Quality Education

Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta hosted a significant workshop on February 6, 2024, which addressed the strategic governance of higher education institutions. The program specifically aimed to enhance comprehension and maximize the effectiveness of Times Higher Education (THE) indicators. The event, which was attended by prominent authorities such as Vice-Rectors, Deans, Vice Deans, and other representatives from all levels of Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, had the objective of exploring the intricacies of university ranking factors.

UNY and Pertamina Foundation officially committed to partnering in the development of quality human resources, joint research and community service through the signing of a cooperation document on February 7, 2024. In this activity, UNY was represented by Prof. Margana as Vice-Rector for Research, Cooperation, Information Systems and Entrepreneurship. While the Pertamina Foundation delegation was directly led by Bambang Pediantoro as the Pertamina Foundation Supervisory Board, and Agus Mashud S. Asngari as the President Director of Pertamina Foundation.

UNY signed the Implementation of Academic Cooperation with Jiangshu Polytechnic Institute. The UNY delegation led by the Vice-Rector for Academic and Student Affairs, Prof. Dr. Siswantoyo, M.Kes., AIFO. The event was recently attended by the President of Jiangshu Vocational Institute of Architectural Technology, Head of JVIAT International Office, PiC Zheng He College Program for Asia. While from Indonesia, it was represented by the Director of SEAMEO, BBGP of  Banten Province and the representative of the Ministry of Education.

In the turmoil of digital transformation, education has become an inseparable part of the changes taking place in Indonesia. However, with the widespread use of technology in learning, there are risks to forming active subjects in education. Prof. Dr. Sugeng Bayu Wahyono, M.Si., professor of Sociology of Education, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta, offers meaningful education as an alternative solution in facing the challenges and opportunities in the digital era.

The Regional Secretary of North Kalimantan Province, Dr. H. Suriansyah, M. AP, led a cooperation visit to UNY on February 2, 2024. "North Kalimantan was formed based on Law No. 20 of 2012 with a population of only 700 thousand people. As a province that is still 12 years old, we are progressively cooperating in various fields, such as improving teacher academic qualification and quality," said Suriansyah.

"Participants of the Professional Teacher Education Program are expected to have harmonious, and balanced outputs. I hope that the participants of this program not only have cognitive and psychomotor competencies, but also affective," said UNY Rector, Prof. Dr. Sumaryanto, M. Kes., AIFO at the "Academic Orientation for Batch 1 2024 Teacher Professional Education participants". There were 698 students from 16 fields of study attending this activity.

"Pertukaran Mahasiswa Merdeka (PPM) program is a collaboration of all universities throughout Indonesia that aims to enrich cultural treasures. The specialty of this program is that selected students can choose the university and study program they want. Hopefully, this program can provide valuable experience and support improving the quality of education in Indonesia," said Prof. Cerika Rismayanthi at the graduation of the "Independent Student Exchange" Program batch 3 at UNY on December 22, 2023.

Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) officially welcomed 123 international students who will be continuing their studies at the university. The welcoming ceremony took place on Thursday, December 15, in the Main Meeting Room of the Rectorate.

Salsabila Agustina, S.Stat, known as Bella, achieved a grade point average of 3.93 in the UNY Graduation Ceremony of the 2nd Period of Academic Year 2023/2024."The first day of college, I was amazed by classmates who had an interest in the same field. Of course, I also met lecturers with vast knowledge to share with those of us who are still new," she said.

Assist. Prof. Dr. Roseleena Anantanukulwong from the Faculty of Science Technology and Agriculture, Yala Rajabhat University, Thailand, gave a public lecture to UNY Science Education students. Dr. Roseleena Anantanukulwong was a guest lecturer at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences UNY at the Science Education Department.