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Welcoming Dinner with UUM Fellows Become the First Opening for the Short Mobility Program

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YOGYAKARTA (11/3) – As part of the Short Mobility Problem activity, UMY’s International Government Studies (IGOV) invites the School of Government, University of Utara Malaysia, to execute this activity from Friday, March 10th, 2023, to Wednesday, March 15th, 2023. The event is held in Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (UMY). This activity began with the welcoming of the  UUM fellow at Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA), Kulonprogo, at 05.40 WIB. It continued by having a welcoming dinner in Bu Harti’s Chicken Restaurant. This event was accompanied by the Director of IGOV, Sakir Ridho Wijaya, S.IP., M.IP., along with two IGOV staff, Adibah Dhivani Gusmi, S.IP., and Muhammad Naufal Rofi, S.IP.

This welcoming dinner event was held in a very pleasant way, with the introduction of members and a sharing session before the Short Mobility Program started the day after. However, there was a  case of delayed pickup due to traffic and the changes to the flight schedule. UUM fellow said the route for the flight starts from Kuala Lumpur to Yogyakarta immediately. However, the flight schedule changed to Kuala Lumpur-Jakarta-Yogyakarta’s route, due to immigration regulations being completed in Jakarta. When they arrive in Yogyakarta, they only wait for baggage in the arrival building. Even though they were only in Indonesia for five days, only a few brought large suitcases. They were very happy to be served warmly by IGOV.

During this event, UUM sent 14 representative consisted of two lecturers, they are the Dean of the School of Government of Universiti Utara Malaysia, Assoc Prof. Halimah binti Abdul Manaf, and Dr. Syahril, the Senior Lecturer of Bachelor of Development Management and also 12 students from two education programs, they are Bachelor of Development Management and Bachelor of Public Management. After having the Welcoming Dinner, the lecturers were allowed to rest at the Professor’s Guest House (PGH), while students were placed at the UMY Postgraduate Guesthouse.

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Adil Ario, First IGOV Student to Exchange to the University of Malaysia Pahang

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Pahang (2/4) Malaysia is still the top country of choice for student exchange. Several well-known universities, such as University Sains Malaysia, University Utara Malaysia, and University Pahang Malaysia, can be chosen by UMY IGOV students for their exchange purposes. This is because Malaysia has few differences from Indonesia in terms of culture and language.

Adil Ario is an IGOV UMY student (class of 2020) who chose the University of Pahang Malaysia to run his student exchange program. After going through a series of selections conducted by IGOV UMY and the UMY International and Cooperation Institute, this man from Lampung was successfully declared to have passed to take part in a student exchange program at the University of Pahang, Malaysia.

The Exchange program lasted six months, from March 11 to July 18, 2023. Adil said he was happy to be able to take part in this program because this was the one he had been waiting for. Adil said that fast exchange meant that he had completed one responsibility as an IGOV UMY student so that he could focus on other things, such as internships, KKN, and his thesis afterward.

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Choosing Exchange in South Korea, Salsa arrives in Winter.

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Busan (1/2) Exchange is a must-do program for international class students, and Salsa Della is no exception. He is an IGOV UMY 21′ student who successfully passed the exchange to South Korea after completing a series of selections by Cooperation and International Affairs (CIA) UMY. This made Salsa the first IGOV UMY student to do an exchange at Dong-A University, Busan, South Korea.

Salsa chose South Korea to do the study exchange because she said she was happy with South Korean culture, such as K-Pop, South Korean food, and South Korean traditional clothes. Salsa can and is fluent in Korean because there were Korean lessons when she was in senior high school.

Salsa left for Korea on February 23, 2023, from Halim Perdana Kusuma Airport, East Jakarta. She will do the exchange for one semester, from March to July 2023. Salsa admits that she is happy and that there were no problems during the trip, especially when she arrived in Korea. She says she is happy because she can speak Korean with native Koreans. (FLT)

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Nine IGOV students gained new experiences when they left for a study exchange in Thailand.

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Chiang Mai (21/2) The student exchange program is a mandatory program that must be implemented by students of the International Program of Government Affairs and Administration of the University of Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (IGOV UMY). Nine students left for Maeojo University Thailand on February 21, 2023, and returned on May 20, 2023.The nine people are Suryaningsih, Septi Nurdian Nova, Muhammad Bagus Zamani, Sherin Nawang Nauroh Nazhifah, Indira Tsaqifa Ratnoputeri, Cholida Tsania Aulia, Dinda Fauziah , Nadia Tri, Nurhidaanti, and Dinda Nur Haliza. The departure of the participants was divided into two groups, namely from the Yogyakarta route consisting of two participants and the other participants via the Jakarta route. All participants will gather together upon arrival at Chiang Mai Airport, Bangkok.

