REACH: Mind Power and Control for Students activity which was presented by Mr. Denny Farabi. This activity, which aims to optimize students’ thoughts and emotions so they can learn more effectively, is mandatory and is participated in by active students of the FEB UGM Master of Science and Doctoral Program.

On Friday, September 8 2023, the FEB UGM Master of Science and Doctoral (MD) Program held an open doctoral examination in Economics for the promotion of Asih Murwiati. Secretary of the Department of Economics FEB UGM, Eny Sulistyaningrum, M.A., Ph.D., acted as Chair of the Session. Also present was Prof. Catur Sugiyanto, M.A., Ph.D., as promoter and Elan Satriawan, M.Ec., PhD., as co-promoter. In this open exam, the assessing team was Prof. Lincolin Arsyad, M.Sc., Ph.D., Dr. Evi Noor Afifah, S.E., M.S.E., and Dr. Evita Hanie Pangaribowo, MIDEC. The testing team is Dr. Ardito Bhinadi, M.Sc. and Dr. Rudy Badrudin, M.Sc. Apart from that, the open examination was also attended by the doctoral candidate’s family, work relatives and invited guests.

On Wednesday, 6 September 2023 the Master of Science and Doctoral Program (MD) FEB UGM held an doctoral open examination in Economics for promovendus Sailal Arimi. Prof. Catur Sugiyanto, M.A., Ph.D., as Head of the Doctoral Study Program in Economics, acted as Chair of the Session. Also present were Prof. Lincolin Arsyad, M.Sc., Ph.D., as promoter and Eny Sulistyaningrum, M.A., Ph.D., as co-promoter. In this open exam, Prof. served as the assessment team. Dr. Samsubar Saleh, M.Soc., Sc., and Prof. Amirullah Setya Hardi, Cand. Oecon., Ph.D. The examiner team is Rimawan Pradiptyo, M.Sc., Ph.D., and Dr. Ardito Bhinadi, M.Sc. Apart from that, the open examination was also attended by the families of the doctoral candidates, work relatives and invited guests.

On Friday, 11 August 2023 the Universitas Terbuka (UT) had a visit to the Management Science Doctoral Study Program in order to study registration techniques, lecture implementation, curriculum and study period from the Doctor of Management Science Program FEB UGM. The visit which took place in the Meeting Room Lt. 3 The Master of Science and Doctoral Building FEB UGM was attended by four representatives from the Open University namely Dr. Joko Rizkie, S.E., M.M., as Deputy Director of the UT Postgraduate Program, Martini Wibowo, S.E., M.Sc., Ph.D., as Chair of the UT Doctor of Management Science Study Program and Dr. Zulkifli Sultan, S.E., M.M., and Dr. Andi Harmoko Arifin, S.E., M.Sc., as a Lecturer in the UT Doctor of Management Science Study Program. Head of Management Science Doctoral Study Program, Prof. Mamduh M. Hanafi., M.B.A., Ph.D., received the visit along with several staff from the FEB UGM Masters of Science and Doctoral Program.

The Master of Science and Doctoral Program FEB UGM held an Academic Briefing and Researcher’s Enrichment Program (REACH) as a form of welcoming new students for the odd period of 2023/2024 for two days on Wednesday and Thursday, August 9 – 10 2023. The activity was held on the Master of Science and Doctor of FEB UGM and attended by all new students, both the Master of Science (S2) and Doctoral (S3) Programs.

On Wednesday, 26 July 2023 the Master of Science and Doctoral Program at the Faculty of Economics and Business UGM held a Graduation Ceremony. The event was held at 13.00 WIB after the graduates carried out the university graduation ceremony at Grha Sabha Pramana. The graduation ceremony was attended by representatives of the dean, administrators, supervisors and all graduates along with their parents. Head of the Doctoral Study Program in Accounting Science Prof. Jogiyanto Hartono, Ph.D., M.B.A., CA read a report on graduate statistical data. In his report he said that there were 25 graduates who graduated in this period. The highest GPA in the master program was achieved by Mr. Dian Agustina, a graduate of the Master of Science in Accounting Program with a GPA of 3.91 and a graduate with the fastest study period achieved by Br. Ruth Meilianna, a graduate of the Master of Science Program in Economics with a study period of 1 year 9 months 27 days.

Yogyakarta, 9 June 2023

The Master of Science and Doctoral Program of FEB UGM held a public lecture on the topic “Dissecting Transfer Pricing: Basic Principles and Legal Challenges”. The event was held online by presenting Dr. Yadyn Palebangan, S.H., M.H., Head of the District Attorney for East Luwu, South Sulawesi and Dr. Dian Kartika Rahajeng, S.E., M.Sc., Lecturer in the Department of Accounting FEB UGM as the speaker, and Bella Madiana Sumadi , M.Sc as the moderator. The public lecture was held with the aim of providing in-depth insight into the basic principles and legal challenges regarding the latest phenomenon, namely transfer pricing.