The universal acknowledgement is shown by the WHO's adoption of handling protocol for children with diarrhea in hospital proposed by lecturers of the Medical Faculty, UGM, as well as by UNDP's adoption of methods of handling social conflicts. Many joint researches have been done by UGM researchers in collaboration with researchers from prominent universities in the world for biomedical sciences and social humanities subjects respectively.

Some achievements in research that received internationalrecognition have been shown by young researchers fromUniversitas Gadjah Mada. Among those achievements areresearches related to smart materials. For example, aresearch on "Swelling Dynamics of Liquid CrystallineElastomers Resulting in the First Demonstration of TheirApplication as Low Voltage Driven Artificial Muscles" haswon Glenn H. Brown Prize 2006 given by InternationalLiquid Crystal Society. Another research to providebiocompatible materials for biomedical purposes is nowbeing done for its valorization and translational into the realmarket of injectable carbonate apatite nano-compositewhich can be shaped and molded for irregular bonedefects, in cooperation with JSPS (Japan Society for thePromotion of Sciences) and KNAW (Royal NetherlandsAcademy of Arts and Sciences). Among 6 researchesfunded by KNAW annually, 2 have been won by UGMresearchers. Some prominent international researchcollaborations are also conducted in UGM. Nowadays,UGM is preparing National Geo Science Center incooperation with New Zealand Government.

To mention UGM roles in community, UGM was awarded bythe United Nation University (UNU) on December 17, 2007, to become 1 (one)among 50s (fifties) RCEs (Regional Centers of Expertise) in the world, withthe expertise of community/society empowerment. Becoming one of the RCEproved that activities of research based community services implementedthrough KKN-PPM (Students Community Services through CommunityEmpowerment Learning Program) have obtained internationalacknowledgement.