Developing Academic Knowledge and Enriching Cross-Cultural Understanding through the "Pertukaran Mahasiswa Merdeka" Program

"Pertukaran Mahasiswa Merdeka (PPM) program is a collaboration of all universities throughout Indonesia that aims to enrich cultural treasures. The specialty of this program is that selected students can choose the university and study program they want. Hopefully, this program can provide valuable experience and support improving the quality of education in Indonesia," said Prof. Cerika Rismayanthi at the graduation of the "Independent Student Exchange" Program batch 3 at UNY on December 22, 2023.

Turning Banana Peel Waste into Healthy Snacks

Sumbersari Village, Purworejo Regency, is one of the banana-producing villages. Currently, some MSMEs specialize in processing bananas into chips. "Unfortunately, the waste in the form of banana peels is usually thrown away. Therefore, we initiated to manage banana peel waste into valuable foodstuffs through the Educreative Entrepreneurship class program," said Aji Aryo Prayoga, head of the UNY student community service team in Sumbersari village on December 15, 2023. The community gained knowledge of the production process, SWOT analysis, and marketing strategies through this class.

Achieving Sustainable Development Goals at UNY through Sports

UNY organizes morning exercises every Friday. The gymnastics are attended by the academic community of UNY, including lecturers, education staff and students.

Gymnastics instructor Fitri from Hana Gymnastics School said that today's gymnastics began with the opening of Diabetic Gymnastics 3, followed by Aerobic Gymnastics.

Salsabila Agustina Achieves the Highest Grade Point Average at UNY Graduation Ceremony

Salsabila Agustina, S.Stat, known as Bella, achieved a grade point average of 3.93 in the UNY Graduation Ceremony of the 2nd Period of Academic Year 2023/2024."The first day of college, I was amazed by classmates who had an interest in the same field. Of course, I also met lecturers with vast knowledge to share with those of us who are still new," she said.

UNY students learn local wisdom in science learning with Assist.Prof. Dr. Roseleena Anantanukulwong

Assist. Prof. Dr. Roseleena Anantanukulwong from the Faculty of Science Technology and Agriculture, Yala Rajabhat University, Thailand, gave a public lecture to UNY Science Education students. Dr. Roseleena Anantanukulwong was a guest lecturer at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences UNY at the Science Education Department.

Building Quality Education through Education Human Resource Management

UNY believes that education is an investment in civilization. This belief is what encourages UNY to open a master's degree study program in Education Human Resource Management. "The focus of scientific development of the Education Human Resource Management study program is oriented towards efforts to diversify science and technology, especially human resource management in the field of education with Indonesian identity," said Director of UNY Graduate School, Prof. Anik Ghufron.

UNY Receives UI Greenmetrics World University Ranking Award

Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) received the UI Greenmetrics World University Ranking award at Unhas Hotel and Convention Makassar on Thursday (30/11). The award was received by the Chairman of WCU UNY, Prof. Mochamad Bruri Triyono, representing the Rector. In his speech, Prof. Mochamad Bruri Triyono expressed his gratitude for this achievement and hoped it would be a spirit to improve better performance, especially to make UNY campus more sustainable.