UNY Students have successfully developed a hand sanitizer product from Averrhoa Bilimbi Linn leaf extract.  Averrhoa Bilimbi Linn is known for having tannin compounds which have antibacterial property. Students who participated on the development of the hand sanitizer are Septiana Eka Mufliha (Chemistry Education), Nia Indriyani (Biology Education), Rima Walhikmah (Physics), Hafiizhoh Hanafiah (Chemistry), and Deva Noor Rahma (Accounting).

Drug abuse and addiction have become disturbing problem in Yogyakarta. To deal with such problem, UNY students initiated the Drug-Free Healthy Family program as an effort to create a drug-resistant Yogyakarta by cooperating with the PKK partner at Karangmalang Depok Sleman. They are Azwan (Public Administration study program), Andi Kurnia (Mathematics Education study program), Isyraq Khoirunnisa (Civic and Law Education study program), Aulia Nishful Laila (Non-Formal Education study program), M.

UNY Students team on PKM-applied technology have succeeded in designing a catfish loading machine to increase the productivity of catfish breeders. They are Abdul Rosyid Hidayatullah, Muhammad Faqihul Imam (Physics), Heni Febriani (Biology), Yoga Agung Saputra (Mechanical Engineering Education), and Hestiana (Science Education).

Boarding school is quite popular in Indonesia. The presence of boarding schools in Indonesia is an effective educational model in educating intellectuality, skills, character building and instilling moral values in students so that students will know more about the values of truth, honesty, virtue, wisdom, and compassion as universal values of religion.

One of the areas that cultivates cassava is Kesugihan sub-district, Cilacap. In this area, cassava processes into various food products. One of them is opak. Unfortunately, conventional steaming and drying method will need considerable time and large space. Based on these problems, UNY students who participated in student of applied technology program has designed special machine called Opak Dryer Machine. This machine hopefully will improve production level of Oemah Opak own by Solikhin.

The development of technology and information changes people's lifestyle. This lifestyle change has implications on how people maintain balance with themselves and their surroundings. Art (including literature) has a portion of contribution on digital transformation so that people can enjoy life in harmony. This view was raised in the international conference of The 5th International Conference on Literature (ICOLITE).

UNY will organized the second virtual graduation ceremony on 29 August, 2020. The Head of the Academic, Student and Cooperation Bureau, Drs. Setyo Budi Takarina, M.Pd. said  that the decision to organize online graduation ceremony based on the fact that Yogyakarta's emergency response  on covid-19 was extended until August 31, 2020.

” For the sake of health safety and security of all (UNY residents, committees, participants, and families of graduates), we choose graduation to be done online or virtual, “he said.

The Directorate General of Higher Education announced the Cluster of Indonesian Higher Education in 2020. Based on the press release, UNY has entered as the 12th university on cluster 1 of Higher Education in Indonesia. The Vice Rector for Academic Affairs, Prof. Dr. Margana, M.Hum., M.A. said that this achievement is the result of support, , synergy and collaboration of all parties, including leaders, academicians, and educational staff so that UNY can return to Cluster I as the 12th Best Universities in Indonesia .

UNY planned to organize the fourth graduation ceremony of 2019/2020 academic year on 27 June 2020. Unfortunately, covid-19 pandemic is on the rise and any attempt to hold any physical graduation ceremony will only add the health risk for those participated in the event.  For that reason, UNY has organized online graduation ceremony on 15 August 2020.

At present, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta has 102 study programs, and 72 of them have been accredited, while 39 of them have been internationally accredited for bachelor, master, and doctoral programs. “Early Childhood Education Study Program has significant role on building education basic in the society, both formal and non-formal. That’s why, we fully encourage further future development,” the Rector of UNY said on his welcoming speech on Online Field Assessment of Master Program in Early Childhood Education on 6th August 2020.