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Personal Branding Workshop for IGOV at UMY

On Saturday, November 11 2023, Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta (UMY) held an excellence-based personal branding workshop for the International Program of Government Affairs and Administration (IGOV). The main speaker in this activity was Virpi Pakarinen, who came from the University of Eastern Finland. The event starts at 07.00 and lasts until 10.30 am.

The workshop was attended by a total of 22 students, consisting of 8 IGOV students and 14 regular government science students. During the first two hours, Virpi delivered informative material on how to build personal branding with a focus on the advantages of IGOV. The question and answer session continued for one and a half hours, where three IGOV students asked interesting questions related to the topic.

The event ended with an atmosphere full of enthusiasm when all participants took photos together, reflecting the success and enthusiasm inspired by this workshop. The opportunity to learn directly from Virpi Pakarinen provided new insights for IGOV and regular government science students at UMY in understanding the importance of personal branding to strengthen self-image and the excellence of the study program.

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UMY Welcomes Professors from University Utara Malaysia

On November 8, 2023, two cool professors, Dr. Sakinah Muslim and Dr. Norlaila Abdullah Chik, from the School of Government at University Utara Malaysia, dropped by IGOV UMY at 2:00 PM. The IGOV crew, along with Director Rijal Ramdani, S.IP., MPA, gave them a warm welcome.

The visit was all about strengthening the bond between UMY and UUM. They chatted about student exchanges and matching study programs between the two universities, making learning even cooler. The IGOV director totally loved the idea and was all in for the collaboration.

After the serious talk, they headed to Cafe 1912 for a feast and a quick chat about Indonesian and Malaysian cultures. Good food and good vibes – the perfect way to end a visit! The professors’ visit wasn’t just about business; it was a step towards building a solid friendship between North University Malaysia and Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta. Cheers to more collaborations and tasty conversations in the future!

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MOU with Bukidnon State University dan Central Mindanao University (CMU)

Thursday, 14 September 2023 IGOV UMY, got a golden opportunity to establish a strategic partnership between Central Mindanao University (CMU) and Muhammadiyah University Yogyakarta (UMY). UMY lecturers were received with great honor by Prof. Rolito G. Eballe, Ph.D., as President of CMU, who was also accompanied by four Vice Presidents.

Friday, 15 September 2023, The Lecture of IGOV, Prof. Dr. Eko Priyo Purnomo, got the opportunity to give “Lecture Series” in front of 200 students of Department of Social Science. The material that he delivered was the result of in-depth research on “Tourism and Politics”. In the afternoon, he participated in a meeting with the leadership of Bukidnon State University, discussing the potential for cooperation between the College of Public Administration & Governance and the College of Nursing with UMY.

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UMY signed a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the University of the Visayas

Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (UMY) conducted an MoA signing ceremony with the University of the Visayas on May 16. The agreement was signed by Prof. Dr. Ir. Gunawan Budiyanto, M.P., IPM., ASEAN Eng., as Rector of UMY, represented by Takdir Ali Mukti, S. Sos., M.Si and Dr. Conrado E Inigo, Jr., University President and CEO of University of the Visayas.

The signing was also witnessed by Dr. Ramie L Bulaybulay, JR, Dean College of Arts and Science, Prof. Dr. Achmad Nurmandi, M.Sc as Vice Chancellor for Internationalization, Idham Badruzaman, Ph.D., as head of the International Relations Office, Dr. Takdir Ali Mukti, also witnessed the signing. S.Sos., M.Si as Dean of the Faculty of social sciences and Politics, Dr. Tunjung Sulaksono as Head of the government science program, Sakir Ridho Wijaya, S.IP., M.IP as director of IGOV, along with staff from both parties.

The agreement is therefore made as a gesture of goodwill between the two facilities and mutual benefits through the cooperative effort. This agreement aims to promote international understanding, scholarly collaboration, cultural interaction, and friendship by supporting educational, professional, and cultural activities among faculty and students of the two institutions.

Achmad Nurmandi  said, “With the signing of a memorandum of agreement, next we hope to create a program to enhance the academic atmosphere and to increase the number of students’ mobility.” Furthermore, this MOA will begin an agreement between the two parties in the future.

