UGM Psychology won 1st Place in the PESONA (Pekan Keilmuan Psikologi Islam Nasional/National Islamic Psychology Week) in Universitas Indonesia, Depok. The student who won the prize was Fakhirah Inayaturrobbani, who competed on November 17, 2018, in the university’s Faculty of Psychology. She won first place and was chosen among other competitors from universities all around Indonesia.
In this competition, Fakhirah presented a research paper that emphasizes the role of the father in child-rearing. Fakhirah is concerned by data suggesting that Indonesia is the world’s third most ‘fatherless’ country, while the role of the father is also very important in building a strong, healthy, and happy Indonesia through the families they care for.
This event, PESONA 2018, held by Universitas Indonesia is a national event organized by the Departement of Islamic Psychology Development in the faculty’s FUSI 20.
PESONA consisted of 2 main events, starting from the preliminary selection of the papers to the presentations.
This competition was designed for all students in Indonesian universities with the goal of competing the depth of students’ understanding and broadness of their knowledge regarding psychology, specifically the ones that can be related to Islamic teachings.
“Hopefully, the discourse of being a child-friendly country through acknowledging and supporting the role a father has in a family can contribute in strengthening Indonesian families,” said Fakhirah.