UNY is following the World Class Professor (WCP) program initiated by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology has conducted several visiting professor programs. One study program that invites international visiting professors to give lectures is German Language Education at UNY. The German Language Education Study Program invited Kordula Schulze from the University of Münster for eight lectures with assistant lecturer Prof. Dr. Sulis Triyono. "One of the materials presented by Kordula Schulze was "berregionale Reiseleitung" said Prof.

Anyone can participate in the preservation of musical art. This spirit emerged from the initiation of the Retired Association (IKAPEN) UNY Karawitan Art Group by Drs. Wien Pudji PDP., M.Pd., a former lecturer from the Department of Dance Education, Faculty of Language and Arts UNY. Currently, the IKAPEN Karawitan Group already has 25 members.

Danendra Imam Gaddafie played the wayang well in the play entitled "Gatotkaca Jedhi". His voice echoed steadily throughout the room, accompanying the solah (playing tempo), musical instrument elements and cepengan (holding/moving the puppets) impressively like a professional dalang. Denendra is a grade 2 student at SDN Mojo 1 Ngawi. He has been interested in the world of wayang since he was four years old when he saw Ki Seno's puppet show on YouTube. "I like Ki Seno's performance ," he said.

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a need for more massive digital marketing. This problem prompted the UNY Community Service Team to hold digital marketing training for women in Imogiri, Bantul, from 23 to 29 May 2022. There are three stages of activities. In the first stage, the team assisted participants in making online shop logos. Then, the participants received optimization training and offline assistance. In the end, training participants receive advanced assistance.

The Indonesian men's beach volleyball team beat Thailand in the XXXI Sea Games in Hanoi, Vietnam, and won the gold medal. Indonesia had Mohammad Ashfiya/Ade Chandra Rachmawan and Rendy Verdian Licardo/Gilang Ramadhan, who collected 240 points. Interestingly, the winning team has a student of the Undergraduate Sports Coaching Education study program, Faculty of Sports Science, UNY, namely Gilang Ramadhan.

The Agency for Human Resource Development and Empowerment of Villagers, Disadvantaged Regions and Transmigration (BPSDM) of the Ministry of Villages PDTT signed a memorandum of understanding with the Bojonegoro Regency Government, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY), and Universitas Negeri Surabaya (UNESA) on Friday (27/5) . Located on the 11th floor of the UNESA Rectorate Building, the memorandum of understanding brought up relates to improving the quality of human resources through the development of the Village Recognition Program (RPL) in the district of Bojonegoro.

Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) held the 2022 UNY Network Awards at the UNY Performance Hall on Wednesday (25/5). UNY Rector, Prof. Sumaryanto, said that UNY is continuously improving itself and consolidating to meet institutional status changes to become a Legal Entity State University. UNY strives for institutional and scientific transformation, financial independence, and strengthening the research culture with its new status. UNY also improves collaboration programs, lecturer recognition, research-based learning, and student involvement in research activities and community service.

15,971 people take a computer-based written exam to get a score for a mask to a public university at UNY. UNY has prepared 45 test rooms spread across all faculties. Vice-Rector for Academic Affairs, Prof. Margana, said that the computer-based test schedule at UNY was divided into two group, namely 17-23 May 2022 and 28-31 May 2022.

The Men's Table Tennis and Women's Badminton Team of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (FMIPA)UNY won 1st place in the competition held to celebrate the 58th Anniversary of UNY, which was held on Friday 13 May 2022 at the Rectorate Hall of UNY. In the final match, the FMIPA team managed to beat a strong team from FIK UNY with 4-0. In the final match, 4 pairs from both teams immediately played simultaneously, and all of them were won by the FMIPA team. Before the final, the FMIPA team also won Group A, which consisted of FIP, Postgraduate, FT, and FBS teams.

Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) on Tuesday (17/5) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with SEAMEO QITEP in Language (SEAQIL) virtually through the Zoom application. The signing from the UNY was represented by the Vice Rector  for Planning and Cooperation, Prof. Dr. Siswantoyo, M.Kes, and from SEAQIL represented by the Director of SEAQIL Dr. Luh Anik Mayani. This is part of UNY's efforts in sustainable development goals in education and partnerships.