Yogyakarta, Indonesia­—Vocational College UGM proudly presents a Summer Course for foreign and domestic participants starting from 3 July to 29 August 2023 (Each course for 2 weeks of intensive study). This program has 7 courses: 6 (six) courses taught in-person at campus and 1 (one) course is taught online. Students can select one of following courses based on their field and interests, including:

1. EXCEL: Indonesian Culture
2. ECO-ENTREPRENEUR (Banking and Service Industry Digitalization in Indonesia)
3. Digital Transformation: Lecture and Workshop (online)
4. Tropical Agrosilvopasture for Sustainable Nature-Based Product Development
5. Infrastructure Management
6. Digital Manufacturing: A Short Course
7. GIS Technology for Disaster Management

The topic of the course is based on the latest issues on existing problems in Indonesia. The aim is to introduce participants to the development of technology, tourism, culture, and industry in Indonesia, especially Yogyakarta.

This Summer Course can be an excellent way for participants to enhance their education and achieve their academic goals. Participants will get many benefits as a reward knowledge in accordance with their fields, get to know Indonesian culture, field trips to destinations or several areas in Yogyakarta, and get a certificate as rewards for taking part in the Summer Course 2023.

Participants can apply for a Summer Course at Vocational College UGM by entering the admission website: www.admission.ugm.ac.id/registration. The program fee for each Summer Course at Vocational College UGM is USD 100 (IDR 1,500,000). The payment can be made online through the UGM Admission System. All instructions and requirements can be seen on the Admission System website.

Vocational College UGM also provides UGM Student Dormitory as an accommodation for participants who wish to stay during Summer Course. This accommodation will be charged an additional fee consisting of one room for two persons. Dormitory booking must be made a month before the departure by contacting via Email oia.sv@ugm.ac.id. Participants will be contacted by the committee prior to their departure later.

For further information please contact us:
Dhemaz (Mr.) / Tyas (Ms.)
Phone +62274-541020
Office: International Affairs of Vocational College UGM
Address: Teaching Industry Learning Center of Vocational College UGM
Jl. Cemara, Blimbingsari, Caturtunggal, Depok, Sleman, Yogyakarta, Indonesia 55281.
E-mail: oia.sv@ugm.ac.id
Website: www.sv.ugm.ac.id

You can also access the brochure by clicking on http://ugm.id/SVUGMSummerCourse2023 and the Video Promotion on http://ugm.id/SummerCoursePromotion.

Friday (20/5) – the Asia Pacific Women’s Information Network Center (APWINC), appointed as the UNESCO Chair in Communication Technology for Women, successfully held the ‘Kick-off Workshop’ of the R&D team on “Enhancing Digital Economy Participation for ASEAN Women Micro-, Small-, and Medium-sized Enterprises (MSMEs)” project through a virtual conference, and in this project, one of the Vocational College UGM Lecturers, Mrs. Fani Pramuditya, S.E., M.B.A., is part of the team.

The APWINC was approved as the implementing agency last year for the 5-year project “Enhancing Digital Economy Participation for ASEAN Women MSMEs (2022-2026)” by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea (ROK) and the ASEAN-ROK Cooperation Fund (AKCF). The project will benefit 14 local implementing institutions, 200 local trainers, and 4,002 female MSMEs in ASEAN. ASEAN women entrepreneurs would build capacity for using ICTs and online business platforms through the project. 

The APWINC initiated the project in 2022 and held the first Steering Committee meeting in March. The R&D team was launched in May with 12 experts in the fields of digital economy and e-Business. The R&D team consisted of 10 local consultants selected from 10 ASEAN countries and 2 Korean consultants. 

A total of 22 participations attended including consultants from 11 countries – Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Republic of Korea – as well as the ASEAN Secretariat and the ASEAN-Korea Programme Management Team (AKPMT) of ASEAN-Korean Cooperation Fund (AKCF).

The R&D team will develop training courses to revitalize the e-business in ASEAN by identifying the current status and needs of the digital economy and e-business fields of 10 ASEAN countries. In addition, the team will promote joint research to find solutions that can improve the participation of ASEAN women in the digital economy. Based on the preliminary research result, the e-Business Training Toolkit will be developed by the end of this year.

