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IGOV UMY Has Just Held a Selection for the New International Students

Yogyakarta (17/12) – the International Program of Government Affairs and Administration, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (IGOV UMY) has just held a new student selection activity for international students who register at IGOV UMY. The activity was held on Wednesday (14/12) via Zoom Meetings. The selection was made by the Head of the UMY Government Science Study Program, Dr. Tunjung Sulaksono, M.Sc., and Adibah Dhivani Gusmi, S.IP., as International Mobility and Cooperation IGOV UMY.

IGOV UMY is one of the international programs at UMY which routinely gets applicants from international students to continue their studies. This is also in line with the mission of IGOV UMY in providing adequate environmental facilities to help students improve their English skills and courage. In addition, the presence of international students can broaden insight and knowledge.

On this occasion, IGOV UMY selected a student from Gambia, Africa. Previously, IGOV UMY also had an international student from Gambia, Modou Lamin Juwara, a student of IGOV UMY Batch 2020. It is hoped that these new student candidates will be able to meet the required qualifications and be serious about participating. Learning Activities.

“We hope that prospective international students who come to IGOV UMY can uphold their trust in gaining knowledge and their initial goal is to continue their studies at IGOV UMY,” said Mba Adibah. (ARP)

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Recharging the New Spirit, IGOV UMY held a Monitoring and Evaluation activity for International Students

Yogyakarta (16/12) – Monitoring and Evaluation activities are mandatory so that all activities and activities continue to run according to what was just done by the International Program of Government Affairs and Administration, Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (IGOV UMY) to carry out monitoring and evaluation of international students currently studying at IGOV UMY.

At this time IGOV UMY has 4 international students with 2 exchange students from Maejo University, Thailand, and 2 full-time students from Africa. This is shown to be able to help Indonesian students to practice courage and hone their English skills. In addition, they can exchange ideas and culture from their respective countries

The monitoring and evaluation activity was held on Thursday (15/12) at IGOV’s Office. In this activity, international students shared their complaints and input so that IGOV UMY could correct existing deficiencies. This time the Monitoring and Evaluation were directly led by Sakir Ridho Wijaya, S.IP., M.IP., as the director of IGOV UMY.

Apart from conveying the grievances experienced by international students, in this activity, Mas Sakir also provided motivation and reminded them of their goals of studying at IGOV UMY “You have to remember your goal is why study at IGOV UMY, don’t waste the opportunities that already exist considering the cost issued is also not small, said Mas Sakir.

It is hoped that after monitoring and evaluation they can recharge their enthusiasm and continue to stay on the track where when they return they can make changes on an individual and national scale. (ARP)

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Introduce the Beauty of Yogyakarta, Cultural Exchange visited Beach at Gunungkidul

Yogyakarta (15/12) – Increasing cultural information between countries is important in today’s global era where social interaction is becoming increasingly global in all aspects. Realizing the importance of this, the International Program of Government Affairs and Administration at the University of Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (IGOV UMY) conducted a Cultural Exchange program with the IGOV’s international students.

In general, the purpose of this activity is to increase collaboration and interaction between students and more than that to introduce each other to the culture of each country and university. This year, activities are focused on introducing culture in Indonesia by making several visits to several cultural sites and tourist attractions in Yogyakarta.

The second day of Cultural Exchange activities was held on Thursday (15/12). This activity involved 6 students consisting of 2 IGOV students who became buddies and 4 international students. Besides knowing Indonesia’s historical heritage, especially Yogyakarta at this cultural exchange they visit one of the beaches in Gunungkidul which can introduce the natural beauty of Indonesia and get to know tourist attractions in Yogyakarta.

