UGM Rector, Prof. Ir. Sudjarwadi, M.Eng., Ph.D., inaugurated 165 new Heads and Secretaries of Departments in UGM. The inauguration took place at UGM Senate Hall on Friday (8/4), marked by symbolic signing of document by the new Heads and Secretaries of Departments.
The Rector in his remarks expressed his expectation to the new Heads and Secretaries of Departments to work well for the sake and interest of UGM, the nation and humanity. “I hope the Heads and Secretaries of Department who are newly inaugurated can work optimally because the program of Department is related to the Program of Faculty. Meanwhile, the program of Faculty is also related to the program of University which has connections with program of the nation and humanity,” he said.
The Rector revealed that several departments and study programs have the ambition to develop their departments. Some departments have thought about how a university becomes the generator of knowledge within 10-20 years and becomes a favorite department for the young generation,” he explained.
The new Heads and Secretaries of Departments are from 13 Faculties, comprising 6 people from Faculty of Economics and Business, 8 from Faculty of Pharmacy, 5 from Faculty of Philosophy, 4 from Faculty of Geography, 21 from Faculty of Law, 15 from Faculty of Cultural Sciences, 11 people from Faculty of Social and Political Sciences and 18 people from Faculty of Dentistry.
Furthermore, there are 16 people from Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 6 people from Faculty of Forestry, 8 people from Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, 12 people from Faculty of Agriculture, 12 people from Faculty of Psychology, 16 people from Faculty of Engineering and 4 people from Faculty of Agricultural Technology.