Last March, the delegate of Vocational College UGM (SV UGM) visited some Universities and Institutes of Technology in China. This visit aims at developing academic partnership especially related to higher education and research on applied sciences. The universities and higher education institutions Vocational College UGM visited in China are Zhengzhou University, North China University of Water Conservancy and Electric Power (NCUW) and Yellow River Conservancy and Technology Institute (YRCTI) located in Henan province.

According to Dr. Wikan Sakarinto, the Vice Dean for Academics and Student Affairs of Vocational College UGM, during these 3 years, SV UGM has been holding mutual partnership with YRCTI and has been sending many students to join study extension there.

“In near future, SV UGM will be continuously expanding mutual partnership with Yellow River Institute to develop Double Degree (Applied Bachelor) as well as exchange programs for lecturer and academic members,” Wikan says.

Wikan added that this scheme gained support from Prof. Zheng Jin (Cathy), The Deputy Dean of School of International Education Yellow River Institute. On behalf of YRCTI, she stated the  commitment of YRCTI to carry out and expand the partnership with SV UGM.

At the moment, a number of SV UGM students studying in Yellow River Institute are preparing to continue their study in Zhengzhou University. Considering the good prospect, SV UGM therefore established partnership with Zhengzhou University by signing an MoU. The MoU mentions the opportunity of study extension to pursue Bachelor of Applied Science (B.Sc.) degree and Master degree as well as agreement to provide scholarships covering tuition fee and dormitory.

The Coordinator of International Students Admission of Zhengzhou University, Dr. Wang Zhong (Frank Wang) claimed that his institution has been acknowlegding the quality and performance of SV UGM students shown during their study in Yellow River Institute, China. Hence, they are now offering huge opportunity for SV UGM students and alumni to pursue higher education in China. Even, they are ready to provide partial scholarships.

Instead of the three institutions in China as mentioned above, SV UGM has also been holding mutual partnership with Tongren Polytechnic and Chengdu Textile College in China as well as 51 Polytechnics or Institutes of Technology in Japan and many universities in Korea.  Further, SV UGM is also plotting to develop similar partnership with  fachochschule in Germany and hogeschool in Netherlands. As a matter of fact, many Master and PhD graduates from several higher education institutions in Germany applied for lecturer candidates in SV UGM. Those international collaborations are expected to support SV UGM to graduate professional human resources for Indonesia and the wold.

12 Students of VC UGM accepted to participating scholarship program for students exchange in many universities in Republic of Korea.

Suproadianto, M.A., (head of Korean Language Study Program of VC UGM) said “Through the GKS, VC UGM succeeds to send the students to participate this program every year.”

The group of those 12 students is scheduled will off to Korea on 27^th February 2017 from Adisutjipto International Airport. Those students came from the 4^th and 6^th semester in Korean Language Study Program.

“We need to prepare all the things needed as best as we can if we want accepted in this program”. Ni Nyoman resilia (one of participants) said.

Before those students departing to Korea representing UGM, Wikan Sakarinto, Ph.D (Dean of VC UGM), head of Korean Language and the Manager of Office of International Affairs gave some motivation and supports to the 12 students.

Wikan explained to always keep to communication with them during the program there, share information and pictures about the activities. Adapt with cold weather and environment must be concerned,  See you guys back to Vocational College for the next 6-12 months.

On Wednesday (22/2) Vocational College Universitas Gadjah Mada held workshop assessment and calculation credit for lecturer which is one of the programs of Vice Dean for Human Resources and Finance. The workshop attended by all the lecturer and staff around Vocational College UGM and located at the main building of Vocational College UGM room 225.

Faiz Zamzami. M.Acc, QIA., the Vice Dean for Human Resources and Finance explained that his hope through this workshop could be give the same  understanding about calculation of lecturer credit and equate perception between lecturer proposer and lecturer assessor.

This event has 2 speakers which competent in the field of human resources, they are Prof. Dr. Bambang Purwanto, M.A., as the leader of 3^rd Commission Senate Academic and Aris Tati, S.I.P, as the Head of Unit of Lecturers Mutation at Directorate of Human Resources Universitas Gadjah Mada, the workshop runs very interactive, which shown by there are so many questions from the participants which easily answered and solved by both of speakers. Meanwhile, explanation of the speakers is divided in to 2 sessions, each speaker explained and describe about the assessment of lecturer’s promotion and the way to calculate credit of lecturer promotion.

