Quality Education

Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) symbolically sends off students who will participate in community service and educational practice programs. The students received assignments in various schools, institutions, and villages. "Currently, UNY sends students through various community service schemes. For general community service, we send students to 5 regencies and cities in Yogyakarta and eight regencies in Central Java. We also have community service based on student domicile that allows students to run community service in their respective hometowns, such as Jakarta.

The Indonesian Embassy in Beijing appointed Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta to host 2022 Upskilling Training for Teachers and Principals for Special Schools with partners Teacher Education Center of UNESCO Desk of the People's Republic of China and ASEAN China Center from 12 to 14 July 2022. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic Indonesia for the People's Republic of China Djauhari Oratmangun said this activity was the umpteenth time holding training with the ASEAN China Center and the first time it was held for special schools.

UNY's Early Childhood Education Laboratory held a holiday program for early childhood children from July 4 to 8, 2022. "It is possible to have school vacation as an opportunity for playing together and learning more about culture in Yogyakarta. For this reason, we conduct a special program that successfully attracts children aged 18 months to 7 years old. The participants of the activity are the children of UNY lecturers and employees, as well as the community around UNY," said the Coordinator of the UNY Kinanthinastiti Laboratory, Martha , M.Pd.

Indonesia is ranked in the top 3 as the largest fish-producing country in the world, after China and India. However, the Balitbang of the Ministry of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries explained that per capita fish consumption in Indonesia has only reached 25.77 kg. This figure is relatively low when compared to other countries, where one of the causes of the low consumption of fish is the price which is still relatively high. This high price is due to the lack of efficient technology and methods of freshwater fish farming currently used.

"Thank you for the trust from the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs of the Republic of Indonesia to UNY to hold this National Seminar. We must have a strong entrepreneurial spirit in various sectors so that we have comprehensive experience and are not only great in theory but also able to do the great practice. Therefore, synergy with the ministry is essential," said Prof Sumaryanto in his remarks at the national seminar on "Efforts to Increase Student Entrepreneurial Spirit through KUR and Ease of Access to Capital", on Tuesday, 28 June 2022.

Ahmad Rizal Rifani won first place in the diploma category for outstanding students for the 58th anniversary of UNY. Rizal managed to go through several stages of assessment by lecturers and judges who are competent in their fields.

Agus Siswanto and Mimin Jeminten were happy to see their daughter, Hesti Wulandari, graduate from UNY with a GPA of 3.87 cum laude predicate. Agus and Mimin used to worry about the tuition fees they had to pay so Hesti could study at UNY. Fortunately, Hesti received information on Bidikmisi educational assistance from her teacher at SMKN 7 Purworejo. As a result, Hesti was finally able to study at UNY with Bidikmisi. Bidikmisi is tuition assistance from the government for high school graduates (SMA) or equivalent who have good academic potential but have economic difficulties.

UNY accepted 2,334 new students through the joint selection to enter state higher education (SBMPTN) 2022. These new students comprised 800 students from the science and technology category and 1534 from the social and humanities category. Of these 2334 students, 901 received tuition assistance from the government for high school/equivalent graduates with good academic potential but economic limitations but excel to continue their studies in higher education through the KIP (Smart Indonesia Card) Study scheme.

"I am proud and grateful for the opportunity to synergize with the Asmat Regency government and Universitas Musamus to improve the quality of institutions and human resources," said Prof. Sumaryanto in his remarks at the MoU signing ceremony between Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta(UNY), Musamus University (UNMUS) and the Asmat Regency Government on June 25, 2022.

Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta held a graduation ceremony for the June period, carried out online and offline at the Auditorium on Saturday, June 25, 2022. UNY held a graduation ceremony for 937 students during this period, with 342 students attending the auditorium and 595 participating online. Based on education degree, there are 28 graduates for the Doctoral Degree, 176 graduates for the Master Degree, 657 graduates for the Bachelor Degree, and 76 people for the Diploma Degree.