From Monday to Wednesday, February 9–11, 2026, the Department of History at Universitas Gadjah Mada, in collaboration with the SEASREP Foundation, organized a Workshop and Seminar on writing and oral history studies in Southeast Asia. The event was attended by academics and students from various countries in Asia and Southeast Asia, including the National University of Singapore, Kyoto University, University of the Philippines Diliman, Universiti Malaya, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, National Chung Cheng University, and Universitas Gadjah Mada as the host. Also present were Dr. Abdul Wahid, M.Hum., M.Phil., and Satrio Dwicahyo, S.S., M.Sc., M.A., serving as Head of the Department and lecturer at the Department of History UGM. In addition, the event was attended by Dr. Maria I. Diokno, Professor Emeritus at the University of the Philippines Diliman and Executive Director of the SEASREP Foundation. read more

Workshop, Universitas Gadjah Mada, 8-10 September 2026

About the Program

Development, or Pembangunan, has been a core aspiration in Indonesia since independence. Extant histories of development in Indonesia have outlined the political and institutional contexts from which development policies arose. This workshop aims to illuminate the historical experiences and tangible impacts of projects mobilised for Indonesia’s economic and social development, which were planned and financed by national and international development agencies. It takes a wide temporal scope aligning with independent Indonesia’s push for development across the Sukarno, New Order and reformasi periods. It also spans a broad geography aligning with development’s nation-building aspirations. read more

On Tuesday, January 20, 2026, the Department of History at Universitas Gadjah Mada held a discussion on the growth and development of nationalist political thought in Southeast Asia during the post-colonial period (1945–1965). This event marked the opening of a series of academic discussions to be organized by the Department of History throughout 2026. On this occasion, the department invited Yi Ning Chang, a researcher and historian of Southeast Asian politics who is currently pursuing doctoral studies at the Department of Government, Harvard University, United States. Her research interests focus on the history of political thought and international relations among Southeast Asian countries in the post-colonial era. The discussion was also accompanied by Dr. Farabi Fakih, S.S., M.Phil., a historian and lecturer at the Department of History UGM, who also serves as the Head of the Master’s Program in History at UGM. The event was open to all students as well as the general public with an interest in Southeast Asian history and political thought. read more