SDGs 4: Quality Education|SDGs 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth|SDGs 16: Peace, Justice, and Strong Institutions|SDGs 17: Partnership for the Goals

Yogyakarta, January 27, 2024 – The internship program for UGM Arabic Literature students at the Sleman Regency Ministry of Religious Affairs Office was assigned to several service sections, namely Hajj and Umrah, Madrasah Education Section, and Public Relations Services. There are four students in this section. During the internship process, students were guided and monitored directly by the Mr. and Mrs. employees, they provided job descriptions that matched the students’ abilities, especially in the fields of communication, correspondence, archiving, and public services.

Some of the tasks given to the interns in the Hajj and Umrah section include: Assisting with the administration of registration, cancellation, and transfer of Hajj pilgrims’ portions; Assisting with the digitization of Hajj pilgrims’ data; Assisting with the registration of Hajj pilgrims’ passports; Assisting with the provision of Hajj consultation services to prospective Hajj pilgrims. The work sessions for the interns are adjusted to the working hours of the Sleman Regency Ministry of Religious Affairs Office.

For the Madrasah Education Section, the following tasks are given: Verifying data on educational personnel, starting from checking, validating, and ensuring the accuracy of the data; Managing the application on the Education and Teacher Personnel Management Information System of the Ministry of Religious Affairs (Simpatika) for educational personnel; Managing data and information systems for educational personnel, including updating data; Archiving supporting documents for the administrative needs of educational personnel; Assisting with the preparation of BOSDA and BOSNAS reports; Providing information services related to regulations, requirements, and facilities and infrastructure needs for educational personnel; Calculating the performance allowances for teachers and madrasah supervisors; Applying Ms. Excel formulas, especially VLOOKUP and HLOOKUP formulas, to ensure the accuracy of Teacher and Supervisor Performance Allowances.

Furthermore, in the public relations service, some of the tasks carried out include: Making videos of routine activities of the Sleman Regency Ministry of Religious Affairs Office; Making press releases; Assisting with the input of correspondence in the Sedakep application; Assisting with services at the One-Stop Integrated Service of the Sleman Regency Ministry of Religious Affairs Office. The work sessions are carried out in accordance with the working hours that have been applied for all employees of the Sleman Regency Ministry of Religious Affairs Office.

SDGs 4: Quality Education

Yogyakarta, January 27, 2024 – To support Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4 on Quality Education, several students from the Arabic Literature Study Program, Department of Language and Literature, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada (FIB UGM) have completed an internship program at various Elementary Schools (SD) and Junior High Schools (SMP) in Yogyakarta and surrounding areas.

This internship program is an opportunity for students to apply the knowledge they have learned in college directly in the world of education. The students were assigned to several schools, such as SD Unggulan Muhammadiyah Lemahdadi, SD Kasongan, SDIT Luqman Al-Hakim, MI Ma’arif Candran, SMPIT Alam Nurul Islam, and Yayasan Tahfidz Sulaimaniyah in Yogyakarta, as well as SD Interaktif Harum Mulia, SD Muhammadiyah Tonggalan, and SDIT Ulul Albaab Weleri outside Yogyakarta.

During the internship program, the students had the opportunity to teach Arabic and several other subjects, such as Islamic Religious Education, Tahfidz, and Tahsin. In addition, students also participated in various activities at the school, such as religious studies, MABIT (Malam Bina Iman dan Takwa), healthy gymnastics, and extracurricular activities. This internship program is a real example of collaboration between FIB UGM and educational institutions to improve the quality of education in Indonesia. With this program, it is hoped that UGM Arabic Literature students can become competent and inspiring teachers, and contribute to realizing quality education.

SDGS 4: Quality Education | SDGS 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth | SDGS 17: Partnership for the Goals

A group of students from the Arabic Literature Study Program, Department of Language and Literature, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada (FIB UGM), has successfully completed an internship program at the regional television station, ADiTV (Arah Dunia Televisi). Gaining invaluable experience, the students were equipped with various aspects of the television industry.

