AIESEC in UGM, in collaboration with the Office of International Affairs (OIA) UGM, successfully hosted Global Village 2026 at the Gelanggang Inovasi dan Kreativitas Mahasiswa (GIK) UGM on Saturday, January 31, 2026. The annual cultural festival brought together students from various countries to celebrate cultural diversity through interactive exhibitions, performances, and dialogue.

Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) has successfully secured funding from Transnational Education (TNE) Grants under the British Council’s Going Global Partnerships (GGP) program, following a competitive international selection process that brought together universities from Indonesia and the United Kingdom.

Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) recently welcomed representatives from the Jardine Foundation on Friday, 30 January 2026, to discuss the expansion of scholarship opportunities for postgraduate study and to strengthen the long-standing partnership between the two institutions.

UGM recently hosted a meeting with the University of Technology Sydney (UTS) on January 21, 2026, as a follow-up to previous engagements aimed at establishing a broader, university-wide partnership. The meeting continued the collaboration between UGM and UTS that started in 2024 and marked an important milestone toward deepening institutional cooperation

Studying at Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) does not only bring benefits to local communities, but also to the international sphere. This is well reflected in the journey of Dr. Manuel Vong, Ph.D., a UGM alumnus from Timor-Leste who currently serves as the Chair of KAGAMA (UGM Alumni Association) Timor-Leste.

Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) once again demonstrated its strong commitment to advancing higher education by receiving 14 awards at the 2025 Anugerah Diktisaintek or Diktisaintek Awards, held in Jakarta on Friday, December 19, 2025. This achievement reflects UGM’s consistent efforts in strengthening education quality, research, and institutional collaboration at both national and international levels.

Governor of Victoria, Australia, H.E. Professor Margaret Gardner AC, recently delivered a public lecture titled “Sustainable Innovation Ecosystems to Strengthen Indonesia-Australia Cross-Sector Partnership for Economic and Health Resilience” during a visit to Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) on November 21, 2025.

A number of 11 students and 3 staff from Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) had the opportunity to explore Indonesian culture and learn sustainability practices during their recent visit to Universitas Gadjah Mada on 24-29 November, 2025.

Directorate of Partnership and Global Relations in collaboration with Directorate of Student Affairs UGM recently hosted a cultural excursion program for Kemitraan Negara Berkembang (KNB) Scholarship awardees on Saturday, 22 November 2025 in Bantul, Yogyakarta. The KNB Scholarship is an Indonesian government-funded program designed to support students from developing countries in pursuing higher education across Indonesian universities. 

Salam dari Direktorat Kemitraan dan Hubungan Global (DKRG)!