On the last Tuesday (19 July, 2016), Yogyakarta State University (YSU) welcomed 4 students from Thailand named Panawan Nison, Kunlayut Chuisri, Jirapa Upatham dan Sirisup Junampai who would be teaching in YSU partner school, namely SMP Negeri 1 Yogyakarta. The guests were warmly welcomed by Dr. Ing- Satoto E. Nayono, M.Eng.M.Sc. as the Director of the Office of International Affairs and Partnerships (OIAP), Dr. Sulis Triyono, M.Pd. as the Head of Field Practice Services, and the Headmaster of SMP Negeri 1 Yogyakarta.

It was Eka Cahaya Ningrum, the student of Athletic Sports Coaching Education Program succeeded in bringing up the name of Indonesia at the ASEAN level (South-East Asia). This sprinter with high stature from Kediri, East Java, had won two silver medals at number relay 1 x 400 meters and 4 x 400 m along with three colleagues at the 18th ASEAN University Games held at Chua Chu Kang Stadium. ASEAN University Games (ASEAN Student Sports Week) this year was held on 10 to 19 July 2016 in Singapore and contesting 16 sports from Athletics, Rugby Sevens, until Pétanque.

Graduate School of Yogyakarta State University (YSU) has recently run a workshop of Multicultural Education Competency Development in High Schools in Yogyakarta that was held in PPS Hall (23/06/2016). The workshop was as part of international joint research between YSU and University of Auckland, New Zealand. The research brought the title of Development of Cultural Competence in Multicultural Education in Indonesia and New Zealand. Leading the research project was Prof. Zamroni, Ph.D, a Professor in Economics.

Miftahudin Nur Ihsan, a graduate of Chemistry Education, Yogyakarta State University (YSU) recently grabbed the 1st position in the 2016 Youth Business Innovation Competition in the field of Entrepreneurship organized by Youth Center BPO DIY, Yogyakarta Special Province. In the final stage held at the Youth Center BPO DIY on 23 June 2016, Miftahudin Nur Ihsan brought Smart Batik Indonesia to grab the top score.

Yogyakarta State University (YSU) will send a number of students for having a teaching practice in Thailand. The official facilitator of such an agenda is LPPMP (Institute for the Education Development and Quality Assurance) in collaboration with the Office of International Affairs and Partnerships (OIAP) of YSU. There will be 4 students ready to depart on 17 July 2016, namely Yonis Iman Sari and Aini Nu Rahmah from English Education, and Andina Yuliana Dewi and Nurul Purnaningsih from Mathematics Education. Each student will have teaching practice organized by 4 Thailand universities.

The case of sexual abuse experienced by children and teenagers becomes increasingly worrying. The data released by Yayasan Kita and Buah Hati foundation indicates 67% of 2.818 elementary school children admitted they have ever accessed porn sites on the internet. In addition, Indonesia Child Protection Commission conducted a survey among 100 teenagers aged 14 – 18 and 30% of them have made sexual intercouse.

YSU’s student research activity unit won at the event of International Engineering Invention Innovation Exhibition (I-ENVEX) 2016 in Universiti Malaysia Perlis recently.

Students of Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Science (FMNS), Yogyakarta State University (YSU), namely Herianto from Natural Science Education, Lailatul Fitriyah from Biology Education and Arum Wiranti from Chemistry initiated Qur'anic Studies App for students of junior high schools / madrasah tsanawiyah. The application was entitled “Integrating Science and Religion through Autoplay Media Studio-based Learning Media Development for Natural Sciences on the Material ‘Human Creation’.

Indonesia is one of the countries often hit by natural disasters, one of which is flood. Flood is caused mostly by irresponsible littering, leading to clogged drains or aqueduct. The problem of flood actually can be resolved with ease if factors causing the flood can be seen directly. In fact, this issue becomes much more complicated because most of the aqueducts are closed, making it quite hard to check.

SMEs have become one of the important aspects in the economy in Indonesia. Central Statistics Agency (BPS) in 2009 shows that SMEs account for 56.92% of the total Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Indonesia, or equivalent to Rp 1213.25 trillion. SMEs, in Indonesia, generally do not have the financial information that is transparent and well organized, making the credit providers face difficulties in obtaining information on their financial condition and business.