Efforts to achieve gender equality in access to higher education are a crucial part of the commitment to Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5: Gender Equality. In that context, Universitas Sebelas Maret (UNS) implements a systematic monitoring system to track student enrollment, acceptance, and registration rates by gender. This monitoring is conducted through an integrated, publicly accessible digital platform, namely SMART-IN (Smart Integrated System at UNS), as a means of promoting transparency and accountability in higher education data management.

Through the site’s official SMART-IN UNS, students can access new student statistics, including information by educational level and admission period. This system enables the university to periodically monitor the proportion of male and female students who register, are accepted, and complete registration, allowing for an objective and sustainable evaluation process of equal access.

Data obtained through the SMART-IN system show that in the 2024 academic year, the number of female students at UNS reaches a relatively balanced proportion with male students, indicating that the student selection and admission process has been implemented based on the principles of fairness and without gender-based discrimination. Thus, UNS has succeeded in ensuring that every individual has an equal opportunity to access higher education.

With this transparent data-based monitoring mechanism, UNS demonstrates a strong commitment to improving gender equality in higher education, while simultaneously strengthening the university’s contribution to achieving SDG 5 (Gender Equality) and SDG 4 (Quality Education) in an integrated manner.