One of the prestigious events in the national chess world, the Rector Cup UGM 2024 Championship, has been successfully held on Sunday, December 15, 2024. The competition was organized by UGM Chess Student Activity Unit at the Gelanggang Inovasi dan Kreativitas UGM Building.

“This championship is a form of Universitas Gadjah Mada’s commitment to encourage the birth of talented chess athletes at the national level. We want to provide space for chess athletes from various backgrounds to show their abilities,” said Mugiyarto, SIP., as the Coordinator of Student Organizations and Activities. read more

Student Activity Unit (UKM) Pencak Silat Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) has once again made the alma mater proud in the national arena. In the National Championship of Pencak Silat Commissariat of Military Academy 2024 which took place at GOR Soeroto, Magelang, on September 20-22, 2024, UGM athletes won 12 medals and were crowned the 3rd grand champion.

This brilliant achievement is the result of hard work and high dedication of all members of Pencak Silat UGM. They managed to show their quality and ability in various categories, both sparring and art. The success of Pencak Silat UGM in winning the 3rd grand champion in this championship cannot be separated from their dominance in various categories of competition. Both in the sparring and art categories, UGM athletes were able to show mature techniques and strategies. read more

UKM Karate Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) has made another outstanding achievement at the international level. UKM Karate UGM won 12 medals in various categories at the Karate Championship held at Stadium Titiwangsa, Malaysia, from March 8 to 10, 2024.

UKM Karate UGM has prepared itself to achieve this achievement. Since November 2023, the training center has conducted training with intensity four times a week. The athletes have practiced hard and dedicatedly under the guidance of Sensei Yuskar, Senpai Ari, Senpai Dika, Senpai David, and Senpai Aliffa. read more

Reactics Chem-E-Car UGM, a team from Universitas Gadjah Mada, has achieved remarkable success in the international arena of the Chem-E-Car competition. The team secured the second place in the VDI ChemCar Competition, organized by kjVI VDI Germany 2023, which took place in CityCube, Berlin, from September 17-19, 2023.

The Reactics Chem-E-Car UGM team, led by Muhammad Hasbi Aminudin from the Department of Mechanical Engineering, consisted of four members: Armando Rizky Nugroho (Department of Computer Science and Electronics), Mikael Bagastama Jatinitiraga (Department of Chemical Engineering), Muhammad Akbar Ariffandi (Department of Chemical Engineering), and Muhammad Husein Hartanto (Department of Mechanical Engineering). With the assistance of their manager, Novia Safitri (Department of Chemical Engineering), the team began their preparations in late March 2023 by designing an environmentally friendly and energy-efficient chemical-based vehicle. read more