Working Paper

To strengthen the institution’s image, the Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Gadjah Mada (FEB UGM), organized a workshop titled “Strengthening the Narrative of FEB UGM Publications: News Writing and Photography Training” on Monday, May 19, 2025.

Dr. Friderica Widyasari Dewi, S.E., M.B.A., Chief Executive Officer of the Financial Services Business Conduct Supervision, Education, and Consumer Protection of the Financial Services Authority (OJK), who is also the Chairperson of the Central Board (PP) of the Family of Alumni of the Faculty of Economics and Business (KAFEGAMA), won the Outstanding Leader in Financial Services award at the Indonesia Leading Women Awards 2025.

Friderica received this prestigious award for her dedication as a female leader who plays a vital role in developing Indonesia’s financial services sector.

From hobby to impactful business, that’s the inspiring story of Tatsbita Ratqa Amany, an Economics student from FEB UGM class of 2022, who managed to turn her love for handicrafts into Day of Art, a creative platform that has now held hundreds of workshops, collaborated with hundreds of brands, and reached dozens of cities in Indonesia.

The Coordinating Minister for Social Empowerment of the Republic of Indonesia, Dr (HC) Drs. Abdul Muhaimin Iskandar, urged students to continuously innovate and contribute solutions to the nation’s challenges, particularly in the social and economic sectors.