It is regulated in Rector’s Regulation Number 21 Year 2021 (Article 4) that all faculty members must uphold academic freedom, freedom of academic platforms, academic etiquette, and scientific autonomy.

In the field of Education, Academic Policy within the faculty provides related standards and directions with the development and implementation of an integrated learning process based on the principle of academic freedom. For example, these are mentioned in the Senate Decree of Mathematic and Natural Science Faculty Number 1/SF-FMIPA/SK/2020 page 8. 

UGM is committed to anti-discrimination as directed by Trustee Board’s Regulations Number 1 Year 2023 about University Strategic Plan 2022-2027 (pg. 14, UGM guarantees that the campus environment is a safe and comfortable ecosystem, free from sexual violence, other violence, bullying, mental health problems, discrimination, and friendly to people with disabilities).

The University has made several efforts as a form of commitment that seeks to reduce organised crime. This has been regulated in the Rector’s Regulation Number 21 Year 2021 (Article 10). One of the ways to regulate bribery and corruption is for academic staff to refuse gifts in any form related to work beyond what has been determined based on applicable regulations and/or contracts that have been agreed upon in advance.

The UGM Board of Trustees (Majelis Wali Amanat or MWA) is the highest governing body in the university. 

As regulated in the Board of Trustees Regulation Number 4 Year 2014  Article 41, the members of MWA consist of the Minister, the Sultan of Yogyakarta, the Rector, representatives of the general public, and members of the university, including students, faculty, and staff. 

The university’s annual Dies Natalis brings together all students, staff, and faculty each year and invites the university’s partners. UGM’s Rector holds a speech to report the university’s achievements and share the minutes to the annual general meeting.

To ensure transparency, accountability, and responsible resource management, UGM publishes an annual audited financial report on the university’s website that is accessible to the public. This report demonstrates how the university’s funds are allocated and utilized each year to support all activities of education, research, and community service. It is the university’s hope that making these reports open to the public fosters trust, allowing UGM’s many stakeholders — including students, parents, government, and partners — to assess the institution’s financial health and integrity.

To best integrate and monitor the implementation of the SDGs, the university established the UGM SDGs Center: Inaugurated on August 28, 2019, by the Ministry of National Development Planning, the UGM SDGs Center aims to synergize the university’s activities in education, teaching, and community service to contribute effectively to sustainable development.

Gadjah Mada University provides facilities to develop students’ talents, interests, potential, creativity, innovation, and identity as well as improve student achievement through student communities within the Gadjah Mada University environment. The university understands the significance of student unions and encourages their activities in the Rector’s Regulation Number 20 2020. As mentioned in Article 5A, this gives students the right to establish student unions under the supervision of the Directorate of Student Affairs (Article 5A). 

UGM has an Office of Sustainability within the University Quality Assurance and Reputation Unit. Based on the UGM Chancellor’s Decree No. 1100/UN1.P/KPT/HUKOR/2024 on the Manager of the Office of Sustainability, the manager is tasked with implementing the UGM Sustainable Development Programme, strengthening the university’s reputation related to sustainability; coordinating the mainstreaming of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in the tridharma in university policy;