Starting from Universitas Gadjah Mada’s commitment to participate in introducing cultural diversity and education in Indonesia, UGM under the coordination of the Office of International Affairs has made the program particularly for international students who wants to know more about Indonesia, both from a cultural and educational aspect. This fun program in the form of an International Summer Program has received positive response from various universities in the world. Since it was first successfully held in 2009, DREaM (an abbreviation of Disaster Research, Community Empowerment, and Microeconomics) became an annual event much anticipated by partner universities.

DREaM has been attended by international students from various backgrounds, thus, DREaM is a place for students to learn more and exchange ideas about the background of each student. DREaM not only introduces Indonesian culture, but also various strategic themes in each year, such as matters on food, humanitarian, religion and education. DREaM offers a different concept of summer program, in which students have the knowledge not only of theoretical teaching carried out in the classroom, but students are also given the opportunity to directly participate in the field. For two weeks, students will be involved in various activities such as public lectures, community work, internship programs and excursions.

DREaM 2018

Universitas Gadjah Mada proudly present One Decade Celebration: The 10th DREaM International Students Summer Program 2018. This year’s theme will highlight “Reinventing Education in the Disruptive Era”, emphasizing on the impact of the disruptive era which predict the future can no longer be based either on conventional wisdom or historical precedent, especially on education in the present days.

DREaM International Summer Program 2018 which will be held on July 18 – 31, 2018, is organized by the Office of International Affairs (OIA) Universitas Gadjah Mada. Participants will be involved in various activities such as public lectures, followed by internships, workshop action plan, community service, cultural excursions around Yogyakarta, and special agenda for an alumni gathering.

Through DREaM 2018, students from around the world can get the envision of what the future education could appear in the disruptive era. They will not only hear from the experts about the impact of this era on education, they can also gain further insight into the themes by having an experience in the fields. DREaM 2018 aims to be a stimulus for further reflection on the future education. The younger generation may become the initiators for the solutions on education in the disruptive era and inspire others to make a better world for us and for our future generations.