UGM’s Health Promoting University receives an award from the Sleman Regency Government for its leadership in implementing a healthy campus.
Accolades
UGM earns national recognition for the highest student mobility performance, underscoring its commitment to global academic exchange and internationalisation.
UGM receives the Gold Winner award at the 2025 Diktisaintek Protocol Awards for excellence in protocol management among PTN-BH universities.
UGM secured 14 awards at the 2025 Diktisaintek Awards, recognising excellence in education, research, innovation, public relations, and cooperation.
FEB UGM lecturer Fitri Amalia wins Best Young Scientist at Diktisaintek Awards 2025 for social humanities innovations with real societal impact.
UGM wetland management expert Professor Budi Santosa Wignyosukarto receives the Sutami Awards 2025 for over four decades of dedication to swamp research.
UGM secures second place nationally at the 2025 Public Information Openness Awards, marking its seventh consecutive year as an informative university.
UGM researcher Dr. Widiastuti Setyaningsih wins the 2025 Ristek Kalbe Science Award for developing roselle kombucha tablets to prevent diabetes.
UGM lecturer contributes to an international COP30 report, highlighting the government’s limited attention to soil security amid the climate crisis.
An eco-friendly wooden house developed by a UGM research team wins Best Greenship Innovation at the 2025 Greenship Awards by GBCI.
UGM Professor Eko Haryono is appointed to UNESCO’s International Research Centre on Karst Governing Board for 2025 to 2031.
UGM-backed startup Zona Farm wins First Place at PLN ICE Startup Competition 2025 with its AI-IoT poultry farming innovation.
UGM Rector, Ova Emilia, receives an honor from the Timor-Leste Government for UGM’s major contributions to strengthening education and collaboration.
UGM receives the highest Five-Star Plus rating in the 2024 AUN-HPN Healthy University Rating System, affirming its commitment to a healthy campus.
UGM maintains its top rating in the 2025 SIMKATMAWA assessment, affirming strong student affairs governance and sustained ecosystem development.
UGM secures first place in Indonesia and ranks 409th globally in the QS Sustainability Ranking 2026, reflecting its strengthened commitment to environmental and social sustainability.
UGM secures two honors at the 2025 Public Relations Media Awards, reflecting strong public communication performance and commitment to impactful outreach.
UGM becomes the only university to win the 2025 SPS Media Relations Award for its excellence in communication and collaboration with the media.
UGM earns second place in the 2025 Mandaya Award for its innovative and sustainable community empowerment program in Gunungkidul.
UGM secures first place in Indonesia’s 68 Best Literature Universities by Edurank 2025, affirming its excellence in language, literature, and humanities.
UGM Library and Archives earns national recognition, winning third place at the 2025 Academic Library Innovation Award for its AI-integrated podcast.
UGM received three honors at the 2025 Anugerah Humas Indonesia for its innovation and commitment to transparent communication.
The Center for Religious and Cross-Cultural Studies at UGM (CRCS UGM) earns the FIBAA Premium Quality Seal, reaffirming its global commitment to academic excellence.
UGM alumnus Gerry Utama sets MURI record as Indonesia’s youngest researcher to explore Antarctica through Russia’s 69th Antarctic Expedition.
The Indonesian government disburses IDR 1.28 trillion in research funding for 16,800 proposals from 1,503 universities to strengthen national innovation.
Fourteen UGM lecturers are listed in Stanford University’s World’s Top 2% Scientists 2025 for global impact in research and innovation.
UGM secured third place nationally with 48 funded proposals in the 2025 Research Downstreaming Program, thereby strengthening its role in innovation and the achievement of the SDGs.
UGM ranks first nationally in the 2025 Matching Fund Program with 11 research proposals funded, showcasing innovation with real impact for society.
Three UGM research teams win grants in the Semesta program, advancing food security, infrastructure innovation, and vocational ecosystem development.
UGM secures Semesta grant to advance “Strong Research for Food Security,” integrating science, policy, and community for food security.
