In Sambeng II, Poncosari village, Srandakan, Bantul, Yogyakarta, there are 52 people working as cattle raisers. Each group has at least 2 – 3 cows, while one cow produces 23,59 kg dung / day. The dung is usually piled up into dung middens at the back of the cowshed, yet commonly never used in an optimal way.

Just like the previous years, Yogyakarta State University continues to send its students in their 6^th semester for joining international field practice in Malaysia. LPPMP (Institute of Educational Development and Quality Assurance) is responsible for the program along with the Office of International Affairs and Partnership (OIAP) to hold the selection of the student candidate.

Yogyakarta State University’s students who are the members of the Student Activity Unit in Research YSu landed the first runner-up at the National Scientific Essay Contest National Economic Events (NETS) 2016 organized by the Student Association of Economic Development, Jenderal Soedirman University, Purwokerto. The team, led by student from the Psychology study program, Astri Anggraeni and consists of Ahmad Muzaki Salman Alfaris (from Information Engineering Education) and Aji Budi Rinekso (from English Education).

The students Faculty of Mathematics and Science (FMS) YSU succeeded in harnessing the starch of dioscorea tuber to create an environment-friendly bioplastic. Through their research entitled The Synthesis and Characterization of Environment-Friendly Bio-plastic based on Yogyakarta’s local dioscorea, Dita Ardwiyanti along with her team from Natural Science Education Department belonging to the Student’s Research Creativity Program (PKMP) managed to make bio-plastic materials that have not been widely used.

Saturday (4/6/2016), 15 international students of Yogyakarta State University (YSU) attended Mitoni ceremony, that is a traditional Javanese ceremony held to celebrate the 7th month of pregnancy. The ceremony was held for a couple of Fikriatun and Wilis. In fact, Fikriatun was the daughter of Suwarsih Madya, Ph.D Professor at the Faculty of Languages and Arts that was also the former Vice Rector IV of YSU.

Student Creativity Unit “Reality” of Faculty of Education, Yogyakarta State University (YSU) recently held National Scientific Writing Competition 2016 with the theme of “The Role of Indonesian Young Generation in Maintaining A Nation’s Integration”. The aim was to enhance students’ creativity to actively participate in keeping the nation’s integration through scientific writing.

Faculty of Engineering (FE) Yogyakarta State University (YSU) received grant in the form of heavy duty equipment from Thiess Contractor Indonesia Ltd. The equipment are Caterpillar mining truck, diesel engine, bucket cylinder, air compressor, gear pump, hoist pump, turbocharger Garrett and others. These equipment take up a lot of space, thus the FE’s parking lot located at the east side of the faculty is now dedicated to place these equipment.

English Workshop entitled "On the Job Training" held by Yogyakarta State University (YSU) has just come to an end on Friday June 3rd, 2016. As an expression of gratitude, especially to Jenise Rowekamp and Margaret Miller as the instructors from the University of Minessota, a farewell ceremony was held as well as the closing of the workshop. The event was held at the Graduate School, YSU. The agenda invited the Deans, Director of the Graduate School, Head of LPPM, Head of LPPMP, Head of the International Affairs Units and Partnerships

(Thursday, 6 June 2016) There was an interesting event going on in Yogyakarta State University. The event that was held by the Office of International Affairs and Partnership was one of the parts of the Seminar class taught by Ella Wulandari, M. A. This event was the final project of the Developing Countries Partnership students (KNB) by presenting or sharing their knowledge to public.