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Encyclopedia > Gadjah Mada University
University Gadjah Mada
UGM Logo
Established: 1949
Type: Public
Rector: Prof. Ir. Soedjarwadi M.Eng., Ph.D
(2007-2012)
Faculty: 18
Location: Yogyakarta, Yogyakarta Special Region, Indonesia
Campus: Bulaksumur
Students: 55,000
Affiliations: ASAIHL, AUN
Website: www.ugm.ac.id

The Gadjah Mada University (Indonesian: Universitas Gadjah Mada or UGM) is the largest university in Indonesia in terms of student population.[1] It is also one of the oldest universities in the country, founded on December 19, 1949; although the first lecture was given on 13 March 1946. The name was taken from the name of Majapahit's Prime Minister, Gajah Mada. Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... The date of establishment or date of founding of an institution is the date on which that institution chooses to claim as its starting point. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The term public school has three distinct meanings: In the USA and Canada, elementary or secondary school supported and administered by state and local officials. ... The word rector (ruler, from the Latin regere) has a number of different meanings, but all of them indicate someone who is in charge of something. ... A faculty is a division within a university. ... Yogyakarta (also Jogjakarta in pre-1972 spelling or Jogja) is a city and province on the island of Java, Indonesia. ... Yogyakarta (also Jogjakarta in pre-1972 spelling or Jogja) is a city and province on the island of Java, Indonesia. ... The Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning or ASAIHL is a non-governmental organization founded in 1956 to assist higher learning institutions in strengthening themselves through a mutual self help and to achieve international distinction in teaching, research and public service. ... Ane, On, One, Auchun or Aun the Old (Audhun, the same name as the A-S name Edwin) was the son of Jorund and one of the Swedish kings of the House of Yngling, the ancestors of Norways first king, Harald Fairhair. ... A website (alternatively, Web site or web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos or other digital assets that is hosted on one or several Web server(s), usually accessible via the Internet, cell phone or a LAN. A Web page is a document, typically written in HTML... For the community in Florida, see University, Florida. ... is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1949 (MCMXLIX) was a common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... is the 72nd day of the year (73rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1946 (MCMXLVI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full 1946 calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Majapahit Empire was based in eastern Java and ruled much of the southern Malay Peninsula, Borneo, Sumatra, and Bali from about 1293 to around 1500. ... A prime minister is the most senior minister of cabinet in the executive branch of government in a parliamentary system. ... Gajah Mada (d. ...


UGM is located in Yogyakarta, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta. It has 18 faculties, 73 undergraduate study programs, 28 diploma study programs, and a graduate program of 62 study programs ranging from Social Sciences to Engineering. It has approximately 55,000 students, 647 foreign students, 2,240 employees, and 2,273 lecturers.[2] Yogyakarta (also Jogjakarta in pre-1972 spelling or Jogja) is a city and province on the island of Java, Indonesia. ... The Special Region of Yogyakarta (Indonesian: Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, or DIY), is a province of Indonesia on the island of Java. ... The social sciences are a group of academic disciplines that study human aspects of the world. ... Engineering is the discipline and profession of applying scientific knowledge and utilizing natural laws and physical resources in order to design and implement materials, structures, machines, devices, systems, and processes that realize a desired objective and meet specified criteria. ...

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History

When founded, UGM had 6 faculties: the Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry, and Pharmacy, the Faculty of Law, Social and Political Sciences, the Faculty of Engineering, the Faculty of Letters, Pedagogy, and Philosophy, the Faculty of Agriculture, and the Faculty of Veterinary Medicine.


From 1952 until 1972 the Faculty of Medicine was split into two separate faculties, the Surabaya branch of the Faculty of Law, Social, and Political Sciences was established, and the Faculty of Education and Teacher Training was integrated into IKIP Yogyakarta. Year 1952 (MCMLII) was a leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1972 (MCMLXXII) was a leap year starting on Saturday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Location of Surabaya in Indonesia Coordinates: , Country Province Area  - Total 459. ...


During its initial years, the University used the buildings and other facilities belonging to the Kraton of Yogyakarta (sultan Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX's palace). The university gradually established a campus of its own in Bulaksumur. The university is now has an area of 3 square kilometres. Kraton is one of the two most common names of Javanese palaces (the other being Istana, identical to Malay). ... The Special Region of Yogyakarta (Indonesian: Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta, or DIY), is a province of Indonesia on the island of Java. ... Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono IX was born in Sompilan, Ngasem, Yogyakarta in 12 April 1912. ...


