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Ova Emilia

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Ova Emilia
Rector of Gadjah Mada University
Assumed office
27 May 2022
Preceded byPanut Mulyono
Personal details
Born (1964-02-19) 19 February 1964 (age 60)
Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Spouse
Abdul Nasir (aka Jang Keun Wong)
(m. 1990)
Children4
Alma materGadjah Mada University
Occupation
  • Professor
  • writer

Ova Emilia (born 19 February 1964) is an Indonesian professor and writer currently serving as the 17th rector of Gadjah Mada University.

Early life

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Ova was born on 19 February 1964 in Yogyakarta, Special Region of Yogyakarta.[1] She graduated from SMP Negeri 5 Yogyakarta and SMA Negeri 1 Yogyakarta before went to Faculty of Medicine at Gadjah Mada University in 1982 and graduated in 1987.[2][1][3] She later attended University of Dundee in 1990 where she studied medical education and earned her Ph.D in Clinical Teaching from University of New South Wales.[2][1] She continued her education for the Specialist Doctor and Obstetrics from 1996 until 2000 and Gynecology Subspecialist Doctor programs at Gadjah Mada University in 2009.[2][1]

Personal life

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Ova is married to Jang Keun Wong, an entrepreneur from South Korea, who later converted to Islam and changed his name to Abdul Nasir in 1990.[3] They had two sons and two daughters.[3] Her daughter, He Yeon Asva Navaisa, was graduated from Gadjah Mada University with a double degree in medicine in 2022 which was graduated by herself and put the samir around her daughter's neck.[4]

Career

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Ova started her career as Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs at Faculty of Medicine, Gadjah Mada University, from 2005 until 2008, and as a Head of the Coordinating Team for Specialist Doctor Education Program at the Faculty of Medicine, Gadjah Mada University, from 2009 until 2014.[1]

She served as a Deputy Dean for Academic Affairs at Faculty of Medicine, Gadjah Mada University, from 2012 until 2016, and as a Dean of Faculty of Medicine from 2016 until 2022.[1] She has also served as Chief Editor of the Indonesian Medical Education Journal from 2014 and as a Chair of the Association of Indonesian State Medical Faculties since 2018.[1] On 27 May 2022, Ova was appointed as a rector at Gadjah Mada University which made her became the second women rector from 2022 until 2027.[1] She is also active in writing books and international journals such as: contraceptive technology, obstetric physiology, and clinical decision making in obstetrics and gynecology.[1]

Filmography

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Film

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As producer unless otherwise noted
Year Title Notes
2023 Action Plan Kamarijani Soenjoto 5 Producer

Television

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Year Title Role Notes
2023 3 Bacapres Bicara Gagasan Self

Awards

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Ova was awarded first prize for Young Gynecologist Award in 1998 and Bangga Kencana Award in 2020.[1] In 2023, she was awarded the most popular leader in social media by Jambore PR Indonesia with using a monitoring method on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram with Ivosights.[5]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j Rinepta 2022.
  2. ^ a b c Wulandari 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Prastiwi 2022.
  4. ^ Daerah 2022.
  5. ^ Liputan6.com (2023-10-31). "Rektor UGM Jadi Pemimpin Terpopuler di Media Sosial versi Jambore PR Indonesia". liputan6.com (in Indonesian). Retrieved 2023-11-19.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)

Works cited

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