"UNY is always ready to support youth programs. Through the collaboration between UNY and Karang Taruna (Youth Organization), hopefully, there will be more successful problem-solving both in Yogyakarta and in Indonesia," said Prof. Dr. Siswantoyo, S.Pd., M.Kes., AIFO, Vice-Rector for Academic and Student Affairs of UNY at the opening of the Pekan Inovasi Sosial #1 (Social Innovation Week) on Monday, September 18, 2023.

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.

Mochammad Zidane Nur Adha, a student of Automotive Engineering Education of UNY, was honored as "ASEAN Youth Eco Champion 2023" in an event held by The ASEAN Environment Ministers in Vientiane, Laos. The award was given directly by the Deputy Secretary-General of ASEAN Social Culture, Mr. Ekkaphab Phantovang, and the Minister of Environment of Laos, Dr. Bounkham Vorachit.  Siti Nurbaya, Minister of Environment and Forestry of the Republic of Indonesia, also attended the event.

Residents of Pinggir Village, Bantul Regency, received training on processing waste cooking oil into aromatherapy candles from a group of UNY students. The group consists of Muhammad Raffi Argifari, Sony Ardiansyah Yekti Wibowo, Media Binar Yedeya, Ja'far Yanuar Sugrindo As Salafi, Syifa Kamila Khairunnisa, Rhiski Husniati, Najla Nashirah, Rahma Chairunissa, Restu Maisaroh and Ratih Kumalasari Sujono.

Dean of the Faculty of Engineering UNY, Prof. Herman Dwi Surjono, Ph.D., on the sidelines of his cooperation visit to universities in the Philippines, said that establishing cooperation with foreign universities is very important. "This is so that the quality of our education, research, and publications can be on par with world partner universities," said Herman. (07/09/2023).

"So far, we only eat watermelon partially, while its rind is thrown away as waste. The white layer of watermelon rind has fresh greenish-white flesh that tastes fresh, contains water vitamins, and has many benefits for various diseases," said Ahmad Widi Nugroho on Friday (8/9).

UNY actively supports various efforts to cultivate the community both for achievement purposes and to support a healthy lifestyle. Through various sports facilities on the UNY Campus, many general public and professional athletes have exercised and competed. To provide more comprehensive access, the construction of sports facilities is not only centered on the main campus of UNY.

Eight doctoral students of Technology and Vocational Education of UNY had the opportunity to attend the General Lecture at Nanyang Polytechnic Singapore and the Research Methodology Colloquium at Universiti Tun Hussein Onn Malaysia. Through these activities, students learned about the latest trends in education and research methodology.