On Friday, 18th of November, students from the Psychology of Emotion class conducted a field study on ‘mindfulness’. During the session, the students joined a mindfulness workshop by a community named MyndfulAct. This workshop aimed to focus on what’s going on in an individual’s self and being relaxed when facing any situation. The people from MyndfulAct are experienced in teaching mindfulness as they deliver their ideas about mindfulness in this activity. The first session consisted of a journaling activity where participants wrote about what they would do if their friends needed help and what they would do if they needed help. read more

On the 30th of September, in Qualitative Research class, the lecture was delivered by Student Wellbeing Specialization Leader, Dr. Annie Gowing, a guest lecturer from the University of Melbourne. The lecture was about well-being in conducting research since Dr Annie Gowing is an expert when it comes to students’ well-being. During the lecture, Dr. Annie was very interactive towards the students, she engaged the class with various opening questions, leaving the students with a fruitful idea about their learning materials and enhancing their knowledge with research related topics. read more

In the new academic year of 2022/2023 during the odd semester, IUP Psychology has successfully opened their gates to welcome exchange students from outside of the country. The students are mostly from countries such as the Netherlands, Germany, Spain, and Australia. The exchange students are capable of joining several courses that are offered alongside with the other IUP students in accordance with their interests. To welcome the exchange students, our faculty were preparing a welcome event for them in order to shape their knowledge regarding the culture in Indonesia, especially in Yogyakarta and the rules and regulations in the Faculty of Psychology, Gadjah Mada University. The first event was held on 10th & 12th August 2022 through Zoom meeting with the main topic of discussing the Introduction to IUP and Explanation of the Academic Regulation. On the second day, 12th of August, the topic of Cultural Values in Indonesia was discussed with Ms. Metta and Ms. Nuning. There are several cultural values that were presented, including important phrases that can be used on daily basis, sexual violence, and local traditions. The event ended with the hope that the exchange students will be able to adapt with the new environment and enjoy their stay in Yogyakarta, especially in conducting their study in IUP Psychology, Gadjah Mada University. read more

Andhila ‘Lila’ Sasadara is a third-year undergraduate student from IUP Psychology, Gadjah Mada University, Batch 2020. Recently, Lila has just finished her short course as part of taking the International Academic Exposure program in South Korea, specifically at Yonsei University for their summer school program, known as Yonsei International Summer School. According to Lila, this program is very beneficial for conducting a study abroad within a short period of time. The summer program lasted for 6-weeks, students can enroll in a maximum of 3 courses with a total of 12 credits. Students can study about their designated courses while enjoying the city of Seoul and its culture. For Lila, she enrolled in 3 courses which include Media Psychology, Introduction to Media Study, and Korean Topics related to globalizations and multiculturalism. The reason she chose those courses is to relate with the study of psychology and turns out, the courses are heavily focused on human’s behavior and several psychological theories are mentioned within those courses. The chosen courses also inline with the mandatory internship courses which are implementation of learning media, information technology, interdisciplinary approach in psychology, and contemporary issues in psychology. Thus, this program makes it easier to convert my credits from Yonsei University to my transcript in Gadjah Mada University since the courses are inline with the study of Psychology. Another point, the lecturers are nice and genuine in giving scores for the students so it really made Lila grateful for enrolling for this program. Overall, the experience in conducting short-courses at Yonsei University was very valuable and it’s a great opportunity for choosing the International Academic Exposure category if students’ prefer the shorter period of student exchange. In obtaining the information for the upcoming International Academic Exposure programs, students can visit https://oia.ugm.ac.id/ for more options in selecting programs for taking the International Academic Exposure by International Undergraduate Program, Gadjah Mada University.  read more

Greetings! My name is Salsabilla Sasha, a third year student in IUP Faculty of Psychology, Universitas Gadjah Mada. I am one out of seven students that are currently pursuing an exchange year in Rikjsuniversiteit Groningen, a Dutch for University of Groningen. So far, to study abroad has been the greatest experience in my life, where I get to meet a whole lot new faces, cultures and routines. Without any exaggeration, this experience is slowly, but surely, making me into a better and independent person. read more