Currently, we have some events held during the year. We’re participating in Gelanggang Expo to recruit new members, who are active students of Universitas Gadjah Mada. Gelanggang Expo is an event held around a week after the university’s welcoming week and is the official way for any Unit Kegiatan Mahasiswa to recruit new members. Gelanggang Expo is usually held on August.
After the recruitment, we have First Gathering as our initial schedule, followed by an interview to know the new members’ desire when joining the club and their suggestions, if any in the next few meetings. At the same time, the new members will be required to do a set of match as the reference for the coach to set the exercise menu. Then, we start our weekly exercises, which are held on Tuesday evening, Thursday evening, and Sunday morning. Some time after that, we have Fun Time, a one-day activity which aims to strengthen the bonding between new members and the older members. The place, date and time follows the academic timeline.
Besides, we are participating in Porsenigama, the university’s sports and arts week. The members of UKM Tenis Meja UGM organize the details of the tournament: what the athletes should and should not do, the requirements, scoring system, the match, documenting and the technical meeting. Porsenigama is held in the middle of the first semester (around September-October).
We also hold our yearly table tennis tournament: Rektor UGM Cup. The first Rektor UGM Cup was held on 30 November- 4 December 2016. The second tournament was held on 16-19 November 2017. The third tournament was held on 7-11 November 2018. Rektor UGM Cup IV is scheduled to be held on October 2019. Some time after Rektor UGM Cup and before exam, we will have end-year evaluation and electing new committee for UKM Tenis Meja UGM in the next one year (as the academic year starts in August and ends in June, yet the committee year starts in February and ends in December).
In the second semester (Feb-June), the schedule is less hectic. The weekly exercises are still running in this semester. We might have internal tournament for students, lecturers, and staff of Universitas Gadjah Mada. We also might have Buka Bersama if Ramadan occurs in between the semester (and if possible). We’ll also have mid-year evaluation.