On August 9-10th, 2023, The Korean Language and Culture Program Studies participated in the National Seminar on Korean Language and Culture Education in Indonesia: Challenges and Strategies (한국어 교육 학술회의: 인도네시아 한국어 한국 문화 교육의 도전과 과제).

This event was held in collaboration between King Sejong Institute of Centre (KSIC) Indonesia and the UI Korean Language and Culture program studies held in the context of 50 years of Indonesia-South Korea relations at the Auditorium Building 1, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, University of Indonesia. The panelists of this event were lecturers and teachers from KSIC, UI, UGM, UNAS, UPI and Pelbakori as well as students/learners from KSIC, UI UGM, UNAS, and UPI. read more

The Korean Language and Culture Program Studies collaborated with Korea University to hold offline lectures and public lectures together at the end of May 2023. The offline lecture was a Korean History course which is usually held online every Friday at 09.00am. The offline lecture was held in two sessions on different days considering the golden opportunity for the Korea University lecturer, Prof. Yoon Eun Ja, to be able to directly explain the lecture material to students.

Meanwhile, the public lecture was held at the Auditorium of the Soegondo Building, 7th Floor on May 26, 2023 at 16.00 and 18.00. The public lecture raised the theme of Hallyu in History and was attended by 150 students from the classes of 2019, 2020, 2021, and 2022. Even though the lecture was held in the afternoon, the students still looked enthusiastic listening to the lecture. The public lecture was delivered in Korean and translated directly by a Korean native lecturer, Dr. Hwang Who Young, M.A. read more

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

Komets 101 is an annual event held by the External Affairs Department of HIMAHARA, which aims to introduce the UGM Korean Language and Culture Study Program or Study Program Review to the wider community, especially for students who want to continue their studies. In the previous year, the name given was Kometshow, but this year the committee wanted to make a new theme.

Themed “Produce 101”, we want to include Korean elements that are very characteristic of the South Korean entertainment world, namely survival shows, besides that we give the meaning of 101 is the introductory part because we hope this event can be an introductory part for students who want to know more about the UGM Korean Language and Culture Study Program. In addition, we also give a nickname to the participants, Rookies, of course because it includes elements of the characteristics of this idol country, but besides that, we interpret Rookies as people who are preparing to enter the world of college. read more

March 18, 2023 ㅡ Korean Language and Culture Student Association (HIMAHARA) held the first work program of its cabinet, ARIYA cabinet, in cooperation with Sejong Haktang on Saturday (18/3) at Margono Building Room 303, Faculty of Cultural Sciences. The event was held with the aim of introducing Korean mask dance culture (탈춤) to the general public.

The first activity began with a presentation of materials on Korean masks by Ms. Alfiana, a lecturer in the Korean Language and Culture program, starting with a brief history, types and characteristics of masks, and ending with an explanation of Korean mask dance (탈춤). read more

On March 8, 2023, Korean Culture Center Indonesia announced the holding of Online Sing Cover Contest 2023. UGM Korean Language and Culture Study Program sent one of its students to participate in the contest, namely Mustafiah Luthfiani Wibowo from the class of 2019. Mustafiah has previously been active in the choir of PARAMADAYA FIB UGM as well as in group singing with Katarsis (one of the extracurricular students of UGM Korean Language and Culture Study Program). Not only that, at the Korean Days 2022 event, Mustafiah also enlivened the event by performing as one of the band singers. She is known to have a beautiful voice and loves to sing. She also often uploads singing cover videos with her friends on her Instagram social media page. read more

Cultural exchange activities between the Korean Language and Culture Study Program (BKK) and Kyungpook National University (KNU) are annual routine activities, which started in 2015. Usually, these activities are conducted offline during the holidays before UGM starts teaching and learning activities in the spring semester. However, since the spread of the COVID-19 outbreak, this activity has started to be conducted online. For this year, the cultural exchange activities will also be held online from January 09-20, 2023. The participants of the activity consisted of the BKK team and the KNU team, where the KNU team consisted of 18 students from various departments, 1 university staff member and 1 supervisor. Then, the BKK team consisted of the first and second year students of the BKK Study Program with a total of 52 students. read more