Gadjah Mada University

Name

Gadjah Mada University

Legal name

Universitas Gadjah Mada

Website

https://ugm.ac.id

Company type

Private

Founded year

1949

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education and Research

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (61131)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Cooperative Education (Co-op) Technical Universities (EDAHAEAF)

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Public research university
• Community service programs
• Academic healthcare services
• Applied research innovation

Headquarters

HQ city

Yogyakarta

HQ country

Indonesia

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Academic Fees: UGM generates revenue through tuition fees from undergraduate programs (UKT - Uang Kuliah Tunggal), postgraduate programs, international programs (IUP), and vocational programs. Fee structures vary by program level and type with government-subsidized components through SNBP/SNBT national admission systems.
2. Government Research Grants and Funding: UGM receives substantial government funding through Ministry of Higher Education, Science and Technology (Kemendiktisaintek) programs, LPDP scholarship funding, and national research initiatives including the PRIME STeP program that has downstreamed technologies valued at over Rp300 billion to industry.
3. AI and Technology Infrastructure Partnerships: Strategic partnerships with technology companies (NVIDIA, Indosat) and industry partners providing infrastructure, equipment, and connectivity for research. Also includes financing arrangements such as the Rp150 billion financing from PT SMI for RSA UGM development.
4. Innovation Commercialization and Industry Collaboration: Revenue through technology transfer, industry partnerships, and commercialization of research outcomes. GIFTS 2025 summit connected UGM with 9 venture capital firms and 29 government/industry partners for downstreaming innovations.
5. Healthcare Services (RSA UGM): UGM's Academic Hospital (Rumah Sakit Akademik/ RSA UGM) provides medical services generating revenue while serving as a teaching hospital. Supported by Rp150 billion financing from PT SMI.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) delivers higher education and applied research across 18 faculties and a vocational school, offering undergraduate (domestic SNBP/SNBT and International Undergraduate Program), postgraduate, and vocational programs. It supplements education with academic healthcare services through RSA UGM, community development via the KKN-PPM program deploying 1,000+ students per period, and applied research commercialization (Rp300 billion+ downstreamed technologies) supported by an AI Center of Excellence and the SIMASTER smart campus platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Sarjana and Sarjana Terapan (Undergraduate) Programs Domestic undergraduate degree programs (Sarjana) and applied undergraduate degrees (Sarjana Terapan) across all 18 UGM faculties, accessed through Indonesia's national admission systems (SNBP and SNBT) with government-subsidized UKT tuition. Designed for Indonesian high-school graduates seeking recognized bachelor's-level qualifications.
• International Undergraduate Program (IUP) English-language international undergraduate programs with separate tuition structure (typically higher than domestic programs), accessible via the dedicated admission portal at admission.ugm.ac.id. Targeted at international students and Indonesian applicants seeking globally-oriented bachelor's degrees across UGM faculties.
• Pascasarjana (Postgraduate) Programs Master's and doctoral degree programs at UGM, charged per credit/semester or as package programs. Eligible for LPDP scholarships, ADik scholarships, and donor-funded scholarships. Targeted at graduates seeking advanced research and professional qualifications across UGM faculties.
• Vocational School (Vokasi) Programs
• Academic Hospital Services (RSA UGM) Rumah Sakit Akademik UGM provides medical and healthcare services while serving as a teaching hospital, generating professional-services revenue. Supported by Rp150 billion financing from PT SMI. Targeted at patients across Yogyakarta and surrounding regions and used as a clinical training site for UGM medical students.
• KKN-PPM Community Service Learning Program Kuliah Kerja Nyata – Pembelajaran Pemberdayaan Masyarakat deploys 1,044+ students per period from 18 faculties to villages across Indonesia for community service and development, including international participants from Japan, Korea, and Malaysia. Targeted at Indonesian rural and remote communities and serving as a UGM student learning experience.
• AI Center of Excellence Research Infrastructure AI research infrastructure providing supercomputing access (NVIDIA DGX Station), large-scale data connectivity (Indosat), and frameworks (MONAI for medical imaging, Metropolis for smart city) to UGM researchers and industry/government partners conducting AI research across healthcare, energy, and smart technology sectors.

