The first day was opened with remarks by the Education Attache of the Indonesian Embassy in Beijing, Mr. Yaya Sutarya and Prof. Dr. Ir. Ahmad Yunus, M.S. as Vice Chancellor for Academic and Student Affairs. Then the first session was opened with an introduction or overview of the course by Prof. Sahid Teguh Widodo, M. Hum., Ph.D. as the Head of PUI Javanology UNS. The first session was moderated by Stephanie Phanata, B.Ed., M.TCSOL. who is also the Chair of the PBM Confucius Institute UNS.
Prof. Sahid Teguh Widodo as the first speaker conveyed the outline of Javanese culture and why they should be interested in learning Javanese culture. The presenters also gave a glimpse of the material of Javanese culture and traditions that will be delivered by all presenters in the next 5 days such as Keris, Batik, Dance, virtual exploring the city of Surakarta, and learning Javanese language and script.