Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) has 13 faculties and 26 study programs that offer the International Undergraduate Program (IUP) track. For this year, a quota of 1,010 seats is provided, and 413 students have been accepted through the IUP UGM Wave 1.
For those interested in this track, there are still quotas through the IUP selection for Waves 2 and 3.
Some of the IUP programs offered include animal husbandry, biology, accounting, management, economics, biomedical engineering, civil and environmental engineering, chemical engineering, geodesy engineering, geological engineering, information engineering, industrial engineering, urban and regional planning, environmental geography, law, chemistry, computer science, and electronics and instrumentation.
Programs in medicine, pharmacy, psychology, communication science, international relations, management and public policy, veterinary medicine, civil infrastructure management and maintenance engineering are also offered.
The Secretary of the Directorate of Education and Teaching at UGM, Dr. Sigit Priyanta, mentioned that the IUP track provides opportunities for prospective students to study domestically using international curriculum standards.
In this international class, students not only use English as the medium of instruction, but some curricula and instructors meet global standards. Students must also participate in international exposure programs such as double degree programs or student exchanges with partner universities abroad.
“Students get greater opportunities for international exposure through IUP,” said Dr. Priyanta.
Regarding the registration for the IUP for Wave 2, Dr. Priyanta mentioned that it was open online from April 3 to May 6, 2024. Meanwhile, Wave 3 will be open from June 19 to July 10, 2024.
“The quota for the IUP selection in Waves 2 and 3 will be adjusted based on the number of students accepted in Wave 1,” said the secretary on Sunday (May 5).
New for IUP in 2024, Dr. Priyanta mentioned the IUP is now open at UGM’s youngest faculty, the Vocational College. UGM introduced the international undergraduate program of civil infrastructure management and maintenance engineering this year.
The Vice Dean for Academic and Student Affairs of the UGM Vocational College, Dr. Leo Indra Wardhana, mentioned that the IUP program in the civil infrastructure management and maintenance engineering study program is designed to provide opportunities for students to study operations, maintenance, optimization, and rehabilitation management of civil infrastructure, thus enhancing the academic excellence and skills of graduates needed for global careers.
“Its excellence is inherent in more specific vocational education designed within a certain work scope. If civil engineering undergraduates study broadly, then in vocational civil engineering, they learn about managing and maintaining civil infrastructure,” he said.
Dr. Wardhana also provided some tips on how to pass the IUP selection at the Vocational College. He advised prospective participants not to choose study programs that are not linear with their specialization during high school and to prepare thoroughly for several selection process requirements.
“Strive to achieve the highest possible GMST and English scores, prepare well for the motivation letter as it is considered, keep practicing for interviews, and include any achievements you have,” he explained.
Like the Vocational College, the UGM Faculty of Veterinary Medicine (FKH UGM) also opens the IUP track in 2024. The Vice Dean for Academic and Student Affairs of FKH UGM, Dr. Agung Budiyanto, mentioned that IUP at FKH UGM is not limited to undergraduate veterinary medicine but extends to the professional level.
IUP at FKH UGM includes several international exposure activities during breaks between semesters, including student exchanges, research internships, short visits, international conferences, and volunteering.
“We have collaborated with many foreign universities to send students there according to their abilities and passions,” he added.
Author: Dita
Editor: Gusti Grehenson
Photographer: Donnie