Quantifiable outcome

• Rp300 billion+ in technologies downstreamed from PRIME STeP program over three years
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability12 records

Feature10 records

Partnerships

21 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• PT Agrinas Palma Nusantara (APN)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 2 June 2026UGM and APN signed an MoU for strategic partnership in sustainable agricultural development. APN manages approximately 4.11 million hectares of oil palm plantations from Aceh to Papua. UGM contributes education, research, and community service programs tailored to industry needs, with plans to expand into corn, soybeans, and cassava for national food security and farmer welfare.
• Ministry of Youth and Sports (Indonesia)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 29 May 2026MoU signed to enhance youth and sports development through education, research, and community service. The collaboration emphasizes sports science, infrastructure, and innovation, with plans to establish Indonesia's national sports science center at UGM utilizing UGM's sports facilities. Partnership builds on an existing collaboration that began in 2014.
• Ministry of Youth and Sports (Indonesia)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 May 2026Partnership uses big data technology to map the potential of Indonesian youth more accurately, enabling more effective youth and sports programs. Implemented through UGM's faculties focusing on education, research, training, and community service. Builds on partnership established in 2014.
• Kahf (Men's Grooming Brand)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 May 2026Kahf announced research collaboration with UGM (ADAM Study) to comprehensively map men's skin conditions in Indonesia. Kahf's DECODE platform uses AI technologies including Skintelligence, BodySync AI, and Scent Finder for personalized men's grooming recommendations. Launch event held at Pondok Indah Mall 2, Jakarta (November 26-30).
• Solar Research Institute (SRI), Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) MalaysiacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 May 2026UGM partnered with SRI at UiTM Malaysia to implement hybrid agrivoltaic technology in Pandowoharjo Village, Yogyakarta. Project includes a 2.6 kWp hybrid solar power plant supporting smart irrigation and village downstream-processing machinery, with prototype assembled at UGM's Renewable Energy Laboratory. UGM team visited Malaysia (May 5-9) to study large-scale solar management at UiTM's LSS Park 2 and explore integration with livestock farming and food crops at Universiti Putra Malaysia.
• Papua Provincial GovernmentflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 12 May 2026MoU for cooperation in human resource development, healthcare quality improvement, and regional development aligned with Papua Cerah (Smart, Prosperous, and Harmonious Papua) vision. Key initiative is Hospital-Based University to train specialist doctors from Indigenous Papuan communities, with UGM's Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing as main driving force. ADik scholarship program and Community Service Program also extended.
• United University (Prayagraj, India)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 5 May 2026United University in India listed UGM among its international institutional collaborators facilitating exchange programs, joint research, and international conferences as part of its global partnership framework.
• Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology (Kemendiktisaintek)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 April 2026Ministry and UGM jointly organized a workshop and benchmarking session on digital transformation in universities (April 6-10, Yogyakarta). Sessions covered digitalization vs. digital transformation, AI literacy, digital ethics, and Simaster UGM Smart Campus integration for integrated service systems in higher education.
• East Manggarai Regency GovernmentcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 March 2026MoU establishing partnership for education, research, and community service to improve human resource quality and reduce stunting rates through UGM Community Service Program. UGM expressed openness to accepting more master's and doctoral students from East Manggarai to promote equitable access to higher education.
• Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology (Kemendiktisaintek)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 February 2026Ministry organized workshop and benchmarking on digital transformation in universities held at UGM in Yogyakarta (April 6-10). Speakers from DTI UGM discussed digitalization vs. digital transformation, AI literacy, digital ethics, and Simaster UGM Smart Campus integration. Event emphasized integrated service systems and human governance in higher education's evolving digital ecosystem.
• Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology (Kemendiktisaintek)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 February 2026Minister Brian Yuliarto conducted working visit to UGM (February 13), touring Gelanggang Inovasi dan Kreativitas and Pusat Inovasi Agroteknologi to review UGM's integrated waste management system that processes 100% of campus waste on-site. Minister praised UGM's advanced campus environment and waste management model.
• Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology (Kemendiktisaintek)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 February 2026Minister Brian Yuliarto visited UGM's innovation ecosystem (Gelanggang Inovasi dan Kreativitas) and agrotechnology innovation center (Pusat Inovasi Agroteknologi) to review waste management system that processes 100% of campus waste on-site. Minister praised UGM's comprehensive waste management model and encouraged students to maximize academic opportunities.
• Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology (Kemendiktisaintek)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 February 2026Minister Brian Yuliarto visited UGM to observe its integrated waste management system that processes 100% of campus waste on-site, praising the comprehensive and well-managed model as an example for other institutions.
• Sakuranesia FoundationcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 15 February 2026Sakuranesia Foundation brokered vocational education partnerships between UGM and Japanese institutions including Japan University of Economics and Sanko Gakuen. Agreements include launching a pilot vocational education project and providing Indonesian students with industry experience and internships in Japan, strengthening human resource development and cross-cultural understanding.
• NVIDIAcoreTechnology or Integration · 13 February 2026NVIDIA partnered with UGM and Indosat Ooredoo Hutchison to develop AI research infrastructure in Indonesia under UGM's AI Center of Excellence program. NVIDIA provided a DGX Station high-performance AI supercomputer workstation to UGM's Faculty of Engineering and Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, along with MONAI medical imaging framework and Metropolis smart city platform. The collaboration targets AI development across healthcare, energy, and smart technology sectors.
• Indosat Ooredoo HutchisoncoreTechnology or Integration · 13 February 2026Indosat partnered with UGM and NVIDIA to provide large-scale data network connectivity for national data upload and analysis as part of UGM's AI Center of Excellence program. The collaboration aims to build open, accessible, and sustainable AI systems for healthcare, energy, and smart technology sectors in Indonesia.
• BPOM (Indonesian Food and Drug Authority)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 27 January 2026Dr. Widiastuti Setyaningsih's green analytical methods for rapid food safety and authenticity testing are being advocated for adoption by BPOM and other institutions to strengthen national food safety monitoring. She also created a free web-based application for analyzing macroalgae and cocoa products.
• Fuji Oil Japan and Indonesian Coffee and Cocoa Research Institute (Puslitkoka)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 January 2026UGM researchers collaborating with Fuji Oil Japan and Puslitkoka on a pilot cocoa plantation in Cilacap starting in 2026 to develop higher-quality, lower-acidity cocoa beans suited for industrial use. Initiative aims to improve Indonesian cocoa's competitiveness against African suppliers in global markets.
• 29 Government and Industry Partners (via GIFTS 2025)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 December 2025GIFTS 2025 saw MoU signings between UGM and 29 government and industry partners alongside 5 associations, all under the theme 'Sustainable Technology for Future Earth.' Summit featured two plenary sessions, panel discussions, innovation exhibition, and workshops.
• MicrosoftflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2025Microsoft partnered with Indonesia's Ministry of Communication and Digital (Kemkomdigi) to launch elevAIte Indonesia skilling initiative targeting 1 million talents with AI skills. UGM's G-Connect AI-powered landslide early warning system in Wonogiri is a standout project from this program, credited with saving 15 lives through 7-minute advance alerts. Program has empowered over 735,000 participants.
• Ministry of Communication and Digital (Kemkomdigi)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 25 June 2025Kemkomdigi partnered with Microsoft to launch elevAIte Indonesia program. UGM participated with its G-Connect landslide early warning system. The program targets 1 million Indonesian talents with AI skills for climate challenges and food security, with 735,000+ participants already empowered.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Nanyang Technological University: NTU is a top Asian research university with comparable scale, multi-faculty structure, and emphasis on industry partnerships and innovation. It serves as a benchmark for UGM's ambition to grow into a globally ranked research institution.
• National University of Singapore: NUS is Asia's top-ranked comprehensive research university and a global benchmark. It offers comparable breadth across faculties with substantially greater international research funding and industry partnership depth than UGM.

