Student Innovation

A new culinary innovation emerges from Indonesia: cinnamon rolls made from yellow sweet potato. This beloved pastry, known for its enticing cinnamon aroma, now incorporates a local ingredient rich in health benefits, delivering a delightful and nutritious experience.

After achieving success in the 2023 Indonesian Flying Robot Contest (KRTI) by bringing home 1st place in the Racing Plane Division and 2nd and 3rd place in the Technology Development Division, the Universitas negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) Flying Robot Team is now preparing to compete in KRTI 2024. However, this time there is something special-UNY is not only participating as a participant, but also hosting this prestigious event which will be held from September 12 to 18, 2024 at the Faculty of Vocational Studies UNY and Gading Airfield, Gunung Kidul.

Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) is ready to host the 2024 Indonesian Flying Robot Contest (KRTI), which will be held on September 12-18, 2024. Taking place at the Faculty of Vocational Studies Gunungkidul Campus and Gading Airfield, Playen, this prestigious event is expected to be a stage to showcase students' best innovations in the development of flying robot technology. Collaborating with TNI-AU to provide airfield facilities, UNY is committed to presenting a competition that will spur creativity and research in the field of aerial robotics.

From July 2 to 6, 2024, a global community of student innovators will gather at Mandalika International Circuit, Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara to take part in the prestigious Shell Eco-marathon Asia Pacific and Middle East 2024. The competition is a platform specifically designed to promote green vehicle technology, with the main objective of encouraging innovation to address global climate crisis issues.

Five students of Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta(UNY) have successfully processed tempe into toddler biscuits that are ready for consumption. The five students are Siti Nursipa Wulida (Culinary Education); Nur Evirda Khosyiati (Culinary Education); Rifki Refiyandi (Elementary School Teacher Education); Putri A. Panggabean (Accounting); and Syifaun Nuha A (Management). The toddler biscuits were named Bistbox.

Theodora Arydita, a student of Boga Technical Education UNY, has successfully processed soybean tempeh into donuts. The uniqueness of Dita's donuts is not only in the tempeh mixture. She also added moringa leaves to her donut recipe to create moringa leaf tempe fried donuts.  Moringa leaf tempe fried donuts are made as a nutritious snack for pregnant women. According to Dita, apart from the protein-rich tempeh, the high iron content in moringa leaves will also be very beneficial for the health of pregnant women.

"Hotdog is a long bun that is filled with sausage in the middle, then given vegetables or toppings according to taste. The tempeh sausage hotdog consists of hotdog bun/bread, tempeh sausage, lettuce, tomato, chili sauce, and mayonnaise sauce. I tried to localize this food into Tempe Sausage Hotdog," said Skolastika Damara Pradnyaparamitha, a student of Boga Technical Education UNY.

Ayu Larasati, Muhammad Akhdaan Al Ghozi, Nabila Nur Qoriyah, Faiz Miftahul Khoiri, Ahnaf Nabil Rusnarasyid, and Heilel Heielma Putri succeeded in creating a product called Fortan Eco-Enzyme. Fortan Eco-Enzyme is a plant formula that has a function to nourish and fertilize plants. This product is made from organic fruit peel waste mixed with brown sugar and fermented for 3 months, so it contains enzymes that are good for plants.

Mechanical toys that are driven manually or by electric motors are now widely produced. The existence of plastic toys is mostly mass-produced by large-scale factories. The public response to these educational mechanical toys (science toys) is very high, this is evidenced by the exhibitions that have been demonstrated in museums and entertainment venues in Indonesia, to introduce the public to the phenomena of physics, mechanics, optics, electricity, magnetism and chemistry.

"Indonesia is one of the countries with a high rate of traffic accidents, especially in the teenage age group. Along with the increasingly complex world of traffic and the development of technology, understanding, and skills in traffic become increasingly important to have. However, the learning process of traffic literacy is often considered uninteresting for students. Therefore, innovation is needed in learning methods that can make the learning process more interesting and effective," said Ardi Setyawardana.