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.

As a part of implementation on the collaboration between UNY and the Indonesian Embassy in Beijing, UNY is ready to facilitate activities held between the Directorate General of Teachers and Education Personnel (GTK) of the Ministry of Education and Culture and the Indonesian Embassy in Beijing in an activity entitled "Leadership Training from CLEC Ministry of Education China".

“UNY has a tagline: Education is an investment in civilization. This is in accordance with us from Blora who want to invest for the future through education. Potential Blora yung generation can later study at UNY. We want to be able to synergize further with UNY,” said Blora regent, H. Arief Rohman, S.IP., M.Si. in the MoU Signing event between UNY and the Blora Regency Government, Friday (3/9) at UNY.

In order to improve the quality of education and at the same time strengthen collaboration networks with various universities at home and abroad, it is important to explore and develop cooperation. One of the most recent cooperation explorations initiated by UNY was carried out through the "Cooperation Workshop between UNY and Chaoyang University Of Technology (Taiwan) in the Engineering Sector" via a zoom meeting on Wednesday (1/9).

UNY facilitated the online China-Indonesia TVET (Technical and Vocational Education Training) Workshop recently. TVET is education and training that provides job knowledge and skills. TVET uses formal, non-formal and informal learning and is recognized as an important medium for social equity, inclusion and sustainable development.

"Technical and vocational education is a new role in the development of human resources, skills and ethics," said Wang Yongli, Secretary General of the China Education Association for International Exchange (CEAIE).

Mudiyono, a member of the Sido Rukun Farmer's Group in Padangan Hamlet, Ponjong District, Gunungkidul, Yogyakarta stated that the rice yields in his area were caused by bird attacks that eat rice grains. Conventionally, farmers have been using nets and scarecrows. However, this method is considered less effective and efficient because farmers have to be on guard against bird pests that are very varied.

Keraton and Malioboro are examples of iconic tourist destinations that many people know when they mention Yogyakarta. In addition, Yogyakarta is also often associated with typical handicrafts in the form of various batik products. Based on market research from a student team consisting of Adigdya Pangestu (craft education), Azizah Nuzulul Rohmah (Indonesian language and literature education) and Rinda Lestari (economic education), concluded that most bag products combined with batik, usually only use common batik pattern.