Introduction

The Bachelor in Pharmacy Program (PSPF) is one of the degree programs under the management of the Faculty of Pharmacy UGM. The Faculty of Pharmacy UGM itself was established by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Indonesia on September 27, 1946, under the name of Perguruan Tinggi Ahli Obat (Higher Education for Medicine Expertise), and up to 2019, PSPF has graduated more than ten thousand pharmacy graduates. As a proof of commitments to produce quality graduates, it has been accredited A by BAN-PT and in 2019 accredited A by LAMPT-KES.

In line with its vision and mission, namely as a pioneer in pharmacy education with excellent national and international level; imbued with the core value of Universitas Gadjah Mada “Locally Rooted, Globally Respected,” PSPSF is committed to producing graduates who excel as pharmacy graduates with general pharmacy profiles who have 9 stars of pharmacist qualifications adapted from the World Health Organization (WHO) which describe the role of pharmacists in the world of health as caregivers, educators, communicators, leaders, decision-makers, managers, lifelong learners, possess personal and professional responsibilities, and possess scientific understanding and research capabilities

As a strategic step to respond to the industrial revolution 4.0, the graduates are equipped with soft kills obtained structurally from the curriculum, as well as co-curricular and extracurricular activities in the form of interdisciplinary content, soft skills, exposure to global competencies (enhanced stadium generale), and early exposure to the world of work according to the interests of students namely: hospital pharmacy, pharmaceutical industry, pharmaceutical traditional medicine, pharmaceutical cosmetics and food, pharmaceutical distribution and marketing, pharmaceutical research and drug discovery, and community pharmacy and regulation.