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SOG UUM Invites IGOV UMY to Be Panelists in Intellectual Discourse

Malaysia (12/1) – The Intellectual Discourse SOG Inbound Mobility Program was held by the School of Government, Universiti Utara Malaysia (SOG UUM).This event was held at UUM’s Cluster 6/25 Lecture Council. This event invited various Panelists from Indonesia and Malaysia. From Indonesia, SOG UUM invited Prof. Dr. Dyah Mutiarin, who is a representative from Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta University (UMY), ASSOC. Prof. Dr. H. Rahyunir Rauf, M.Si and Dr. Fitrisia Munir from Riau Islamic University (UIR). Meanwhile, from Malaysia SOG UUM invited lecturers from SOG UUM, namely Dr. Muslimin Wallang. This event was moderated by Dr. Vally A/P Senasi from SOG UUM.

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This event went very well. Students from SOG UUM listened enthusiastically, especially with the material that Prof. Dr. Dyah Mutiarin presented Indonesian Digital Transformation: Between Technology, Governments and Public Services. Prof. Dr. Dyah Mutiarin explained that there are 3 processes in building a digital service system, namely, Analog Government – E-Government – Digital Government. Indonesia is in the process of transitioning to digital government.Of course, Indonesia is already implementing e-government. The basic difference between E-Government and Digital Government lies in the use of technology used by ASN in public services. E-Government focuses on digitizing all services and information so that it can be easily accessed by Indonesian people, while Digital Government can be implemented if there are adequate human resources so that it can be implemented in Indonesia. As a result, in public services, it has been done with a structured system and a clear system.

Prof. Dr. Dyah Mutiarin Said that Indonesia is currently in the process of moving towards Digital Government, this is expected to increase efficiency, convenience, and better accessibility in public services. Apart from that, to realize good government, transparency is needed. Therefore, Digital Government must be implemented in Indonesia

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IGOV Invites DPR RI Expert Staff to get to know Yogyakarta Culture.

Yogyakarta (7/1) Jogja, as a “city of culture,” has various cultures. This is one of the reason why many foreign and local tourists feel at home living in Jogja for a long time, including expert staff at the House of Representatives of the Republic of Indonesia (DPR-RI) in the field of law, Farida Azzahra, S.H., M.H. After holding a Praktisi Mengajar lecture, Farida toured the city of Yogyakarta with the staff and director of IGOV UMY. Besides Farida, there is also Ardian Prabowo, Public Policy Analysis of the National Development Planning Agency (Bappenas).

The first agenda was breakfast at Kopi Klotok in Kec. Pakem, Sleman Regency, Special Region of Yogyakarta. Kopi Klotok sells several specialties, such as Sayur Lodeh, Sayur Asem, Fried Bananas, and Kopi Klotok. Farida and Ardian admitted that they were very excited because it was rare to find a restaurant with a menu like this in Jakarta.
“Food like this, are already hard to find in Jakarta; if you want, we can make it ourselves, But in Jogja, there are still many people who sell food like this, and the restaurants are very busy. We have to wait an hour to queue,” said Farida.

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After breakfast, they continued their trip to the Lava Tour using a Jeep. They went to Watu Alien, the Sisa Hartaku Merapi Museum, and the Merapi River. The Jeep trip was very exciting because it was the first experience for Farida and Ardian. “Usually when we go to the mountains, we go camping, hiking, or healing, but now we get to use Jeeps, and it’s really fun because this is our first experience,” said Ardian (FLT).

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Advancing Villages Through Higher Education, IGOV UMY visited Kemendesa PDTT

Yogyakarta (21/12) – The Tridharma of Higher Education (PT), which contains research, service, and teaching, needs to be ongoing to improve the academic climate on campus. One of the steps to make the Tridharma activities successful is to carry out collaboration and cooperation with other parties, be it fellow PTs, the Business World and the Industrial World (DUDI), as well as the government.

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To realize the Tridharma that is sustainable, the International Program of Government Affairs and Administration at the Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (IGOV UMY) visited the Ministry of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration. Apart from strengthening friendship and brotherhood, this activity is expected to widen opportunities for collaboration with the Muhammadiyah University of Yogyakarta (UMY) in this matter through IGOV UMY.

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The visit was carried out on Tuesday (20/12) at Building A of the Ministry of Health, Jakarta. Some of the discussions this time included the proposal for collaboration between UMY and the Kemendesa PDTT in the PERTIDES program through the signing of an MoU, Opportunities for IGOV UMY students to be able to do internships at the Kemendesa PDTT through the Study Program, and discussion regarding the importance of BUMDes managers which is an opportunity for IGOV UMY students.

