Semarang — The Community Service Team of lecturers from the Faculty of Humanities (FIB), Universitas Diponegoro, is organizing a Ngaji Budaya event in collaboration with the Kethoprak Sri Mulyo Group. This activity is part of an ongoing effort to strengthen the role of academics—particularly lecturers from the Indonesian Literature Study Program, FIB UNDIP—in bringing the values of arts and culture closer to the wider community.
Carrying the theme “Ngaji Budaya: Arts and Culture as a Way to Foster Love and Compassion”, the event will be held on:
Day/Date: Saturday, November 29, 2025
Time: 7:00–10:00 PM (WIB)
Venue: Kethoprak Studio, Jurang Blimbing
The event will feature two lecturers from the Indonesian Literature Study Program, FIB UNDIP, as the main speakers, namely K.H. Nur Fauzan A., M.A. and Dr. Sukarjo Waluyo, M.Hum. Both speakers will share academic and cultural perspectives on the role of arts and culture as a means of fostering humanitarian values, tolerance, and mutual respect within society.
The discussion will be further enriched by the presence of Mbah Gimin, a kethoprak artist, who will offer insights from the perspective of traditional performing arts practice and his firsthand experience in preserving cultural traditions within the community.
Ngaji Budaya is designed as a warm and inclusive space for dialogue among academics, artists, and the public. Through shared discussion and reflection, the event is expected to strengthen connections between the university and local art communities, while also reaffirming the role of the Indonesian Literature Study Program, FIB UNDIP, in the preservation and development of local culture.
The Community Service Team of FIB UNDIP warmly invites the general public, cultural practitioners, and members of the academic community to attend and take part in this event as a form of support for the sustainability of arts and culture as a foundation of humanitarian values.
Dr. Sukarjo Waluyo, S.S., M.Hum., Head of the Indonesian Literature Study Program, FIB UNDIP, expressed his full support for this activity. He hopes that the event will serve as an inspiration for the academic community of Indonesian Literature at FIB UNDIP, as well as other students, to actively participate in various programs and activities within the Indonesian Literature Study Program and beyond.