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UGM Alumnus Ezra Timothy Nugroho Explores Antarctica with International Research Team in the 2026 COOKIES Expedition
30 March 2026
Ezra Timothy Nugroho, a young researcher and alumnus of the Faculty of Biology at Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) class of 2023, has just completed a historic scientific expedition in East Antarctica. Representing the Institute for Marine and Antarctic Studies (IMAS) ...
Yogyakarta, February 12, 2026 — Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia, organized a seminar titled "Indonesia in a Connected Tropical–Polar World" and simultaneously launched the Tropical–Polar Interconnection Research Group. ...
Indonesia Strengthens Science Diplomacy and Antarctic Cooperation with Argentina and Chile
16 November 2025
An Indonesian delegation comprising the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the National Research and Innovation Agency (BRIN), and Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) conducted a Strategic Study Visit to Argentina and Chile from November 1 to 11, 2025. The visit is part ...
Discussing Indonesia’s Opportunity as an Arctic Council Observer, Dr. Nugroho Imam Setiawan Joins the Indonesian Delegation
21 October 2025
A lecturer from the Department of Geological Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, UGM, together with the Head of UGM's Strategic Management Bureau, Wirastuti Widyatmanti, Ph.D., joined the Indonesian Delegation (Delri) led by the Directorate of the Americas and Europe, Ministry of ...
Gerry Utama, an alumnus of the Faculty of Geography, Universitas Gadjah Mada (Geography UGM), class of 2011, has been awarded by the Indonesian World Records Museum (MURI) as the youngest Indonesian to explore the Antarctic continent at the age of ...
Exploration in Antarctica: Making History and Building Global Research for Indonesia
10 February 2025
Gerry Utama is an alumnus of the Faculty of Geography, UGM, class of 2011, who currently works at the Institute of Earth Sciences, Saint Petersburg State University, and the Arctic and Antarctic Research Institute in Russia. In his presentation for ...
UGM Ready to Encourage Indonesia’s Participation in Antarctic Treaty
04 February 2025
Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) has reaffirmed its role in advancing Indonesia's presence on the international stage through the achievements of two of its alumni, Gerry Utama and Dr. Nugroho Imam Setiawan, both of whom have been involved in research expeditions ...
Earning international recognition is a dream for any researcher, and this is precisely what Gerry Utama is working toward. This aspiration aligns closely with UGM's vision and mission to continuously support the potential of its extended academic family. One concrete ...
The Stories of Gerry and Nugroho, Two UGM Alumni Who Successfully Explored Antarctica
22 January 2025
Setting foot in Antarctica may seem like an impossible dream for most people. But not for Gerry Utama, 31. This alumnus of the Faculty of Geography, UGM, turned his dream into reality by embarking on an expedition to Antarctica. Gerry ...
<p style="text-align: justify;">The Department of Geological Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Gadjah Mada welcomed a visit from Prof. Yoichi Motoyoshi of the National Institute of Polar Research (NIPR), Japan, from August 29 to 31, 2017. The visit was part of ...
UGM Geologist Reveals Earth’s Conditions in Antarctica
29 March 2017
A geologist from Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), Nugroho Imam Setiawan, Ph.D., successfully completed a research expedition in Antarctica as part of the Japan Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE). He became the first researcher from UGM as well as the first ASEAN ...
UGM Researcher Arrives in Antarctica
27 December 2016
Nugroho Imam Setiawan, Ph.D., a lecturer from the Department of Geological Engineering at UGM, arrived in Antarctica on Friday (23/12) aboard the Japanese expedition vessel, Shirase. His arrival is part of his participation in the 58th Japan Antarctic Research Expedition ...
Nugroho Imam Setiawan, S.T., M.T., Ph.D., a lecturer at the Department of Geological Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM), has been successfully selected to participate in the 58th Japan Antarctic Research Expedition (JARE). This research expedition regarding the ...