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The forum featured three dean candidates who had successfully passed the administrative document screening and verification stage.
Being named the best graduate of the Master’s Program at the Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Gadjah Mada (FEB UGM), while also earning the title of Valedictorian at The University of Queensland (UQ), was an achievement Fajar Munichputranto had never imagined.
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“Globally, only around 10 percent of those who need assistive technology currently have access to it,” said Dr. Afiqah Amin, an academic from the School of Business and Economics, Universiti Brunei Darussalam, during the Global Summer Week (GSW) 2026 workshop titled “Accessibility for All: Assistive Technology Innovation” held on Friday (19/07/2026).
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A business’s success is not solely measured by the profits it generates, but also by the positive social impact it creates. Social entrepreneurship offers an innovative and sustainable business approach to addressing societal challenges, including creating employment opportunities and fostering economic independence for people with disabilities.
Megawati Syahril, S.E., M.B.A., CEO of SAGATA, a handicraft enterprise that empowers people with disabilities, explained that the primary goal of social entrepreneurship is to create sustainable social impact.