“All lecturers in UGM get the same equal treatment in the case of lecturer’s promotion recommendation.” Aris Tati said.

In the end of the meeting, Prof. Bambang explained that behind the proposal of the lecturer’s promotion, not just the individual needs of the lecturer who proposed, but also would make good impact and benefit to many people.

In order to develop the capital market among students of Vocational College (SV) UGM and society in general, on Wednesday (02.22.17) SV UGM in collaboration with the Indonesia Stock Exchange (BEI) and Danareksa Sekuritas officially opened the Investment Gallery at Department of Economics and Business (DEB) SV UGM marked by the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) as well as Gallery launching.

Taking place at courtroom of Department of Economics and Business, this event began with speech from Dean of Vocational College UGM Wikan Sakarinto, S.T., M.Sc., Ph.D. The ceremony itself was attended by Dedy Priadi as Head of Area Development of PT Bursa Efek Indonesia (Indonesia Stock Exchange Company) and Saidu Sollikhin as Director of Danareksa Sekuritas.

It is expected that students understand the importance of investment. This Gallery could give various benefits to students and citizens in Yogyakarta.

Related to Investment Gallery endorsed by Danareksa, Saidu Sollikhin explained that his party was not investor-oriented. It prefers to recruit professionals who is willing and ready to work on the field of capital market.

On the other side, Dedy Priadi said that this Gallery could be used as a means of introducing capital market to academicians.

“It could be used as an information bridge between students and knowledge and practice of the capital market”.

Investment Gallery offers publications about capital market. Academicians could take the advantages of the information and data provided to support academic activities but not for commercial use for example in making transaction of capital or stock. This Gallery is equipped with computers.

Investment Gallery of BEI aims at sharing benefits to all parties thus the deployment of information about capital market is on target. It could bring positive impacts to students, economics practitioners, investors, capital market observers, and local communities for education and investment. (ty)

Tuesday (28/02/2017), Mechanical Engineering Department of Vocational College (SV) UGM held annual event called Mechanical Fair for students of Senior High School and Vocational High School all over Indonesia. Lilik Dwi Setyana, S.T., M.T., Head of Mechanical Engineering Department, said that this event has been held eight times since 2009.

“More than 200 students of Vocational High School in Indonesia are participating in Skill Competitions here,” he explained.

Lilik also extended his expectation about this event. He expected that Mechanical Fair could develop competitiveness among Senior High School and Vocational High School students, therefore it could encourage students to develop themselves. Besides, it could also be a nice communication bridge between Vocational-based Schools and industries related to the latest technology. Further, by Mechanical Fair, SV UGM invited students and public to know more about the latest technology made or used by industries.

The theme of Mechanical Fair 2017 was “Quality Development of Human Resources on Science and Technology to Deal with Global Competition”. This event was ceremonially opened by Dean of Vocational College UGM, Wikan Sakarinto, M.Sc.Ph.D.

Wikan said that this year Mechanical Fair was very special since at the same time there was an MoU signing ceremony between SV UGM and PT PT SMC Pneumatics Indonesia as well as Lembaga Sertifikasi Profesi Inspektor Industri Manufaktur (LSP-IIM).

The cooperations established with those two institutions aiming at supporting the arrangement of developing new Applied Bachelor study program which is Manufacture Engineering within Mechanical Engineering Department.

On the other hand, Yusuf Rahmatullah, the chairperson of Mechanical Fair 2017, said that this event exposing 7 competition categories, such as automotive, mechatronics, CNC programming, metrology, CAD, welding and LKTI.

Instead of Skill Competitions, a National Seminar would be held on 4 March 2017 at University Club (UC) Hotel UGM. The theme of this seminar is “Welding Qualification and Industrial Machinery Development in Indonesia”. (ty)

Wednesday (08/02/17) Vocational College held workshop “Tips to reach the grants from DIKTI (Ministry of Research Technology and Higher Education of Republic of Indonesia) at room 225 Iso Reksohadiprodjo building and attended by lecturers in different background of the majors. The main speaker of this workshop is Drh. Wisnu Nur Cahyo, Ph.D who is the reviewer DIKTI in the field of community service.

