Yogyakarta (8/11) – The UGM Electric Car Team “Yacaranda” represents UGM in this year’s national competition. The Yacaranda Team consists of students from the Department of Mechanical Engineering of Vocational College UGM, the Department of Electrical Engineering and Informatics of Vocational College UGM, the Department of Earth Technology of Vocational College UGM, the Department of Health Information and Services of Vocational College UGM and the Faculty of Mathematics and Sciences Alam UGM. This team entered the competition with a new car, namely: Super Sekip EV-3. This third-generation car is the successor of the first and second generations, namely the EV-1 in 2017 made it into the top 6 of the 2017 KMLI National, and the EV-2 in 2018 won 3rd place in the 2018 KMLI of the accuracy category.

The significant improvements brought to the Super Sekip EV-3 are:

1.   The source of energy. EV-3 uses an energy source from an LTO (Lithium Titanate Oxide) battery with substantial advantages compared to Li-Ion (EV-2) and Accu (EV-1). It can withstand temperatures from – 20oC to 80oC
2.   The monitoring system. EV-3 uses an IoT (Internet of Things) based monitoring system. IoT users can easily access or monitor the condition of the battery voltage, temperature controller, battery temperature, and car speed by using a smartphone.

On November 8, 2019, the launching of Super Sekip EV-3 to KMLI 2019 was attended by Dr. R. Suharyadi, M.Sc. As the Director of Student Affairs of UGM, Wikan Sakarinto, S.T., M.Sc., Ph.D., as the Dean of Vocational College UGM, Dr. Benediktus Tulung Prayoga, S.T., M.T. as the Head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering and his staff. This event went smoothly under Mr. Sugiyanto, S.T., M.Eng., and Mr. Isworo Djati, S.T. The Yacaranda Team succeeded in making their third-generation car, namely the Super Sekip EV-3.

The Yacaranda Team needs massive support from everyone to win the Indonesian Electric Cars competition (Kompetisi Mobil Listrik Indonesia/KMLI) 2019 held from 14 to 16 November 2019 at Politeknik Negeri Bandung.

(27/12) The Department of Language, Art, and Culture Management held a farewell meeting for Arisa Yamaguchi from Soka University, Japan, who had finished one semester at SV UGM. Arisa joined “International Short Course Program”, a program that provides the participant to take some credits as well as assist the lecturer in class. This program is open for any students interested to learn and share their knowledge/expertise.

(21/1) Dean of SV UGM Wikan Sakarinto, Ph.D. and President of Cyber Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (CUFS), Korea, Joong Ryul Kim, Ph.D. signed the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) about the cooperation in the field of academic, community service, and research. The MoA includes the possibility for student, lecturer and staff exchange in order to improve the knowledge of the delegates.

Three students from Canada: Hemali Borada, Sneha Chandrababu, Vismaya Bhagavathi Parambath and one Artistic Director from Shivamanohari School of Performing Arts Canada participated in a workshop of Lambangsih Dance. It included in the agenda of Cross-Cultural Program 2019 done by Department of Language, Art, and Culture Management SV UGM. The material was delivered by Dewi Cahya Ambarwati, an SV UGM lecturer, and Anggara Sri Wisnu, a traditional javanese dancer in Balai Budaya Minomartani, Sleman, Yogyakarta, last August.

SV UGM and Volunteer in Asia (VIA) Indonesia did MoU signing on Global Fellowship Program and International Learning Coaching Program last 2018. These programs are meant to provide native speakers for students of SV UGM. The programs do not only accommodate formal English learning; it also allows students to learn English through informal discussions.

Department of Language, Art, and Culture Management SV UGM held the first summer camp with the theme “Utilization of Local Resources in Village Communities for Economic Sustainable Growth” on 8-20 July 2019. GREAT is the abbreviation of “Global Relations for Empowerment And developmenT”; it brings the mission to build the networking in order to empower and develop the society. The program includes lectures, discussions, rural area visit, social & leisure activities, and cultural events. The delegates came from Malaysia, China, Taiwan, and Korea.

14 students joining Pacific Asia Society (PAS) visited SV UGM on 3-22 July 2019 for student exchange program. The program includes the exchange of culture, language, sports, and art (music and dance).  One of the events they held during this program was Korean Food Festival. Collaborating with the students of Korean Language SV UGM, they didn’t only serve food but also dance and music performances.

Kitakyushu College visited SV UGM on 26 September 2019. The delegates are Prof. Nabuhiro Harada (President), Prof. Hisanobu Terai (Chairman of Robotics and Mechatronics Course), and Prof. Xin Jiang (Assistant Professor). During the visit, they discuss about Kitakyushu College programs and the possibility to have exchange programs with SV UGM. welcomed by the dean and vice deans of SV UGM, the delegates were also invited to visit SV UGM laboratories.

Ibaraki University visited SV UGM on February 6, 2019. Mr. Keito Motegi, representative of Ibaraki University OIA staff, was accompanied by Ni Nyoman Indriyani from the UGM Faculty of Agriculture UGM, and the staff of OIA SV UGM. The visit was part of the agenda of Staff Exchange program from Ibaraki University Office of International Affairs (OIA). During the event, SV UGM representative shared about Sekolah Vokasi UGM, then shared about the possibility of collaborating with Ibaraki University such as Student Exchange, Internship or Community Service, which had previously been carried out by the Faculty of Agriculture UGM, especially in the field of Agriculture and Agroindustry. 

Yogyakarta (26/9) The Delegates of National Institute of Technology, Kitakyushu College, Japan, visited Vocational College UGM. They are Prof. Nobuhiro Harada (President), Prof. Hisanobu Terai (Chairman of Robotics and Mechatronics Course), and Prof. Xin Jiang (Assistant Professor). Representing Vocational College UGM as the hosts are the Dean, Wikan Sakarinto, S.T., M.Sc., Ph.D., Vice Dean for Academic and Student Affairs, Agus Nugroho, S.T., M.T., Vice Dean for Research, Community Service, and International Affairs, Dr. Ir. Silvi Nur Oktalina, S.Hut., M.Sc., and Vice Dean for Cooperation, Alumni, and Strategic Initiatives, Radhian Krisnaputra, S.T., M.Eng. During this visit, NIT Kitakyushu College discussed the working program and the student exchange program. The delegates of NIT Kitakyushu College also visited the laboratories after the discussion. That day’s agenda ended with a banquet lunch.