Aimed to develop students’ potential of art and culture, Vocational College of UGM through Department of Languages, Arts, and Culture Management (DBSMB), in this case is English Study Program has signing Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) and Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with Balai Budaya Minomartani and Sanggar Seni Kinanti Sekar on Monday, January 7th, 2019. The signing was done at Ruang Sidang SV 138 led by the Dean of Vocational College, Wikan Sakarinto, S.T., M.Sc., Ph.D. and the Chairman of Balai Budaya Minomartani Community, Sri Kuncoro, also the Chairman of Sanggar Seni Kinanti Sekar, Bagas Arga Santosa, S.Sn.“If we pay attention, the growth of K-Pop is a manifestation of Korean people in managing and celebrating their culture in such a way that it can be sold and bought by other nations,” said Wikan Sakarinto, S.T., M.Sc., Ph.D. in his remarks.
“In the future, we need to combine our art and culture with technology. It has been one of many concerns of Vocational College, UGM. In relation to that, after the release of Tengkorak The Movie with 40 thousand from around Indonesia, in the near future we will release our second movie entitled Gadjah Mada,” the Dean continued. The Dean also welcomed this cooperation, moreover in the past has carried academic activities in order to facilitate students of Vocational College to learn.
Sri Kuncoro, the Chairman of Balai Budaya Minomartani Community, in his remarks conveyed his gratitude to Vocational College for welcoming the group consisting of the Advisor, the Treasurers, and Public Relation-Social Media. “So far, we have been assisted a lot by the students and the lecturers of English Study Program, mainly for the spontaneous translation program at the wayang shows in Balai Budaya Minomartani. I hope the other program can be carried together.” He said.
Bagas Arga Santosa, the Chairman of Sanggar Seni Kinanthi Sekar expressed his happiness to be able to join the cooperation with the English Study Program. He conveyed that the cooperation with the art studio he chaired had started since 2014. Some of the programs that have collaborated were mentoring students to learn directly in the field of event management. “One of the events that English students participated in as the committee was the DIY-Kyoto Sister City painting competition,” said Bagas.
Apart from the Dean, the Chairman and member of Balai Budaya Minomartani Community, and Sanggar Seni Kinanti Sekar, the signing was also attended by the Vice Dean for Cooperation, Manager of the DBSMB Cooperation Unit, the Head of English Study Program, and all of the lecturers of English Study Program.
Foto: Humas SV
Text: Humas DBSMB