Indonesia is one of the top 20 fruit-producing countries in the world, one of the fruit is guava. Kendal Region, Sukorejo is one of the biggest guava producers in Indonesia with a total area of almost 2000 hectares consisting of guava plants. To maintain the quality of guava, farmers try their best to produce a high quality guava for their consumers. To select high quality guava, the first step the farmers do is sorting, continued by packing and distributing the guava. The purpose of sorting is to select the ripped guavas which indicate the quality and have a high selling price.

Physics education students consisting of Reno Nurdiyanto, Effendi Malik and Febriani whose team name is "Rebahan" under the guidance of Dr. Pujianto, M. Pd. created a Virtual Electromagnetic Wave Lab Application as a solution of the remote learning (PJJ) in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. This application is designed to establish active learning and independent learning of physics subject about electromagnetic wave topic.

The Chemistry Student Association of Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences UNY held a National Chemistry Fair on Saturday, 13th March 2021. This seminar is part of a series of 2021 National Chemistry Fair (NaCF) which is held annually. The seminar with the theme "Chemistry Implementation Strategy and Chemistry Education in the New Normal Era as An Attempt of Human Resources Development in order to Head Towards a Golden Indonesia in 2045" was held online considering the Covid-19 pandemic.

Department of Sport Sciences, Faculty of Sports Sciences, UNY held a Visiting Professor Program for Undergraduate Sports Sciences Students. Mrs. Roxana Dev Omar Dev, Ph.D. from the Department of Sport Studies, Faculty of Educational Studies, Universiti Putra Malaya acts as a lecturer who teaches the Sport Nutrition course in this VP program.

Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) with Universiti Putra Malaysia (UPM) held a collaborative talk discussing "Home Science and Family Welfare Education'' on Monday (15/03/2021). This online collaborative talk is held through Zoom meeting with the agenda discussing the similarities and differences between Home Science and Family Welfare Education starting from history, development and the future.

Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta(UNY) has solidified its international acknowledgement in QS World University Ranking which was released on March 3, 2021. UNY is ranked 2nd in Indonesia and took 301-350 world rank in the field of Education and Training.  This is a proof that UNY has earned respectful international recognition among 1440 institutions from 85 countries.

According to World Health Organization (WHO), it is important to wash your hand at least for 20 seconds to ensure your hand free from germs and viruses. Oktania Hasna Sulistiyaningrum, a student of the Electrical Engineering Education Study Program of UNY decided to design an automatic hand washing device to make this activity easier. By using ultasonic sensor and an Arduino Uno controller, there is no need to push any button whenever people want to wash their hands.

Rector of Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, Professor Sumaryanto warmly welcome a visit from the Tanoto Foundation on Tuesday (16/02).  Dr. Nurkolis as the representative of the Tanoto Foundation said the visit aimed to introduce the latest program of Tanoto Foundation and reported several activities that had been completed on 2021. Tanoto Foundation representative also willing to discuss potential program collaboration with UNY on 2021.

"Emerald Publishing is one of the first leading digital publishers in the world, commissioning, curating, and presenting research that can make a real difference", opened Irwan Sukardi, Business Manager of Emerald Publishing Indonesia at the A Guide to Getting Published Webinar held by Graduate School of UNY Publications.

"We are currently working with thousands of universities and business schools around the world to share knowledge and accommodate everything about publications that lead to positive change" Irwan added.