Academic calendar
Fall 2026 runs Aug 15, 2026 – Dec 15, 2026. Calendar aliases that share a date range are grouped together, with every source term still shown.
- Fall 2026Relevant now
- Spring 2027
Campus language
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B
- BEM
- Badan Eksekutif Mahasiswa (Student Executive Board)
- Burjo
- Abbreviation for Bubur Kacang Ijo, referring to the common budget-friendly 24-hour student stalls used for meals and hanging out
C
- Crewing
- The act of volunteering or being assigned as a production assistant or crew member on a peer's film set
H
- HIMA
- Himpunan Mahasiswa (Student Department Association)
- Hunting
- Shorthand for location hunting or scouting for film shoots
J
- JFA
- Common student shorthand for the institution, derived from its alternate name Jogja Film Academy
P
- PMB
- Penerimaan Mahasiswa Baru (The office or process of New Student Admissions)
S
- Script Conference
- Commonly called 'Script Conf', referring to the collaborative review sessions for student scripts
U
- UKM
- Unit Kegiatan Mahasiswa (Student Activity Units/Clubs)
- UPPM
- Unit Penelitian dan Pengabdian kepada Masyarakat (Unit for Research and Community Service)
W
- Warung
- General term for small, local family-run eateries where students eat daily meals
- Workshop
- A core student term for the intensive, practical film production courses that define the curriculum
Places and practicalities
Buildings, logistics, and other local references drawn from the approved campus snapshot.
- Final Project
- The mandatory graduation film or thesis production required for completing the D3 program
- Kampus 1
- The main campus located at Jalan Ipda Tut Harsono (Timoho)
- Kampus 2
- The secondary campus located at Jalan MT Haryono (Suryodiningratan)
- Kost
- Private off-campus boarding houses where almost all students live, as there are no official on-campus dorms
- KTM
- Kartu Tanda Mahasiswa (Student Identity Card), essential for borrowing production gear and accessing campus facilities
- Learning by Doing
- The official pedagogical motto and philosophy emphasized during student orientation and curriculum
- Perpustakaan
- The campus library providing film-related academic resources
- Studio
- The designated film production and laboratory space used for practical assignments
- Trans Jogja
- The city's bus system commonly used by students to commute between the two campuses
Quick answers
Useful facts students can verify from the guide above.
- What academic term is relevant now?
- Fall 2026 runs Aug 15, 2026 – Dec 15, 2026.
- How much campus context is included?
- 12 approved campus terms and 9 local details are included in full.
- Are all approved campus terms included?
- Yes. The complete approved glossary is available in the scrollable, searchable campus-language section.
- Where does this guide come from?
- Calendar dates, campus terms, and local details come from DormWay's approved campus reference library.