UGM’s Judo Student Club once again delivered a commendable performance at the International Judo Championship – Tiang Bendera Open 2026, held in Yogyakarta on Sunday, June 14, 2026. The competition is an international-level event bringing together participants from various universities and educational institutions, aimed at fostering interest and talent in judo among students and young people, while also serving as a benchmark for athletes preparing to advance to higher-level competitions. Competition categories were divided by age and weight class to ensure fair and competitive matches for all participants. At this event, the UGM Judo contingent secured a total of four medals, comprising one silver and three bronze. read more

Two delegating teams from Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) delivered outstanding performances at the National Excellence Competition (NEC) Chapter 2026, hosted by Universitas Mataram. The prestigious national essay competition brought together leading teams from universities across Indonesia to compete across eight sub-fields of study. From those eight sub-fields, both UGM teams advanced to the final round and claimed awards that placed UGM among the top-performing universities in attendance. Team BioMaggot-ColorSense from the Faculty of Agricultural Technology earned the 2nd Place Overall Winner title along with a Gold Medal Final, Best Idea, and Best Team Final, while Team Circular Stage System (CSS) from the Faculty of Cultural Sciences secured a Gold Medal as finalists. read more

Amid the growing threat of coastal erosion and climate change along Yogyakarta’s southern coastline, hundreds of students, school pupils, community members, and local residents came together to plant 1,000 mangrove trees along the shores of Jangkaran, Kulon Progo, Special Region of Yogyakarta, on Saturday, May 24, 2026. The event, titled “Plant Today, Protect Tomorrow”, was organized by Universitas Gadjah Mada through its Postgraduate Student Association (Himpunan Mahasiswa Pascasarjana/HMP) as a concrete expression of concern for the environmental crisis and the worsening degradation of coastal ecosystems. Approximately 250 participants from diverse backgrounds, including undergraduate and postgraduate students, senior high school pupils, environmental communities, and members of the general public, took part in this collective action. Mangroves were chosen as the focus of the initiative for their remarkable capacity to absorb blue carbon while serving as a natural barrier that protects coastlines from erosion and the broader impacts of climate change. read more

Four teams from Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) delivered an impressive collective performance at Geophysics Day 4.0, organized by the Geophysical Engineering Student Association (HMTGF) of Universitas Pertamina and held on May 4, 2026. Students representing the Geophysics and Geographic Information Systems programs claimed awards across two competition categories: the Hackathon Competition and the Design Survey Competition. The achievements of these four teams affirm the quality and competitiveness of UGM students in the fields of earth sciences and geoscience technology at the national level. All delegation members came from UGM’s Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (MIPA) and Vocational School, reflecting a strong cross-program synergy in facing the competition. read more