanism for forming LAMs and the composition of a team of experienced assessors who will conduct hearings with BANPT, LAMs is affiliated with BANPT, and the Forum revised the AD/ART and the MoU of the Indonesian Consortium of Cultural Science (consisting of 18 universities).