Gadjah Mada University (Indonesian: Universitas Gadjah Mada or UGM) is one of the largest national universities in Indonesia. It was 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.
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.
Gadjah Mada University has been considered one of the three most prestigious universities in Indonesia, together with University of Indonesia and Bandung Institute of Technology.
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