Throughout the internship period, the students were taught and directly involved in the production process of a television program. They were given the opportunity to try various roles in the production process, such as brainstorming ideas and scripts, operating equipment, video editing, and presenting in front of the camera as program hosts. During their activities, the students were mentored by experienced professionals in their respective fields. At the end of the internship, the students were tasked with producing a news program titled “Al-Akhbar.”

In their roles, the students acted as script translators and news presenters. After the production process, the program will be broadcast on ADiTV. The airing of the Al-Akhbar program is expected to provide insights and benefits to its audience. Moreover, participants in this internship program are also encouraged to apply the knowledge gained during the internship to build a career path in the television industry and to spread positive impacts through broadcasting media.

SDGS 4: Quality Education | SDGS 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth | SDGS 17: Partnership for the Goals

The Arabic Literature Study Program, Department of Language and Literature, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada, has sent students from the 2020 cohort to participate in internship activities as part of the Independent Learning-Campus Independent (MBKM) program for the Odd Semester of the Academic Year 2023/2024. A total of nine students completed their internship/work practice at the Ministry of Religious Affairs in Yogyakarta, one of the internship partners in this program. The program lasted for three months, starting from the beginning of September until the end of November 2023.

During the internship program, students had the opportunity to expand their knowledge related to regulations, policies, and work practices associated with this religious institution. Additionally, they could develop the soft skills and hard skills needed to face the future job market. In the implementation of the internship program at the Ministry of Religious Affairs in Yogyakarta, students were assigned to several sections, namely the Islamic Religious Education Section, Diniyah and Islamic Boarding School Education Section, Madrasah Education Section, and Islamic Community Guidance Section.

Generally, students were given administrative tasks according to the section where they were assigned. Beyond administrative matters, they were also asked to participate in the implementation of various major activities organized by each section at the Ministry of Religious Affairs in Yogyakarta.

Major activities included participating in Quranic recitation competitions at the elementary, junior high, and high school levels organized by the Islamic Religious Education Section; the FASI XII event at the district level in Yogyakarta and a series of activities to celebrate the day of Islamic students organized by the Diniyah and Islamic Boarding School Education Section; Monitoring and Evaluation activities at Madrasah and archival activities organized by the Madrasah Education Section; and Technical Guidance for BP4 and FGD Mosque Caretakers and Indonesian Mosque Council at the city level in Yogyakarta City organized by the Islamic Community Guidance Section.

Through an online meeting on Wednesday, January 17, 2024, the UGM French Language and Literature study program held a briefing for third-year students, namely 2021 students who will take part in the MBKM (Merdeka Belajar Kampus Merdeka) program. This briefing is related to preparing activities that can be followed as a substitute for even semester lectures in the 2023/2024 academic year. This is done to achieve the goals of the curriculum under the two themes of SDG 4, Quality Education, and SDG 17 Partnerships to Achieve Goals.

In this online meeting, students are given information regarding what internal or external activities can be chosen and then can be converted as a value for this even semester lecture. The MBKM activities offered by the study program include internship programs and independent projects in collaboration with several study program partners, faculties, and universities with a cooperation agreement.  Internship activities that students can carry out include ARTraduction translation agency, Institut Français d’Indonésie and Alliance Française throughout Indonesia, publishing agencies such as Mojok Publisher, as well as museums in Yogyakarta and Central Java such as Ullen Sentalu Museum, Radya Pustaka Solo Museum, Kraton Yogyakarta Museum, Tumurun Solo Museum, etc. For independent projects, there are film translation projects in collaboration with IFI Yogyakarta and film centers in France, and French language learning assistance projects in schools in Yogyakarta and surrounding areas.

In addition to programs initiated by the study program, students can also carry out MBKM activities funded by the Ministry of Education and Culture in the form of the Diktiristek Flagship program. Several students have been accepted into the program, including the program Kampus Mengajar at SMKS Piri Sleman as teacher partners, social media editorial internships at Kompas Gramedia Jakarta, internships in statistical cooperation positions at the Directorate General of Higher Education Jakarta, internships in the retail merchandising division at PT AEON Indonesia, independent study activities including mentoring and studying the establishment of digital start-ups with the Ministry of Communication and Information’s 100 Digital Startup Movement, and internships for French translation assistants at the DPR RI Secretariat General.