With the rapid advancement of technology and the digitalization process in various fields, people are required to make changes in the behaviour of social, economic, and business. Without changing the mind-set and way of working, it is difficult to obtain economic stability and prosperity of society. With this background, the Faculty of Economics (FE) YSU held an International Conference on Ethics of Business, Economics, and Social Science (ICEBESS) 2016 (16/9).

YSU’s student of FMS, Mathematics Study Program Rifaldy Fajar, is again marking an achievement by successfully winning a silver medal in the event of The 1st India International Innovation Fair 2016 (IIIF in 2016) in Bangalore, India held on September 9 to 11 at the BIEC. This activity is organized by the Indian Innovators Association (IIA) in cooperation with the International Federation of Inventors' Associations (IFIA)

Yogyakarta State University (YSU) organized the International Conference on Vocational Education and Training (ICVET) 2016 at the Sheraton Hotel (15 / 09-2016),  with the theme of "Strengthening TVET in the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC)". The annual event, a collaboration of the Faculty of Engineering and the Graduate School is aimed to contribute to the improvement of the quality of vocational education to produce the Human Resources (HR) in Indonesia who are skilled and competent, thus can be accepted in other countries.

Faculty of Technical and Vocational Education Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia (UTHM) sent 16 students in teaching training programs in Yogyakarta under the coordination of the Faculty of Engineering, Yogyakarta State University. The sixteen students were divided into three groups to teach in SLTP I Depok, SMK Negeri 2 Depok and SMK Negeri 2 Yogyakarta.

The academic circle of Yogyakarta State University received a visit from Kasetsart University, Thailand in a comparative study of curriculum development in the awareness of global competition (6/9) in the Main Courtroom of The Office of Rector. This visit consisted of 40 people from Kasetsart University from various faculties. With the signing of the MoU on December 17, 2012, YSU and Kasetsart University have a commitment to cooperation until December 17, 2017. This agreement provides an opportunity for the implementation of the exchange of education, student exchange and joint research.

Yogyakarta State University (UNY) is again on the march in the Formula Student competition Japan (SFJ), (2/9), some 20 students from the Garuda UNY Racing Team (GURT) and 2 lecturers flew to Japan to participate in the competition. In this year, GURT is competing its vehicle named FG 16.

Along with the discharge of SM3T students (Bachelor of Teaching in the Regional Frontier, Outermost, and Deprived), Yogyakarta State University (YSU) and the Air Force Academy (AAU) signed a memorandum of understanding held at Sasana Krida Field of the Air Force Academy, Wednesday (08/31/2016). The agreement was signed by the Governor of the AAU, the Young Marshal Iman Sudrajat, S.E, and Vice Rector I of YSU Drs. Wardan Suyanto, M.A., Ed.D.

The popularity of Bali in the eyes of international community is reflected from how foreign visitors acknowledge Bali more than Indonesia, that is, by saying “Which part of Bali Indonesia is located? The world reputation of Bali Island cannot be separated from the varying art and culture which are covered by animism and dynamism among the Balinese. The consistency of the society in maintaining art and culture of Bali has indeed preserved the culture itself from the current globalization era.

Three lecturers of Faculty of Education, Dr. Ali Mustadi, Dr. Enny Zubaidah, and Sumardi, M.Pd submitted their work entitled School Committee Role in Enhancing Learning Quality In Primary Schools in Bantul District to be presented by Ali Mustadi in the XVI World Council of Comparative Education Societies (WCCES) Conference 2016 in Beijing. The conference was held in Beijing Normal University on 22 – 26 August 2016.