Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) in collaboration with the Gunungkidul Education Office, agreed to develop the capacity to manage private schools in Gunungkidul. One of the efforts is through the implementation of the "School Management Capacity Building" workshop on August 25, 2022. One hundred fifty private school principals from kindergarten, elementary, and junior high levels were invited to attend this activity. In this activity, school principals received reinforcement and material from Nunuk Setyawati, S.Pd., M.M. (Head of the Gunungkidul Education Office), Dr. Puji Yanti Fauziah, M.Pd, (Lecturer of Non-Formal Education at UNY) and Dr. Lia Yuliana, S.Pd., M.Pd.(Lecturer of Education Management at UNY)

Ratna Budiarti, M.Or from UNY partnership section, said that the cooperation program between UNY and the Gunungkidul Education Office in education, research, community service, and resource development is expected to be sustainable so that it is beneficial for both parties. Ratna also expressed her gratitude to see the participants enthusiastically participating in this event with a proven attendance of almost 100%.

"I hope that all of us can take advantage of this opportunity as well as possible so that it will not only add our insight and knowledge but also implement our knowledge directly in schools," said Nunuk Setyawati. (Khairani Faizah, Tj.lak)