Quality Education

Improving the Quality of Education through ICT-Based HOTS Question Writing Training

The Master's Program in Educational Research and Evaluation held community services at SDN Tukharjo and SDN Purwoharjo, Kulon Progo Regency. In addition, the UNY team held a training "Writing of High-Level Critical Thinking Problems, Attitudes, and ICT-Based Knowledge with Quiziz" on 2-3 August 2022. Twenty-three teachers participated in this training.

Lab School Development as Part of Civilization Investment

"Playgroup-Kindergarten and Elementary School of Laboratorium Pedagogia, Faculty of Education, UNY is a public school based on culture and diversity regarding religion, socio-economics, culture, and other aspects. Therefore, we facilitate students to develop all aspects of development optimally, to realize the future generation with great character and culture," said Sri Uning Puji Utami, S.Pd. at the Pedagogia Laboratory Development Workshop, Faculty of Education, UNY on August 4, 2022.

Reflections and Implications of Multilingualism for Education

Multilingualism is the ability or action of individuals and communities to use more than two languages. Multilingualism arises because of the need to communicate between individuals, communities, ethnic groups, nations, and even across countries. In Indonesia, the multilingual context is characterized by the diversity of regional languages ​​spread throughout the archipelago.

Work skills certification for prospective graduates and alums of Civil Engineering and Planning Education UNY

Work competency certification guarantees workability quality professionally and measurably. For this reason, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY), in addition to improving the quality of learning, also opens opportunities for work competency certification by collaborating with competent institutions. This notion is the basis for the collaboration between UNY, STARS YKPN, and Balai Jasa Konstruksi Wilayah IV Surabaya in the "Technical Guidance and Additional Competencies for Graduates and Prospective College Graduates in Construction Field in 2022".

Novi Dwi Astuti Never Gives Up on a Better Future

Novi Dwi Astuti proves that the spirit of never giving up is the key to success. The second daughter of the Gitono and Sartiyah, who work as construction workers and farm laborers, graduated from Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) with a GPA of 3.88 and a study period of 3.5 years. Gitono said that since childhood Novi had never asked her parents for pocket money. "I support her to continue her education, but I don't have the money. Thank God, she got a bidikmisi scholarship at UNY," " said Gitono.

Examples of Communication Systems from Nature

"For a communications engineer, nature is full of examples of communication systems. Many of these systems use molecules for signaling, control, and regulation. Molecular communication is a new field that applies communication engineering tools to molecular signaling. Potential applications in medicine include treating neurological disorders, preventing cancerous tumors' growth, and reducing the impact of other diseases arising from ineffective or inadvertent signaling. Other opportunities include advances in environmental monitoring and the design of lab-on-a-chip systems.

Encouraging the Improvement of the Quality of Education through the Accreditation of the UNY Teacher Profession Program

Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta(UNY) welcomed Assessors from BAN-PT to conduct a Field Assessment for the Accreditation of the Teacher Profession Program (PPG) offline and online on August 1, 2022. The assessors who carried out the accreditation were Prof. Arita Marini from Universitas Negeri Jakarta and Prof. Anam Sutopo from Universitas Muhammadiyah Surakarta.

UNY Strengthens Partnership with UNIMAS

Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta(UNY) received an online and offline visit from Universiti Malaysia Sarawak (UNIMAS) on July 29, 2022. Vice-Rector for Planning and Cooperation of UNY (Prof. Siswantoyo), Dean of the Faculty of Education (Dr. Sujarwo), and Dean of the Faculty of Engineering (Professor Herman Dwi Surjono) met with UNIMAS representatives.

E-Science: Open, Social, and Virtual Technologies for Research Collaboration with Prof. Thomas Kohler

"E-science is a socio-technical system, which can be approached from the perspective of a human, task or technology user, as identified by Heinrich. It aims to identify the dominant approach to e-science, to distinguish between different terms and identify how the terms reflect changes in existing research flows," said Prof. Dr. Thomas Kohler from Technicshe Universitat Dresden, Germany, in a public lecture themed “e-Science: Open, Social, and Virtual Technology for Research Collaboration” on July 19, 2022. This activity succeeded in attracting 75 participants both offline and online.