“I think people must visit Indonesia and enjoy tourist attractions that present the beauty of Indonesia” Said Nakulah one of the international students

In general, the second day of Cultural Exchange activities ran smoothly and was able to provide and introduce the beauty of Indonesia. Meanwhile, from an academic point of view, this activity was able to strengthen cooperation between universities from Thailand and Indonesia to produce quality collaborative works for the future. (ARP)

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In order to unite the IGOV UMY students, IGSC held a Sports Activity

Yogyakarta (14/12) – In this era everything human needs are getting easier, for example, when you have to go to a place, you don’t need to walk, but it has been made easier with cars and motorbikes. When you want to eat, but there is no food, just use your smartphone and open the food delivery service application. This convenience is none other because technology is increasingly progressing. The presence of technology that makes everything easier also affects our lifestyle to be lazy to move. Of course, this will greatly affect the health of our bodies. Without realizing it, our body’s resistance will decrease if it is not balanced with exercise, and in the end, we are susceptible to various kinds of diseases.

Therefore, students of the International Program of Government Affairs and Administration Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (IGOV UMY) through the International Government Student Community (IGSC) held a sporting event which was held on Monday (12/12) that took place at GOR Absolute, Gamping. In this activity, they did Badminton and attended by IGOV UMY students batch 2021 and 2022 also the exchange students from Maejo University.

This activity, besides maintaining health which as a student is full of activities that just sitting and listening to the explanation from the lecturer, this activity was initiated in the hope to improve the chemistry and togetherness among the IGOV Students.

“With this activity, we hope that new IGOV UMY students (batch 2022) can maintain their togetherness and eliminate the barriers between seniors and juniors that have been attached to life in college,” said Gumesa Rahma Jati, as IGOV Student Batch 2021. (ARP)

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Preparing Students for Student Exchange to Thailand, IGOV UMY Holds a Sharing Session with the Head of IGSC

Yogyakarta (10/12) – To socialize on what needs to be prepared before the exchange to Thailand and after arriving in Thailand, the International Program of Government Affairs and Administration Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta invited Moch Noerizza Triananta who was conducting a student exchange to Khon Kaen University, Thailand to share his experiences

The activity was held on Thursday (8/12) via Zoom Meetings and was attended by batch 2020 IGOV UMY students who were preparing for a Student Exchange to University Maejo, Thailand. On this occasion, Rizza shared tips starting from making visas until taking care of administration at the immigration office in Khon Kaen. In addition, he also shared some regulations that must be respected in Thailand.

“There are several regulations that are very different from Indonesia, such as talking bad about the Thai monarchy or smoking in public places,” said Rizza

Apart from that, he also gave some tips & tricks to survive and expand relationships in Thailand which is very important for newcomers or students who want to study in Thailand.

“As an exchange student expanding relations is of course very important, therefore you can join student associations in Thailand such as Permitha.cmu namely, student associations in Chiang Mai, Thailand. Apart from that, to save your expenses don’t shop for your needs at supermarts like Seven-Eleven” Rizza said

With this activity, it is hoped that IGOV UMY students who wish to do a Student Exchange to Thailand will get the necessary information so that student exchange activities can run smoothly.(ARP)

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Felicidades! One of the IGOV Student Became the Chairman of the KOMAP UMY

Yogyakarta (9/12) – Government Science Student Corps (KOMAP) held an offline conoration on Wednesday (7/12). This conoration was held in the Postgraduate Seminar Room at the Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (UMY) and conorated by the Head of the UMY Government Science Study Program (Prodi IP), Dr. Tunjung Sulaksono, S.IP., M.Si.

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On this occasion, Mr. Tunjung appreciated the hard work of the new management who had struggled from the selection process to being officially sworn in today. Not forgetting, he also expressed his gratitude to the previous period of UMY’s KOMAP management who had contributed to helping the UMY IP Study Program to become better.

However, something was interesting about the conoration of KOMAP 2022/2023, the inauguration of a new chairperson came from the International Program of Government Affairs and Administration (IGOV) UMY, Satrya Dhillan Bagaskara, one of the batch 2020 students.

The student who is often called Dhillan has been a member of KOMAP UMY since semester 1 and has made many contributions to advancing KOMAP UMY such as becoming a member of the advocacy study division in the 2020/2021 period followed by becoming the head of the advocacy study division in the 2021/2022 period and taking part in in the event division for Masa Taaruf IP UMY.

