A good understanding of a written or oral discourse requires a good understanding of literacy as well. Good literacy requires habituation not only to master reading and writing skills, but also comprehensive understanding of all aspects ranging from text, contexts, and contexts that are rapidly developing in society. Understanding must be oriented to the development of linguistic aspects that always relate to social or situation-linked elements including speakers, place, time, and culture, so that it tends to lead to a view that is functional and emphasizes aspects of meaning.

Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta will inaugurate two professors on Saturday (7/11) at the UNY Auditorium. The two professors who were inaugurated were Professor of Applied Linguistics Prof. Dr. Sulis Triyono, M.Pd. and Professor of Modern Literature Prof. Dr. Wiyatmi, M.Hum from the Language and Arts Faculty. At present, UNY has 164 professors.

Babelanja (Bangka Belitung Belanja) is a digital marketing startup that operated in Bangka Belitung. According to Bayu Septian, spokeperson of Babelanja, the presence of Babelanja since 2019 has been set as a forum intended as an Instagram-based advertising or promotion service (@ babelanja.id) with the aim of communicating, informing, and promoting consumers non-personally about information on special goods and services in the province of Bangka Belitung Islands.

UNY Students have successfully developed a hand sanitizer product from Averrhoa Bilimbi Linn leaf extract.  Averrhoa Bilimbi Linn is known for having tannin compounds which have antibacterial property. Students who participated on the development of the hand sanitizer are Septiana Eka Mufliha (Chemistry Education), Nia Indriyani (Biology Education), Rima Walhikmah (Physics), Hafiizhoh Hanafiah (Chemistry), and Deva Noor Rahma (Accounting).

Drug abuse and addiction have become disturbing problem in Yogyakarta. To deal with such problem, UNY students initiated the Drug-Free Healthy Family program as an effort to create a drug-resistant Yogyakarta by cooperating with the PKK partner at Karangmalang Depok Sleman. They are Azwan (Public Administration study program), Andi Kurnia (Mathematics Education study program), Isyraq Khoirunnisa (Civic and Law Education study program), Aulia Nishful Laila (Non-Formal Education study program), M.

UNY Students team on PKM-applied technology have succeeded in designing a catfish loading machine to increase the productivity of catfish breeders. They are Abdul Rosyid Hidayatullah, Muhammad Faqihul Imam (Physics), Heni Febriani (Biology), Yoga Agung Saputra (Mechanical Engineering Education), and Hestiana (Science Education).

Boarding school is quite popular in Indonesia. The presence of boarding schools in Indonesia is an effective educational model in educating intellectuality, skills, character building and instilling moral values in students so that students will know more about the values of truth, honesty, virtue, wisdom, and compassion as universal values of religion.

One of the areas that cultivates cassava is Kesugihan sub-district, Cilacap. In this area, cassava processes into various food products. One of them is opak. Unfortunately, conventional steaming and drying method will need considerable time and large space. Based on these problems, UNY students who participated in student of applied technology program has designed special machine called Opak Dryer Machine. This machine hopefully will improve production level of Oemah Opak own by Solikhin.

The development of technology and information changes people's lifestyle. This lifestyle change has implications on how people maintain balance with themselves and their surroundings. Art (including literature) has a portion of contribution on digital transformation so that people can enjoy life in harmony. This view was raised in the international conference of The 5th International Conference on Literature (ICOLITE).