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Gadjah Mada University (; , abbreviated as UGM) is a
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located in
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,
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,
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. Officially founded on 19 December 1949, Gadjah Mada University is one of the oldest and largest institutions of higher education in the country, and has been credited as one of the best universities in Indonesia. In the 2024
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, UGM is ranked 2nd in Indonesia and 263rd in the world. During the period when native education was often restricted, the institution was the first to open its medicine to
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when it was founded in the 1940s under Dutch rule. Comprising 18 faculties and 27 research centers, UGM offers 68 undergraduate, 23 diplomas, 104 master's and specialist, 43 doctorates, and 4 clusters of post-doctoral study programs. The university has enrolled approximately 55,000 students, 1,187 foreign students, and has 2,500 faculty members. UGM maintains a campus of , with facilities that include a stadium and a fitness center. The university is named after
Gajah Mada Gajah Mada (c. 1290 – c. 1364), also known as Jirnnodhara, was a powerful military leader and '' mahapatih''In full '' Mahapatih Hamengkubumi'', equivalent to the position of prime minister. of the Javanese empire of Majapahit during th ...
, the Prime Minister of the
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of
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in the 14th century, who is also considered to be the nation's first unifier by some historians. The spelling of the university's name still reflects the old Dutch-era spelling.


History

UGM was the first
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in
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, established as Universiteit Negeri Gadjah Mada (UNGM) when Indonesia was still facing threats from the
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, which wanted to regain control. At the time, the capital of Indonesia had moved from
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to
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. UGM was established through Government Regulation (PP) No. 23 of 1949, regarding the merger of colleges to form a university. Although the regulations were dated 16 December, UGM's inauguration took place on 19 December, intentionally chosen to coincide with the anniversary of the Dutch invasion of Yogyakarta, exactly one year before in 19 December 1948. The intentional date was meant to show that one year after the Dutch had invaded the city, the government would establish a nationwide university there. When it was founded, UGM had six faculties: Medicine,
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, and
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; Law, Economics, Social and Political Sciences; Engineering; Letters,
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and
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; Agriculture; and
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. From 1952 until 1972, the Faculty of Law, Social and Political Sciences was split into two faculties: the
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branch of the Faculty of Law, Social, and Political Sciences, which was integrated into University of Airlangga; and the Faculty of Education and Teacher Training, which was integrated into IKIP Yogyakarta (now
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). During its initial years of Dutch resistance, the university taught literature and law in the buildings and other facilities belonging to the
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of the
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Sultan
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, who volunteered his palace for the university's use. UGM gradually established a campus of its own in Bulaksumur, on the northern side of Yogyakarta, and now occupies an area of three square kilometres.


Faculties and schools

The UGM main building is called the ''Balairung,'' a rectorate building, in
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. Nearby is the ''Grha Sabha Pramana'', a large building utilized for graduation ceremonies, with an adjoining square used for sport and recreation. There is also a university library and a sports center, consisting of a stadium, tennis court, and basketball field. Most of the main campus is located in Sleman, with the small parts (such as part of the Vocational School and part of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences) located within
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city. The UGM administration is divided into 18 faculties, offering study programs from the undergraduate to post-doctoral level. There is also a vocational school offering vocational study programmes.


International Programmes

UGM provides some major programs in English and admits international students. In 2018, 1,334 Asian students, 566 European students, 213 Australian/Oceanian students, 101 North American students, 58 African students, and 12 South American students studied in the 18 faculties of Gadjah Mada University.ADMISSION UNIVERSITAS GADJAH MADA
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Computer Science International Undergraduate Programme

CSIUP began in the 2012 academic year. It offers undergraduate
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classes in English. It teaches algorithm and software design, intelligent systems, programmable logic and embedded systems, and mobile computing. The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences has been teaching Computer Science courses since 1987 (BSc), 2000 (MSc), and 2003 (PhD), organized jointly by the Department of Mathematics and the Department of Physics, which has also offered courses in Electronics and Instrumentation since 1987 (BSc). In 2010, the Department of Computer Science and Electronics (DCSE) was formed by merging Computer Science resources within the Department of Mathematics with the Electronics and Instrumentation group within the Department of Physics. Students of DCSE have won gold medals in robotics competitions both nationally and internationally (in Korea in 2012 with a humanoid robot, and in the US in 2013 with a
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).


Medicine International Undergraduate Programme

In 2002, UGM began offering an English-language-based medicine programme for overseas and Indonesian students to study medicine with an international standard curriculum. The International Medicine Programme is over five years, with the first three and a half years being study and a further one and a half years of clinical rotations. The programme is designed around a
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approach, making use of small study groups.


Schools

* UGM Graduate School * UGM Vocational School


Business school

In 1988, UGM opened a master's programme in management (MM-UGM), to train students in business practices. The program is a collaboration with the
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and
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. The Faculty of Economics and Business UGM is ranked among 5% of the world's best business schools after it received an international
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(AACSB) accreditation. In 2010, UGM opened a similar campus in
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.