Upon arrival in Chiang Mai, IGOV UMY students received a warm and friendly welcome from the airport staff. The officers really helped the students when they checked their passports and asked about the goals of IGOV UMY students going to Thailand.

Aside from that, living in the Land of White Elephants forces them to try to enforce order in accordance with Thai rules and culture, one of which is the rules for using public restrooms. Unlike in Indonesia, toilets in Thailand do not require the use of a lot of water, so participants must keep the toilets clean and dry. In addition, not all Thai people can communicate using English, so participants use sign language in order to communicate well with Thai people. Another alternative is using Google Translate as an effective means of communication while in Thailand.

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Providing Support, IGOV UMY Provides Subsidies for 15 Exchange Students Abroad

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Yogyakarta (16/2) The mandatory program for international Class Students, namely Student Exchange, has been carried out by IGOV with various international partners. Many benefits can be obtained from this program, such as; opening international relations, opening wider perspectives, improving English language skills, and much more. IGOV UMY has dispatched many students for exchange abroad, this semester there are 15 students who have gone for exchange abroad. 9 exchange students to Maejo University Thailand, 3 exchange students to Universiti Sains Malaysia, 1 exchange student to Universiti Malaysia Pahang, 1 exchange student to Dong-A University South Korea, and 1 exchange student to Asia University Taiwan.

All students who will go on exchange this semester are very happy and enthusiastic, and don’t forget that IGOV UMY provides counseling, debriefing and, at the same time, provides subsidies for students who will exchange for one semester at IGOV UMY partner universities.

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In this event, the director of IGOV UMY said that in this program students must focus on self-development, don’t be lulled by the various temptations that exist in exchange destination countries. “You have to focus on self-development, especially in English, and adaptation to the exchange destination country. Don’t get carried away and just focus on playing, you still have to go to college and absorb as much knowledge as possible at partner universities.” said Sakir Ridho Wijaya (FLT)

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Aside from in-class activities, Rizza explored KKU through outdoor programs.

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Khon Kaen (15/2) Study Tour is a fun agenda for students, including Khon Kaen University Humanities and Social Science Students (HUSO KKU). The study tour is an annual event that they hold for their students. This event was held again after the COVID-19 case in Thailand.

Moch Noerizza Triananta is an IGOV UMY student who is carrying out student exchange program activities at Khon Kaen University in the Faculty of Humanities and Social Science. For one semester, Rizza studied at HUSO KKU from October 2022–April 2023. Therefore, Rizza had the opportunity to join the study tour program held by HUSO KKU.

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This event took place on February 12-15, 2023, and went off without a hitch. Departing from HUSO KKU at 8:00 a.m., the event took place on time because none of KKU students arrived late, this is the difference between Thailand and Indonesia, said Rizza. This study tour lasts for two days, during which time KKU emphasizes more on shaping the character of youth in Thailand. This can be seen from the places visited such as the Thai Struggle Museum which tells about the early history of Thailand’s founding by the first king.

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After that, the students were invited to visit a beach in Thailand, and they were asked to plant mangroves in order to instill the value of preserving the sea for future generations. Riza said this was an exciting and very enjoyable experience. “The program is very exciting, Mas, this is the first time for a study tour, but the big theme is instilling values in the nationality of a country and protecting the environment. Yes, even though the majority of Thai people don’t speak English, Thai students are still very friendly and want to guide me.” Said Rizza (FLT)

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Holding a Dinner, IGOV UMY Exchanged Gifts with Maejo University Students

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Yogyakarta (11/2) – The International Program of Government Affairs and Administration the University of Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (IGOV UMY) has finished carrying out inbound exchanges with participants, namely two Maejo University Thailand students. This program was carried out for four months from October 2022 – February 2023, with participants namely Amnat Arthan (Neck) and Chakorn Uppala (Sa).

After four months in Indonesia, Neck and Cha will return to their home country, Thailand. They both said they were happy because they could get experiences that they had never had before. Gained new experiences such as getting to know Indonesian culture, Indonesian people’s habits, and also traveling in Indonesia. Not only that, Neck and Cha admitted that they really enjoyed the courses taught at IGOV UMY such as Agile Government, Urban Government, and many more.

Before returning to Thailand, Neck and Cha received an invitation to dinner from the Director of IGOV UMY, namely Sakir Ridho Wijaya, S.IP., M.IP., who was accompanied by Foltama Juna. This event took place at Bakmi Jowo Sinten Remen, Kasihan, Bantul, on Saturday, February 11 February 2023.The event went quite conducive, Neck and Cha really liked the Special Fried Rice in the Restaurant, not only that there we also exchanged gifts, from IGOV give a tumbler and from them give a cloth that is tied on the stomach and make a scarf too. After that they also thanked and gave advice to Igov so that in the future many students would exchange here again

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Preparing for the exchange’s departure to Thailand, IGOV students held a meeting.