Faculties

  • Biology
    • Department of Biology
  • Economics
    • Department of Economics and Development Studies
    • Department of Management
    • Department of Accounting
  • Pharmacy
    • Department of Pharmaceutical Science and Technology
    • Department of Clinical Pharmacy and Community Pharmacy
    • Department of Natural Product Pharmacy
  • Philosophy
    • Department of Philosophy
  • Geography
    • Department of Geography
    • Department of Physical Geography and Environment
    • Department of Human Geography
    • Department of Cartography and Remote Sensing
    • Department of Regional Development
  • Law
    • Department of Legal Studies
  • Cultural Science
    • Department of Anthropology
    • Department of Archeology
    • Department of History
    • Department of Indonesian Language and Literature
    • Department of Nusantara Languages and Literature
    • Department of English Language and Literature
    • Department of Arabic Language and Literature
    • Department of French Language and Literature
    • Department of Japanese Language and Literature
  • Political and Social Science
    • Department of Public Administration
    • Department of International Relations
    • Department of Communications
    • Department of Government
    • Department of Social Development
    • Department of Sociology
  • School of Medicine
    • Department of General Practitioners
    • Department of Nursing
    • Department of Nutrition
  • Dentistry
    • Department of Dentistry
  • Veterinary
    • Department of Veterinary Science
  • Forestry
    • Department of Forest Management
    • Department of Silviculture
    • Department of Forest Product Technology
    • Department of Forest Resource Conservation
  • Math & Natural Science
    • Department of Physics
    • Department of Geophysics
    • Department of Electronics and Instrumentation
    • Department of Chemistry
    • Department of Mathematics
    • Department of Statistics
    • Department of Computer Science
  • Agriculture
    • Department of Agronomy
    • Department of Plant Breeding
    • Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology
    • Department of Aquature
    • Department of Aquatic Resources Management
  • Animal Science
    • Department of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science
    • Department of Animal Production
    • Department of Livestock Socioeconomics
    • Department of Animal Product Technology
  • Engineering
  • Agricultural technology
    • Department of Agricultural Engineering
    • Department of Food and Agricultural Product Technology
    • Department of Agro-Industrial Technology
  • Psychology

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Business school

In 1988, UGM opened a master study of management (MM-UGM), specially designed for business practices. The school is also a collaboration with the University of Kentucky and the Temple University. As of October 2005, MM-UGM has produced approximately 4,197 alumni.[attribution needed] The University of Kentucky, also referred to as UK, is a public, co-educational university located in Lexington, Kentucky. ... For the private Christian university in Tennessee, see Tennessee Temple University. ... 2005 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December- → Deaths in October 28: Richard Smalley 26: Emil Kyulev 24: José Azcona del Hoyo 24: Rosa Parks 23: Stella Obasanjo 22: Liam Lawlor 22: Shirley Horn 20: Endon Mahmood 17: Ba Jin 10: Milton Obote 7: Charles...


Medical school

UGM's School of Medicine is one of the oldest medical schools in Indonesia, opened in March 5th 1946. It is ranked number 72 on the Times Higher Education Supplement 2006 for biomedicine. Currently it is the top medical school in Indonesia[citation needed]. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in Lubbock, Texas, USA. A medical school or faculty of medicine is a tertiary educational institution — or part of such an institution — that teaches medicine. ... The Times Higher Education Supplement, known as The Times Higher for short, is a newspaper based in London, United Kingdom, that reports specifically on issues related to education. ... See drugs, medication, and pharmacology for substances that treat patients. ...


World Rankings

In 2007, UGM ranked number 360 on Times Higher Education Supplement World University Rankings 2007, the highest rank for university in Indonesia.[3]


Webometrics Ranking of World Universities July 2007 placed UGM on rank 939 in the world, and rank 95 in Asia.[4]


See also

Indonesia Portal

Image File history File links Portal. ... Alumni of Gadjah Mada University Bambang Marsono - President Director of Oxford Course Indonesia Dewa Made Beratha - Governor of Bali Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X - 10th sultan of Yogyakarta Budiman Sudjatmiko - Indonesian politician Amien Rais - Former leader of Muhammadiyah Abdul Rahman Saleh - Attorney general of Indonesia This list is incomplete; you can...

References

  1. ^ Gadjah Mada University Introductions
  2. ^ Gadjah Mada University Figure April 2007
  3. ^ THES - QS World University Rankings 2007 - Top 400 Universities
  4. ^ Webometrics World Universities Ranking - Asia

External links

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The Gadjah Mada University and Sarjito Hospital have a history of collaboration with the University of Melbourne Department of Paediatrics and the Royal Children’s Hospital, particularly in the field of gastroenteritis and rotavirus research since 1975 and the University of Melbourne and GMU signed a Memorandum of Understanding several years ago.
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