Medical school

The Faculty of Medicine UGM is one of the oldest
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, having been established on 5 March 1946. It is ranked number 72 by the
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2006 for
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. According to Brand Finance: Cipto Mangunkusumo Hospital, University of Indonesia Hospital & Academic Medical Center/Academic Health System UGM are top of hospitals rangking in Indonesia, 2025.


Engineering school

Before being part of the UGM, the faculty of engineering was already providing engineering education under the name of STT Jogjakarta since 1946. After the UGM establishment meeting on 20 May 1949, STT Jogjakarta changed its name to the Faculty of Engineering of UGM and admitted 205 students. The faculty consists of 3 departments: Civil Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, and Chemical Engineering. Between 1957 and 1966, the engineering faculty received support from the
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(UCLA).
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gave books, equipment, and scholarships to lecturers as well as sent their professors to teach in the faculty of engineering of Gadjah Mada University. Currently, the faculty of engineering has 8 departments: Architecture & urban planning, civil & environmental engineering, geodetic engineering, chemical engineering, mechanical & industrial engineering, electrical and informatics engineering, nuclear and physic engineering, and geological engineering. Each department has been accredited by
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(USA), IChemE (UK), ASIIN (Germany), KAAB (South Korea), AUN QA (ASEAN), IABEE (Indonesia), and BAN-PT (Indonesia).


Research Centers

UGM has 24 university-level research and study centers:


Achievements

In 2013, UGM's chemistry undergraduate program received accreditation from the
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(RSC) in the
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, the largest European-based international organization devoted to the advancement of chemical science. This is the first international accreditation ever received by the university and was effective from 5 March 2013 to March 2018.


Rankings

The university was the highest-ranked school in Indonesia for three consecutive years (from 2021 to 2023) in the
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. In 2023, it was ranked 231st in the world. In 2022, UGM was ranked in the top 10 (SDG 1: No Poverty) and in 2023 rangked 50 in the world (among 1,406 institutions) according to
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(THE) Impact Ranking which uses seven criteria of Sustainable Development Goals (SDG no 1, 7 & 9). In the world overall assessment, UGM was rangked 72 in 2020, rangked 83 in 2021 & rangked 87 in 2022. In 2023 UGM was rangking 280-300 in the world according to QS World University Rangking: Sustainability 2023 and also rangking 383 in 2025, 1st in Indonesia. UGM also ranked 1st in Indonesia and Southeast Asia in the Good Governance category.


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Student life


Student orientation

Every year, UGM welcomes new undergraduate students by holding a one-week student orientation session called PPSMB (''Pelatihan Pembelajar Sukses bagi Mahasiswa Baru Palapa'', "Training for New Students to be Successful Learners") which involves a short course introducing UGM's common knowledge, values, rules, and soft-skill education. It was named ''PPSMB Palapa'' (named after
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) since its inception in 2012, before renamed to ''PPSMB Pionir'' () in 2023. On the last day of the program, there is a closing ceremony where students make a formation of a symbol or logo. In 2018, the students created a formation called ''Bersatu Nusantara Indonesia'' ("United Indonesian Archipelago") with the Indonesian national flag, to encourage a spirit of unity across differences in the country. In 2023, PPSMB broke a record for featuring ten different formations with just 30 minutes of preparation.


Community service

UGM organizes a community service called KKN-PPM (short for ''Kuliah Kerja Nyata-Pembelajaran Pemberdayaan Masyarakat'' or "Student Community Service-Community Empowerment Learning", in English), which is obligatory for undergraduate students. KKN-PPM is a research-based community service offered three times each academic year, in the middle of both the odd semester and the even semester, and between these two semesters. Not only local students joining the KKN, but also international academicians, including lecturers and students, are involved in KKN-PPM UGM. In 2011, 150 international students participated in KKN-PPM, coming from many countries, such as South Korea, Australia, France, the US, and Norway.


Other activities

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, the Indonesian martial art ''
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, hockey, soccer, softball, volleyball, basketball, athletics, equestrian, bridge, badminton, chess, and tennis. Arts activities include Arts Style Yogyakarta (Swagayugama), Art Style Surakarta,
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, creative dance, photography, fine arts, Gamma Band,
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’’, student choir, theatre, and other arts. Other activities include Publisher Student Press Agency, Mapagama, Student Health Unit, Scout, Satmenwa, Cooperative Students "Kopma UGM", and
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. Spirituality activities include the Unit of Islamic Spirituality (Jama'ah Shalahuddin), Unit of Catholic Spirituality, Christian Spirituality Unit, Hindu Spirituality Unit, Buddhism and Spiritual Unit. Reasoning activities include the Interdisciplinary Unit of Scientific Reasoning, the Gama Scholar Reasoning Unit, and the English Debating Society.


Transportation

There are ''sepeda kampus'' ( campus bike) services available inside UGM, with 8 stations and 5 substations across the campus. Also, there are school buses called Trans Gadjah Mada that serve as electric bus service on UGM through the UGM's Asset Directorate, which operate 3 electric bus lines with the support of 1 fleet for each line, estimated to last 1 round trip of approximately 20 minutes. Using environmentally friendly transportation within the campus environment will speed up and facilitate access to a Green Campus Movement. UGM campus is also served by
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bus stations in several locations, notably near the Faculty of Medicine, Vocational School, and the lecturer's housing in the east area.