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Yogyakarta (7/1) – Student exchange is a mandatory requirement for international class students to complete studies in the International program of government affairs and administration (IGOV). IGOV Exchange Partners are in various countries in Europe, East Asia, Southeast Asia, and many more. Thailand is one of the exchange destination countries for Maejo University.

In this semester, IGOV UMY sent nine students for exchange to Maejo University Thailand (MJU). The nine students consisted of various batches, namely IGOV batch 2019 and IGOV batch 2020. The meeting was held by IGOV UMY to discuss further preparations for departure, making visas, and departure procedures. In this meeting, was discusing more related to obtaining a visa.

Moch. Rizza Triananta IGOV batch 2020 provides an explanation regarding making a visa for students who wish to do an exchange to Thailand. Rizza, who had previously departed for the exchange at Khong Kaen University, Thailand, gave a speech regarding the procedure for making a visa. Riza was chosen because he was considered to have sufficient experience in making visas, such as document preparation, requirements, and visa processing procedures.
Rizza said that applying for a Visa at the Embassy of Thailand can be done quickly as long as you have completed the requirements such as filling out the registration form, bringing a letter of recommendation, bringing a passport photo, and most importantly, bringing the LOA. Rizza hopes that this event will make it easier for other students to obtain visas.

“If for example, the requirements are incomplete, the process will continue the next day. For example, if you add more days, you will incur additional costs for accommodation in Jakarta. It’s better for the money to be used for other purposes to prepare the exchange instead of having to wait for days because of administrative errors,” said Rizza (FLT)

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Attempting to Play Jeep: Chakorn and Neck’s First Experience

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Yogyakarta (27/12) – Yogyakarta has many tourist destinations such as history, culture, natural tourism, and culinary tourism, which are scattered in many places in Yogyakarta. In the south of Yogyakarta, we know there are several beaches that must be visited when we are in Yogyakarta, such as Indrayanti Beach, Drini Beach, Kesirat Beach, and many more. A volcano to the north of Yogyakarta can be drawn in a straight line with the Yogyakarta Monument and Parangtritis Beach.

Amnat Arthan (Neck) and Chakorn Uppala (Sa) are students of Maejo University Thailand who had the opportunity to carry out an Inbound Exchange to Ilmu Pemerintahan Kelas Internasional (IGOV UMY). Exchange implementation at IGOV UMY is not only carried out in class with lecturers, but at IGOV UMY there is a Cultural Exchange program. This Cultural Exchange is a program created by IGOV UMY to introduce Indonesian culture, especially Yogyakarta, to Inbound Exchange students.

This event was very exciting and fun, Neck and Sa admitted that this was their first experience traveling around nature using a Jeep. Neck said he was very scared at first because the Jeep did not have a lid on the top of the car, but at the end of the session Neck realized that this was being used to play in the water at the end of the session.
“This is very exciting bro, but at first I was afraid to fall because there was no cover on the jeep. But at the end of the session I just found out about its function,” said Neck

Accompanied by Reyhan Dwi Priyandi and Jaya Suparman IGOV Class of 2018 as buddies, they visited several places. At breakfast they eat at Kopi Klotok which is in Pakem, Sleman, DIY. Using the Jeep they visited the Museum Sisa Hartaku, Kaliadem Bunker and finally playing water in the Merapi River. (FLT)

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Creating a Short Mobility Program, IGOV UMY invited SOG UUM to Collaborate.

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Malaysia (11/1) The Exchange Program is mandatory for international class students at Yogyakarta Muhammadiyah University, including IGOV UMY. IGOV UMY facilitates student exchange programs with several destination countries both in Europe and Asia.
The Short Mobility Program is a collaboration implemented between IGOV UMY and the School of Government Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM). Held for 7 days at UUM from January 9–15, 2023, and will be resumed in March 2023 at IGOV UMY. This program focuses on academic activities and some non-academic activities. This program is a step taken by IGOV UMY to facilitate the Exchange Substitute Program for students who have never done an exchange before. This is done considering that exchange is something that must be carried out for international class students.

The trip to Malaysia was taken by plane on 9/1 from New Yogyakarta International Airport, the first flight was Yogyakarta-Kuala Lumpur, then Kuala Lumpur-Kedah. The reception by UUM was very good, they picked up the group from UMY at Alor Setar airport. After arriving at UUM, the first building to visit was Anjung Guest (UUM Museum). In the Guest Pavilion, it is explained regarding the history of UUM, UUM’s business entities, etc.