Yogyakarta as a First Choice

Affordable Cost of Living

The main reason why Yogyakarta becomes the first choice to visit and to study is that the living cost is reasonable. As well as the affordable living cost of Yogyakarta, UKDW also offers distinguishable and excellent quality education with affordable tuition. UKDW also gives scholarships to students in need.

Reachable Locations

As a small city, various locations such as hospitals, shopping centers, bookshops, public libraries, and art centers can be reached only in minutes.

Accessible Transportation

(a picture of Transjogja, one of public transportations in Yogyakarta) Anyone who studies in Yogyakarta, especially at UKDW, will find it easy to go anyplace because the transportation system is accessible.

Reasonable Price of Foods

Yogyakarta is a never-ending city for culinary options. Traditional foods such as gudeg, bakmi jawa, and brongkos, Chinese foods, Korean foods, Japanese foods, as well as many others, can be found anywhere at any time and at a reasonable price.

A City of Culture

Yogyakarta is a city of culture. The presence of the Yogyakarta palace, Tugu Yogyakarta (Yogyakarta Monument), Mount Merapi, and the South Sea enrich the nuance of Yogyakarta culture. Local and international artists come to Yogyakarta to see, to perform, and to improve the traditional and modern culture of Yogyakarta, music, theater, pantomime, and many others. This culture will help anyone who wants to learn the character and the social life of the Yogyakarta people.

A City of Entertainment

Besides its uniqueness as a cultural city, Yogyakarta also has modern shopping centers (malls), movie theaters, cafés and many other places for leisure. Anyone who visits Yogyakarta is encouraged to see historical places such as Prambanan Temple, Yogyakarta palace, and Vredenburg Fort.

Everything is in Yogyakarta

Yogyakarta is the right place to study since people will find it easy to access anything they want in support of their study and UKDW, which is located in the heart of the city of Yogyakarta, becomes the best choice to study in Yogyakarta.