UFF 2024: “Urbanity”


On Saturday, March 23, 2024, the UPH Film Festival 2024 was held at XXI Aeon Mall BSD. The event proceeded smoothly and joyfully, with students, alumni, and invited guests filling the XXI studio throughout the afternoon until evening. The event commenced with welcoming videos from the Dean of the UPH Faculty of Design and the Chair of the Visual Communication Design Program at UPH. Following this, the event continued with a talk show featuring speakers Wregas Bhanuteja and Inarah Syarafina, who shared their experiences and perspectives on the current film industry.

From Left to Right: Inarah Syarafina, Wregas Bhanuteja, and Dr. Lala Palupi Santyaputri, S.Sn., M.Si.
From Left to Right: Inarah Syarafina, Wregas Bhanuteja, and Dr. Lala Palupi Santyaputri, S.Sn., M.Si.

After discussions with the speakers and a Q&A session with the audience, the UFF event proceeded with the presentation of appreciation to the speakers by the Chair of the UPH Film Festival 2024 and the Chair of the Visual Communication Design Program at UPH. Subsequently, works by alumni and students from VCD UPH were showcased, including those in cinematography, animation, and graphic design.

Appreciation to UFF 2024 Speakers
Appreciation to UFF 2024 Speakers

VCD UPH and the entire UPH Film Festival 2024 committee extend their gratitude to the speakers, sponsors, and media partners for their support in this edition of the UPH Film Festival 2024. It is hoped that UPH Film Festival 2024 can become a new monument in visual communication design education, especially within VCD UPH.

The UFF 2024 Committee in XXI Aeon Mall BSD City
The UFF 2024 Committee in XXI Aeon Mall BSD City

See you at UFF 2025 and other events organized by VCD UPH. For more about UFF, visit UFF’s Instagram page.


Photo Credits: Hizkia Kustiawan & Louis Alexander Setiabudi

Student Leaders Appreciation & Inauguration 2023

On Thursday, September 14, 2023, Universitas Pelita Harapan held the Student Leaders Appreciation & Inauguration 2023 at the Grand Chapel of Universitas Pelita Harapan. This event was organized by the Student Life department of Universitas Pelita Harapan to appreciate the student organization leaders from the academic year 2022/2023 and to inaugurate the student organization leaders for the academic year 2023/2024.

During this event, many students from the Visual Communication Design program at Universitas Pelita Harapan took on roles as student organization leaders, both those who had completed their terms and those who were just beginning their roles in the academic year 2023/2024. One of the student organizations inaugurated during this event was the Student Association of the Visual Communication Design program, presided over by Eric Jobiliong, Ph.D., the Associate Provost for Academic and Innovation, Lestari Ayu Angraini, S.E., M.M., the Manager of Administration and Student Affairs for the Faculty of Design, Brian Alvin Hananto, S.Sn., M.Ds., the Chair of the Visual Communication Design program, and Lorentius Calvin, S.Ds., the Student Affairs Coordinator for the Visual Communication Design program.

We express our heartfelt gratitude to the students who have served during the academic year 2022/2023, and we extend our greetings to the students who are about to commence their service in the academic year 2023/2024. May God bless and guide each of our endeavors.

Dr. Martin Luqman Katoppo, S.T, M.T., Lorentius Calvin, S.Ds., Brian Alvin Hananto, S.Sn., M.Ds., and representatives of the student association of the visual communication design department

VCD UPH Goes to UPHC

On Thursday, September 9, 2023, Universitas Pelita Harapan College (UPHC) organized a University & Career Day event aimed at helping its students prepare for choosing their future study programs and universities. One of the study programs featured in the exhibition was VCD UPH.

VCD UPH hosted an exhibition showcasing their final projects and specializations. During the event, many UPHC students showed enthusiasm and asked questions to learn more about VCD UPH.

We, from VCD UPH, express our gratitude for the opportunity provided by UPHC to come and share information about our study program. We hope that many UPHC students will be interested in joining VCD UPH to pursue studies in visual communication design.

DKV Welcoming Party: Doodleheimer – Creativity is the Bomb

DKV Welcomign Party: Doodleheimer Creativity is the Bomb

The Welcoming Party event is organized to provide inspiration about creativity and to offer positive encouragement in the transition of new students towards the academic phase. This event features alumni, namely Agnes Hernadi from the Cinematography specialization, class of 2018. Besides the alumni, there is also a senior who has accumulated valuable experiences during her study period, Natashia Lim from the Graphic Design (GD) specialization, class of 2021. Both speakers will discuss their experiences during their studies in Visual Communication Design (VCD) at UPH. We hope that this activity can provide an overview of the academic activities that will be undertaken by the new students.