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SDG 6: Clean Water and Sanitation

Faculty Corner, Innovation, News Report

UGM Introduces Solar Desalination Technology to Address Clean Water Scarcity in Coastal Areas and Small Islands

Monday, 27 May 2024

Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), represented by researchers from the Center for Energy Studies (PSE UGM), the Center for Environmental Studies (PSLH UGM), the Faculty of Engineering (FT UGM), and the Faculty of Geography (Geography UGM), in collaboration with Artha Graha Peduli (AGP) and the Bali Mangrove Care Forum (FPM-B), organized a workshop as a side […].
News Report, Student Community Service Program

UGM Community Service Students Aid Magelang Residents in Implementing Rainwater Harvesting Technology for Household Scale

Tuesday, 20 February 2024

A team of students from the UGM Community Service Program (KKN-PPM) devised a rainwater harvesting system adapted from the Gama Rain Filter technology for use in Ngadiharjo Village, Magelang.  This affordable device, crafted from simple materials at a cost of approximately IDR 400,000, enhances community access to clean water for various household needs.
Faculty Corner, Inauguration of Professor, Innovation, News Report

UGM Celebrates Appointment of Professor Agus Maryono, Pioneer of Gama Rain Filter

Wednesday, 31 January 2024

Dr. Agus Maryono, the Dean of the UGM Vocational College, was recently appointed as a professor in water resources and environment at UGM.  His inaugural speech, “Developing Science and Technology in Harvesting Rainwater: from Concerns, Research, and Technological Development towards Community Movements and Teaching Factories,” sheds light on his groundbreaking work in water resources and […].
News Report

UGM Alleviates Plight of Drought-Stricken Gunungkidul with One Million Liters of Clean Water

Saturday, 11 November 2023

Drought is one of the natural disasters that has significant impacts on communities in less fortunate regions.  Drought can threaten the sustainability of affected populations’ lives, health, and food security, considering that clean water is a basic need every individual must fulfill.  As a higher education institution concerned with the environment and society, Universitas Gadjah […].
Faculty Corner, News Report, Research

UGM Students Create Electronic Tongue to Detect Mineral and Heavy Metal in Drinking Water

Thursday, 26 October 2023

A team of UGM students has developed an electronic tongue (E-Tongue) with machine learning technology to detect mineral and heavy metal content in drinking water.  This technology can help the public identify the quality and safety of drinking water, preventing health risks from consuming contaminated water.  The team comprises Inna Sri Utami (Physics), Alfian Daffa […].
News Report

UGM Lecturer and Staff Community Sends Clean Water Aid to Gunungkidul

Sunday, 1 October 2023

Fourteen out of eighteen districts in Gunungkidul Regency, Yogyakarta Special Region, are experiencing a clean water crisis and drought due to the prolonged dry season.  To alleviate the burden of residents living in the famously arid hilly areas, a community of lecturers and non-teaching staff at Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) delivered clean water assistance to […].
Cooperation, Faculty Corner, Innovation, News Report

UGM Fab Camp Challenge Brings Together Ideas from Around the World to Solve Community Issues

Thursday, 28 September 2023

The UGM Vocational College hosted the 2023 Fab Camp Challenge at the UGM Field Research Center (FRC) in Kulon Progo, Yogyakarta, from September 17 to 21, 2023.  The event attracted 60 participants from 12 countries, with 17 international participants from Pakistan, Malaysia, Norway, the Philippines, Japan, Vietnam, Yemen, Bangladesh, Germany, Spain, Bhutan, and the United […].
Crisis Center
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