Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) won the award for Most Productive University in Publications for the year 2024 at The Conversation Indonesia Author Award (TCID).
The event was held online through The Conversation Indonesia’s YouTube channel on Friday, Jan. 31, 2025.
In the Most Productive University category, UGM was recognized for producing 43 publications on The Conversation Indonesia, followed by Universitas Indonesia (UI) with 41 publications and Universitas Islam Indonesia (UII) with 38 publications.
UGM’s Director of Research, Professor Mirwan Ushada, expressed appreciation for the award, which encourages UGM researchers to continue disseminating new knowledge to enhance national education.
“As a higher education institution, UGM remains committed to building collective intelligence from upstream to downstream,” he said.
He emphasized that university research publications can help validate and clarify misinformation circulating on social media.
“These publications reflect researchers’ work and as tools for validating data and facts,” he added.
The TCID awards night featured 13 categories. In addition to the Most Productive University award, Ronny Soviandhi, an assistant researcher at the UGM Center for Tropical Medicine, received the Editor’s Choice Award in Health.
Soviandhi expressed his happiness, pride, and gratitude for receiving the award, which motivates him to continue raising awareness about diseases often overlooked, such as leprosy, tuberculosis, and HIV.
“We aim to keep spreading knowledge, especially to communities with low literacy. Knowledge is key to empowering communities and guiding better decision-making,” he said.
This year’s TCID saw 700 articles from more than 600 researchers from universities, ministries, and institutions.
The awards were given to honor researchers who contribute to improving public knowledge through their publications.
Author: Gusti Grehenson
Post-editor: Lintang