This workshop opened by Vice Dean for Community Service, International Affairs and Public Relations Dr. Silvy Nur Oktalina, M.Si. In her opening speech, she explained that this workshop aimed to gain the information about the strategic tips to reach the Grants of Community Service DIKTI.

The speaker presented about the main purpose of community service and to propose many service’s proposals which will be funded by DIKTI. Community Service considered as the 3^rd activity after Education and Research so far, whereas community service has great role as the “bridge” between Universities to public society in the Republic of Indonesia.

Wisnu explained if we want to start the service, enter with empathy theme, do not only tridharma’s teachs that sought but also tridharma’s services and research for accreditation and preferment. At least there are 10 schemes of Community Service Grants which funded by DIKTI, those are Ibm, KKKN-PPM, IbW, IbWPT, IbK, Ib-IKK, IbDM, IbPUD, ibPE and Hi-Link.

“The value of service is high if there much multidiscipline in one team, so there is discipline value”. He added.

 By held this workshop, it’s expected to supply the lecturers in this Faculty with knowledge and skill of mastering the methodology especially which related about the way of proposal’s preparation and supporting the lecturers arrange the service’s proposal to proposed as the annually service’s proposal.

The development of technology in recent days ease people’s work at various fields. As a significant example, at archival field which previously concerned on processing paper-based documents, it is now taking advantages of technology to manage, access, deliver and maintain archives. Technology makes it easy to access archives. Considering that fact, Vocational Development Center (VDC) Vocational College (SV) UGM collaborating with Archival Science Study Program organized “Electronic Correspondence Management” training on Tuesday and Wednesday, 28 February and 1 March 2017 at Fave Hotel Kotabaru Yogyakarta.

23 participants took part in that event. They came from Local Government Institutions, Hospitals, State-owned Enterprises such as BKD Boyolali, BKD Batang, Dr. Karyadi Hospital, Banyumanik Hospital Semarang, BKD Salatiga, PTPN VI Jambi, PTPN  IV Medan, Sekda Kaur Bengkulu, PKU Muhammadiyah Hospital Sruweg, BKD Trenggalek, BKD Pacitan, BKPSDM Kranganyar, BBPPTP Surabaya, Local Government of Bandung, Public Health Office Ngawi.

This event was opened by Faiz Zamzami, S.E., MAcc., QIA as Vice Dean for Finance, Asset and Human Resources SV UGM. Faiz said that each institution should start using electronic correspondence for efficiency and economic reasons. Besides, electronic correspondence could aid the administration since every document would get stored well.

“This training has been being a regular event to give benefits to the participants,” Faiz said.

At the end of the training, all participants were taken a trip to Office of Archives and Public Library of Yogyakarta located at Letjen Suprapto No. 33 A Street, Ngampilan, Yogyakarta.

Head of Data Safety and Protection Division, Nursigit Edi Putranta, SIP, welcomed the participants and gave brief explanation about archives management at Office of Archives and Public Library of Yogyakarta. (ty)

Wednesday (4/3), Department of Mechanical Engineering (DME) held the Workshop and National Seminar which part of series of Mechanical Fair 2017.

This workshop has a theme “Qualification of Welding in the Industry Development of Mechanical Tools in Indonesia” and held at University Club UGM which attended more than 180 participants, which consist of Students, Lecturers and Public Society.

Presenting 3 speakers, they are Ir. Rudy Andriyana IPM, as the head of The Association of Mechanical Tools Industry Indonesia (ASIMPI), Mohd Norsaiful Anuar (General Manager Welding Division PT. Multi Mayaka. And Ir. Achdiat Atmawinata as The President of Association of Welding Indonesia (API), the workshops ran very smoothly and marked by the enthusiasm of the participants who attended the workshop from the beginning to the end.

Yusuf Rahmatullah (Chairperson of Mechanical Fair 2017) explained that the workshop and seminar that held by Students Association of DME Vocational College UGM was more forwarding the information about the carrier opportunities and in the field of welding and the qualification of welding in development of mechanical tools industry in Indonesia.