The conference began with opening remarks made by Mr. Jaehwan Kwon, team leader and representative of AKPMT, and he expressed his belief that this project reflects the commitments made by both ASEAN and the Republic of Korea to achieve women empowerment, especially in the field of MSMEs by helping them make use of and benefit from the digital economy and e-commerce. He concluded his welcoming remark by emphasizing the hope of cultivating a sense of community building between ASEAN – Korea and the AKPMT’s support for a successful implementation of this project.

 In the second welcoming remark, Dr. Jungin Jo, the executive director of the APWINC, emphasized strong hopes for achieving the key objectives of this project, (1) to enhance ASEAN MSMEs empowerment based on practical digital business skills for ASEAN women, (2) to help revitalize the ASEAN economy, and (3) to strengthen the ties of friendship between South Korea and ASEAN. She concluded her remark by expressing her hope for in-depth collaboration and proactive engagement from all stakeholders.

In addition, the APWINC plans to hold the first Project Working Committee meeting this September, and has a ‘Training Toolkit Development Workshop’ in one of the ASEAN countries in November 2022.

Yogyakarta (22/7) — Vocational College Universitas Gadjah Mada (SV UGM) held the 2nd GREAT International Summer 2021 from July 13, 2021 to August 8, 2021. This summer course is the second edition after it was first held in 2019. GREAT stands for Global Relations for Education and Development or global relay for education and development. This GREAT summer course takes the theme of Indonesian Cultural Heritage in the Industrial Age 4.0 and supports Sustainable Development Goals 3, 4, 8 and 12, namely healthy living and supporting prosperity, inclusive and quality education, inclusive economic growth. and sustainable consumption and production patterns. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this course was carried out boldly using Zoom as a synchronous learning medium and UGM eLok as an asynchronous learning management system for participants.

A total of 109 participants from various countries such as China, Malaysia, Taiwan, India, Italy, Vietnam and Indonesia participated in this activity. A total of 24 speakers, both national and international, were invited to attend lectures and virtual workshops. Speakers invited to this summer course came from various universities such as Chengdu Textile College, Universiti Melaka (KUIM), Arizona State University, The University of Denver, University of Otago, Universita della Svizzera Italiana, Shivamanohari School of Performing Arts, Technical University of Vienna, Chiang Mai University, Universiti Putra Malaysia, Sun Yat-Sen University, National University of Singapore, National University of Civil Engineering Hanoi, and Universitas Pertahanan Indonesia. In addition, several companies and agencies were invited to fill various sessions such as Garuda Indonesia, PT. Sidomuncul, Yogyakarta City Culture Office, Merapi Farma Herbal, and Eco.J Ecoprint Jogja, and of course course, the speakers from UGM were also take the stage, such as from the Faculty of Engineering, the Faculty of Pharmacy, the Center for Regional Development Planning Studies and Vocational College UGM.

“The 2nd GREAT International Summer Course 2021 was held with the support of the Directorate of Partnerships, Alumni and International Affairs UGM through the Office of International Affairs and in collaboration with our partner universities Chengdu Textile College, China and Universiti Melaka or previously known as Kolej Universiti Islam Melaka, Malaysia. Thank you for the support given,” said Andri Handayani, S.S., M.A. as chairman of the GREAT International Summer Course 2021 committee at the opening ceremony Tuesday, July 13, 2021.

In his speech, The Dean of Vocational College UGM, Dr.-Ing. Ir. Agus Maryono said that this summer course was the largest event that was held by Vocational College UGM this year because it involved more than 100 participants from various countries even though it was held online.

The Secretary of the Directorate of Partnerships, Alumni and International Affairs UGM, Dr. Puji Astuti, S.Si., M.Sc., Apt., whom granted to open the program, hoped that the course would run smoothly, and hoped that the participants could enjoy, take the benefit and learn a lot from the guest speakers and the activities carried out during the summer course.

