A team from the Department of Chemistry Education, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (FMIPA) at UNY — led by Prof. Dr. Eli Rohaeti, M.Si., Dr. Suwardi and Dini Rohmawati, Ph.D. — conducted a community-service programme (PKM) in 2025 with partners in the area of Muja Muju, Umbulharjo, Yogyakarta City, including students’ dormitory (PPM) and surrounding residents.
The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (FMIPA) at UNY carried out a painting-workshop activity using environmentally friendly dyes at SLB Bhakti Pertiwi, Yogyakarta. The event was designed to involve children with special needs — including those with hearing impairments, speech impairments and intellectual disabilities — and was supported by a team of UNY lecturers and students.
A group of UNY students successfully developed an environmentally friendly innovation: a biofungicide made from fermented rice straw and a microbial consortium, named BlasOryzin. The product is designed specifically to prevent blast disease in rice plants and to increase the resilience of the plants.
On Saturday (30 August 2025), in Dusun Iroyudan, Bantul, a special celebration of Indonesia’s 80th Independence Day was held. Instead of a conventional ceremony, residents together with UNY scholarship recipients from the “Sobat Bumi” programme of the Pertamina Foundation carried out Green Action Chapter #1 under the theme “My Earth is Green, Self-Sufficient Food” (“Bumiku Asri, Pangan Berdikari”).
The Community Service Program (Kuliah Kerja Nyata Mandiri) Team 26723 of UNY, stationed in Padukuhan Ngringinan, Palbapang, Bantul, carried out education on managing organic and inorganic waste as part of the community service activities. This initiative embodies the vision of UNY “Berdampak” (Impactful) and the “Dikti Saintek Berdampak” programme in building environmental awareness and empowering the community.
The Community Service Team (PKM) from UNY held a training and practical session for the residents of Dusun Jomboran, Minggir, Sleman, on Friday, 15 August 2025. The session, which took place in a local resident’s house and was attended by 30 participants, aimed to provide education and skills to effectively and environmentally manage household organic waste.
Five UNY students developed an innovation in oral health care through the Student Creativity Entrepreneurship Programme (PKM-K) 2025. The product, called Covatab, is a tooth-cleanser tablet made from coconut-shell charcoal and rice-husk silica, free from sulfates, effective in removing plaque, safe for use, and environmentally friendly.
The spirit and curiosity coloured an environmentally-friendly agriculture training organised by students of the Community Service Programme (KKN) of UNY. Equipped with knowledge and concern for the environment, the students educated residents of Dadapan, Sidoluhur, Godean, Sleman to produce liquid fertiliser and natural pesticide from simple materials around their homes.
Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) reaffirmed its commitment to building an environmentally-friendly campus by organizing a Workshop on Processing and Dilution of Eco-Enzyme on Saturday (19 July 2025) at the Basic Chemistry Laboratory, Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (FMIPA), UNY.
Four students from the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (FMIPA) at UNY have succeeded in utilizing cassava peel waste to create a magnetite-activated carbon nanoparticle composite that functions as an adsorbent for chromium (Cr) ions in the leather industry’s wastewater. The team, called “Adsorben Singkong,” consists of Ankita Cahya Muti (Chemistry, 2022), Oktavia Kusuma (Mathematics, 2022), Puput Intan Pratiwi (Mathematics Education, 2022), and Khansa Amalia Rahmah (Biology, 2023).
