SDG 4: Quality Education

The Robotics Team of Yogyakarta State University (UNY) has once again achieved success at UNLIMITED 2026, organized by Diponegoro University (UNDIP) in Semarang, Central Java. Competing in the robotics competition themed “Intelligent Systems in Action: Engineering Autonomous Robots for Industry 6.0,” three UNY teams secured two first-place titles, one second-place title, and a Best Presentation award.

The Indonesia Career Center Network (ICCN) Summit 2026, held at the Graduate and Doctoral Building of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (FMIPA), Yogyakarta State University (UNY), on Friday (October 16, 2026), reaffirmed the commitment of higher education institutions to move beyond traditional approaches to career center management.

The 4th Nusantara Creative Competition (NCC 4) and the 3rd National Essay Competition (NESCO 3), recently held in Bali, provided a platform for students from Yogyakarta State University (UNY) to showcase their achievements. Three UNY delegation teams won multiple medals in the national-level essay and poster competitions organized by Nusantara Muda in collaboration with the Faculty of Agricultural Technology at Udayana University.

The Pedagogia Labschool UNY Playgroup and Kindergarten (KB-TK Laboratorium Pedagogia Labschool UNY) has once again achieved recognition at the regional level of the Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY). The Pedagogia Laboratory Playgroup was named the First Place Winner in the 2026 DIY-Level Appreciation Competition for Playgroups Implementing Polite and Harmonious Values.

The Garuda UNY Team has once again achieved an outstanding result at the 2026 Energy-Efficient Car Contest (Kontes Mobil Hemat Energi/KMHE), held from October 1–4, 2026, at the University of Jember. Competing with its Urban Concept MPD Gasoline vehicle, the team secured first place with an impressive efficiency of 470.86 km/L, successfully defending its championship title in the same category as the previous year's competition.

The NEXARA Candirejo Community Service Program (KKN) team from Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) organized an innovative workshop on transforming locally produced goat's milk into soap in collaboration with the Sekar Rejeki Women Farmers Group (KWT) in Brangkal Hamlet, Candirejo Village, Borobudur District, Central Java.

More than 100 artworks from various countries are being showcased at ICo T•S•A•E (International Collaboration on Trans-Sensory Art Exhibition), hosted by the Faculty of Languages, Arts, and Culture (FBSB) at Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY). Officially opened on September 27, the exhibition runs until October 6, 2026, at the FBSB Department of Art Education Gallery, UNY.

Yogyakarta – Students from the Elementary School Teacher Education (PGSD) Program at Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) recently conducted a field study implementation project by transforming used cooking oil into candles at Khodijah Sinar Melati Orphanage. The activity involved 17 children aged 12–15 years, ranging from fifth-grade elementary school to eighth-grade junior secondary school students.

Klaten – Students from the 2024 cohort of the Bachelor's Program in Accounting Education at the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB), Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY), recently organized an educational program titled "Youth Talk: Gender Equality" in collaboration with the youth community of Isamtiga Mosque in Klaten. The initiative reflects the students' commitment to supporting Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 5: Gender Equality by raising young people's awareness of the importance of equal rights and opportunities for all individuals.