Hi, Sobat Dikom!

Did you know that every year, 3 May is a date which celebrates the fundamental principles of press freedom, to evaluate press freedom around the world, to defend the media from attacks on their independence and to pay tribute to journalists who have lost their lives in the exercise of their profession.

World Press Freedom Day was proclaimed by the UN General Assembly in 1993 following a Recommendation adopted at the twenty-sixth session of UNESCO’s General Conference in 1991. This in turn was a response to a call by African journalists who in 1991 produced the landmark Windhoek Declaration on media pluralism and independence.

This year’s celebration is special because Mas Zam and Mbak Novi, both are Dikom’s lecturers, are invited to  attend World Press Freedom Day Forum 2021 which is held by UNESCO to commemorate the history and development press freedom. Anyway, what do you do to commemorate world press freedom?

Hi, Sobat Dikom!

We are excited to inform you about the IISMA 2021! Indonesian International Student Mobility Awards (IISMA) is a Government of Indonesia scholarship scheme to fund Indonesian students on mobility program to overseas universities.  IISMA is designed to accommodate undergraduate students to spend one semester (approximately 16 weeks) at university partner to study, experience host country culture, and do practical assignments to hone their skills. This program is centrally managed by Directorate General of Higher Education, Kemdikbud (Ministry of Education and Culture or MoEC) through the Sub Pokja Merdeka Global.

Sobat Dikom from IUP and Reguler Class who wish to study abroad can apply for this scholarship. Here are the eligibilities:

1. Enrolled as an active Indonesian student of UGM during application and during the program
2. Preferably 4th – 7th semester student (2nd – 4th year student) at the time of the program
3. Have an adequate English proficiency with a minimum score of iBT 80 or IELTS Score 6.0 or TOEFL ITP 550  *please refer to the following information
4. Have a minimum cumulative Grade Point Average (GPA) of 3.00/4.00
5. Recommended by the Home Faculty (Dean/Vice Dean of Academic Affairs)
6. Follow all the regulations which have been set by UGM and The Ministry of Education and Culture RI (Sub Pokja Merdeka Global)
7. Follow the selection process and nominated officially by the Office of the International Affairs UGM to the Ministry of Education and Culture RI (Sub Pokja Merdeka Global)
8. Must process transfer credit obtained from host university to home university upon completion of the program
9. Not currently receiving and/or in process of applying other fundings/scholarship that prohibit you from receiving other fundings/scholarships.
10. Other eligibility according to the intended university and study program

Required Documents

1. Letter of Nomination from Faculty (addressed to the Head, Office of International Affairs, UGM)
2. Letter of Enrollment from Faculty
3. Curriculum Vitae
4. Motivation Letter
5. Official Academic Transcript
6. English language proficiency certificate
7. Recommendation from Academic Supervisor/Lecturer/Professor
8. Colored Copy of Passport

For those who want to apply, you can submit the aforementioned required documents combined in one PDF file to the Office of International Affairs by the deadline 10 May 2021 through the online submission link: ugm.id/IISMA2021

For further information, kindly access these websites:

IISMA Website and UGM Application Guidelines.

Good luck and good wishes for Sobat Dikom! Don’t forget to follow the health protocol! Stay healthy and safe!

Hi, Future Sobat Dikom!

We are excited to inform that the next admission for the International Undergraduate Program (IUP) at Department of Communication Science (DIKOM) FISIPOL UGM are opening soon. As below, There are the details information about the admission timeline of 2nd and the 3rd. Please be ready and prepared yourself to be the future student of IUP DIKOM FISIPOL UGM!

Admission Timeline:

For further information, please kindly check these websites:

fisipol.ugm.ac.id/iup-communication (Official website of Faculty of Social and Political Science UGM)

um.ugm.ac.id (For online registration)

Make sure you do not miss the important dates above.

Stay healthy and don’t forget to follow COVID-19 prevention measures!

Congratulations to the following applicants for having passed GMST and AcEPT phase of IUP Intake in the Department of Communication Science Universitas Gadjah Mada.

Invitation to Essay and Interview Tests Department of Communication Science

All applicants above are invited to join Online Essay and Interview Tests on Saturday, 20 February 2021.

For further information about the test, please join the “IUP in Communication Science Intake 1” forum on Google Classroom.

Any trouble in joining the forum? Kindly contact us on iup-dikom.fisipol@ugm.ac.id with “INTAKE 1_(FULL NAME)” as the subject