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The Graduate Students Symposium on Communication Science (GSSC) is an international platform that brings together graduate students and early-career researchers to explore how communication intersects with today’s global challenges.

The symposium is organized by the Department of Communication Science, Faculty of Social and Political Sciences, Universitas Gadjah Mada. This year marks the third edition of the symposium, carrying the theme “Sustainable, Digital, Inclusive: Redefining Communication for a Changing World”. Theme highlights the important role of communication in addressing global challenges, including sustainable development, digital transformation and societal inclusivity. 

GSSC 2025 aims to engage postgraduate students, early-career researchers, academics, media practitioners, activists, and policymakers with interests in communication, media studies, sustainability, and social inclusion.

GSSC 2025 offers a valuable platform for postgraduate students and early-career researchers by facilitating collaborative dialogue and showcasing impactful research. Through this symposium, participants are encouraged to redefine the role of communication in building a sustainable, digitally connected, and inclusive world. 

This mission is aligned with the symposium’s core objectives:

1. To serve as a forum for postgraduate students and early-career researchers to discuss solutions to key issues in Communication Studies, particularly those related to sustainable development, digital innovation, and the creation of an inclusive society.
   

    

2. To facilitate academic discussions, both theoretical and practical among students and early-career researchers in communication studies, with the goal of generating practical and strategic recommendations for today’s challenges.

    

3. To provide opportunities for participants to present their scholarly work, with the potential for producing academic publication.

We accept abstract submissions written in English, with a length of 200–300 words. Abstracts can be submitted individually or by a group of authors.

Submissions may be based on empirical research, theoretical exploration, case studies, or reflective essays, but are not limited to these formats. All types of scholarly abstracts are welcome, as long as they are relevant to the symposium’s main theme.