The 59th Anniversary Series of the UGM Faculty of Psychology Officially Opened

The 59th Anniversary of the Faculty of Psychology UGM was officially opened. This year’s anniversary carries the theme Bestari in Adaptation, Together Building the Country. The series of activities starts with the opening ceremony on Friday (17/11) until the peak of activities on January 8, 2024.

The opening of the anniversary was attended by all elements of the UGM Faculty of Psychology community with joint gymnastics activities, a Mister Chef cooking competition, and a Face Art Relay make-up competition.

Dean of the Faculty of Psychology UGM, Rahmat Hidayat, S.Psi., M.Sc., Ph.D., said that the 59th anniversary celebration reflected the journey and experiences, that needed to be carried out.

“This indicates important maturity, experience that continues to be accumulated, efforts that continue to accumulate from year to year, which have brought our Faculty to its current position, a large, respected Faculty of Psychology, which has authority among Psychology in Indonesia, which “In line with that, it is hoped that it will provide benefits for all of us,” said Rahmat.

Through his speech, Rahmat also expressed his appreciation and thanks to the committee who had prepared the activity. On this occasion, Rahmat also announced the winner of the anniversary logo design, which was achieved by Bachelor of Psychology student Amadeo Ahnaf (2020).

Broadcast live via the UGM Faculty of Psychology’s YouTube channel, the opening ceremony was carried out by pulling out the anniversary banner by the Dean, Committee Chair, and the entire Committee in the Hall-D area of ​​the UGM Faculty of Psychology.

Chair of the 59th Anniversary Committee of the Faculty of Psychology UGM, Smita Dinakaramani, S.Psi., M.Psi., Psychologist, explained that adapting wisely is important in the current era of disruption.

“There are many changes over time, of course, we are required to continue to be able to adapt to disruption, however, on the other hand, we are also required to adapt clairvoyantly and wisely,” explained Smita Dinakaramani.

Smita Dinakaramani added various activities will be carried out up to the peak event of the anniversary celebration. “Hopefully this series of events can be a medium for all of us to socialize and stay in touch and learn to be better at adapting,” he said.

Author: Erna