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UAD Welcomes 43 International Students from Various Countries

September 12, 2024/0 Comments/in Event, International Office Activities, News /by admin

Universitas Ahmad Dahlan (UAD) Yogyakarta officially launched the 2024 Campus Introduction Program (P2K). This event was held at the Amphitheater Room of the Main Building of Kampus 4 on Wednesday, September 11, 2024. P2K is an annual program aiming to introduce new students to the academic environment, campus culture, Muhammadiyah, and the core values of UAD.

Prof. Dr. Muchlas, M.T. (Rector) accompanied by Dr. Gatot Sugiharto, S.H., M.H. (Vice-Rector for Student Affairs and Alumni), Dr. Choirul Fajri, S.I.Kom., M.A. (Head of Student and Alumni Office Affairs), Rendi Herinarso (Student President), and Arrijal Firmansyah (Chairperson of the P2K 2024 Committee) symbolically inaugurated the program.

In his report, Dr. Choirul Fajri, S.I.Kom., M.A., mentioned that this year, P2K is attended by 4,040 students, 43 of them are international students from various countries, including Egypt, Kenya, China, South Korea, Madagascar, Thailand, Tajikistan, and Timor Leste.

During the event, Prof. Dr. Muchlas, M.T., and Dr. Gatot Sugiharto symbolically pinned the university alma mater jacket for the student representatives consisting of the youngest student, a student from the furthest region in Indonesia, and two international students from China and Turkey, symbolizing that the UAD 2024 P2K program has been started.

International Conference on Culture, Communication and Multimedia Technology 2014 (ICON C-COMET’14)

May 6, 2014/in Event, News /by admin

Tuesday April 29 – Thursday May 1, International Conference on Culture, Communication and Multimedia Technology 2014 (ICON C-COMET’14) was held at Central Building of School of Multimedia and Communication, Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM). This international conference was held in cooperation between UUM and UAD. Beside the lecturers and students of both universities, delegations of University of Saint Anthony, Philippines, and participants from Thailand also joined the conference. From UAD, there were 22 delegations consisting of 9 lecturers, 7 students of Informatics Engineering, 6 students of Information system, and 8 students of Communication Sciences Study Program.

After the opening ceremony, the conference and multimedia competition were held. The multimedia competition which was divided into two categories (Short Movie and TV Award) was participated by students of 4 countries. From 19 videos reviewed, the judges decided “Kampung Dolanan” by Muhammad Al Mahdi, a student of Informatics Engineering UAD as the Champion. The runner up was a video of a UUM student entitled “Salah Sangka” and the second runner up was “Tarian Topeng Klasik” by Riyanto, etc., from Information System UAD. For TV Award Category, the champion was from University of Saint Anthony, the runner up was from UUM, and the second runner up was from UAD.

Monash University Students, Australia, at School Visit and Cultural Visit with OIA UAD

January 20, 2014/in Event, News /by admin

Monash University Students, Australia at SMP Muhammadiyah 3 Depok

Friday and Saturday, January 17 and 18, 2014, 5 Monash University students, Australia, Clarice, Jessie, Sarah, Sam and Amodi, together with OIA UAD staff, visited two lab schools of UAD and some cultural sites. Two lab schools visited were SMP Muhammadiyah 3 Depok and SD Muhammadiyah Prambanan. The teachers and students warmly and enthusiastically welcomed them. On Saturday, the Monash students visited Sitinggil, Keraton, and Taman Sari. It was amazing experience for them. Studying Indonesian language becomes more enjoyable when it relates to culture.

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English Letters Department Holds A General Lecture “An Overview of Australia and Indonesia from Language and Culture Perspectives”

December 8, 2013/in Event, News /by admin

A General Lecture

Saturday, December 7, 2013, English Letters Department, Faculty of Literature, Culture and Communication, held A General Lecture “An Overview of Australia and Indonesia from Language and Culture Perspectives”. The Keynote Speaker, Garry Jennings, from Australia, presented An Overview of Australian English, while Ida Puspita, S.S., M.A.Res., a lecturer of English Letters Department who took her master in Australia, presented her living and studying experience in Australia as an Indonesian and Muslim Student. The participants of the general lecture were not only English Letters students but also students from other study programs. They enthusiastically asked questions. It seems that they are interested to study in Australia.

Garry Jennings, the Keynote Speaker

The Students attend the General Lecture

The Students are Really Enthusiastic to Ask Questions

A Student of English Letters Department is Asking A Question

Darmasiswa Students at Cooking Class

September 25, 2013/in Event, International Office Activities, News /by admin

Darmasiswa students are cooking fried rice

Tuesday, September 24, 2013, Darmasiswa students had a cooking class with their lecturer, Alif Alfatiha, S.IP.. During this semester, they learn how to cook Indonesian foods, starting from learning Indonesian spices and rempah to practice cooking. Yesterday, they cooked special fried rice and fried chicken. How delicious the foods are!

Beside the cooking class, Darmasiswa students of UAD also have culture, music and dance classes. They enjoy all the classes so much because they can study Bahasa Indonesia and Indonesian culture at once.

Cooking Tempe and Terong Balado, October 1, 2013

Spicy Eggplant

How delicious!

Washing Dishes

Pofessional Development for UAD Lecturers

April 20, 2013/in Event, International Office Activities /by admin

After delivering “Text and Context: A Postcolonial Equation” on Guest Lecturing held by Faculty of Literature, Culture, and Communication, and English Education study program of UAD on Friday, April 19, 2013, this morning A/Prof. Tony Simoes da Silva (Associate Dean of Undergraduate Studies and FEC Chair, School of English Literatures and Philosophy, Faculty of Arts, University of Wollongong, Australia) gave a debriefing of professional development for UAD lecturers. That professional development was about “Local Knowledges, Transnational Pedagogies” focusing on capacity building in an academic institution, teaching and learning, career planning and developing a research profile, keeping balance of academic job description, and establishing a research profile. Held at Kampus 2 UAD, the lecturers attending this program were from Faculty of Literature, Culture, and Communication, English Education study program, and English Education Master Program of UAD. They were so glad to get those kind of information that could improve their knowledge and their teaching and research skill. (Eci)

English Department of FLCC UAD Holds General Lecture on American Studies

March 24, 2013/2 Comments/in Event /by admin

Yesterday, English Department of Faculty of Literature, Culture, and Communication (FLCC) of UAD held a general lecture on American Studies at Kampus 2 UAD. Michael G. Vann (Associate Professor, History Department Sarcamento University, USA) was the speaker who presented The Influence of Western Civilization in Islamic Countries. The General Lecture was attended by the students of FLCC UAD and lecturers of UAD. The enthusiasm of participants to this general lecture can be seen by their active participation in the discussion.

Accoring to Tri Rina Budiwati,S.S.,M.Hum. (head of English department of FLCC UAD), this is a routine agenda that is held twice in every semester by FLCC. The speaker is a foreign guest lecturer who may come from partner universities or other universities abroad. This general lecture covers American Studies, Literature, and linguistics. The preparation run well because it is supported by UAD. This general lecture hopefully could increase the academic atmosphere among the students and lecturers because students do not only get knowledge from their lecturers but also from foreign lectures that could enlarge their horizon. Besides, it is also expected to increase the spirit of scientific discussion, to learn another experience from abroad, and to increase the cooperation of UAD. (Ecy)