Universitas Gadjah Mada

Considered one of the oldest universities in Indonesia, Universitas Gadjah Mada serves as a pillar of educational awakening in Indonesia, and purports to be a defender and disseminator of Pancasila.

Universitas Gadjah Mada was officially established on December 19, 1949 as a national university. Considered as one of the oldest universities in Indonesia, Universitas Gadjah Mada serves as a pillar of educational awakening in Indonesia, and purports to be a defender and disseminator of Pancasila. When it was founded, Universitas Gadjah Mada only had six faculties.

Now, Universitas Gadjah Mada has 18 Faculties, one Postgraduate School (S-2 and S-3), and one Vocational School. Universitas Gadjah Mada is one of the oldest universities in Indonesia, located at the Bulaksumur Yogyakarta Campus. Most of the faculties in the Universitas Gadjah Mada consist of several departments and study programs. The academic activities of Universitas Gadjah Mada are expressed in the form of the cornerstones of Tri Dharma higher educational values consisting of Education and Teaching, Research, and Community Service.

Established on 5th March 1946, Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing Universitas Gadjah Mada (FKKMK UGM) is the oldest medical faculty in Indonesia. At the age of 72 years in 2018, the vision and mission of FKKMK UGM cannot be separated from its university, which are becoming a world-class medical school, innovative and has a superior service to the nation and humanity. A good, transparent, and accountable faculty management is of paramount importance currently. Therefore, strategic and operational plans were set in order to realize the mentioned vision and mission. Such plans are guiding us to be more focused and able to develop a comprehensive, integrated, effective, and efficient priority programs. We also accelerated our pace as a research-based educational institution which has a good international reputation in education, basic research, and clinical fields, while also sustainably carrying out our community service.