Other facilities

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. Madya Stadium, the softball/baseball field, and the tennis courts are located in the valley of UGM. The stadium can be used for football, athletics, hockey, and other activities. These facilities are available to UGM students, staff, and the public. The Student Center Hall is used for sports activities such as basketball, volleyball, badminton, and martial arts, and for exhibitions and artistic performances. The open field in the valley of UGM can be used for musical performances or other student activities that require a wide open space. Some of Gadjah Mada University's inventions are displayed in the University Museum along with the university's collections and memorabilia. UGM also has several student dormitories across Yogyakarta.


Controversies


Yogyakarta Principles

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—a set of principles outlined in
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, which were intended to apply
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guidelines in support of the
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of
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,
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, and
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(
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) people—were developed at Gadjah Mada University. Islamic and religious groups, and civil prosecutors, attacked the LGBT community as being suspect in "promoting communism or
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", although the Yogyakarta Principles merely address ending violence, abuse, and discrimination of LGBT people.


2016 student demonstration

In 2016, more than 1000 of UGM's students and staff flocked to the university's headquarters for a demonstration that was said to be the biggest after the 1998 national demonstration. The demonstration went peacefully, with no damage reported by the university, although it got a bit heated when the university's rector, Dwikorita Karnawati, claimed that the demonstration was a simulation officially held by UGM. Three factors led to this demonstration: tuition (''uang kuliah tunggal'') that was deemed too expensive; the university's status as a "state university with corporation status" (PTNBH), which led to the tuition fee rate ruling by the university; and to stop the relocation of so-called "bonbin" canteen located between Faculty of Cultural Sciences and Faculty of Psychology.


2017 sexual assault case

On 5 November 2018, UGM's student publication body BPPM Balairung through its online portal ''Balairungpress.com'' published an article containing the account, from a female student ("Agni"), of an alleged
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she experienced at the hands of a male fellow student ("HS") while doing a so-called "student work experience" (''Kuliah Kerja Nyata'' – KKN) program in
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in June 2017. However, on 4 February 2019, UGM announced the case was resolved and claimed it concluded with a rather "peaceful" resolution. When learning of the rape allegation, UGM–KKN officials chose not to forward Agni's
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to the police. Instead, they were skeptical of Agni's account. Regardless, HS was pulled from the KKN program about a week later because he was deemed to be "incompatible" with other KKN participants. After Agni returned to Yogyakarta in September 2017, she received a C-grade for the program, apparently in retaliation for the shame her allegation had brought upon an official. Agni then filed a formal complaint about her alleged rape to higher-ranking officials at the university, who raised her grade to A/B but still did not report HS to law enforcement. Instead, the university agreed to pay for the counseling Agni had been seeking to deal with her trauma, as well as requiring HS to go to counseling as well. HS was allowed to take part in another KKN program the semester after the alleged rape, and he is expected to graduate soon. UGM spokesperson Iva Ariani confirmed the account as told in ''Balairungpress.com'' and says that the university is now taking further steps to investigate the rape allegation. She admitted to ''
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'' that the case was happened, that UGM has "extraordinary empathy" for the victim and also "concerned" about the incident.


2024 tuition fee protest

On 2 May 2024, coinciding with National Education Day, students held a demonstration at UGM's rectorate building that criticized the high tuition fees that did not match the students' financial capabilities. In a statement given by the Coordinator of the UGM Advocacy Forum, Rio Putra Dewanto, it's revealed that a survey conducted on 722 students from the class of 2023, it was found that 511 or 70.7 percent of students felt that the tuition fees set by UGM are too heavy, and 52.1 percent of students urged that it should be reconsidered. Vice Rector for Human Resources and Finance, Supriyadi, guarantees that all students can complete their education without having to be constrained by costs. He added that the campus had made a decision letter to assign students as verifiers of tuition determination data in each faculty. In this verification, a team containing students is tasked with re-verifying all data so that tuition determination is more accurate.


