UNDIP, Semarang (July 22, 2025) — Universitas Diponegoro (UNDIP) has secured fifth place worldwide in the Top 20 High Usage Award by Emerald Publishing, a leading global academic publisher. The award recognizes the high usage of Emerald Publishing’s scholarly resources by the UNDIP academic community. The ranking placed UNDIP alongside Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia (4th), Liberty University, United States (3rd), Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia (2nd), and EKB Data Center, Egypt (1st).
The award presentation took place during the Smart Campus Tour on Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at UNDIP’s Faculty of Economics and Business. The Smart Campus Tour showcased a series of key programs, including the introduction of AI tools, optimization of e-resources, research data management tools, and a book publishing workshop, all of which demonstrated UNDIP’s commitment to advancing its research and academic publishing ecosystem.
The award was presented by Irwan Sukardi, Emerald Publishing’s Business Manager Representative for Asia, to Prof. Ir. Mochamad Arif Budihardjo, S.T., M.Eng.Sc., Ph.D., representing the Vice Rector for Human Resources, Information Technology, Law, and Organization.
Prof. Faisal, S.E., M.Si., Ph.D., Dean of UNDIP’s Faculty of Economics and Business, and Suwondo, S.Hum., M.Kom., Head of UNDIP Library and UNDIP Press, also attended the ceremony.
“This award is the result of the hard work and dedication of the entire UNDIP academic community in utilizing scholarly resources to support high-quality research and publications. We are deeply grateful for this achievement and thank all members of UNDIP — lecturers, researchers, students, and staff — who have worked tirelessly to maximize the use of these resources for our shared advancement. We also extend our gratitude to Emerald Publishing for its extraordinary support. UNDIP is committed to continuing innovation and being a pioneer in quality education and research,” Prof. Arif said.
The recognition from Emerald Publishing reaffirms UNDIP’s ongoing commitment to fostering a culture of substantial research and literacy. This success reflects the synergy between the university’s provision of modern academic facilities and the high enthusiasm of its academic community in utilizing them. It reinforces UNDIP’s determination to keep investing in human resources and technology to produce globally competitive researchers and future leaders.
According to www.emeraldgrouppublishing.com, the Top 20 High Usage Award 2025 recipients are:
- EKB Data Center, Egypt
- Universiti Teknologi MARA, Malaysia
- Liberty University, USA
- Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology, Australia
- Universitas Diponegoro, Indonesia
- Northumbria University, United Kingdom
- Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia
- Airlangga University, Indonesia
- Yayasan Trisakti, Indonesia
- Universitas Indonesia, Indonesia
- Universidad Peruana de Ciencias Aplicadas Lima, Peru
- Universitas Trisakti, Indonesia
- University of Manchester, United Kingdom
- Monash University, Australia
- University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
- University of Liverpool, United Kingdom
- Erasmus University Rotterdam, Netherlands
- Universiti Sains Malaysia, Malaysia
- Curtin University, Australia
- Manchester Metropolitan University, United Kingdom
(Public Communication/UNDIP/ANH)