On Thursday, April 18, 2024, Faculty of Cultural Sciences UGM participated in a series of UNESCO Jakarta events together with Tidar University and Atma Jaya University Yogyakarta to commemorate World Heritage Day 2024. UGM Archaeology students joined the one-day event held at Campus II of Atma Jaya University Yogyakarta. This activity is an effort from UNESCO to raise public awareness, especially among young people or students, on the diversity of cultural heritage and draw people’s attention to the vulnerability of existing cultural heritage and steps to protect it. This activity also demonstrates collaboration for the management of cultural heritage sites that include aspects of conservation and interaction with heritage preservation communities for sustainable development.

The event began with an opening in the lobby of the Campus II building of Atma Jaya University Yogyakarta with an exhibition consisting of local crafts. The local works were inspired by Indonesia’s cultural heritage, such as leather wallets in the shape of Borobudur, typical Borobudur wedang powder, card games about cultural heritage conservation, miniature Prambanan temples, and others. The opening began with a group photo followed by representatives from UNESCO Jakarta, UGM, Tidar University, Atma Jaya University Yogyakarta, and Borobudur Conservation Center. The event then proceeded to the Campus II Auditorium for the opening by the representatives and a special opening by the Head of Culture Unit UNESCO Jakarta, Moe Chiba followed by a representative from Borobudur Conservation Center, Mr. Brahmantara. Followed by a panelist session by two main speakers.

The first and second main speakers, Mr. Brahmantara from Borobudur Conservation Center and Ms. Dian Nisa Anna Rahmayani, from Sangiran Conservation Center gave a panel presentation session entitled, “World Heritage Management, Community Engagement and Current Challenges”. This panel presentation presented how a cultural heritage site is managed and the interaction of the management institution to the community with current challenges. Cases used as examples were the management of Borobudur, Sangiran, and the presentation of various cultural heritage site mapping techniques.

The students of the three universities attended the event by sitting in groups and enlivened the event by voicing yells from each group and participating in two game sessions at the interval. Both games were in the form of cultural heritage site puzzles that emphasized the role of group cooperation to solve the puzzles together. Students were given 15 minutes to complete the puzzle. The winners of the puzzles were then awarded prizes after the event ended.

The commemoration of World Heritage Day held by UNESCO Jakarta supported by the National Federation of UNESCO Associations in Japan (NFUAJ) had an important impact on the community, especially on students. The introduction of local culture and crafts as well as the exposure of how to manage a cultural or world heritage site is the essence of building collective awareness. Awareness to maintain and preserve cultural heritage that becomes regional and national identity.

Posbindu PTM is one of the promotive and preventive community-based health efforts in the context of early detection and monitoring of NCD risk factors which is carried out in an integrated, routine and periodic manner. Posbindu PTM activities are basically community-owned activities that are fully implemented from the community, by the community and for the community, one of which is the community in the academic environment of Higher Education. Faculty of Cultural Sciences UGM takes a role in health services, one of which is the establishment of Posbindu PTM. Coinciding with the 78th Anniversary of FIB UGM, Saturday, March 2, 2024, the launching of Posbindu was carried out by the Dean of the Faculty of Cultural Sciences UGM with the name Posbindu “SEBAYA” (Healthy and Cultured).

The main purpose of Posbindu PTM activities is to increase the participation of institutions in the prevention and early discovery of NCD risk factors, especially for the academic community of FIB UGM. The series of activities carried out are:

Socialization of PTM Integrated Coaching Post (Posbindu)
Socialization of Healthy Living Community Movement (Germas)
Employee Health Check (Cholesterol, Blood Sugar, Uric Acid)
Health Consultation

Let’s go towards a healthy youth, a delicious old age without NCDs with CERDIK behavior (Regular health checks, Get rid of cigarette smoke, Diligent activities, Balanced diet, Adequate rest and Manage stress)!