Notable alumni

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Joko Widodo Joko Widodo (; born 21 June 1961), often known mononymously as Jokowi, is an Indonesian politician, engineer, and businessman who served as the seventh president of Indonesia from 2014 to 2024. Previously a member of the Indonesian Democratic ...
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Indonesia Indonesia, officially the Republic of Indonesia, is a country in Southeast Asia and Oceania, between the Indian Ocean, Indian and Pacific Ocean, Pacific oceans. Comprising over List of islands of Indonesia, 17,000 islands, including Sumatra, ...
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Boediono Boediono (Perfected Spelling System, EYD: Budiono, pronounced ; born 25 February 1943) is an Indonesian politician and economist who served as the 11th Vice President of Indonesia, vice president of Indonesia from 2009 to 2014. He became vice pr ...
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Governor of Jakarta } The Jakarta Special Region is administratively equal to a Provinces of Indonesia, province with special status as the largest city of Indonesia. Instead of a mayor, the executive head of Jakarta is a governor. The Governor of Jakarta is an elect ...
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Anies Baswedan Anies Rasyid Baswedan (, born 7 May 1969) is an Indonesian academic, activist, and politician who served as the Governor of Jakarta from 2017 to 2022. A student activist and political analyst before entering public service, he served as the Recto ...
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Sultan of Yogyakarta Hamengkubuwono () is the current ruling royal house of the Yogyakarta Sultanate in the Special Region of Yogyakarta of Indonesia. The reigning Sultan of Yogyakarta is the hereditary Governor of the Special Region (Act No. 13 of 2012, article 18 ...
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Airlangga Hartarto Airlangga Hartarto (born 1 October 1962) is an Indonesian politician and businessman. He is the current Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs (Indonesia), Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs in President Joko Widodo's Onward Indones ...
File:Jakob_Oetama,_Memperkenalkan_Anggota-Anggota_DPR_Hasil_Pemilu_1971,_p304.jpg, co-founders & owners of the largest media group in Indonesia,
Kompas Gramedia Kompas Gramedia is a major Indonesian media company. It engages in several businesses, predominantly mass media, as well as hospitality, manufacturing, and event organizing. The company's businesses consist of multiple divisions, such as media ...
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Jakob Oetama Jakob Oetama (27 September 1931 – 9 September 2020) was an Indonesian teacher, journalist, and businessman who was one of the co-founders and owners of Kompas Gramedia Group, the largest media group in Indonesia, together with P. K. Ojong. He ...
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Mahfud MD Mohammad Mahfud Mahmodin (born 13 May 1957), commonly known as Mahfud MD, is an Indonesian politician, and legal academic who served as the 14th Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs of Indonesia from 2019 to 2024. ...
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Retno Marsudi Retno Lestari Priansari Marsudi (born 27 November 1962) is an Indonesian diplomat who formerly served as the Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Cabinet of Joko Widodo between 2014 and 2024. She is the first female minister appointed to the pos ...
File:Basuki_Hadimuljono.jpg, 25th Minister of Public Works and Public Housing,
Basuki Hadimuljono Mochamad Basuki Hadimuljono (born 5 November 1954) is an Indonesian bureaucrat who is the current Head of The Nusantara Capital City Authority and was the former Minister of Public Works and Public Housing under Joko Widodo. Before his appointme ...
File:Herman_Johannes,_Kami_Perkenalkan_(1952),_p17.jpg, 7th Minister of Public Works of the Republic of Indonesia,
Herman Johannes Herman Johannes (28 May 1912 – 17 October 1992) was an Indonesian professor, scientist, politician and National Hero. Johannes was the rector of Universitas Gadjah Mada in Yogyakarta (1961–1966), Coordinator for Higher Education from 19 ...
File:Menteri_Pertambangan_Sadli.jpg, 6th Minister of Mining & Professor of Economic,
Mohammad Sadli Mohammad Sadli (10 June 1922 – 8 January 2008) was a leading Indonesian policymaker and economist. Sadli, as he was widely known, was born in Sumedang, West Java. He first studied in the Hollandsch-Inlandsche School (HIS) in Sumedang and ...
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Budi Karya Sumadi Budi Karya Sumadi (born 18 December 1956) is an Indonesian architect who served as the Minister of Transportation in Joko Widodo's Working Cabinet (2016-19) and Onward Indonesia Cabinet (2019-24). Born and raised in Palembang, Sumadi studied ar ...
File:KIB_Siti_Fadilah.jpg, 17th Health Minister of Indonesia,
Siti Fadilah Supari Siti Fadilah Supari (born 6 November 1949 in Surakarta, Central Java), is a cardiology research specialist, a former health minister of Indonesia. She gained global notoriety in 2007 when she took on the World Health Organization's practice of sh ...
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East Timor Timor-Leste, also known as East Timor, officially the Democratic Republic of Timor-Leste, is a country in Southeast Asia. It comprises the eastern half of the island of Timor, the coastal exclave of Oecusse in the island's northwest, and ...
MP, Brigida Antónia Correia


University rectors

* Sukadji Ranuwihardjo – Rector of Gadjah Mada University (1973–1981) *
Pratikno Pratikno (born 13 February 1962) is an Indonesian politician and academic. He currently serving as Coordinating Minister for Human Development and Cultural Affairs. He also served as the Minister / Secretary of State of Indonesia in the Onward ...
– Rector of Gadjah Mada University (2012–2014), current Minister of State Secretariat * Ova Emilia – Rector of Gadjah Mada University (2022–present)


