Friday, May 12, 2023 – UGM Korean Language and Culture Study Program won first place in the 2023 Korean Language Debate Competition for D3 / S1 students throughout Indonesia by KCCI (2023년 인도네시아 대학생 한국어 토론대회).

On March 2, 2023, through the official website of Korea Culture Center Indonesia (KCCI – http://id.korean- culture.org), KCCI announced the “Student Debate in Korean in 2023” competition. Unlike the previous competition, this competition is open to all students from different majors if they could communicate in Korean. The UGM Korean Language and Culture Study Program was able to qualify a debate team for the preliminary round, consisting of two students from the Class of 2020, Vanesa Olivia and Raihana Alfiyya R. A. They named their team Igong Dugong (이공두공). read more

Wednesday, May 10, 2023 – Ewha Womans University from South Korea visited Universitas Gadjah Mada Korean Language and Culture Study Program to strengthen cooperation with Universitas Gadjah Mada. The visit took place on May 10, 2023.

At the beginning of the visit, Ewha Womans University explained the programs of their university. Ewha promoted more master’s/graduate programs on their campus as the visit was attended by students from the Korean Language and Culture undergraduate program. In addition, Ewha also explained the types of scholarships available on their campus. The students who participated in the activity were from the classes of 2021 and 2022. They followed the activity from the beginning to the end. In addition, Ewha also gave a quiz related to their campus, and students who answered the questions correctly received prizes in the form of exclusive Ewha Womans University merchandise, such as dolls, small mirrors, and small notepads. read more

On May 5, 2023, the preliminary round of the 2023 Korean Language Debate Competition for D3 / S1 students throughout Indonesia by KCCI was held.

UGM Korean Language and Culture Study Program sent 1 team consisting of 2 students from the class of 2020. The students are Vanesa Olivia and Raihana Alfiyya R. A. who named their team Igong Dugong (이공두공).
In this preliminary round, they faced a team from Universitas Pendidikan Indonesia, Team Byeolttungbyeol (별똥별). The debate in this round was held online through the Zoom platform with the debate topic “한국어 학습 시만을 사용하는 것이 학습 과정을”. 극대화하는데 더 효과적이다” or in Indonesian, “Does the full use of Korean in the learning process maximize the effectiveness of learning? “. read more