Students of the Internet Engineering Technology Study Program Vocational College UGM, Muhammad Navi Nugraha (Internet Engineering Technology Class of 2019) with Adji Saiddinullah (Regional Development batch 2019) and Fahar Yazid Izdihar (Agricultural Industry Technology batch 2019) won 1st place in the Student Scientific Writing Competition Online National Level (LKTIM-OTN) 2020 in the field of Economics and Development.

The LKTIM-OTN 2020 was organized by the Directorate of Student Affairs of Brawijaya University from May 6th to September 08th, 2020, and was attended by 78 universities (PT) with  297 scientific papers from 6 contested fields.

The 2020 LKTIM-OTN carries the theme “Indonesia Struggles against the Corona Virus Disease (COVID 19) Pandemic”. This competition was held in two stages, namely the paper collection stage, which takes place from 06 May to 07 August 2020, then the final online stage by collecting video presentations which takes place from 24 to 28 August 2020.

Adji and friends won this competition by bringing up the idea of ​​”Cliff Breccia Mixed Tourism as a Management Strategy for Cliff Breccia Tourism in the Period and Post-Covid-19 Pandemic” under the guidance of UGM Regional Development Lecturer, Dr. Estuning Tyas Wulan Mei, M.Sc. The jury judged this idea to have a unique, appropriate concept  and provide added value for the government and society.

“This idea departs from our shared concern to overcome environmental problems as well as problems due to the COVID-19 pandemic, which has paralyzed the economy of residents in the Breksi Cliff area. The implementation of the new normal in this area is an opportunity and momentum for the development of environmental quality as well as improving the people’s economy while still prioritizing the COVID-19 prevention protocol. Therefore, here we have initiated the concept of mixed tourism in the management of Breksi Cliff tourism,” said Adji as the group leader.

The mixed tourism concept initiated by Adji and his friends was a tourism concept by combining forms of onsite tourism and virtual tourism. These two forms of tourism are then subdivided into several criteria and each criterion has several indicators that have been adjusted to the existing environmental and economic conditions of the residents during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“Alhamdulillah, we hope that our ideas can become a consideration in making the right strategies and policies regarding efforts to improve the economy of people who depend on tourism activities in the Breksi Cliff area or other tourism areas that have the same characteristics during and after the COVID-19 pandemic while continuing to pay attention to environmental sustainability and COVID-19 prevention protocols,” Adji concluded.

Photo Source: M. Navi Nugraha

Yogyakarta (20/2) – The laying of the first stone as an early sign of the Vocational College UGM Field Research Center (FRC) Building on Wednesday, February 20th , 2020 in Kulon Progo. The activity was attended by the Deputy Governor of DIY, Paku Alam X, Regent of Kulon Progo, Drs. H. Sutedjo, UGM Chancellor, Prof. Ir. Panut Mulyono, M.Eng., D.Eng., IPU., ASEAN Eng, Dean of Vocational College UGM, Wikan Sakarinto, ST, M.Sc., Ph.D. . Previously, in November last year, the Vocational College UGM had started the construction of the Teaching Industry Learning Center (TILC) building located in the Blimbingsari area, Sleman, DIY.

In his welcome speech, the Regent of Kulon Progo, Drs. H. Sutedjo, expressed his hope that with the start of the construction of Vocational College UGM, it can provide positive energy for the quality of education in Kulon Progo Regency and in the Special Region of Yogyakarta in the future. Likewise, the presence of the UGM SV FRC Building will bring them closer to the people in the Kulon Progo area.

“Besides that, the hope is that as more young people get higher education, the quality of Kulon Progo’s resources will also increase,” he said.

The FRC building is located at Jl. Tunjungan. Kulon Progo is designed to have three floors that function as meeting rooms, analysis rooms, laboratories, and offices with an open space concept for the general public and the educational community to learn and develop vocational education. This building will function as a center for research and innovation development activities in collaboration with the Kulon Progo Regency Government. Thus, the principle of “link and match” vocational education with industry, agencies, and the community can be appropriately applied in the real world.

“Hopefully, by working together, synergizing, we can cover the shortcomings that we have and we can minimize them so that our activities are strengthened by synergizing with one another.” said the Rector of UGM in his speech.