Direct peers

• Universitas Indonesia: UI is Indonesia's other top-tier public research university, headquartered in Jakarta/Depok. It directly competes with UGM for national admission slots, research grants, faculty talent, and postgraduate enrollment.
• Institut Teknologi Bandung: ITB is Indonesia's leading technical university, a public research institution comparable to UGM in scale, prestige, and national ranking. Both compete for top students, government research funding, and industry partnerships across STEM disciplines.
• Institut Teknologi Sepuluh Nopember: ITS is a major Indonesian public technology university focused on engineering, science, and maritime disciplines. It competes with UGM's engineering and science faculties for industry partnerships and applied research funding.
• Universitas Airlangga: UNAIR is a top Indonesian public university in Surabaya with strong medicine, dentistry, and social science faculties. It competes with UGM for healthcare training programs, government partnerships, and research rankings.
• Universitas Brawijaya: UB is a major Indonesian public research university in Malang with broad faculty coverage similar to UGM. Both compete for national admissions, agricultural and engineering research funding, and community service programs.
• Universitas Diponegoro: UNDIP is a comprehensive Indonesian public university in Semarang with parallel faculty structure to UGM. Both compete for central Java student recruitment, maritime and agricultural research, and government partnerships.

Regional players

• Universiti Malaya: UM is Malaysia's leading research university and UGM's closest regional counterpart in Southeast Asia. Both are flagship national universities with comparable faculty structures, English-medium programs, and regional research ambitions.
• Universitas Hasanuddin: UNHAS is the leading public university in eastern Indonesia (Makassar), serving as a regional anchor comparable to UGM's Yogyakarta role. It has similar research and community service programs but focuses on eastern Indonesian development priorities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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• Xx.com/ugmyogyakarta
• Facebookfacebook.com/ugmyogyakarta
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Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

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