The alumni community of Universitas Gadjah Mada, organized under Kagama Gelanggang (Gadjah Mada Alumni Family – Gelanggang), distributed sacrificial animals to residents living around the slopes of Mount Merapi. A total of 23 goats were handed over to community representatives from four regencies: Magelang, Klaten, Sleman, and Boyolali. The person in charge of Kagama Gelanggang, […]

Aspiring to uplift her family’s status and fund her younger sibling’s education, Elsa Yuliana (18), a prospective new student at Universitas Gadjah Mada from Sentolo, Kulon Progo, proved that unwavering sincerity and hard work can lead her to achieve her dream of pursuing higher education at UGM. Elsa, as she is commonly called, successfully gained […]

The Indonesian Ministry of Health has issued a COVID-19 alert circular to healthcare facilities. This circular was released after the number of coronavirus transmission cases increased in several Asian countries, such as Thailand, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore. In Indonesia, the ministry reported an additional 7 COVID-19 cases from May 25 to 31, bringing the […]

Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) inaugurated two professors on Tuesday (Jun. 3) at the Senate Hall, UGM Central Office. Both Professor Faridah and Professor Nazrul Effendy are from the Department of Nuclear Engineering and Engineering Physics, Faculty of Engineering (FT UGM). In her inaugural speech, Professor Faridah delivered a lecture titled “Smart Building Instrumentation for Energy […]

Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM)’s Tennis Club hosted an inter-staff tennis tournament on Thursday, May 29, 2025.  Held at the UGM Wisdom Park Tennis Court, the tournament drew 40 participants, including lecturers, staff, and retirees.  The event was officially opened by UGM Rector Professor Ova Emilia, who symbolically hit a tennis ball toward the center of […]

Efforts to mitigate climate change across all layers of society require strong media support to foster inclusive and effective public communication. Adaptive and locally relevant approaches are key, particularly in rural areas that are vulnerable to climate impacts.  Indonesia has taken steps in this direction through the 2014 National Action Plan for Climate Change Adaptation […]

Several regions in Indonesia have banned school-organized study tours, particularly for trips outside the city. These aim to minimize the risk of accidents during travel and, importantly, to ease the financial burden on parents. Regions implementing such policies include Jakarta, West Java, Central Java, and Pontianak.  This situation is further exacerbated by Presidential Instruction No. […]

Following the designation of Christiano Pengarapenta Pengidahen Tarigan (21) as a suspect in the accident case that caused the death of UGM Faculty of Law (FH UGM) student, Argo Ericko Achfandi (19), Tarigan’s status as a UGM Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB UGM) student is now frozen. “We are freezing his student status while […]

As the world’s largest archipelago nation with over 17,000 islands, Indonesia currently faces highly complex and multidimensional climate change challenges. Data from the Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) shows Indonesia has experienced a temperature increase of 0.45 to 0.75 degrees Celsius. Meanwhile, the projected sea level rise reaches 0.8 to 12 centimeters per year. […]

Thorough planning is key to achieving success. This is precisely what Yunita Nur Aziza, a 2021 cohort graduate of the Agricultural Engineering and Biosystems Program, UGM Faculty of Agricultural Technology (FTP UGM), did. She achieved a proud accomplishment as the fastest graduate in the undergraduate and applied undergraduate graduation ceremony on Wednesday (May 27) at […]