The construction of this building marks the seriousness and commitment of the Vocational College UGM in facilitating its Applied Bachelor program. In 2020, SV UGM opens more Applied Bachelor (S.Tr.) or Diploma 4 programs. A total of 20 study programs (Prodi) from the science, technology and social humanities groups are ready to be offered in the 2020 Vocational School Admissions (PMB) Vocational College UGM.

The construction of this building marks the seriousness and commitment of the Vocational College UGM in facilitating its Applied Bachelor program. In 2020, SV UGM opens more Applied Bachelor (S.Tr.) or Diploma 4 programs. A total of 20 study programs (Prodi) from the science, technology and social humanities groups are ready to be offered in the 2020 Vocational School Admissions (PMB) Vocational College UGM.

There are 14 majors of natural sciences cluster:

1.     Health Information Management
2.     General Surveying and Mapping Technology
3.     Geographic Information Systems
4.     Veterinary Technology
5.     Agro-Industry Product Development
6.     Forestry Management
7.     Mechanical Engineering Technology
8.     Management and Maintenance of Heavy Equipment Engineering
9.     Civil Infrastructure Management and Maintenance Engineering
10.    Engineering Technology for Construction of Civil Building
11.    Electrical Engineering Technology
12.    Software Engineering Technology
13.    Instrumentation and Control Engineering Technology
14.   Internet Engineering Technology

There are 7 majors from social sciences:

1.     Properti Manajemen and Apprasial
2.     Banking
3.     Public Sector Accounting
4.     Regional Economic Development
5.     Archives and Record  Management
6.     Applied English
7.     Tour and Travel Business

New Student Admissions (PMB) SV UGM 2020 for Screening by High School Report’s Card to find Superior Students (PBU) has been opened on February 4, 2020 and will be closed on March 18, 2020. As in previous years, there are 4 types of PBU, namely PBUSMAK (PBU SMA/SMK /MA), PBUB (PBU with Achievement), PBUTM (PBU Not Able), and PBUK (PBU Partnership). PBUSMAK is a pathway for high school / vocational / MA graduates with the best 25% report card scores in their school. The PBUB is opened for graduates who have achievements in the fields of sports and science and technology. Meanwhile, prospective students who are academically capable but not economically capable can register through the PBUTM route. The last one is PBUK, which is a partnership program between UGM and local governments, government institutions, and/or companies. All important requirements and dates related to PMB UGM can be accessed at um.ugm.ac.id. 

In addition to the report card, prospective students can also register through the UGM Written Examination (UTUL). Prospective UTUL UGM participants register online at the official website um.ugm.ac.id and choose three study programs of interest. The requirement for prospective UTUL UGM participants is to take part in the 2020 UTBK. The last route to be accepted as a UGM Vocational School student is the Value Path. In this pathway, prospective students are selected based on the results of UGM UTUL scores + UTBK scores. In the final path of PMB SV UGM, participants can choose two study programs at Vocational College UGM.

Vocational College UGM is the only faculty that provides vocational education at Universitas Gadjah Mada. Apart from excelling in the curriculum because it is based on industry needs, SV UGM also excels in encouraging students’ soft skills. The achievements of SV UGM students managed to become the overall champion in the Indonesian Electric Car Competition. In addition, SV UGM also continues to establish relationships with universities abroad to realize dual degree programs, student exchanges, and other international projects.

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.

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.

(Yogyakarta, 28/2) SV UGM, Research and Community Service Unit (PPM) held a seminar of Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) on Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at SV 225. The participants are approximately 40 people consist of SV UGM lecturers, UGM Research Directorate, Dean of SV UGM Mr. Wikan Sakarinto, ST, M.Sc., Ph.D., Vice Dean SV UGM Dr. Silvi Nur Oktalina, S.Hut., M.Sc., and several students.

The seminar aims to provide an explanation to the lecturer about IPR, Patent Rights, and Final Assignment Recognition (RTA). It was delivered by three speakers, they are, Prof. M. Hawin, S.H., LL.M., Ph.D. (Professor at the Faculty of Law) about IPR, then Patent Rights by Ferianto, S.Si, (Center for Utilization and Innovation in Science and Technology Worker at the Lembaga Ilmu Pengetahuan Indonesia(LIPI)), and RTA material by Dr.biol.hom. Nastiti Wijayanti, S.Si., M.Sc. (Head of the Research Program Subdirectorate UGM).

