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Universitas Gadjah Mada forum targets leaders' role in tackling sexual violence on campus

Universitas Gadjah Mada held a wellbeing forum aimed at strengthening how its faculty, department and study programme leaders prevent and address sexual violence.

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Why it matters: Faculty, department and study programme leaders at Universitas Gadjah Mada are the focus of the university's effort to build capacity on sexual violence prevention and response.

Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) said it is continuing work to prevent and address sexual violence on campus by building the understanding and capacity of faculty, department and study programme leaders.

According to UGM, the UGM Wellbeing Forum, titled "Penguatan Peran Pimpinan dalam Pencegahan dan Penanganan Kasus Kekerasan" (Strengthening Leadership Roles in Preventing and Addressing Cases of Violence), ran from 30 October into November.

Editor’s view

Rachel Smith, Students and International Editor

The forum was aimed at UGM's faculty, department and study programme leaders; if it meets its stated aim, those leaders will be better equipped to prevent and address cases of sexual violence.

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