Education

*
Anies Baswedan Anies Rasyid Baswedan (, born 7 May 1969) is an Indonesian academic, activist, and politician who served as the Governor of Jakarta from 2017 to 2022. A student activist and political analyst before entering public service, he served as the Recto ...
Minister of Education and Culture of the Republic of Indonesia (2014–2016), academician, former governor of Special Capital Region of Jakarta (2017-2022) *
Yahya Muhaimin Yahya A. Muhaimin (17 May 1943 – 9 February 2022), also known as Jahja Muhaimin, was an Indonesian politician who served as Education Minister from 1999 to 2001. Biography Yahya was born on 29 September 1943 in Bumiayu and given the name A. ...
– Minister of Education (1999 - 2001) * – Minister of Education (2004 - 2009) & Minister of Finance (1999 - 2000)


Economics

*
Adrianus Mooy Adrianus Mooy (born 10 April 1936) is an Indonesian economist and diplomat. He held the office of Governor of Bank of Indonesia, serving the role from 1988 to 1993 during Soeharto's reign. He served as Executive Secretary of the United Nations ...
- former governor of the Central Bank of Indonesia (1988–1993) * J Soedrajad Djiwandono – former governor of the Central Bank of Indonesia (1993–1998), Junior Minister of Trade (1988–1993) * Perry Warjiyo – Governor of the Central Bank of IndonesiaProfil Dewan Gubernur
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Health

*
Teuku Jacob Teuku Jacob (6 December 1929 – 17 October 2007) was an Indonesian paleoanthropologist. As a student of Gustav Heinrich Ralph von Koenigswald in the 1950s, Jacob claimed to have discovered and studied numerous specimens of ''Homo erectus''. He c ...
- Indonesian
Palaeoanthropologist Paleoanthropology or paleo-anthropology is a branch of paleontology and anthropology which seeks to understand the early development of anatomically modern humans, a process known as hominization, through the reconstruction of evolutionary kinshi ...
, physician, anatomist *
Terawan Agus Putranto Terawan Agus Putranto (born 5 August 1964) is an Indonesian physician who served as the Minister of Health of Indonesia between 23 October 2019 and 23 December 2020. He graduated from the Faculty of Medicine of Gajah Mada University and then jo ...
- former Minister of
Health Health has a variety of definitions, which have been used for different purposes over time. In general, it refers to physical and emotional well-being, especially that associated with normal functioning of the human body, absent of disease, p ...
* Hanum Salsabiela Rais - writer, presenter, politician, dentist * Siti Fadillah Supari – Minister of
Health Health has a variety of definitions, which have been used for different purposes over time. In general, it refers to physical and emotional well-being, especially that associated with normal functioning of the human body, absent of disease, p ...
(2004–2009), cardiologist *
Haryono Suyono Haryono Suyono (born 6 May 1938 in Pacitan, East Java, Indonesia) has served as head of the Indonesian National Family Planning Coordination Body (BKKBN) for 26 years. From 1998 to 1999, he served as Coordinating Minister for the Peoples' Welfare i ...
- former Coordinating Minister for the Peoples' Welfare * Adi Utarini - public health researcher and one o
TIME's 100 most Influential People of 2021


Law

*
Mahfud MD Mohammad Mahfud Mahmodin (born 13 May 1957), commonly known as Mahfud MD, is an Indonesian politician, and legal academic who served as the 14th Coordinating Minister for Political, Legal, and Security Affairs of Indonesia from 2019 to 2024. ...
- Former Justice of the Constitutional Court, Minister of Coordinating Political, Legal, and Security Affairs of Indonesia (2019–Present) *
Saldi Isra Saldi Isra (born 20 August 1968) is an Indonesian jurist and law professor. In April 2017, he became a Justice of the Indonesian Constitutional Court, one of the nation's two top courts. Prior to becoming Constitutional Court Justice, he was a ...
- Justice of the
Constitutional Court A constitutional court is a high court that deals primarily with constitutional law. Its main authority is to rule on whether laws that are challenged are in fact unconstitutional, i.e. whether they conflict with constitutionally established ru ...
(2017–Present) * Albertina Ho - former Judge at the General Court, Supervision Board of
Corruption Eradication Commission The Corruption Eradication Commission (), abbreviated as KPK, is an Indonesian government agency established to prevent and fight corruption in the country. History Background Anti-corruption efforts began in Indonesia in the 1950s. Followin ...
(2019–Present) * Abdul Rahman Saleh - former
Attorney General of Indonesia The Attorney General's Office of the Republic of Indonesia (, abbreviated as Kejagung) is the competent authority to advise the Government of Indonesia on matters of law. It serves as the central organization for the Public Prosecution Service (I ...
and Judge of the
Supreme Court In most legal jurisdictions, a supreme court, also known as a court of last resort, apex court, high (or final) court of appeal, and court of final appeal, is the highest court within the hierarchy of courts. Broadly speaking, the decisions of ...
. *
Zainal Arifin Mochtar Zainal is a given name and surname. Notable people with the name include: *Ahmad Azlan Zainal (born 1986), Malaysian footballer *Mizan Zainal Abidin, the 16th Sultan of the state of Terengganu and 13th King of Malaysia **Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin ...
– Constitutional law lecturer


