Today, we are going to chat with Faiz! An IUP Student from batch 2021 who had recently won a national essay competition in Kediri. The competition was held by a private university in Kediri, with the central theme of business innovation. The participants have to come up with ideas about business plans which have the best responses in addressing challenges of the economic circumstances in era 5.0. Even though the theme is quite different from psychology, Faiz still applies some psychological aspects to his business plan. He integrated elements from economics, business, and technology into psychology in developing mental health ads for workers and how it could also be implemented in institutions. Faiz is interested in business economics since those topics are relevant in our daily life. As a psychology student, it is also essential to study in other fields outside psychology since integrating psychology with different areas could further enhance the limitations of psychology from a broader perspective. It could also develop psychology as an aspect that would be more beneficial for society. According to Faiz, psychology is a flexible field of study to integrate with other areas. He encourages us to obtain other knowledge, whether it’s programming, editing, languages, marketing, etc., to develop further opportunities for an individual to explore. Faiz’s motivation in joining the competition is to challenge himself to be more creative and innovative and get out of his comfort zone and be more adaptable to various life situations. read more

“To hear for life, listen with care.” Over 5% of the 430 million world residents require rehabilitation to address their ‘disabling’ hearing loss. This includes 34 million children (WHO). Inclusive education is the most effective way to give all children a fair chance to go to school, learn and develop the skills they need to thrive (UNICEF).

17 March 2022 – A month ago, a collaborative work between Indonesia and Malaysia (UGM, USM and UPSI) was held in order to remember World Hearing Day. The purpose of the event is to learn about learners with hearing impairment from the perspectives of Malaysia and Indonesia through “Hearing Care across the Lifespan and Education”. Dr. Elga Andriana utilizes the event as an educational enhancement for International Undergraduate students in the ‘Children and Adolescents with Special Needs’ class. The main purpose is to introduce students with international collaborative work through an international program held by the lecturers. The lecture conducted by Elga Andriana from the University of Gadjah Mada is about “Student Voice on Hearing Loss and Psychological Impact Across Lifespan”. read more

9 March 2022 – A few weeks ago, a symposium about learning disability was held by the University of Derby and University of Southampton. Faculty of Psychology, University of Gadjah Mada contributed to the symposium, represented by Elga Andriana, PhD., where she utilizes the symposium as a learning enrichment for International Undergraduate students in the ‘Children and Adolescents with Special Needs’ class. The main purpose is to present students with international engagement through the international program held by the lecturers. The symposium mainly focused on the role of education in supporting social inclusion for people with learning disabilities throughout the life-span. It leads to the development of British Journal Learning Disability which heavily promotes an education for people with learning disabilities in order to help them contribute within the society. The symposium encompasses diversified subjects which complement people with learning disabilities with the pursuit of reassuring the society about the importance of education. read more

On Saturday (30/06) the third intake for student admission to International Undergraduate Program, Faculty of Psychology has been successfully conducted. The test was held from 8 AM to 5 PM and consisted of GMST, AcEPT, interview, and LGD. Among 93 participants enrolled in this period of intake, 11 were officially selected and admitted to batch 2018 of International Undergraduate Program, Faculty of Psychology. This intake period officially concluded the student admission to International Undergraduate Program, Faculty of Psychology of the year 2018. read more

On Saturday (28/04) the second intake for student admission to International Undergraduate Program, Faculty of Psychology has been successfully conducted. The test was held from 8 AM to 5 PM and consisted of GMST, AcEPT, interview, and LGD. As many as 94 participants were enrolled for this period of intake. The test result will be announced on May, 4th 2018 at http://um.ugm.ac.id