Prof. Dr. Ir. Edhi Martono, M.Sc. has been appointed as Dean of Graduate School, Universitas Gadjah Mada (UGM) by Prof. Ir. Sudjarwadi, M. Eng., Ph.D., Rector of UGM on 2 November 2009.

Prof. Martono replaced Prof. Dr. Irwan Abdullah, M.A. who has retired.

During the inauguration ceremony, Prof. Sudjarwadi asked the new officials to work well and improve all the weaknesses in the organization. 

"We must maintain the health of the organization. UGM has developed much, but there is still room for improvement with sustainable principles," he said.

The Rector also expressed gratitude to Prof. Irwan who had done his job well. Prof. Sudjarwadi said under the leadership of Prof. Irwan, much progress had been achieved by the Graduate Program, both for multidisciplinary and monodisciplinary sciences.

"Steps to improve the Graduate School are not constraint-free and they would become an experience for the next officials," he said.(Source: UGM website)