Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) admits more than 10,000 new students yearly, over 30 percent of whom come from economically disadvantaged families.
SDG 8: Decent Work and Economic Growth
Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) has opened registration for outstanding students through the Talent Search for Outstanding Students (PBU) program. This pathway is divided into three categories: PBU for Students from Low-Income Families (PBUTM), PBU for Outstanding Students (PBUB), and PBU for Affirmative Action and 3T Areas organizing UGM’s tri-dharma activities.
Public universities (PTN) and public universities with legal entities (PTNBH) use the overall tuition cost (BKT) regulation set by the Ministry of Education to determine the amount of a single tuition fee (UKT) that each student pays according to their family’s financial situation.
Approximately 270 UGM Community Service Program (KKN-PPM) students will be deployed to nine transmigration areas in Indonesia. These locations are Lunang Silaut in Pesisir Regency, West Sumatra; Batu Ketumpang in South Bangka Regency, Bangka Belitung; Lagita in North Bengkulu Regency, Bengkulu; and Rasau Jaya in Kubu Raya Regency, West Kalimantan.
Professor Ova Emilia, the Rector of Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), stated that UGM remains committed to implementing a fair Single Tuition Fee (UKT) scheme through cross-subsidies, where each student pays tuition fees proportionally. “Every student admitted to UGM is required to pay proportionally.
Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) is expanding access to equal opportunities for new student selection in Indonesia’s outermost regions through the Talent Search for Outstanding Students Selection (PBU) for Affirmative Action and Frontier, Outermost, Underdeveloped (3T) Areas. This expansion of access through disseminating information on UGM’s Affirmative Action Program is now targeting North Kalimantan.
Achieving a nearly perfect GPA of 3.86, Aliman (21) from the 2020 Accounting program has been declared the best UGM Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB UGM) graduate for the third period of the 2023/2024 academic year. Born in Batam, he graduated cum laude and completed his studies in the Accounting program in 3 years, […].
Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) supports the government’s policy of canceling the planned increase in the single tuition fee (UKT) for new students at public universities (PTN) and public universities with legal entity status (PTN-BH) for the 2024/2025 academic year. UGM Secretary Dr. Andi Sandi Antonius Tabusassa Tonralipu conveyed this on Tuesday (May 28th) at the […].
Vu Minh Anh is among the 1,423 graduates from Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), who were celebrated on Wednesday (May 22) at Grha Sabha Pramana. This Vietnamese student completed her undergraduate studies in the International Undergraduate Program (IUP) in International Relations at the UGM Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (Fisipol UGM), graduating cum laude.
Nikita Nur Hijriyati, a graduate of the Regional Economic Development program at the UGM Vocational College (SV UGM), has proven that disabilities are not a barrier to higher education. Nikita, who has hard of hearing and minor cerebral palsy, graduated on May 22, 2024, along with 1,422 other graduates during the graduation ceremony for the […].
Diah Fitria Widhiningsih, a Department of Agricultural Social Sciences lecturer at the UGM Faculty of Agriculture (Agriculture UGM), has achieved first place in the Young Water Sustainability Leaders 2024 competition. This competition, held on May 24 at the World Water Forum in Bali, was titled “Conserving Water, Conserving Our Future.” Widhiningsih stood out among 1,000 […].
A student team from Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) has won first place in the Global Social Enterprise Competition 2024.
Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Qatar University (QU) on Sunday (May 26) to expand collaboration on academic exchange and joint academic activities between the two universities.
The UGM Esports Student Activity Unit won the Esports Campus Leader (ECL) 2024 competition, organized by the Indonesian Esports Association (ESI) of Yogyakarta on Sunday (May 19).
UGM is committed to supporting national food security for the future to accelerate the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). One manifestation of this commitment is the continuous contribution to increasing the number of farmers using Gamagora 7 rice, a rice variety developed by UGM researchers so that it becomes more widely recognized by […].
Village products rich in local wisdom are believed to enhance the existence of a nation.
Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) conferred degrees on 1,423 graduates of the bachelor and applied bachelor programs for the third period of the 2023/2024 academic year. The 1,423 graduates comprised 1,345 bachelor graduates, including one international student, 78 applied bachelor graduates, including 19 students from the diploma-to-applied bachelor transfer program, and seven graduates from previous periods […].
Mars Ega Legowo Putra, Regional Marketing Director of PT Pertamina Patra Niaga and a member of the UGM Alumni Family (Kagama), briefed 1,423 prospective graduates at Grha Sabha Pramana on Tuesday (May 21). In front of the prospective graduates, Mars Putra stated that competition in the job market is both a challenge and a motivation.
Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Universitas Satya Terra Bhinneka and Bhakti Tanoto Foundation on Monday (May 20) at the UGM Central Office. The three parties agreed to cooperate in implementing the tri-dharma of higher education and human resource development by improving the quality of education in Indonesia.
Two unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), Palapa S-1 and Palapa S-2, were showcased at the UGM Central Building on Tuesday (May 21).
The UGM Vocational College (SV UGM), in collaboration with the UGM Innovation and Creativity Arena (GIK UGM), is organizing a vocational festival titled “Inovokasia 2024.” This festival will take place over two weeks, from May 20 to June 1, 2024, at the UGM Vocational College campus. The festival aims to showcase the innovative and creative […].
A team of UGM Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB UGM) students secured the 2nd Runner-up category in the Marketing Plan Competition at EURECA 2024, organized by Prasetiya Mulya University on April 25-26 in Jakarta. The FEB UGM team, named ASA, consists of Apriana Vika Vianbara, Adzra Aurellya Firdhausya, and Salsabila Qatrunnisa Balqis.
FEB UGM is taking progressive steps to prepare future leaders in economics and business, aiming to develop sustainability aspects to face challenges in the dynamic global landscape.
A team of students from the UGM Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB UGM) has achieved a top-three finish in the international business competition organized by The Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW). The ICAEW Mainland China & Southeast Asia Business Challenge 2024 occurred in Jakarta on May 11, 2024.
The tourism sector is believed to be a lifeline for rural economies if managed professionally.
Orchids are a source of biodiversity unique to Indonesia. To date, more than 5,000 types of native orchids from the 30,000 orchid species worldwide are found in Indonesia. Unfortunately, the existence of these plants, which have the potential to be developed into biomedicine, is increasingly threatened due to land conversion, natural disasters, and theft.
Thirty-eight partner companies and government agencies participated in Career Days 2024, organized by the UGM Vocational College (SV UGM), on Wednesday (May 15) at Grha Sabha Pramana. Several partner companies and government agencies opened direct recruitment at this job fair, including PT Kalimantan Prima Persada, PT Mitrabara Adiperdana, PT Pertamina Gas Negara, PT Steel Pipe […].
The Director of the Directorate of Community Service (DPkM) at Universitas Gadjah Mada, Dr. Rustamadji, has been awarded the Transmigration Award from the Ministry of Villages, Development of Disadvantaged Regions, and Transmigration in the category of Motivator for Empowering Communities in Transmigration Areas through the thematic Community Service Program (KKN) in transmigration.
Three students from the International Undergraduate Program (IUP) in Animal Science and Industry, UGM Faculty of Animal Sciences (Fapet UGM), participate in the MBKM internship program at the Sumiyoshi Livestock Station, Miyazaki University, Japan. The students participating in the MBKM internship program from mid-May to mid-August 2024 are Alma Zhahira Elvaretta Wibawa, Radedya Wardhana Putra, […].
Are you interested in studying agriculture? If so, consider enrolling at the UGM Faculty of Agriculture (Agriculture UGM).