Center for Southeast Asian Social Studies UGM presents “CESASS Talk Series #2 Part 1, The Narrative and Construction of ASEAN Identity”!

🎤with:
Dr. Piti Srisangnam (Executive Director of ASEAN Foundation)

Hosted by Dr. Luqman Nul Hakim (CESASS Researcher – International Relation)

Date: Monday, September 4th, 2023
Time: 1-3 PM (Jakarta Time)

Join us offline at CESASS Library, PAU-UGM Building, 2nd Floor, East Wing (limited seat!)
Or online with the link below.
Zoom Meeting ID: 963 0709 3782
Passcode: CTS2
Link: ugm.id/ZoomCTS2 read more

Introducing a multi-disciplinary research team on The Internationalisation of Higher Education in Indonesia, Taiwan and Japan lead by Prof. Ming-Sheng Wang (NCCU, Taiwan), Dr. phil. Vissia Ita Yulianto (CESASS UGM, Indonesia & NCCU, Taiwan) & Prof. Naoki Umemiya (Sophia University, Japan). This research team is working in collaboration with Prof. Dr. Rini Rachmawati, S.Si., M.T. (CESASS UGM), Dr. Ir. R. Wahyu Supartono (MMPT UGM) and Dr. Falikul Isbah (Fisipol UGM).

It is a 2 year research project aiming at comparing similarities and differences on how each universities in this three countries incorporate the government policy on internationalization of higher education (HE) onto their faculty level. The project is funded by NCCU in strengthening academic cooperation between the university and UGM. read more

Center for Southeast Asian Social Studies had the honor of welcoming Michaela Haug, Professor at the Department of Social and Cultural Anthropology, University of Freiburg, Germany. Prof. Haug is an established scholar in social and cultural anthropology whose research focuses on political anthropology, social movements, and processes of state formation and transformation, particularly in Southeast Asia. Her extensive fieldwork and publications have contributed significantly to discussions on governance, citizenship, and local political dynamics in the region. The visit provided an opportunity to exchange insights on current research in social and cultural anthropology, particularly in relation to Southeast Asia, while also opening avenues for potential academic collaboration, joint research initiatives, and future scholarly engagement between the two institutions. read more

On Tuesday, August 15, 2023, Center for Southeast Asian Social Studies (CESASS) UGM received a visit from Prof. Sanderein Verstappen from University of Vienna. Director of CESASS UGM, Prof. Dr. Rini Rachmawati, S.Si., M.T. accompanied by Drs. Muhadi Sugiono, M.A. and Dr. phil. Vissia Ita Yulianto warmly welcomed her.

They discussed potential collaborations one among others is about research project on the practice of cycling in Indonesia in relation to environmentally, economically and socially sustainable future. read more

Through Indonesian Collaborative Research/Riset Kolaborasi Indonesia (RKI) activities, which are research activities from three universities, namely UGM as Principal Researcher with Team Leader Prof. Dr. Rini Rachmawati, S.Si., M.T, as well as UI and ITB as Partner Researchers have carried out field activities in East Kalimantan on 1-5 August 2023. This RKI research activity carries the research title “Application of Metaverse Technology, Digital Twins and the Smart Sustainable Concept Urban Development to Support Urban Future and Urban Governance in the National Capital of the Archipelago, Indonesia”, supported by the Center for Southeast Asian Social Studies (CESASS) UGM for administrative management and a forum for researchers and assistants at UGM in carrying out this research. Data collection activities in the field were carried out on 01-05 August 2023 through in-depth interviews with the Deputy for Green and Digital Transformation of the IKN Authority Agency and with the Regional Head of North Penajam Paser Regency as well as Focus Group Discussions with Regional Apparatus Organizations (OPD) in Balikpapan City, and Penajam Paser Utara Regency, and Samarinda City. Field activities were also carried out in IKN (Capital City of the Archipelago), namely observations at the Titik Nol IKN and the Minister’s Landed House Construction area and Worker Residential Area (KHP) as well as the surrounding area and FGDs with the local community. read more

The Center for Southeast Asian Social Studies (CESASS) at Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) was honored to welcome esteemed guests from Universiti Utara Malaysia (UUM). Dr. Nor Suzylah Sohaimim, Director of the Research Institute for Indonesia, Thailand, and Singapore; Assc. Prof. Dr. Naim Ajis, Deputy Dean of the Ghazali Shafie Graduate School of Government; and Dr. Rosfaraliza Azura, Senior Lecturer at the School of Government, engaged in a fruitful meeting with CESASS.

Joining the event from CESASS were Dr. phil. Vissia Ita Yulianto (CESASS Head of Publication, Program, and Workshop), Prof. Dr. Purwo Santoso, M.A., Ph.D. (Faculty of Social Sciences and Politics, UGM), Dr. Fauzan (Faculty of Social Sciences and Politics, UPN), and Agung Satriyo Nugroho, S.Si., M.Sc. (Faculty of Geography, UGM). read more