Yogyakarta, November 13, 2024— The Faculty of Psychology at Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) continues to demonstrate its commitment to supporting the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by researching the adaptation of financial well-being measurement tools. This research focuses on Indonesia’s growing middle class, which plays a critical role in national economic growth.
The 10th Gebyar Brawijaya Qur’ani Nasional (GBQN X) 2024 was held at Samantha Krida Hall, Universitas Brawijaya. This year’s theme was “Grounding the Heart in Upholding Eternal Civilization of the Quran.” The event aimed to strengthen Quranic values among students and university youth through nine competition categories focused on religious and Islamic artistic skills.
GBQN X attracted 1,465 participants from 16 provinces across Indonesia. The competition series included registration, administrative selection, submission of written papers (for the Musabaqah Karya Tulis Ilmiah Al-Qur’an or MKTIA), announcement of finalists (for MKTIA), competition rounds, and the final announcement of winners. Universitas Gadjah Mada sent nine delegates to compete in the categories of Musabaqah Tilawatil Qur’an (MTQ), Musabaqah Tartilil Qur’an (MTrQ), Musabaqah Karya Tulis Ilmiah Al-Qur’an (MKTIA), and Musabaqah Khattil Qur’an (MKQ) – Decorative Category.
The research group of Faculty of Psychology UGM which is incorporated in Hypnotic Guided Imagery and Transpersonal Research Studio (HGI Studio) held a workshop entitled “Clinical Hypnosis and Neuroscience: EEG Reading and Its Application in Psychology” on Friday (21/6), in Room A-203, Faculty of Psychology UGM. This workshop is the first part of a three-part series aimed at exploring the science related to the field of clinical hypnosis.
A total of 33 students from the Faculty of Psychology, Gadjah Mada University (UGM) have achieved achievements as recipients of the 2024 Indonesian International Student Mobility Awards (IISMA) scholarship. IISMA is one of the initiatives of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology to increase the mobility of Indonesian students to various prestigious universities in this world.
The UGM Psychology Student Institute (LM) again held “Ngariung”, a discussion about social phenomena in society, on Saturday (25/5). This time Ngariung 2024 has the theme “Ableism Discourse: Is There Inclusivity for Quality Entertainment?”. This event presented Senoaji Julius, a director, producer and writer, and Elga Andriana, S.Psi, M.Ed, Ph.D., lecturer at the UGM Faculty of Psychology.
The UGM Faculty of Psychology student team succeeded in achieving third place in the 2024 Psychology Village Debate Competition held by Pelita Harapan University on April 19-25, 2024.
The team consisting of Nadia Puti Dianesti (2021), Seravin Afra Secunda (2022), and Alya Nur Faiza (2022) took part in a series of competitions divided into three rounds before finally being crowned third place on Thursday (25/4).
On Saturday, March 2 2024 08.30-11.30 WIB, the Center for Life-Span Development (CLSD) Faculty of Psychology UGM through The Reading Buddies Team held a read-aloud or reading-aloud training event in Suronatan Village, Notoprajan Village, Ngampilan Kemantren, Yogyakarta City. The event was attended by 19 people, including Toddler Family Development (BKB) cadres and parents with young children. This event aims to introduce and improve the abilities of BKB cadres and parents in practicing reading aloud at home and in the community. This training activity is a continuation of the reading-aloud activity carried out by The Reading Buddies Team two weeks previously, to ensure that the people in Suronatan Village can independently continue this literacy activity.