The collaboration steps above need to be followed up immediately at the University level so that the agreements that are made can be through legal steps. (ARP)

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To Open Up New Collaboration Opportunities, IGOV UMY visited PMO Kedaireka

Yogyakarta (20/12) – To increase partners for quality development, the International Program of Government Affairs and Administration, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (IGOV UMY) has just conducted a visit to PMO Kedaireka Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology. The activity was held on Tuesday (20/12) at Building D of the Ministry of Education and Culture, Jakarta. This visit activity was attended by the management of IGOV UMY and Andi In’amul Hasan from PMO Kedaireka.

In this activity, IGOV UMY held an audience to establish cooperation between Kedaireka PMO and IGOV UMY with several discussions which included opportunities for IGOV UMY students to be able to do internships at Kedaireka PMO, student participation in lecturer activities that passed the Matching Fund program, and it would make it easier for IGOV UMY if want to request the sources from PMO Kedaireka.

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“For now, students who are doing internships at our place come from the Independent Study Internship Program (MSIB) but it is possible that IGOV UMY can collaborate to send their students to do internships at Kedaireka,” Andi said.

It is hoped that this visit will open up new opportunities for collaboration with Kedaireka to benefit both students and lecturers by providing useful programs.

“The visit aims to establish cooperation with PMO Kedaireka to open other doors of collaboration which will be beneficial for students and lecturers,” said Sakir Ridho Wijaya, S.IP., M.IP., as the director of IGOV UMY. (ARP)

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Visiting Professor: Sustainable Development Theories and Concepts: MDGs and SDGs

Yogyakarta (12/12) – The visiting professor this time presented a speaker named Agustiyara, S.IP, MPA who is an alumnus of our study program, the International Program of Government Affairs and Administration Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (IGOV UMY). Raising the theme of Sustainable Development Theories and Concepts related to the subject of Environmental Politics with the main topic of discussion regarding the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) and Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). This activity was held on Saturday (10/12) at 12.00 WIB via Zoom Meetings, attended by IGOV Batch 2020 students.

The visiting professor begins with an explanation of the importance of sustainable development and continued with. The emergence of the sustainable concept is based on the concern that the carrying capacity of the environment is exceeded by human production and consumption, this concept combines nature and ecology adapted to social and economic needs and preferences, also combining preservation and protection with environmental development and growth.

The speaker also explained various indicators that can be used as benchmarks for achieving sustainable development. The material discussed with the visiting professor this time is to deepen and add to students’ knowledge of the material they have received in class and those they have never received. This activity started on time and ran smoothly, at the end of the session it was closed with a question and answer session that trained students’ critical abilities, and several interesting questions emerged from students who attended this activity. (ARP)

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Guest Lecture: Urgency in Theorizing Urban Governance

Yogyakarta (1/12) – Visiting Professor (Guest Lecturer) is one of the internationalization programs of the University of Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (UMY) which aims to present Visiting Lecturers from foreign universities, especially those who are included in the 100 QS World University Rankings or who has a cooperation agreement with UMY. The Visiting Professor Program can be proposed by two or more Study Programs, either under the same Faculty or across Faculties. The output of the Visiting Professor Program is the publication of research results with UMY lecturers in reputable/indexed international journals. In addition, with the Visiting Professor program, students can explore and receive new knowledge and knowledge that lecturers do not necessarily teach at UMY. It can also provide an internationalization experience for UMY students who register for the International class.

Therefore, the International Program of Government Affairs and Administration at the Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (IGOV UMY) held a Visiting Professor activity which became a routine activity at IGOV UMY. In this Visiting Professor, IGOV UMY invited Abdullah Zed Munabari, S.IP., M.SI., from the National Consultant for Smart Green ASEAN Cities (SGAC). The activity was held on Thursday (1/12) through Zoom Meetings to fill in the Urban Governance course taught by Eko Priyo Purnomo, S.IP., M.Sc., M.Res., Ph.D.

In this activity, Mr. Dullah brought up the topic of Urgency in Theorizing Urban Governance which discussed Managing Urban Growth as a challenge in the twenty-first century. The focus of the discussion this time is on managing population mobility with the procurement of the MRT in Jakarta and roads that are friendly to cyclists. Besides that, the discussion continued with Water privatization, water privatization is when private corporations buy or operate public water or wastewater utilities. If this is implemented properly like in the city of Manila, the Philippines will become a strong opportunity to fight water scarcity. Through market competition, higher water prices, and cap and trade programs, water supply can not only be controlled but also be effectively managed. (ARP)