A total of 16 Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) students have been awarded scholarships from the Mitsubishi UFJ Foundation, Japan. The symbolic handover ceremony occurred at UGM’s Central Building on Tuesday (Dec. 10).
Takashi Oyamada, Head of the Mitsubishi UFJ Foundation, expressed his pride in granting the scholarships to UGM students. He highlighted that UGM is the first university in Indonesia to collaborate with the foundation.
“We are proud to provide scholarships to students from this prestigious university,” he said.
Dr. Andi Sandi, UGM’s Secretary, warmly welcomed the Mitsubishi Japan delegation and appreciated the well-established collaboration.
“I hope this partnership continues to flourish and provides greater benefits and opportunities for our students,” he stated.
Oyamada handed certificates and scholarships directly to all recipients. Most scholarship awardees are from the Accounting, Management, and Economics programs of the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB UGM), the Law program of the Faculty of Law (FH UGM), and the Japanese Language and Culture program of the Faculty of Cultural Sciences (FIB UGM).
The 16 recipients were granted scholarships worth IDR 5 million for one year.
Michelle Anastasia, a scholarship recipient from the Japanese Language and Culture program Class of 2022, delivered a speech in Japanese expressing her gratitude.
“All students here have dreams they want to achieve. However, some are forced to take alternative paths due to financial difficulties,” she said.
She continued, “I am very grateful to receive this scholarship, which allows me to continue my studies. We will do our utmost to achieve our dreams,” she promised.
Author: Bolivia
Editor: Gusti Grehenson
Photographer: Firsto