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Of course, this achievement deserves to be appreciated apart from developing potential and advancing KOMAP UMY it can bring a good image of IGOV UMY in eliminating exclusivity that is often seen by other students.

“I hope that other IGOV UMY friends can take part in maintaining the good name of IGOV UMY by making achievements starting from the campus environment”

Apart from that, this shows that UMY IGOV students have contributed to making achievements, not only on the international stage but in small things like in the campus environment. (ARP)

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Continuing to Learn, IGOV UMY Students participate in the Borobudur International Symposium

Yogyakarta (8/12) – To enhance internationalization activities and improve soft skills in writing and public speaking, several students of the International Program of Government Affairs and Administration at Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (IGOV UMY) submitted their papers to the Borobudur International Symposium on Humanities and Social Sciences organized by Universitas Muhammadiyah Magelang (UNIMMA). The Submit abstract paper activity was held on Monday (5/12) at the Laboratorium Government Science UMY.

The international symposium held by UNIMMA raised the theme ”The Innovation Chain: A Contribution to Society and Industry”. The background of this theme is the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on all the 17 SDGs has demonstrated how what began as a health catastrophe swiftly transformed into a human, socioeconomic and environmental crisis. Some of the presenters in this symposium namely Prof. Nuran Acur from the University of Glasgow, Scotland; Dr. Sukanya Dej-adisai from Prince of Songkla University, Thailand; and Dr. Matthias Wetzel Asia University, Taiwan

On this occasion, 9 students participated in the international symposium, some of these names are Kevin Arya Pranaja IGOVers batch 2021, Amanda Aspasia Dilla IGOVers batch 2021, Salsa Della Guitara Putri IGOVers batch 2021, Gumesa Rahma Jati IGOVers batch 2021, Bagaskoro Nur Abu Yogar IGOVers batch 2021, M. Akbar Nugraha Sabarna IGOVers batch 2021, Reyga Pramudita IGOVers batch 2022, Nur Izzaturahmah IGOVers batch 2022, and Rizky Febriyanto IGOVers batch 2022.

Previously, several IGOV UMY students had won the title of Best Presenter at the National Symposium held by Muhammadiyah University of Lampung (UML). However, this does not make them arrogant and makes them enthusiastic to continue to seek knowledge and improve their abilities. As stated by Gumesa Rahma Jati.

“Even though we received an award yesterday as the best presenter at UML, it doesn’t make us arrogant and feel we can do it, instead it makes us feel like we don’t know anything and want to keep learning so that our values will continue to be honed and developed,” he said. (ARP)

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Felicidades! IGOV UMY Students Make Achievements Again at the National Seminar at the University of Muhammadiyah Lampung

Yogyakarta (7/12) – For the umpteenth time, the International Program of Government Affairs and Administration Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (IGOV UMY) students made another achievement at the National Symposium at the Universitas Muhammadiyah Lampung (UML). The national symposium which was held from Wednesday (9/11) to Thursday (10/11) was commanded by the Asosiasi Ilmu Pemerintahan Peguruan Tinggi Muhammadiyah (AIPPTM) which consists of various Muhammadiyah universities throughout Indonesia, one of which is UML.

At the national symposium this time the committee was conducted by the UML Government Science Study Program with the theme ”Peluang dan Tantangan Mewujudkan Go-Digital Dalam Tata Kelola Pemerintahan”. The background of this theme is the government’s uproar in implementing digital services in this disruptive era. as for some of the presenters in this symposium namely Drs. Ahmad Bastian SY., as Member of Committee 1 DPD RI Lampung, Prof. Dr. Achmad Nurmandi, M.Sc., as Chairman of KAPSIPI and Advisor to AIPPTM, Drs. Nur Islam, M.I.P., as the Dean of Social Sciences UML.