Politics

* Dewa Made Beratha – Governor of
Bali Bali (English:; Balinese language, Balinese: ) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia and the westernmost of the Lesser Sunda Islands. East of Java and west of Lombok, the province includes the island of Bali and a few smaller o ...
(1998–2008) *
Boediono Boediono (Perfected Spelling System, EYD: Budiono, pronounced ; born 25 February 1943) is an Indonesian politician and economist who served as the 11th Vice President of Indonesia, vice president of Indonesia from 2009 to 2014. He became vice pr ...
– Vice President of Indonesia (2009–2014), former Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs, former governor of the Central Bank of Indonesia * Brigida Antónia Correia - East Timor MP (2007–18) and agricultural scientist *
Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X Shri#South and Southeast Asia, Sri Sultan Hamengkubawono X (Javanese script, Hanacaraka: , also spelled as Hamengkubawana X, often abbreviated as HB X; born Bendara Raden Mas Herjuno Darpito, 2 April 1946) is the Sultan of the historic Yogyak ...
– 10th and current
Sultan of Yogyakarta Hamengkubuwono () is the current ruling royal house of the Yogyakarta Sultanate in the Special Region of Yogyakarta of Indonesia. The reigning Sultan of Yogyakarta is the hereditary Governor of the Special Region (Act No. 13 of 2012, article 18 ...
, Governor of the modern
Yogyakarta Special Region The Special Region of Yogyakarta is a province-level special region of Indonesia in southern Java. It is a semi-enclave that is surrounded by on the landward side by Central Java Province to the west, north, and east, but has a long coastline ...
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Airlangga Hartarto Airlangga Hartarto (born 1 October 1962) is an Indonesian politician and businessman. He is the current Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs (Indonesia), Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs in President Joko Widodo's Onward Indones ...
– politician, Minister of Industry (2016 - 2019), Coordinating Minister for Economic Affairs (2019–Present) *
Retno Marsudi Retno Lestari Priansari Marsudi (born 27 November 1962) is an Indonesian diplomat who formerly served as the Minister for Foreign Affairs in the Cabinet of Joko Widodo between 2014 and 2024. She is the first female minister appointed to the pos ...
– current Minister of Foreign Affairs, former Indonesian Ambassador to the
Netherlands , Terminology of the Low Countries, informally Holland, is a country in Northwestern Europe, with Caribbean Netherlands, overseas territories in the Caribbean. It is the largest of the four constituent countries of the Kingdom of the Nether ...
(2012–2015) *
Anies Baswedan Anies Rasyid Baswedan (, born 7 May 1969) is an Indonesian academic, activist, and politician who served as the Governor of Jakarta from 2017 to 2022. A student activist and political analyst before entering public service, he served as the Recto ...
Governor of Jakarta } The Jakarta Special Region is administratively equal to a Provinces of Indonesia, province with special status as the largest city of Indonesia. Instead of a mayor, the executive head of Jakarta is a governor. The Governor of Jakarta is an elect ...
(2017–2022) *
Fadel Muhammad Fadel Muhammad Alhaddar () is a senator for the Regional Representative Council and was appointed governor of the then-newest Indonesian province, Gorontalo, from 2001–2006. In 2006, he won the first Gorontalo gubernatorial election, making ...
– Vice President of
ASEAN The Association of Southeast Asian Nations, commonly abbreviated as ASEAN, is a regional grouping of 10 states in Southeast Asia "that aims to promote economic and security cooperation among its ten members." Together, its member states r ...
Business Forum, Governor of
Gorontalo Gorontalo ( Gorontaloan: ''Hulontalo'') is a province of Indonesia on the island of Sulawesi. Located on the Minahasa Peninsula, Gorontalo was formerly part of the province of North Sulawesi until its inauguration as a separate province on 5 De ...
(2001–2006) *
Ganjar Pranowo Ganjar Pranowo (born 28 October 1968) is an Indonesian politician who served as the governor of Central Java between 2013 and 2023. He is a member of the nationalist Indonesian Democratic Party of Struggle (PDI-P). He was a candidate for preside ...
– Politician and Governor of
Central Java Central Java (, ) is a Provinces of Indonesia, province of Indonesia, located in the middle of the island of Java. Its administrative capital is Semarang. It is bordered by West Java in the west, the Indian Ocean and the Special Region of Yogya ...
(2013–2018) and (2018–Present) *
Amien Rais Muhammad Amien Rais (born 26 April 1944) is an Indonesian politician and conspiracy theorist. He was one of the leaders of the reform movement that forced the resignation of President Suharto in 1998. Amien Rais was the leader of Muhammadiyah, o ...
– former leader of
Muhammadiyah Muhammadiyah (), officially Muhammadiyah Society () is a major Islamic non-governmental organization in Indonesia.A. Jalil HamidTackle the rising cost of living longer New Straits Times, 30 October 2016. Accessed 1 November 2016. The organization ...
*
Ben Mang Reng Say Benedictus Mang Reng Say (15 June 1928 – 16 August 2003) was an Indonesian politician who was appointed Vice Chairman of the People's Representative Council of Mutual Assistance (Indonesian: ''Dewan Perwakilan Rakyat Gotong Royong'', DPR-GR) 1 ...
– politician, founder and rector of
Atma Jaya Catholic University Atma Jaya Catholic University of Indonesia (, abbreviated as ''Unika Atma Jaya''), also known as Atma Jaya University or Atma Jaya, is an institute of higher learning in Jakarta, Indonesia, which was founded by the Atma Jaya Foundation on 1 J ...
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Budiman Sudjatmiko Budiman Sudjatmiko (born 10 March 1970 in Majenang, Cilacap) is an Indonesian activist, politician and actor. He is known for co-authoring the Indonesian Village Law and founding the Innovators 4.0 Movement. He is also known as a reform act ...
– politician *
Joko Widodo Joko Widodo (; born 21 June 1961), often known mononymously as Jokowi, is an Indonesian politician, engineer, and businessman who served as the seventh president of Indonesia from 2014 to 2024. Previously a member of the Indonesian Democratic ...
– President of Indonesia, former governor of
Jakarta Jakarta (; , Betawi language, Betawi: ''Jakartè''), officially the Special Capital Region of Jakarta (; ''DKI Jakarta'') and formerly known as Batavia, Dutch East Indies, Batavia until 1949, is the capital and largest city of Indonesia and ...
, former mayor of
Surakarta Surakarta (Javanese script, Javanese: , Pegon script, Pegon: ), known colloquially as Solo (Javanese script, Javanese: ; ), is a major List of regencies and cities of Indonesia, city in Central Java, Indonesia. The city adjoins Karanganyar Reg ...