“Later there will be a socialization of RTA so that Sekolah Vokasi will be able to include at least 20 RTA proposals, 20 final assignments for students” said the Dean of SV UGM in his speech.

By understanding IPR, Patent Rights, and RTA, SV UGM lecturers are expected to be able to increase the amount of their researches.

(Yogyakarta, 10/2) Lutfiana, student PJSIG study program 16 won the gold medal in a Thailand Inventor’s Day Competition (IPITEX) 2019 that held at the Bangkok International Trade and Exhibition Center (BITEC). The event lasts for five days from the 2 until 6 February, 2019.

IPITEX is an international event held in Bangkok, Thailand, lasting five days and attended by more than 425 participants from 25 countries. Each participant presented their ideas and innovations. The participants also varied from Canada, China, Croatia, Czech Republic, Egypt, Hong Kong, India, Iran, Japan, Macao, Malaysia, Morocco, Philippines, Poland, Romania, Russia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Taiwan , UAE, Vietnam, even Indonesia. She was motivated to take part in this competition because she wanted to publish and present the work of innovation and technology in the international. In addition, she also wants to increase relations from other countries. In there, she did many activities such as exhibition or exhibition of works, presentations, judging, and awarding ceremony.

“So amazing and enthusiastic in this event because I was not expecting the preparation to short just 3-4 months and finally won the gold medal”.”dare to try new things, start, and try to give the best in accordance with the ability and believe that God will always hear the prayers and the efforts,” she added.

The Graduation Ceremony of Diploma Three (D3) and Diploma Four (D4) of Universitas Gadjah Mada this year was attended by 1,158 graduates consisting of 1,107 Diploma Three graduates and 51 Diploma Four graduates on Wednesday and Thursday (23-24 / 08/2017) at Grha Sabha Pramana.

The average GPA achieved by students of the Department of Bio-resource Technology and Veterinary is 3.34, the Department of Economics and Business is 3.33, the Department of Foreign Languages, Art and Culture Management is 3.51, the Department of Electrical Engineering and Informatics is 3.39, the Department of Geo-technology Engineering is 3.44, the Department of Health Information and Services is 3.25, the Department of Mechanical Engineering is 3.3, and the Department of Civil Engineering is 3.35. The highest GPA on this period is achieved by Yoga Cahya Mahardika from Diploma 3 of Paramedical Veterinary which is 3.97. In addition to being the highest GPA achiever, Yoga is also the grantee of student scholarship from PT. Ultrajaya.

In his speech representing the graduates, Yoga expressed his gratitude for the countless effort and consitency shown by all graduates to be able to achieve the best and to be the persons who can educate their surroundings and can give contribution to the nation. Further, he also thanked everyone at Vocational College UGM, his parents who always give abundant support as well as all of his friends.

“I congratulate everyone on our achievements, today. We can see that today not only we are smiling but the people on our right and left who have been struggling behind us are also smiling happily. So, our task after this is to make our nation smile for our work and contribution, “he said.

The Rector of UGM, Prof. Ir. Panut Mulyono, M.Eng., D.Eng., in his speech, extended his congratulations to the graduates who had successfully completed the diploma education. He expected that the graduates could be able to improve their outstanding achievements in the future and give optimal contribution to Indonesia. “We are very proud to inaugurate you today. Hopefully you can carry out the task well to give tireless contribution to our beloved country,” he said.

To be known, each department at Vocational College UGM has a tradition to carry out an event the night before the graduation which is called “Mangayubagyo” (a formal senior prom night). Each department did it successfully. “Mangayubagyo” is an event where the graduates come with their chaperons (mostly their parents) to meet the lecturers to exchange appreciation and gratitude to each other.

Entertainments are presented during “Mangayubagyo” at every department which vary from traditional dance, karawitan, acoustic band and others. To show appreciation, the departments also distribute souvenirs and diplomas/certificates for the graduates. This event is also recognize as a gathering between student chaperons/parents and the lecturers. (ty)