"Indonesia's development must start from the village and the main focus is on improving the quality of human resources and economic development of village," said the Minister of Villages of PDTT, Drs A. Halim Iskandar, M.Pd. some time ago when he was awarded an Honoris Causa Doctorate at UNY.

UNY celebrate the 57th anniversary by having community service and charity event at Bugel Hamlet, Kulon Progo District, Yogyakarta on Sunday (6/6). “This activity is part of collaboration implementation between LPPM UNY with the government of Kulon Progo District. We wish to develop more research and innovation for Bugel in particular and Kulon Progo community in general,” said Prof. Samuel Hadi as the chairman of LPPM UNY.

Based on data, the number of fire cases in Jakarta reached 2,183 cases in 2020 or an average of 4 fires a day. One of the causes of the fire was LPG gas leaking. This problem has taken Indobot's interest as a local Indonesian company to create an LPG Leak Detection System to minimize the impact of a larger fire.

The attempt to manage and reduce waste as part of responsible production are one of the main points on the 2030 agenda for Sustainable Development. Athi 'Nur Auliati Rahmah (Physics Education Study Program Student), Bian Itsna Ashfa Al Ashfiya (Physics Study Program Student) and Muhammad Rizki (Physics Study Program Student) has successfully presented their innovative concept on tofu factory waste purification and earn 2nd  place at UNY Scientific Fair (UNYSEF) 2021. This event organized by the Student Research Activity Unit (UKM-P) UNY.

Institutionally, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta is responsible for the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) which has become a global development agreement under the auspices of the United Nations (UN). In line with UNY's identity as an educational institution, this responsibility and commitment is manifested through efforts to ensure equitable quality education and increased learning opportunities for all. This is in accordance with one of the SDGs agendas, namely quality education.

Vice Rector for Planning and Cooperation, UNY, Prof. Dr. Siswantoyo, M.Kes. and  the Vice Rector for General Affairs and Finance Prof. Dr. Edi Purwanta, M.Pd. welcomed a visit from PT Autochem Industry representative on Friday, May 28, 2021 in UNY Rectorate  meeting room. PT Autochem Industry is the sole brand holder for Master and Prestone in Indonesia. The representative of PT Autochem Industry was led by Iwan Purnama as the Marketing Director of PT Autochem Industry accompanied by Richard Joe, the Head of the Yogyakarta Branch and Heri, a representative from Semarang. Dr. Ir.

One of the missions of the Cultural, Environmental and Mitigation Center (Pusbudlingmit) LPPM UNY is "Conducting community service activities according to community needs, especially in the fields of culture, environment and mitigation". Therefore, Pusbudlingmit LPPM UNY which is currently chaired by Dr. Tien Aminatun is active in conducting community service activities, one of which is an integrated community service activity held on Saturday-Sunday, 22-23 May 2021 in Bugel Village, Kapanewon Panjatan, Kulon Progo Regency.

The Innovation Center, Business Incubator, and IPR of Institute of Research and Community Service (IRCS) UNY welcomed the Representative of the Ministry of Social Affairs of the Directorate of Individual Social Empowerment, Family, and Community Institutions, Ms. Gloria Kushala. The visit is part of information session on Business and Social Assistance Program for Beneficiary Families of the Family Hope Program (KPM PKH).

The achievements of the Renaissance-Yogyakarta can only be implemented by creative community groups across professions and institutions who are also supported by superior education whose graduates will strengthen the creative entity in order to build a dignified advanced civilization. UNY as an important implementer of Kampus Merdeka Program is expected to graduate alumni of prospective educators, not just teachers, who are ready to develop education and learning relevant to the needs of digitalization of education without being deprived of their cultural roots.

Merapi eruption in 2010 has caused considerable damage. More than 400.000 people were evacuated and 2.300 houses were damaged. This experience has set the interest of Riza Atika, Anung Endra Raditya and Rohsan Nur Marjianto, students of Mechatronics Engineering Education Study Program UNY, to create an early warning system for cold lava floods based on internet of things. The system has integrated loudspeakers for places of worship so that they can convey hazard information to potentially affected communities as soon as possible to minimize casualties.