No Poverty

"Thank you for the trust from the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia to UNY to hold this National Seminar. We must have a strong entrepreneurial spirit in various sectors so that we have comprehensive experience and are not only great in theory but also able to do the great practice. Therefore, synergy with the ministry is essential," said Prof Sumaryanto in his remarks at the national seminar on "Efforts to Increase Student Entrepreneurial Spirit through KUR and Ease of Access to Capital", on Tuesday, 28 June 2022.

Agus Siswanto and Mimin Jeminten were happy to see their daughter, Hesti Wulandari, graduate from UNY with a GPA of 3.87 cum laude predicate. Agus and Mimin used to worry about the tuition fees they had to pay so Hesti could study at UNY. Fortunately, Hesti received information on Bidikmisi educational assistance from her teacher at SMKN 7 Purworejo. As a result, Hesti was finally able to study at UNY with Bidikmisi. Bidikmisi is tuition assistance from the government for high school graduates (SMA) or equivalent who have good academic potential but have economic difficulties.

UNY accepted 2,334 new students through the joint selection to enter state higher education (SBMPTN) 2022. These new students comprised 800 students from the science and technology category and 1534 from the social and humanities category. Of these 2334 students, 901 received tuition assistance from the government for high school/equivalent graduates with good academic potential but economic limitations but excel to continue their studies in higher education through the KIP (Smart Indonesia Card) Study scheme.

UNY supports students to participate in various empowerment programs that impact society. One of these supports is provided for UNY students who participate in the "Young Warrior Program" managed by the Ministry of Social Affairs, the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology and the Ministry of Religious Affairs. The program attracted 5,140 students from various universities who were deployed to the community to learn about social problems up close and work to solve poverty problems in 514 districts/cities across Indonesia.

Keraton and Malioboro are examples of iconic tourist destinations that many people know when they mention Yogyakarta. In addition, Yogyakarta is also often associated with typical handicrafts in the form of various batik products. Based on market research from a student team consisting of Adigdya Pangestu (craft education), Azizah Nuzulul Rohmah (Indonesian language and literature education) and Rinda Lestari (economic education), concluded that most bag products combined with batik, usually only use common batik pattern.