Post date: 16/03/2015 - 15:24
YSU International Students Join a Local Rice Harvest Festival

YSU international students joined the ‘Dewi Sri Festival’ in Plumbungan Village at Gunungkidul, the southern region in Yogyakarta. The festival is an annual collaboration of Plumbungan Village Youth Organization and Yogyakarta State University, supported by the local government of Gunungkidul Regency and the District Officials. The festival includes bazaar, charity, traditional competitions related to farming, culinary exhibitions from local produce, and cultural performances.
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Post date: 16/03/2015 - 10:12
Teaching Students in Batom, Bintang Highlands, Papua

When he was walking through the school corridor, the noise from outside the classroom grew louder as the students had just played outside and it was time to start the class. “Good morning, Teacher!” the students greeted their teacher. He is M. Fatkhul Damanhury, an alumnus of YSU Department of Civic Education who participates in Scholars Teaching in Outermost, Frontier, and Underdeveloped Regions in Indonesia Program.
Since the program has been launched four years ago, this is the... Read More ...

Post date: 16/03/2015 - 08:41
 STUNNING KORAN’S (NEWSPAPER)PERFORMANCE CATCHES AUDIENCES’ ATTENTION

Mishbah Theatre always performs such a stunning laboratory performance. After performing Wisran Hadi’s Nyonya-nyonya last year, this theatre performed Agung Widodos’s Koran (Newspaper) in Karawitan Laboratory, Monday night (02/03/2015). The performance directed by Gilang Alamsyah was starred by a number of freshmen including Sulis, Agung, Jalu, Hans, Kukuh, Nisa, Marwi, Fabiola, Ifti, Decha, Ditri, and Fa’i.
The story began with a married woman named Sanah who cheated with Raken, an... Read More ...

Post date: 11/03/2015 - 11:36
Teaching Profession Education Orientation: Preparing Professional Teachers

“Being a teacher means having great responsibility to teach the students. Along with their pedagogical knowledge and skills, teachers should have sufficient subject knowledge in teaching the students. Besides, good characters and intellectual minds are other supporting factors for being professional teachers. Teachers should be devoted, dedicated to their profession,” said Wardan Suyanto, Ed.D. the Vice Rector for Academic Affairs of YSU.
Further in his speech, Wardan said that... Read More ...

Post date: 10/03/2015 - 15:05
YSU and UTM, Malaysia Collaboration: Discussion on Innovations in Teaching and Learning

Monday (March, 10th 2015) Prof. Baharuddin Bin Aris, the Dean of the Faculty of Education at the Universiti Teknologi Malaysia, gave his general lecture and discussion on Innovations in Teaching and Learnings. The program was hosted by YSU Office of International Affairs and Partnerships and Center for Educational Development and Quality Assurance in Collaboration with Universiti Teknologi Malaysia at YSU Main Hall.

During the program, the topic was very engaging and reflects the... Read More ...

Post date: 10/03/2015 - 15:04
 Shinta Devotes Her Time to Teach in Raja Ampat Papua

“I woke up because I felt pain in my ears. The air inside the plane was pressurized. I opened my eyes and it was in the morning when the airplane was flying through the clouds above Papua. The beautiful islands can be overlooked and within a short time, the airplane landed in Dominique Edward Osok Airport, Sorong, West Papua,” said Shinta Dwi Kurnia, a teacher of SM3T (The Scholars Teaching in the outermost, underdeveloped and frontier regions) in Saonek, Raja Ampat, West Papua.

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Post date: 09/03/2015 - 15:13
Implenting Character Education through Art Education

Dr. Kun Setyaning Astuti, M.Pd. proves that YSU Faculty of Languages is eager to develop worldwide art-based character education through an international cooperation research program in Utrecht University, the Netherlands. This research collaboration will start in October 2015.

In her research collaboration, she will work with her collagues in Utrecht University. Prior to this collaboration, she has conducted on several research in the Netherlands, mainly in the field of music... Read More ...

Post date: 06/03/2015 - 14:20
YSU Students Develops an Electric Three-Wheeler

YSU Faculty of Engineering encourages its students to make new innovations. Recently, an electric three-wheeler has been developed by several students of the faculty in collaboration with a student of YSU graduate school. The vehicle is provided with a container of which size is 100x90 in length and 30 cm in height. The innovators are Bagus Tri Sugiarto, Johan Ferdian, M.Klidah, Ali Murtadho (Mechanical Engineering Education Study Program), Arif Nugroho (Automotive Engineering Study Program... Read More ...

Post date: 06/03/2015 - 11:03
YSU Signs MoU with Yogyakarta Public Prosecutors Office

YSU enhances its effort to strengthen the university management and performance accountability. Therefore, Prof. Dr. Rochmat Wahab, M.Pd. M.A., Rector of YSU and Loeke Larasati A, S.H., M.M., Director of Yogyakarta Public Prosecutors Office, signed an MoU between the two institutions.

“The cooperation between YSU and YPO is an effort to enhance the university management and accountability. YSU needs other parties to inform and guide the university management to follow the newest... Read More ...

Post date: 05/03/2015 - 09:59
Cigarette Butts as Insecticide Ingredients for Vegetable Plants

Cigarette butts litter can contaminate soil and water and kills microorganism because of its toxicating substances. However, the nicotin contained inside the remaining tobacco can be used as Insecticide for Vegetables.

Four students of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences conducted a research to compare the effectiveness of cigarette butt and papaya leaf extract as insecticide for vegetables. They are Martha Lina, Nrangwesthi Widyaningrum, Addinunnisa Auliya Ipaulle, Maria... Read More ...

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