Religion

* Ahmad Wahib – progressive Islamic intellectual


Arts and culture

*
Sapardi Djoko Damono Sapardi Djoko Damono (20 March 1940 – 19 July 2020) was an Indonesian poet known for lyrical poems, and who was widely regarded as the pioneer of lyrical poetry in Indonesia. He died in South Tangerang, Banten on 19 July 2020 after a long illn ...
– poet, professor at
University of Indonesia The University of Indonesia (UI; ) is a public university in Depok, West Java and Salemba, Jakarta, Indonesia. It is one of the oldest tertiary-level educational institutions in Indonesia (known as the Dutch East Indies when UI was established) ...
* Artika Sari Devi – actress, model,
Puteri Indonesia Puteri Indonesia (; 'Princess of Indonesia') is a national beauty pageant in Indonesia. Puteri Indonesia is traditionally held in March, alongside the celebration of International Women's Day. The pageant annually sends its representative to ...
2004 and Top 15 Miss Universe 2005 in
Bangkok Bangkok, officially known in Thai language, Thai as Krung Thep Maha Nakhon and colloquially as Krung Thep, is the capital and most populous city of Thailand. The city occupies in the Chao Phraya River delta in central Thailand and has an estim ...
,
Thailand Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Mainland Southeast Asia, Indochinese Peninsula. With a population of almost 66 million, it spa ...
*
Helmi Johannes Helmi Johannes (born 23 March 1961) is an Indonesian television news presenter, newscaster and executive producer. Helmi Johannes now works for the Indonesian service of the Voice of America (VOA), based in Washington, DC. Helmi is responsible for ...
Voice of America Voice of America (VOA or VoA) is an international broadcasting network funded by the federal government of the United States that by law has editorial independence from the government. It is the largest and oldest of the American internation ...
(VOA) Indonesia Executive Producer (2005–present) *
Umar Kayam Umar Kayam (30 April 1932 – 16 March 2002) was an Indonesian sociologist and writer. Biography He began his education at the Hollandsch-Inlandsche School (HIS) in Surakarta, where his father also taught. He continued his education at a MULO ...
– author and former president of Jakarta Art Institute *
Kuntowijoyo Kuntowijoyo (18 September 1943 – 22 February 2005) was an Indonesian writer and academic. Biography Kuntowijoyo was born in Bantul, Yogyakarta, on 18 September 1943. His father was a dhalang and macapat reader, and his great-grandfather was a ...
– historian, author *
Eka Kurniawan Eka Kurniawan (born November 28, 1975) is an Indonesian writer and screenwriter. In 2016, Kurniawan became the first Indonesian writer to be nominated for the Man Booker International Prize. Early life Kurniawan was born in Tasikmalaya, West ...
– author, first Indonesian nominated for the
Man Booker International Prize The International Booker Prize (formerly known as the Man Booker International Prize) is an international literary award hosted in the United Kingdom. The introduction of the International Prize to complement the Man Booker Prize, as the Boo ...
* Emha Ainun Nadjib – poet, public speaker *
Jakob Oetama Jakob Oetama (27 September 1931 – 9 September 2020) was an Indonesian teacher, journalist, and businessman who was one of the co-founders and owners of Kompas Gramedia Group, the largest media group in Indonesia, together with P. K. Ojong. He ...
– founder of
Kompas ''Kompas'' () is an Indonesian national newspaper published in Jakarta, founded on 28 June 1965. It is published by PT Kompas Media Nusantara, which is part of Kompas Gramedia Group. The paper's head office is located at the Kompas Multimedia ...
& CEO of Kompas Gramedia * Susanto Pudjomartono – second chief editor of
The Jakarta Post ''The Jakarta Post'' is a daily English-language newspaper in Indonesia. The paper is owned by PT Bina Media Tenggara and based in the nation's capital, Jakarta. ''The Jakarta Post'' started as a collaboration between four Indonesian media ...
(1991–2003), Ambassador to Russia (2003–2008) *
Willibrordus S. Rendra Willibrordus Surendra Broto Narendra (7 November 1935 – 6 August 2009), widely known as Rendra or W. S. Rendra, was an Indonesian dramatist, poet, activist, performer, actor and Theatre director, director. Biography Early life Born in Sur ...
– poet, lyricist, dramatist, and stage writer *
Putu Wijaya I Gusti Ngurah Putu Wijaya (born April 11, 1944) is an Indonesian author, considered by many to be one of Indonesia's most prominent literary figures. His output is impressive; his published works include more than thirty novels, forty dramas, ...
– novelist


