Quality Education

To form a collaborative and synergistic language and arts education culture, we need an eclectic approach that provides opportunities for developing various professional, personal, and theoretical thoughts with a balanced paradigm. In the context of education in Indonesia, the design of language and art education needs to follow the cultural vision of Pancasila and the vision of life that adheres to the values of virtue. We need educational institutions that continue to grow and receive support from all parties.

Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) continued opening  learning opportunities through the Recognition Past Learning (RPL) Program. Eligible candidate can choose to study in one of 55 undergraduate study programs or 30 postgraduate study programs. "The total RPL quota is 2,250 people, consisting of 1,650 undergraduates and 600 masters," said Head of the UNY Admissions Service Office, Dr. Setya Raharja, in the online info session on 27 April 2022.

General Director of Teachers and Education Personnel (Dirjen GTK) Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology of Indonesia, Dr. Iwan Syahril, Ph.D observed the implementation of the Online Profesional Teacher Program selection at UNY Building. UNY Rector, Prof. Sumaryanto welcomed the visit on Sunday, April 24, 2022.

"Teaching is a calling from the heart. It is a great experience to be able to meet, learn, and play with children. It gives me a special impression," said Maghfiroh Izza Maulani, an UNY student who had the opportunity to teach at SDN Bringin 1 Srumbung, Magelang, Central Java, through Teaching Campus Program 2022. This program is part of an effort to improve the quality of education for schools affected by COVID-19 at the Elementary School and Junior High School levels.

Efforts to improve the quality of education must be sustainable. For this reason, the Directorate General of Teachers and Education Personnel of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia held an Academic Selection Test for Teacher Professional Education in Position. This program selects teachers with a bachelor's degree qualification for the Educator Certificate.

The UNY Library has won accreditation A from the National Library of the Republic of Indonesia, which is valid until December 9, 2026. This achievement is extraordinary because since UNY Library was established in 1964, it has never been accredited until 2020. In this accreditation, UNY managed to get a score of 96.50 based on meetings between reviewers and related officials. According to the Head of UNY Library, Prof. Sulis Triyono, this achievement is the highest score achievement compared to other university libraries.

The Rector of Abai Kazakh National Pedagogical University (Abai KNPU), Bilyalov Darkhan Nurlanovich in Almaty Kazakhstan inaugurated Dr. Gulzhaina Kassymova, Ph.D on March 30, 2022. This graduation is a dual degree program with a Doctoral Program in Technology and Vocational Education, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta(UNY). Gulzhaina Kassymova completed her dual degree doctoral program at UNY and Abai KNPU during the 2017-2020 period. Currently, she teaches at Satbayev University, Abay University, and Suleiman Demerel University.

UNY supports efforts to improve the quality of football coaching. One of the forms is through the implementation of the “PSSI D License Trainer Course”. This training lasted for three days, with participants around 30 students and alumni of the UNY Sports Coaching Education (PKO) Department.

Qotrun Nada, daughter of Riswanto and Daryati, who earn a living as a daily farm laborer and small trader, can study at UNY for free. She will learn in the sociology education study program of the Faculty of Social Sciences. “Initially, I felt that I was in the wrong major since I entered natural science in high school.  Such a situation has influenced my grade poorly.  Fortunately, my score was not too embarrassing during the final exam,” said Qotrun Nada.