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Lecturer Series Class, Discussing about Disaster and Digitalization Era in Indonesia and Malaysia

by Kegiatan

YOGYAKARTA (13/03). The people of Indonesia and Malaysia are very familiar with disasters. Geologically, Indonesia is in the ring of fire. The volcanic trail stretches from Sumatra, Java, to Sulawesi. While floods, landslides, and earthquakes frequently hit Malaysia. Knowledge about potential risks is necessary. Outreach, education, and preparedness are the keys to reducing disaster risk in the future. Thus, IGOV is holding a Lecturer Series class with the Disaster and Digitalization Era theme.

The first class presented Humanity and Disaster Response by Rahmawati Husein, MCP, Ph.D. In contrast, the second gave the theme Social Media and Digital Era in Indonesia & Malaysia by Prof. Dr. Ahmad Nurmandi. This class was attended by 24 participants consisting of 11 UUM School of Government students and 13 students from IGOV.

This activity started at 09.00, starting with Mrs. Ama’s session discussing disaster management regulations in Indonesia. Then proceed with the Campus Tour with the IGSC (International Government Study Committee), which consists of five members. they took UUM students around the UMY campus from the Postgraduate Building, then passed the Dasron Hamid Research Center to the UMY BOGA canteen. Towards noon they were given a luncheon at the Postgraduate Building.

The second session starts at 13.30 WIB. Aulia Nur Kasiwi, M.IP as a substitute lecturer for Prof. Dr. Ahmad Nurmandi, bring this session. Here Aulia brings the theme of “The Growing of Social Media Use in ASEAN’s Government.”. it explains how social media plays an essential role in the field of government and the importance of the digitalization era in the scope of government. A discussion and questions and answers accompany each session.

The next session was a Group Presentation on the Social and Economic Development Challenge: A comparison between Indonesia and Malaysia. This activity started at 14.00 and consisted of four groups with titles, including Leadership of Joko Widodo and Najib Razak, Comparison between Malaysia and Indonesia Industry and Education, Digitalization of e-government in Indonesian and Malay, and Social and Economic Development Challenges. The activity finished in the evening at 17.3

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

by Exchange

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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Visiting Professor: Public Administration Theories

by Visiting Profesor

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)