Decent Work

A group of students from the Department of Nonformal Education at Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) initiated a community empowerment program titled “From Waste to Blessings: Optimizing Circular Economy Empowerment for Widows through Eco-Friendly Prayer Bead Innovation.” Implemented from February to May 2025, the program was led by Rubiyantiningsih, Fitri Padmawati, Sabrinasurya Maharani, and Dinda Nurlisa Septiana.

As part of their cross-cultural learning and field exploration program, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) and Western Sydney University (WSU) conducted an insightful visit to the DOWA production center on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. The visit aimed to explore the local creative industry while emphasizing values of social empowerment, work ethic, and community-based craftsmanship especially focusing on the role of women.

To facilitate prospective graduates to participate in direct recruitment with the industrial world and partner institutions, on Wednesday (22/5) at GOR UNY, an opportunity was made for UNY partner companies to share information entitled UNY Career Day. This is a form of service to partners, UNY provides an opportunity for partner companies to share information about careers, internships, and various forms of HR recruitment needed by partners. This was said by the Director of Academic, Student Affairs, and Alumni Prof. Dr.

Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) held an undergraduate graduation ceremony for the Bojonegoro Regency Village RPL Program on Sunday (17/9) at the Performance Hall of UNY's Faculty of Language, Arts and Culture. Three hundred eighty-four village officials attended the undergraduate graduation with details of 16 people from the Faculty of Education and Psychology, 186 from the Faculty of Social, Law and Political Sciences, and 182 from the Faculty of Economics and Business.

"Highly educated workers tend to be engaged in the formal, tertiary sector (trade and services) in urban areas. Notably, highly educated workers in the primary sector, especially agriculture, tend to decline, or in other words, there is de-agriculturalization in the distribution of highly educated workers. The open unemployment rate in the higher education group is urban and female," said Prof. Anwar Sanusi, Secretary General of the Ministry of Manpower of the Republic of Indonesia, at the UNY Public Lecture.

A team of UNY students consisting of Andika Roy Rahmawan, Frida Riyandari, Dina Istiana, Riyan Heriyana, Crisna Dewi, and Dwi Prayitno Dewi held a training on making Piscok Lumer (melted chocolate banana) for youth groups in Kwayuhan, Sleman. This activity is part of applying the Leadership Project course in pre-service teacher professional education.

Do you still remember Janu Muhammad? The son of a vegetable seller in Sleman Market who graduated from the geography education program at the Faculty of Social, Legal and Political Sciences UNY with a GPA of 3.70 and continued his master's study at the University of Birmingham (UoB) majoring in Research in Human Geography, UK, England through an LPDP scholarship.

Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) has established a partnership with PT Nihon Seiki Indonesia (NSI), with a visit to the NSI headquarters in Delta Silicon Industrial Park Lippo Cikarang, Bekasi. UNY sent the Vice-Rector for Academic and Student Affairs, Prof. Siswantoyo, accompanied by the Secretary of the Academic Affairs, Student Affairs and Alumni Directorate, Kristiyono, MH, the Head of Student Welfare Division, Supriyono, S.IP, the Executive Staff of the Vice-Rector for Academic and Student Affairs, Dr.

Entrepreneurship is highly supported by the government these days. There are many ways to become an entrepreneur including becoming a home worker. Home worker is someone who carries out activity carried out primarily by women, and family members for generations starting from grandmothers, and mothers to daughters by running a business. Working as a home worker may be done by both men and women, however there is an intriguing phenomenon in Kapanewon Banguntapan, Bantul where many home worker activities are carried out by women, and more notably, the majority are in the culinary industry.

"The certified independent study and internship (MSIB) program is a bridge for students to prepare themselves to become professional practitioners, entrepreneurs, academics, or freelancers. Students must be prepared to face technological, socio-cultural, labor, and environmental challenges. Internship activities also open up opportunities for students to get a job offer before graduation," said Ria Aprilia, M.Psi. as MSIB manager. This session provided more overview of the MSIB Program(Internship and Certified Independent Study) and PMM Program (Independent Student Exchange).