Science and technology

*
Marlina Flassy Marlina Flassy (born 1968) is an Indonesian Papuans, Indonesian Papuan anthropologist, who is the first woman to hold a deanship at Cenderawasih University, and is the first woman and indigenous Papuan to be appointed Dean of the Faculty of Soci ...
- anthropologist and Dean of the Faculty of Social and Political Sciences at
Cenderawasih University Cenderawasih University () is a university in Jayapura, Papua province, Indonesia. The university is the leading educational institution in the province. The university has faculties in economics, law, teacher training and education, medical, ...
, where she was the first woman dean, and first indigenous Papuan to lead her faculty. *
Basuki Hadimuljono Mochamad Basuki Hadimuljono (born 5 November 1954) is an Indonesian bureaucrat who is the current Head of The Nusantara Capital City Authority and was the former Minister of Public Works and Public Housing under Joko Widodo. Before his appointme ...
— Minister of Public Works & Housing (2014 - 2019) & (2019 - Present) *
Herman Johannes Herman Johannes (28 May 1912 – 17 October 1992) was an Indonesian professor, scientist, politician and National Hero. Johannes was the rector of Universitas Gadjah Mada in Yogyakarta (1961–1966), Coordinator for Higher Education from 19 ...
– Rector, scientist, former Minister of Public Works (1950–1951) * Soenarno - Minister of Public Works (2001 - 2004) * Djoko Kirmanto — Minister of Public Works & Housing (2004 - 2014) * Sutopo Purwo Nugroho—Leading spokesperson on issues about natural disasters in Indonesia *
Mohammad Sadli Mohammad Sadli (10 June 1922 – 8 January 2008) was a leading Indonesian policymaker and economist. Sadli, as he was widely known, was born in Sumedang, West Java. He first studied in the Hollandsch-Inlandsche School (HIS) in Sumedang and ...
– Minister of Mineral Resources (1973–1978), Minister of Labor (1971–1973), Professor of Economics at
University of Indonesia The University of Indonesia (UI; ) is a public university in Depok, West Java and Salemba, Jakarta, Indonesia. It is one of the oldest tertiary-level educational institutions in Indonesia (known as the Dutch East Indies when UI was established) ...
*
Lolo Soetoro Lolo Soetoro ( EYD: Lolo Sutoro; ; 2 January 1935 Google Translate'sEnglish translationLolo studied geography at Gadjah Mada University and got a scholarship from the Indonesian Army Topographic Service. After working for the Indonesian Army Topo ...
– Geographer and stepfather of
Barack Obama Barack Hussein Obama II (born August 4, 1961) is an American politician who was the 44th president of the United States from 2009 to 2017. A member of the Democratic Party, he was the first African American president in American history. O ...
, the 44th
President of the United States The president of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States. The president directs the Federal government of the United States#Executive branch, executive branch of the Federal government of t ...
*
Budi Karya Sumadi Budi Karya Sumadi (born 18 December 1956) is an Indonesian architect who served as the Minister of Transportation in Joko Widodo's Working Cabinet (2016-19) and Onward Indonesia Cabinet (2019-24). Born and raised in Palembang, Sumadi studied ar ...
— Minister of Transportation (2016 - 2019) & (2019 - Present) *
Wikan Sakarinto Wikan Sakarinto (born 17 March 1975) is an Indonesian professor and academic. He is the Director General of Vocational Education in the Indonesian Ministry of Education and Culture since 8 May 2020. He was previously the dean of the Vocational Sch ...
- professor and dean of vocational education at Gadjah Mada University 2016-2020.


See also

*
Education in Indonesia Education in Indonesia falls under the responsibility of the Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education (''Kementerian Pendidikan Dasar dan Menengah'' or ''Kemendikdasmen''), Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology (''Kemen ...
*
List of universities in Indonesia A list is a set of discrete items of information collected and set forth in some format for utility, entertainment, or other purposes. A list may be memorialized in any number of ways, including existing only in the mind of the list-maker, but ...
* List of Gadjah Mada University people, including notable alumni


References


External links


Official website (English version)
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