As it enters its 79th year, the UGM Faculty of Law (FH UGM) seeks to sharpen its vision and mission related to excellence in education, research, and community service.
This refinement will focus on several key aspects, including programs oriented towards implementing the Blue Economy.
“The implementation of the Blue Economy is FH UGM’s grand vision to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals. In academics, we also aim to conduct a series of Focus Group Discussions (FGD) and workshops to upgrade the faculty’s curriculum in line with SDG standards,” stated Dr. Heribertus Jaka Triyana, Vice Dean for Research, Community Service, and Information Systems, while opening the 79th Anniversary of FH UGM, Friday (Feb. 7).
According to Dr. Triyana, the theme of the Blue Economy as the main focus of the 79th Anniversary of FH UGM is compelling.
The faculty faces numerous challenges in forming and implementing various laws, policies, and programs oriented towards marine-based production and distribution as the primary support for Indonesia’s economy.
Moreover, during this anniversary, FH UGM aims to highlight several national legal issues. These include Ocean Governance and how the government is implementing grand visions of marine empowerment and development in Indonesia.
“As an archipelagic country, we aim to study these matters continuously. We seek to conduct an in-depth analysis of the government’s marine empowerment programs, utilizing the sea as a means of economic enhancement. We will also examine the legal framework surrounding these efforts, which will be discussed through various seminars and FGDs,” the vice dean added.
Dr. Triyana further mentioned that an FGD will be held in collaboration with the University of Windsor, Canada, following the opening of the 79th anniversary.
This FGD will focus on the interaction between private and public law in a comparative context, particularly between Indonesia and Canada.
By examining converging legal systems, the FGD will specifically highlight contemporary legal interventions and emphasize the growing relationship between private and public law from a global comparative perspective.
“Windsor University is our partner, and they are already leading in Canada’s Ocean Governance and the Blue Economy sector. We hope that this anniversary will strengthen our partnership, as we share a major vision and mission of conducting excellent research and community service,” stated the Chair of the 79th Anniversary Committee of FH UGM.
A series of academic and non-academic activities mark the 79th Anniversary of FH UGM. Among them, an appreciation night will be held featuring MALIQ & D’Essentials and Putri Aryani on Feb. 21, 2025, at Grha Sabha Pramana, with the anniversary’s main event scheduled for Feb. 23, 2025.
The anniversary opening ceremony was lively. It started with a group exercise and was followed by a pigeon release by faculty leaders and the anniversary committee.
Paminta, representing Korpagama, appreciated the opening of the 79th Anniversary of FH UGM. He noted that the opening ceremony serves as an interaction platform between faculties.
“With exercise, we can stay healthy together, and we are grateful that UGM has many emerging communities, such as running and yoga groups. We hope that staff, lecturers, and students will become more fit, thus more productive and contributing to UGM,” he explained.
Author: Agung Nugroho
Post-editor: Afifudin Baliya
Photographer: Donnie