In that opportunity also, Vocational College UGM (represented by Wikan Sakarinto, Ph.D / as the dean) did the MoU signing with the President of Welding Association of Indonesia.

“After the opening of Mechanical Fair 2017 signed the MoU with LSP-IIM and PT SMC Pneumatics Indonesia, this time DTM SV UGM cooperated with stakeholders to strengthen the cooperation in the field of mechanical with API”, Wikan explained.

Wikan also explained that cooperation between Dept. of Mechanical Engineering with some stakeholders initiated in order to the plan of make the new study program, Applied Bachelor of Manufacturing Engineering.

“In the future, the graduates of Manufacturing Engineering not only get the diploma and transcript but expected can be equipped with certification of competence which recognized internationally” Wikan added.

On Thursday (9/3) Vocational College (VC) Universitas Gadjah Mada visited the National Archives Agency of Republic Indonesia in Jakarta. The visit from VC UGM represented by Wikan Sakarinto, Ph.D (Dean) with Radhian Krisna Putra (Vice Dean for Cooperation and Alumni and Strategic Initiatives) and Waluyo, M.Hum (Head of Department of Foreign Languages, Arts and Culture Management  then welcomed by Head of ANRI, Dr. Mustari Irawan

Wikan informed that this visit aimed to discuss about the plan of cooperation between VC UGM and ANRI in order to establishment of D4 Archival Science in UGM.

“VC UGM and ANRI were already signed out the MoU, and planned that the next June we will extend this cooperation”. Wikan explained.

Head of ANRI also explained the full supports for the plan of establishment D4 Archival Science; some supports are like arranging the curriculum things, public demand of the graduates and help of the Lecturer / expert from ANRI to teach in Vocational College UGM as visiting lecturer.

“The total of archivist needs in Indonesia today is up to 200 thousands labor, but only 3400 archivist who are existing” Mustari added.

Not only discuss about the cooperation of D4 Archival Science, In the near future ANRI hopes that VC UGM will become the training center for all archivist in Indonesia through the Vocational Development Center (VDC)

His hope the D4 Archival Science will ready opened in the period of Student admission in the 2018/2019 based on the academic calendar.

On Friday (17/3), Vocational College in its daily activities always gets contact with many parties. One of those parties which has a symbiosis mutualism with institution that is Media. The Capability of communication with Press in spoken and written is obviously needed by the Public Relation’s (PR) staff in every single division in order to produce a good reputation in the people’s eyes. Located in room 225 Iso Reksohadiprojo’s building, Vocational College held the workshop of PR with the theme “Public Relation’s role in Imaging Institution”

Attended to open the workshop, Dean of Vocational College UGM Wikan Sakarinto, Ph.D and Manager of PR, Supriadianto, M.A., in his speech, Wikan explained that this workshop got positive things for annual work program for this PR unit. Wished by this workshop would improve the institutional of PR which strong and competence around the faculty and the entire area of UGM, specifically in giving the information service optimally and responsible.

Furthermore, to all participants hoped can participate with more active and understand the material that explained by the speaker till the end of the workshop.

The guest speaker of this program is the head of Public Relation and Protocols Unit of UGM, Dr. Iva Ariani and attended by Head of Departments, Representatives of Study Program, and Students.

“We are the front liner which draws the image of University. Our hard work builds UGM which has achievements and reputation would be useless, if its front liner didn’t give their best service to public” Iva added.

Bring the urgency that strongly explained by the Dean, Iva asked the participants know and understand about the role and function about PR UGM and she asked to reflects the good and bad habits UGM society in social media in the thing of upload the photos and status which indirectly taking part of build the image of institution.

To supply the participant in writing the news, the 2^nd session continued by Satria Ardhi Nugraha, S.S., more deeply, Satria explained that to publish and inform the news is not must in written, through the temporary media like online media (internet) such a photo is also a news.

“In general, news has written with reporting technic, and not all the things can be informed. We have to see the value of the news and the benefit before published.

The Satria’s presentation closed with QA-session where all the participants enthusiasm response the material that given by the speaker. Many participants hope this material would be given wider to each work units.