People living in the Gunung Halimun National Park area still hold onto the customs and traditions passed down by their ancestors. However, they adapt to the changing times by utilizing various technological advancements, such as local television channels that showcase the community’s daily activities and internet networks.
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Rice barns, commonly known as “Leuit” by the Badui people in Lebak, Banten, serve as storage and preservation units for food supplies. Unlike rice barns used by other tribes, the Badui people’s Leuit embodies the harmonious strength of their community and adheres firmly to their life philosophy. The saying “lojor teu beunang dipotong, pondok teu […].
Tobacco is a promising cash crop. In the form of cigarette tax, tobacco contributes more than 150 trillion Indonesian rupiahs yearly to the national income. However, the welfare of tobacco farmers, who produce raw tobacco materials, does not match their contribution to the state’s revenue from taxes. Tobacco farmers’ conditions are far from prosperous in […].
A team of students from the Tourism program at the UGM Faculty of Cultural Sciences has helped create a community-based tourism village for the Guntara Tourism Awareness Group in Pengkol Village, Gunungkidul Regency, Yogyakarta. This activity aims to accelerate the formation of the Wandari Mukti tourism village.
UGM, in collaboration with 12 universities in Asia, has initiated the establishment of the Asian Journal Network (AJN). The UGM Vice-Rector for Education and Teaching, Professor Wening Udasmoro, stated that the formation of the Asian Journal Network aims to protect social humanities lecturers from ‘predatory’ journals.
Twelve Asian universities discussed critical island studies at the Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), on Sunday (October 1). These twelve universities come from Indonesia, the Philippines, South Korea, Taiwan, China, and Japan.
The Arab nation, throughout its long history, has continuously captured the world’s attention because it embodies various polarities and orientations in contiguous existence. In the Arab world, unity versus fragmentation, tradition versus modernity, sacred versus secular, East versus West. Geoculturally, the Arab people are always placed as the East, striving for progress.
Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Universitas Padjajaran, Universitas Pancasila, Universitas Ciputra, and the London School of Public Relations, with support from the Embassy of Indonesia, Beijing, have agreed to sign an agreement with Chinese Testing International Co., Ltd., regarding the Joint Operation of Chinese Language and Innovation Center (CLIC).
Yubita Hida Aprilia (19) vividly remembers six years ago, on September 15, 2017, when she reluctantly consented to amputating her right leg.
The UGM Faculty of Cultural Sciences firmly commits to preparing its graduates to face the working world. In line with this, the faculty has designed programs creatively packaged for graduates to enhance their personal qualities before being conferred degrees, such as the two programs held at the faculty on Tuesday (22/8).
A radiant smile of happiness graced Yubita Hida Aprilia (19), an Indonesian Language student at the UGM Faculty of Cultural Sciences. Despite the economic and physical limitations, she felt grateful to be surrounded by kind-hearted people who helped her sincerely.
At an exhibition named “Fotodidak: Terpanjat Tak Terperanjat” (Photo-didact: Stumbled but Unsurprised), renowned MC and former student of the UGM Faculty of Literature (now the Faculty of Cultural Sciences), Anang Batas, displayed his photographic works. The exhibition, which featured 450 of Anang’s portrait works, was a post-pandemic reunion and officially launched on Saturday (8/12), with […].
Nusantara Manuscript Society (Manassa) and UGM Faculty of Cultural Sciences (FIB) organized the “XIX Nusantara Manuscript International Symposium” on Monday (7/8), featuring various experts and scholars in Indonesian manuscripts. This biennial event aims to preserve the archipelago’s cultural heritage, especially significant manuscripts, from being eroded by the passage of time.
In response to the challenges posed by globalization and its impact on national identity, the Nusantara Manuscript Society (MANASSA) and the UGM Faculty of Cultural Sciences organized the 19th International Symposium on Nusantara Manuscripts themed “Strengthening Indonesian Identity Through the Study of Nusantara Manuscripts.” This symposium will take place over three days from August 7th […].