UGM continues to be a higher learning institution that develops science and culture for Indonesian independence and prosperity. Many measures are taken to make UGM a national university to which people can refer to by running quality education, research and community service. One form of community service developed by UGM is ...

YOGYAKARTA – After the enacment of Yogyakarta Specialty Law, the provincial government is currently improving itself to resolve poverty issue after a report showing the highest poverty rate in 2012 is in Yogyakarta. The Statistics Bureau records that poverty rate in Yogyakarta in 2012 reached up to 15,88%. A policy taken by Governor Sri Sultan ...

  MAGELANG - UGM students and nine students of Ehime University Japan plant 540 Neem trees in Wonolelo village, Sawangan, Magelang. The planting of Neems (Azadirachta indica A. Juss) is intended as pest controller and drug for various kinds of plant diseases. Neem’s leaves and seeds are efficacious as pesticides and insecticid ...

Salak (snake fruit) farmers no longer have to throw away salak’s meat waste. Thanks to the support of UGM KKN PPM students, in addition to compost production, salak waste can also be developed into bioethanol. The plans are that not just the waste of the fruit that can be processed into bioethanol, but also its stems and ...

YOGYAKARTA - Sugito, 36 years old, looks happy. Understandably, he no longer has to walk miles to fetch water or wait for water being provided in his village. Now, water reservoir on Krasak River at the foot of Mt. Merapi has been operational again. Previously, the reservoir had been broken by the cold lava from Mt. Merapi. ...

  Yogyakarta- Nine students of Ehime University, Japan, joined Universitas Gadjah Mada’s Community Empowerment Student Field Practice (KKN PPM UGM), 10-19 August 2011. For 10 days, the Japanese students from Faculty of Agriculture, Law and Literature will be assigned to Wonolelo Village, Sawangan Sub-district, Magelang ...

  YOGYAKARTA - Community service activity conducted by Universitas Gadjah Mada through Community Empowerment- Student Field Practice (KKN-PPM UGM) is now more preferred by foreign students. This year alone it is followed by hundreds of foreign students from various countries, such as Australia, Malaysia, Brunei, Vietnam and so ...

A total of 11 students from Malaysia Technology University (UTM) from 13-19 July 2011 participated in community service internship program, KKN PPM of Universitas Gadjah Mada. The students were accompanied by two lecturers. According to the Secretary of the UGM Institute for Research and Community Service (LPPM), Dr. drh. Wisnu ...

YOGYAKARTA - Minister of Public Works, Dr. (HC) Ir. Djoko Kirmanto, Dipl.HE, provided briefing at Grha Sabha Pramana to 4215 students participating in Community Empowerment Field Practice (KKN-PPM), Tuesday (31/5). The activity was intended to provide the spirit and broaden the knowledge of students participating in KKN-PPM which wi ...

A total of eight foreign students from five universities, namely University of Western, University of Adelaide, University of Tasmania, University of Sydney, and Murdoch University, on the second half of 2010/2011 will participate in KKN-PPM UGM. Together with 32 students from several Department in the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, G ...