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On this occasion, UMY IGOV students participated in a scientific competency event which was attended by students from various other tertiary institutions. Through this symposium, IGOV UMY students have won various championships as the best presenters in the scientific work they have compiled. The following are the names of students who won this achievement including Kevin Arya Pranaja IGOVers Batch 2021 with the title paper is Digitalisasi Desa Wisata: Penggunaan E-Lok Sebagai Pencatatan Tiket Secara Digital di Desa Wisata Sambirejo, Amanda Aspasia Dilla IGOVers Batch 2021 with the title paper Komunikasi Digital: Studi Proses Komunikasi Pemerintah Kota Yogyakarta Melalui Aplikasi Jogya Smart Service (JSS), Salsa Della Guitara Putri IGOVers Batch 2021 with the title paper Implementasi E-Government Menuju Good Governance: Studi E-Retribusi Sebagai Metode Pembayaran Non-Tunai di Pasar Beringharjo, Kota Yogyakarta, and Gumesa Rahma Jati IGOVers Batch 2021 with the title Penurunan Stunting Melalui Program Bantul Seroja: Ditinjau Dalam Perspektif Best Practice

This success certainly cannot be separated from the support from IGOV Hello Research in providing excellent facilitation in guiding paper making up to the presentation at the event. As this was directly acknowledged by one of the UMY IGOV students, namely, Salsa Della Guitara.

“I’m very happy to be able to get the award for being the best presenter. Of course, I am very grateful and want to say big thank you to IGOV Hello Research for providing support and guidance from mentors who are just as cool in guiding us,” said Salsa. (ARP)

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Visiting Professor: Public Administration Theories

Yogyakarta (6/12) – The visiting professor this time raised the theme Introduction to Economics which discussed the topic of Public Administration Theory, an activity that is routinely held by the International Program of Government Affairs and Administration at Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta University (IGOV UMY) is a form of concern for its students for the sake of creating an international climate and help deepen students’ knowledge of current issues regarding governance in an international sphere that they may not get in class.

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On this occasion, presenting a speaker named Dr. Wei Yang who is an international lecturer at the College of Local Administration, Khon Kaen University, Thailand was attended by all IGOV Batch 2022 students. It started at 12.32 and began with information about the ASEAN GMS scholarship from IGOVers 2014, Hidayatullah Hamim. After that, it was followed by material presented by Dr. Wei Yang, who opened with a discussion of the five paradigms of Public Administration and went into the core material discussing Public Administration theories, such as Critics of Classical Organizational Theory, Neo-Classical Public Administration, and Modern Theory.

Furthermore, the speaker stated that the concept of Good Governance is a combination of Classical and Neo-Classical Theories approaches which are expected to be able to provide effectiveness to civil society and create a successful private sector. The speaker also added an explanation regarding the problem of inequality in China Starts from the poor and rich gap, such as in Beijing, and other inequalities, such as economic inequality and social inequality. The visiting professor went well and the topics raised were also interesting, thus raising the curiosity of the participants who were accommodated in the question and answer session at the end of the event as well as the closing.(ARP)

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Visiting Professor: Local Government Development in a Malaysian Perspective

Yogyakarta (5/12) – At this Visiting Professor session, the International Program of Government Affairs and Administration Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta invited Assoc. Prof. Dr. Halimah Abdul Manaf as the dean of the School of Government, University Utara Malaysia. Visiting Professor is an activity that aims to provide new insights that are closely related to teaching subjects, especially for students of the International Program of Government Affairs and Administration at Muhammadiyah University Yogyakarta (IGOV UMY). In addition, visiting professors also help deepen students’ knowledge of current issues regarding governance in an international sphere that they may not get in class.

This event started at 14.40, and was attended by all IGOV UMY students Batch 2021. On this occasion the presenters discussed the development of local government in Malaysia. Opened with an explanation of how the political system, inter-governmental relations, types of local government, and local authorities in Malaysia. In this discussion, the speaker also said that prior to the Covid-19 pandemic, the Malaysian government had maximized the use of digital platforms.

After that, it was followed by a discussion of various issues and challenges faced by the Malaysian government. These problems and challenges include, rapid urbanization, citizens have high expectations of the government that considers all countries the same, the ability of local governments to generate their own income, the use of Information and Communication Technology (ICT), and others. This event took place smoothly and the participants looked very enthusiastic, in the end the event was closed with a question and answer session between the presenters and participants. (ARP)