The Faculty of Economics and Business, Gadjah Mada University (FEB UGM) has once again achieved global recognition.

A widely circulated infographic on social media recently claimed that Indonesia ranks as the second-poorest country in the world, reporting a poverty rate of 60.3 percent, compared with Zimbabwe’s 84.2 percent, and attributed the figures to the World Bank.

Lecturer at the Department of Economics, Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Gadjah Mada (FEB UGM), as well as the Poverty and Inequality Research Division/EQUITAS (Equitable Transformation for Alleviating Poverty and Inequality), Wisnu Setiadi Nugroho, Ph.D., said that the World Bank has never issued any documents through the Global Poverty Line, Poverty and Inequality Platform (PIP), nor the Macro Poverty Outlook that mentions Indonesia as the second poorest country in the world. read more

For Robert P. Fanggidae, returning to his hometown was not a step backward.

The Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Gadjah Mada (FEB UGM) has affirmed its commitment to ensuring that no regular undergraduate (S1) students drop out of college due to financial constraints.

For Muhammad Dirga Ananta Firdaus (21), the judo mat is more than just a place to train.

Normalita Oktaviantini, S.Ak., a professional staff member of the Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Gadjah Mada (FEB UGM), won the award for Inspirational Education Staff in the Field of Planning, Finance, and Infrastructure at the 2025 UGM Outstanding Individuals Awards.

The award won by Via, as she is affectionately known, is inseparable from the innovative proposal she made: the Integrated Teaching Honorarium Payment System.

The concept of a smart city has long been synonymous with technologies such as artificial intelligence, big data analytics, and the digitization of public services.

Universitas Gadjah Mada received an award as the Best Higher Education Institution in Establishing and Strengthening Disability Services Units in 2024 at the 2025 Diktisaintek Awards at Graha Diktisaintek, Jakarta, on Friday (19/12/2025).

For most people, watching films is a simple way to unwind after a busy routine or follow a popular story.

Three journals from the Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Gadjah Mada (FEB UGM), have successfully become recipients of the Journal Management Assistance Program Towards Scopus Indexing and Improvement of UGM Journal Quartiles, part of the Enhancing Quality Education for International University Impacts and Recognition-World Class University (EQUITY WCU) 2025/2026 program.

The Journal of Indonesian Economy and Business (JIEB) and Gadjah Mada International Journal of Business (GAMAIJB) received assistance through the quartile improvement scheme.