Universitas Gadjah Mada
Faculty of Economics and Business

The Student Executive Board of the Faculty of Economics and Business (BEM FEB) carried out a collaborative project with the Hiroshima University of Economics (HUE) in welcoming the 2023 Indonesia International Contribution Project (IICP). This activity aligns with Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) number 8, namely Decent Work and Economic Growth and number 17, Partnerships for the Goals. Giyas Tariq, the IICP HUE 2023 Public Relations Coordinator, explained that IICP-HUE (IICP team from Japan) regularly visits Indonesia twice yearly. IICP-UGM divided and named the arrival of IIP-HUE into two, namely IICP Summer (February) and IICP Spring (September).

The IICP Spring 2023 series took place from 1-11 September 2023 and was attended by 17 HUE students and 2 sensei from HUE. The activities taking place during IICP Spring 2023 have previously been discussed by IICP-HUE and IICP-UGM so that the series of events which took place from 1-11 September 2023 is an agreement between IICP-HUE and IICP-UGM which is based on the objectives of IICP activities. "Even though several things hinder its implementation, IICP-HUE can still run well. Hopefully, HUE and UGM can get and feel the benefits of IICP Spring 2023," said Giyas.

The IICP Spring 2023 series contains several activities. The IICP Spring 2023 Opening activity took place on September 1 2023. On September 2, a product purchasing activity by IICP-HUE and a weaving workshop were held in Sumberarum Village. On September 7, IICP-HUE and IICP-UGM product sales activities and a Cultural Workshop by IICP-HUE were held at FEB UGM. On September 8, cultural exchange activities were held at Sendang Adi 2 Elementary School. On September 10, survey activities were carried out in Sumberarum Village. Meanwhile, on September 11, a survey and interview were held, which also took place in Sumberarum Village.

Reportage: Adella Wahyu Pradita