Yogyakarta is one of the small special regions in Java Island which presents various comfort zones for people especially the students, both the local or the international students. Many factors support which make Yogyakarta become famous, one of them is the geology formation of Java Island with its natural beauty and the atmosphere supported for teaching and learning process. By studying in Yogyakarta, you can get many advantages, such as:
- Academic
A high quality academic system with lecturers who master their fields are at Universitas Gadjah Mada. In lectures, the teaching system adheres to a curriculum adapted to global concerns and demands. In this case, it certainly facilitates the process of transferring knowledge to students. In addition, there are many easy and useful accesses that support the learning process to form future cadres who are able to respond to global demands. - Facilities
Living in Yogyakarta opens up the widest opportunity for students from any region to develop their potential. The development of student self-potential certainly needs to be supported by good facilities. Yogyakarta has many facilities with affordable living costs, such as lodging (university dormitories, boarding houses, hotels), culinary (fast food restaurants, restaurants, and cafes), shopping centers (traditional markets, supermarkets, and bookstores), business services (courses) tutoring, workshops, and transportation), and financial business (banking, insurance, and savings and loans). - Landscape
Yogyakarta is known as a region that has a beautiful landscape. The landscape consists of fascinating tourisms, like beaches, mountains, valleys, and hills which support the learning process. Easy access to go to those places and available public services ease the students to conduct research and travels. - Public Transportation
Public transportation is easily accessible if you wish to travel within the city, surely at an affordable cost. There is one type of public transportations that can be used such as Trans Jogja, which is a fast, cheap, and air-conditioned bus transportation system around the city of Yogyakarta. Trans Jogja is one of the Bus Rapid Transit implementation programs launched by the Ministry of Transportation of the Republic of Indonesia. Moreover, online transportation such as Grab or GoJek can also be accessed easily in Yogyakarta. - Social and Cultural Richness
Yogyakarta is one of the tourism destinations and it is famous among domestic and foreign tourists. It gives positive impacts towards the students, thus the social and cultural richness is able to attract others to learn and encourage to establish certain departments which concentrate with those issues. - Society Openness
Javanese people are famous for their politeness and helpfulness. These principles are upheld and they attract other societies, including the students both from other regions and other countries to develop themselves in Yogyakarta. Furthermore, the heterogeneous interaction makes the students feel at home and comfortable to study and broadens their relations.