Achievement
UGM Faculty of Law climbs to 151–200 globally in QS Rankings 2026 for Law & Legal Studies, strengthening its academic reputation.
UGM students create a smart sticker from dragon fruit peel to monitor chicken meat quality in real time.
UGM’s economics, accounting, and management rank in the global top 250 in QS WUR by Subject 2026.
UGM Chemistry ranks 451–500 globally in QS WUR 2026, second nationally, strengthening research, curriculum, and industry relevance.
UGM team wins 5th place and 3rd place at Kibo-RPC 2026, an international ISS robot programming competition in Japan.
UGM Biology ranks first in Indonesia and 501–550 globally in QS WUR 2026, highlighting strong academic performance.
UGM Anthropology ranks 1st in Indonesia and top 100 worldwide in QS WUR 2026, strengthening its global academic reputation.
UGM student Alfath achieves academic excellence through determination, highlighting the success of vocational school graduates in higher education.
UGM ranks 45th globally in Theology, Divinity, and Religious Studies in QS WUR 2026, leading Indonesia in the field.
UGM ranks 1st in Indonesia as Development Studies and Political Science achieve top 100 and 200 global QS rankings.
UGM’s Agriculture and Forestry ranks top 200 globally in QS WUR 2026, reflecting strong research performance and global collaboration.
UGM ranks 28 subjects in QS WUR by Subject 2026, reflecting steady gains in global academic reputation and research quality.
UGM engineering students win second place at an international geothermal development plan competition held during IPFEST ITB 2026.
UGM students win Silver Medal in Malaysia for Safe-Box, a non-electric storage system that keeps fruits and vegetables fresh longer.
UGM researcher earns Austrian award for developing lipid nanotechnology that stabilizes bioactives from black seed oil for food and nutraceutical use.
UGM students earn silver medal for AI and blockchain-based food safety innovation at international competition.
UGM ranked second most productive university for publications in the 2025 TCID Author Awards by The Conversation Indonesia.
UGM chemical engineering lecturer joins IPCC as lead author in drafting global carbon dioxide removal methodology.
UGM’s Semar Team won two international titles at Shell Eco-Marathon 2026 in Qatar, showcasing innovation, teamwork, and sustainability.
UGM students secured First Prize at the Global Sustainability Challenge Regional Final in China with an AI-based disaster management platform.
UGM students win first place in an international essay competition by proposing Virly, a VR-based solution to improve science literacy in schools.
UGM students win a Gold Medal at I2ASPO for developing low-cost carbon capture technology using PET plastic waste and zeolite materials.
UGM Nuclear Engineering student wins an international Grand Prize at the Youth Multimedia Arts Competition in Bangkok, promoting a nuclear-free world.
UGM students win the Nutrifood Leadership Award 2025 after excelling in leadership training and a national health-focused social project.
UGM received 14 awards at Anugerah Diktisaintek 2025, including a Silver Winner for impactful collaboration with government and civil society.
A UGM student team secured first place in the Escoration essay competition with an innovation that turns chicken waste into sustainable feed supplements.
UGM lecturer Sri Rahayoe wins the 2025 Diktisaintek Award for applied research on soft palm sugar production technology for small industries.
UGM’s Gamantaray team wins first place in the Electric Remote Control category at the 2025 Indonesia Ship Contest with Gamanave.
UGM’s Health Promoting University receives an award from the Sleman Regency Government for its leadership in implementing a healthy campus.
UGM earns national recognition for the highest student mobility performance, underscoring its commitment to global academic exchange and internationalisation.