On Saturday, March 30, 2024, the Student Executive Board held a Grand Launching of LEM FIB UGM 2024. This event is the initial activity of LEM FIB UGM, a student executive organization at the Faculty of Cultural Sciences UGM. A number of invited guests from the dean of the Faculty of Cultural Sciences UGM, representatives of BEM / LEM / LM of each faculty of Universitas Gadjah Mada , representatives of departmental student associations, and representatives of semi-autonomous bodies of Faculty of Cultural Sciences UGM, attended the introduction of the Abra Nirmala Cabinet 2024 LEM FIB UGM.

Abra Nirmala Cabinet is the cabinet of LEM FIB UGM 2024 which comes from Sanskrit, Abra means shining or illuminating and Nirmala, means pure or holy. This year, the Abra Nirmala Cabinet focuses on internal revitalization and giving impact in the external realm.

“The implementation of the name Abra Nirmala is a hope and prayer that the management of LEM Faculty of Arts UGM 2024 becomes a person who has purity of heart, control of soul and mind, which can then be dynamic, active, progressive, and make LEM Faculty of Arts UGM have a positive impact on society,” said Shang Narendra Paramarthadewa Suryaputra, Chairman of LEM Faculty of Arts UGM Abra Nirmala Cabinet.

Through this Grand Launching event, LEM FIB UGM hopes that the work program design can be carried out smoothly, be useful, and get blessings, to advance the life of student activities at Universitas Gadjah Mada

Jakarta, April 17, 2024, Public Virtue Research Institute (PVRI) together with the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Indonesia held the 8th edition of the A.E. Priyono Democracy Forum. Entitled “The Future of Indonesian Democracy,” the event took the form of a public forum at the Erasmus Huis Auditorium in Jakarta attended by speakers from STF Driyarkara, BRIN Political Research Center, Project Multatuli, and the ASEAN Youth Forum.

To start the day, PVRI and the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands to Indonesia also organized an informal meeting that provided a space for Indonesian students who have concerns about the development of democracy in Indonesia. Among the eight students represented at the meeting was Cornelius Prabhaswara Marpaung, an undergraduate student of Cultural Anthropology at the Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada.

In a lively and relaxed discussion, attended by staff of the Political Affairs Department of the Royal Netherlands Embassy to Indonesia as well as PVRI, everyone was able to express their concerns, hopes and expectations for the development of democracy in Indonesia. In keeping with his interests, Cornelius raised the issues of health and social inclusion for marginalized groups as important factors to consider to support the development of not only procedural, but also substantive democracy in Indonesia.

The event lasted until late afternoon, and was closed with a visit to the exhibition booths of various civil society groups at Erasmus Huis Jakarta with the speakers and Embassy staff.

Poetry is an activity that is favored by various groups, including young students. The freedom to create beautiful works of writing and literature that describe snippets or moments of life is poured through stanzas and lines that are not constrained by rigid rules. In the Faculty of Cultural Sciences UGM, the space to create poetry is made a place through student activities, the Semi-Autonomous Body Sanggar Lincak FIB UGM.

Starting from a collection of poetry fans among FIB UGM students who later formed a poetry community, Sanggar Lincak provides a space for FIB UGM students to gather and create together to produce poetry works with associations held every week at FIB UGM. Routine activities held by Sanggar Lincak such as Poetry Reading Classes and Rabun Senja which are open to the public, are an attraction for UGM Faculty of Arts students to participate and take part in poetry activities with other faculty students.

On Wednesday, March 20, 2024, Sanggar Lincak invited Public Relations of Faculty of Arts UGM to participate in regular weekly activities. Abyan Irsyad Fawzi, as the Head of BSO Sanggar Lincak guided the routine activities with 6 other students to create poetic creations with a special theme on that day, “Religiosity”. The students were given 15 minutes to compose their poetry creations and then read their respective poems. Each student was also given the opportunity to explain the background of the poem they composed.

Not only explaining the background, each student also shared their experiences and responded interactively to each other’s poems. This aims to build a sense of community and a safe space to not only poem, but tell stories. To know more about BSO Sanggar Lincak, students can visit through this Instagram link.