The vast change of the learning system forced education to abruptly adapt. During the pandemic, all institutions were obliged to speed their learning system to online. This new model has brought a significant impact on the education system, particularly on students. Many complaints and problems were raised which some of them are the lack of teacher-student interaction, less engaging materials, and students’ difficulty comprehending the subject.

Robot Mobo Evo from UNY managed to achieve first place in the National Robot Indonesia Contest (KRI) held this week online. This competition is organized by the National Achievement Center, Ministry of Cultural Education Research and Technology.  Mobo Evo was ranked number one in the Indonesian Football Robot Contest (KRSBI) Wheeled division which is one of the new categories that adopting 1997’s RoboCup Middle Size League international level.

The Faculty of Sport Science (FSS) of UNY celebrates the 70th anniversary on October 1, 2021. This year's celebration takes the theme "Physical Education with Noble Characters for a Tough Indonesia".

Diabetes is a health problem that has a serious impact on the quality of human life. Therefore, it is very natural that various efforts to prevent diabetes in vulnerable groups and provide solutions for diabetics are very important.

In the archipelago’s ancient story, several women popped up to show their existence and courage to be up against palogocentric’s society. They are Kunti, Sawitri, and Pembayun who conquered the power of patriarch’s society. Sawitri, for example, dared to sue the power of the gods. Kunti mastered the science of summoning gods. Thanks to Pembayun, Ki Ageng Mangir was successfully subdued. Prof. Dr. Suminto A Sayuti added in his presentation that the roots of feminism have been stuck for a long time on the archipelago.

Education is required to use advanced technology to maximize learning activity in Industrial Revolution 4.0. According to the National Achievement Center of Indonesia, they are committed to developing the achievements of learners and educational units better. The Student Digital Innovation Competition (LIDM) then was made as a comprehensive endeavor to encourage students in the era of the Industrial Revolution 4.0 to create innovations in solving problems and issues around them.

Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta won the general champion in the Student Digital Innovation Competition (LIDM) held online by Andalas Padang University of West Sumatra (Sep, 20). Sending ten teams in the competition, five of UNY teams won 4 gold medals and 1 silver medal.

Yogyakarta, one of the most popular cities in Indonesia, has various nicknames including being referred to as a student city, cultural city, and tourism city. This resulted in the city filled with newcomers either to just travel or settle some time to study and work. The influx of new arrivals led to an increase in population and in the volume of private vehicles in the city. This also caused high congestion and the occurrence of exhaust emissions. To lessen those problems, DIY Regional Government made mass transportation (e.g., Trans Jogja) to fulfill the public transportation needs.

The UNY students team has presented “Nanocomposite ZnO/Carbon Dots Cassava Outer Shell as a Photocatalyst for Methylene Blue Dyes Waste Degradation” at the World Youth Invention and Innovation Award (WYIIA) 2021. Their presentation has succeeded in convincing the judges to give award silver medals.