The Global Issues Study Group Research of the International Relations Study Program, FISIP UNS, in partnership with the Sukoharjo Student Association UNS (Kemas UNS) held am activities for the people and children of Sukoharjo related to inclusiveness and caring for the environment on 11 August 2024 in Polokarto. This activity is a series of agendas designed for community service as well as welcoming Indonesia’s 79th independence on August 17 2024. The activity began with remarks from the Chair of the Committee, Chair of Kemas UNS, and Chair of the Research Group for the Global Issues Study of the UNS International Relations Study Program, Drs. Ign. Agung Satyawan, S.E., S.Ikom, M.Sc., Ph.D, and also had the opportunity to provide material about climate change. He said that currently countries in the world are focusing on achieving sustainable development, but they have quite serious challenges, called climate change. One of the most frequently encountered causes of climate change is waste. Waste has bad impacts such as environmental pollution, floods and dengue fever. Furthermore, it is also explained how to manage waste which consists of 4R, namely reduce, reuse, recycle, and replace. To parents, Mr. Agung Satyawan, said that educating children to love the environment is very important. Children need to be responsible for their own waste, including children with disabilities. Children with disabilities also have the same rights and access to care about the environment. It further mentions several environmental education activities that can be implemented by parents, such as gardening, managing waste,...Read More

The ASEAN Study Center (PSA) LPPM UNS collaborated with HI FISIP UNS to hold a working visit to BRIDA Solo and Bapperida Sukoharjo on 10 September. During the visit, Mr. Agung Satyawan as Head of PSA gave a speech and presentation regarding PSA. PSA exists to voice regional interests to ASEAN, as well as being an accomplice of the Indonesian Ministry of Foreign Affairs to be able to research regional potentials.  Secretary of BRIDA Solo, Mrs. Galuh Murya said that the invitation for cooperation from PSA was very interesting and beneficial for BRIDA. Currently, BRIDA already has a journal platform, called “Jurnal Bengawan Solo”, which has been published since 2022. Mr. Agung admitted that he was interested in the “Jurnal Bengawan Solo”, so it is very possible for joint research between PSA and BRIDA Solo. The hope is that in the future there will be cooperation in the field of humanities, as is currently the focus of ASEAN, such as migration, development, gender and others. BRIDA Solo also expressed its desire to promote village identities according to their respective uniqueness, such as KB Village, Child Friendly, and Batik. The hope is that it can become a widely known identity like Pare, Kediri as an English Village. Continue to the next visit, namely Bapperida Sukoharjo. Head of Bapperida Sukoharjo, Mr Rudiyanto said that Bapperida has collaborated with partners from universities, especially for KKN activities. Some of them are UNDIP, UNS, ITB, UNNES, and others. Currently, the challenge for Sukoharjo is stunting....Read More

On 10 July 2024, ASEAN Studies Center (PSA) LPPM UNS in collaboration with International Relation (IR) Study Program FISIP UNS conducted a working visit to Badan Perencanaan Pembangunan, Riset dan Inovasi Daerah (Bapperida) Sragen and Badan Perencanaan, Penelitian, dan Pengembangan (Baperlitbang) Karanganyar. This visit is in the context of research called Penelitian Penguatan Institusi (PPI) 2024, that aims to explore for potential issues, studies, and collaborations. Located in Bapperida Sragen, Septyanto Galan Prakoso, S.IP., M.Sc, as an event coordinator, states three main objectives: explore the regional potential, strength interconnectivity through coordinated research, and build a good relations between PSA, IR, and the institutions. Head of Bapperida Sragen, Aris Tri Hartanto, S.STP and team warmly welcomed the visit and invitation for cooperations from PSA and IR. Aris mentions that regional issues and potential that could be used as study material is the agriculture sector, poverty, drought disaster, Batik Goyor, and Kemukus Mountain. Currently, Sragen is one of the national rice barn areas in Indonesia, however the poverty level is still relatively high, even the highest in Karesidenan Surakarta. The poverty spreads to other problem such as dropped-out childern (Anak Tidak Sekolah/ATS) and stunting. However, Sragen received the highest appreciation for its efforts to handle stunting. Septyanto commented that there was a need for studies related to structural and cultural poverty to find out the causes of this problem. Furthermore, PSA and IR UNS also held a working visit to Baperlitbang Karanganyar on the same day. Joko Suseno, ST., M.T., as (Plh)...Read More

International Relations (IR) Study Programs FISIP UNS and ASEAN Study Center LPPM UNS took part in the Focus Group Discussion (FGD) Network for Input between Stakeholders organized by the Directorate of ASEAN Socio-Cultural Cooperations (dit. KSBA) of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Kemenlu) of the Republic of Indonesia. IR Study Programs and ASEAN Study Center in the FGD is represented by Septyanto Galan Prakoso as a speaker and Bintang Intra Wibisono as a moderator. The activity with the theme “Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Management in ASEAN” was held at the Grand Mercure Solo Baru Hotel, on Tuesday (16/07/2024). Lecture of IR FISIP UNS, Septyanto Galan Prakoso opened the FGD session by bringing sub-theme “Strengthening Cooperation on ASEAN Humanitarian Action: Academic Review”. He said that the cooperation on ASEAN humanitarian actions was practically good. This can be proven by the existance of many regional agreements, such as the ASEAN Coordinating Centre for Humanitarian Assictance on Disaster Management (AHA Centre) and the humanitarian actions provided, such as humanitarian aids during the Palu earthquake and Covid-19. However, in academic review, the cooperations still need to be improved, especially in research needs. He explained that the research related with the ASEAN humanitarian aids is still minimal. In fact, academic studies are really needed by government in dealing with this issue. “Therefore, we give the recommendations to optimize the role of ASEAN University Network (AUN) and ASEAN Youth in providing data-based policy related to humanitarian assistance,” explained Septyanto. In addition, Center for Multilateral Policy Strategy...Read More