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A solemn atmosphere enveloped the Senate Hall, Central Building of Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) on Thursday (8/5/2025), when the Faculty of Cultural Sciences UGM inaugurated Prof. Dr. Hendrokumoro, M.Hum. as Professor of Linguistics. This inauguration became a historic moment for the Javanese Language, Literature, and Culture Study Program of the Faculty, which was also proud of the achievement of one of its best lecturers. read more

With the aim of improving understanding related to lectures, the lecturer of codicology, Dr. Sri Ratna Saktimulya, M.Hum. brought Javanese Language, Literature, and Culture students of the 2023 class to visit three libraries; the Widyabudaya Keraton Ngayogyakarta library, the Sonobudoyo Museum library, and the Widyapustaka Pura Pakualaman library.

This field lecture started in the morning at 08.30 until the afternoon at 15.00. Students were asked to gather in the parking lot of the Keraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat before 08.30 for joint preparation and direction. The first destination visited was the Widyabudaya library. There, students were invited and accompanied by abdi dalem to look around and get to know the rooms in the library such as the reservation room, archive room, depo-archive room. In addition, students were also given manuscripts to observe their physical condition according to the material that had been taught such as the paper material, the illumination contained in the manuscript, and others. read more

The fate of a culture, including its language and literature, ultimately rests in the hands of its people. Acknowledging this, the Study Program of Javanese Language, Literature, and Culture, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada (FIB UGM), held a special event on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, featuring Drs. Suhartoyo, a passionate advocate and observer of Javanese literature and culture. Drs. Suhartoyo, himself an alumnus of the program, actively manages Majalah Belik, a Javanese-language magazine, and is involved in the Javanese Literature and Culture Association (Paguyuban Sastra dan Budaya Jawa, Pasbuja) Kawi Merapi. read more

On Tuesday (March 25, 2025), Dr. Arsanti Wulandari, M.Hum., a lecturer from the Javanese Language, Literature, and Culture Program at the Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada (FIB UGM), discussed the life of Prince Diponegoro as depicted in the Babad Ngayogyakarta during the first session of the Nusantara Manuscript Literacy Class. The event was organized by the Center for Library Information Services and Nusantara Manuscript Management (Pujaasintara) of the National Library of the Republic of Indonesia (Perpusnas RI), under the theme “Another Side of Diponegoro: The Prince from Two Perspectives.” read more

On Monday, April 21, 2025, a number of students from the Department of Javanese Language, Literature, and Culture, Faculty of Cultural Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), attended a cultural event titled Uyon-Uyon Hadiluhung Senen Pon held at the Kagungan Dalem Bangsal Kasatriyan of the Karaton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat (Yogyakarta Palace). The event was part of the ceremonial commemoration of the birthday (wiyosan dalem) of Sri Sultan Hamengku Bawana X, which falls on Monday Pon evening, or the eve of Tuesday Wage according to the Javanese calendar. read more

Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) is pleased to announce an important event: the inaugural professorial lecture of Prof. Dr. Hendrokumoro, M. Hum., from the Study Program of Javanese Language, Literature, and Culture, Faculty of Cultural Sciences. The event will take place on Thursday, May 8, 2025, from 09:00 to 10:00 AM WIB, at the Senate Hall, UGM Main Building.

On this occasion, Prof. Hendrokumoro will deliver a lecture titled “Eksistensi Bahasa Jawa Saat Ini beserta Peran, Tantangan, dan Peluangnya” (The Current Existence of the Javanese Language: Its Roles, Challenges, and Opportunities). This topic is expected to provide profound insights into the present condition of the Javanese language amidst ongoing social and cultural shifts, including its strategic role in society as well as the challenges and opportunities that lie ahead. For members of the public who wish to follow the event, UGM will provide a live broadcast via the official Universitas Gadjah Mada YouTube channel, accessible through this link read more