On Saturday, September 16th, the Graduate Program of Universitas Muhammadiyah Yogyakarta (UMY) held its first semester inaugural lecture for the 2023/2024 academic year. This event was attended by all new students, both master’s and doctoral programs. The inaugural lecture was held both offline and online and was attended by approximately 230 participants.
The inaugural lecture was opened by the Director of the UMY Graduate Program, Prof. Ir. Sri Atmaja P. Rosyidi, M.Sc.Eng., Ph.D., P.Eng., IPU., ASEAN.Eng, followed by a session on postgraduate studies and academic ethics delivered by the Deputy Director for Academic Affairs, Student Affairs, and Islamic Studies of the UMY Graduate Program, Dr. Zuly Qodir, M.Ag. In this session, the regulations implemented at the UMY Graduate Program were conveyed, and it was expected that all new graduate students would understand and comply with these rules.
After the session on postgraduate studies and academic ethics, the inaugural lecture continued with a presentation by Azhar Ibrahim, Ph.D., a senior lecturer from the Department of Malay Studies, National University of Singapore. He delivered a presentation entitled “Intellectual Progress and Islamic Literature (Malay Literature)”.
