Education is one of the right ways to enhance human resource development in a country. Today, learning medium is very important in delivering education because it will help improve the understanding of students by teachers; including on accounting subject. To teach accounting, one of the best learning media is education games, which began to develop these days. Through games, students could be easier to understand, remember, and apply accounting materials they gained.

On Thursday, (17/12/2015), Swara Wadhana Choir of Yogyakarta State University (YSU) organized Grand Closing Concert Symphony of Swara Wadhana with the theme “Our Melody Tales”. Held in YSU Auditorium, the concert was end-year concert of 2015 stewardship that told their journey and story in 2015. Swara Wadhana (“SW”) choir showcased Mixed Choir and Indonesian ethnic songs serenaded with piano. The rehearsal run for 3 months.

I Gde Ariyasa, the head of the Office of education of Karangasem, Bali, accompanied by the Secretary of the Department, head of finance, and the staff of the Office of Karangasem just carry out visits to monitor the academic close to the shoreline and UNY student cooperation. The activities carried out on Wednesday (23/12/2015) and welcomed in the West, moved into the Senate Chamber UNY. The visit was received by Sri Wahyuniati Dawn ch., s. Pd., d. Or. as the head of the domestic Partnership and Ratna Budiarti, d. Or.

“Indonesian Rector’s Forum is the biggest forum to be held in Yogyakarta, as more than 1000 rectors of universities and higher education institutions would attend the agenda”, says Prof. Rochmat Wahab, M.Pd., M.A., in Press Conference for Indonesian Rector’s Forum (IRF) held on 29 – 31 January, 2016. In front of 13 journalists from various regional and national-scaled media, he ascertained that Yogyakarta State University (YSU) is granted the Host of 2016 IRF.

To monitor and review performance of the Unit of International Affairs and Parnerships (UIAP) funtions, last Friday (11/12/2015), the Office of International Affairs and Partnerships (OIAP), Yogyakarta State University (YSU) carried out Monitoring and Evaluation on UIAP Performance, in Main Meeting Room, YSU Rectorate building. Facilitating the agenda were Prof. Suwarsih Madya, Ph.D, Dr.ing Satoto Endar Nayono, M.Eng., M.Sc., Losina Purnastuti, SE., M.Ec.Dev., Ph.D., Endah Retnowati, M.Ed., Ph.D, and Nur Insani, M.Sc.

BIPA Tutors

Fitri Alfarisy, S.Pd., staff person of the Office of International Affairs and Partnerships YSU addressed a question “What BIPA (Indonesian for Non-native Speakers) tutors and student volunteers really are?”. The question was part of 2nd day of “Capacity Building and Effective Communication Training For Ysu Tutors and Student Volunteers” organized in Wildlife Rescue Center Yogyakarta on 4 December 2015. As the former tutor, now he is the person in charge of BIPA in YSU.

“The Office of International Affairs and Partnerships (OIAP) is the spearhead of internationalization in YSU. There are plenty of programs held by OIAP, requiring many talents and new innovations. Hence, we highly need the help of students.” says Dr.–Ing Satoto E. Nayono, M. Eng., M.Sc., as Head of OIAP while opening workshop “Capacity Building and Effective Communication Training For YSU Tutors and Student Volunteers” in Senate Meeting Room, YSU Rectorate Building on Friday (4/12/2015).

The existence of Yogyakarta State University (YSU) as a World Class University is evidenced by its attempt to host more visitation from foreign universities and partners which are in the intention to co-work with YSU. On Friday (11/12/2015), UNY greeted representatives of University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL), the United States. Attending the visitation were Prof. Rochmat Wahab, M.Pd, M.A. as Rector of YSU and Prof. Suwarsih Madya as Vice Rector for Cooperation and Development, and representatives of UNL, namely Prof. Harvey Perlman, Prof. Dr. Helen Raikes, Prof.