UGM improves the quality of research by improving the quality of lecturers and enlarging the composition of the number of lecturers who hold a doctorate degree. Hence, the teaching and research quality of would be better. Up to now, the learning process is carried out by 2598 full-time lecturers. The university builds cooperation with units of academic quality and a leading international education, funders and other agencies to improve the quality of teaching staff, non-academic staff and students.
In an effort to optimize the quality of lecturers, the university provides study grants of graduate and postgraduate program at UGM and abroad.There are also a number of professors who win scholarships from various international sources.