A total of 388 students from various faculties at Universitas Gadjah Mada participated in the Japanese Class Nihongo No Nakama, held from 2-11 September 2024, at the Rachmiwaty Building of UGM’s Faculty of Agriculture. The event featured two student mentors from Yamagata University, Japan: Rina Shirahata from the Art Major, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, and Haruka Ishiguro from the Mass Media Communication Major, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.

Participants were divided into small groups of 30 people and engaged in learning Japanese, covering topics such as basic hiragana and katakana scripts, fundamental grammar, and daily conversations like greetings and self-introductions. read more

AgriFest 2024, organized by UGM’s Center for Agrotechnology Innovation (PIAT), provided a platform for a Faculty of Agriculture UGM student to practice public speaking skills. On the first day of the national talk show held on Thursday, 5 September 2024, Havidah Tria Yunita, a student from the Agricultural Extension and Communication Study Program (class of 2021), was entrusted as the moderator for Session I. The session’s theme was “Strengthening Food Security Programs to Realize the Vision of Golden Indonesia 2045”. read more

The Embassy of the Czech Republic officially inaugurated the Honorary Consulate General Representative Office in the Special Region of Yogyakarta on Tuesday, 29 October 2024. The office is located at the Agrotropica Learning Center (AGLC) Building, Faculty of Agriculture, UGM.

The establishment of this Honorary Consulate General Representative Office marks a strategic step to strengthen bilateral relations between Indonesia and the Czech Republic, focusing on economic, cultural, and educational cooperation. The event was attended by several notable figures. read more