On Friday, September 12th, 2025, Master in Agribusiness Management (MMA UGM) invited Dr. Yuli Fajar Susetyo, S.Psi., M.Si., a psychologist and lecturer of Faculty of Psychology as a speaker on Seminar “Enhancing Motivation for On-time Graduating”. This seminar was addressed, especially, for students of MMA Study Program. This event was held offline in MMA Auditorium. The event has begun with welcoming speech delivered Head of Department of Agricultural Socio-economic, Prof. Dr. Jangkung Handoyo Mulyo, M.Ec.
As a speaker, Dr. Yuli Fajar Susetyo, S.Psi., M.Si. delivered a speech titled “Self-Leader: Become a Success and Happy Learner”. He told that no matters how the study program facilitates us, we still have to lead ourselves. We have to define who we are. Support from friends, family, lecturers; university’s facility and policy are crucial for students to graduate on-time. According to the result of a survey conducted by him, most of students who gruduate on-time can keep their spirits, tend to know the results of their efforts, define their goals, keep moving, be persistent, and overcome external challenges.
He told that steps of graduating on-time are defining goals, creating timeline, and doing real-actions. However, sometimes, students have negative thoughts. Students have to be able to overcome it. It can be overcome by looking for proof, overcoming negative thoughts, and directing our behavior into good time management. In the end of his speech, he said that we have to delay our comfort in order to create something more comfort for us. Students have to delay their comfort in order to be able to graduate on-time.
