Students of the Community Service Program (Kuliah Kerja Nyata or KKN) from Yogyakarta State University (UNY), placed in Potronanggan Village, Tamanan, Bantul, held a training program on making tempe nuggets as part of their community engagement activities. The training aimed to encourage residents' creativity in processing local food ingredients and help increase family food security. The activity involved local residents, especially the PKK (Family Welfare Movement) women of Potronanggan Village.

A research team from Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY), led by Nur Endah Januarti — a Sociology Education lecturer — conducted a public test of Komik Watak Kesatria on October 22 and 28, 2025. The test involved three schools: SMK Negeri 1 Pandak, SMP Negeri 1 Yogyakarta, and SMA Negeri 7 Yogyakarta. The activity is part of a research-harvesting program (“hilirisasi penelitian”) funded by BIMA, under the title “Komik Watak Kesatria: Media Edukasi dan Strategi Kultural Menangani Problematika Remaja.”

Ninety students from the German Language Education program (Pendidikan Bahasa Jerman) at Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) conducted their Final Semester Exam (UAS) in an unconventional, outdoor format at the iconic Prambanan Temple complex on 22 November 2025. The exam, for the Regionale Reiseleitung course, was part of a project-based learning initiative which integrates case studies and real-world communication skills beyond the classroom.

A total of 43 foreign students participating in the Indonesian Language for Foreign Speakers (BIPA) program from Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) and Universitas Negeri Semarang (Unnes) gained a unique cultural experience in a “metal craft” culture class.

The activity was held on Friday, 21 November 2025, in the Metal Craft Laboratory of the Faculty of Languages, Arts, and Culture (FBSB), UNY, where participants learned basic techniques for processing beads into ethnic accessories typical of the Indonesian archipelago.

A group of KKNM-26381 students from Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY), assigned in Dusun Simping, Sidomoyo, Godean, Sleman, successfully introduced a high-nutrient local food innovation: tilapia (nila) fish noodles.

This program is one of the KKN flagship projects because it integrates nutrition education, diversification of fish-based processed foods, and community economic empowerment.

On Saturday, 8 November 2025, representatives from the Directorate of Learning and Student Affairs (Belmawa), Ministry of Higher Education, Science, and Technology, conducted a field visit in Barukan Village, Manisrenggo District, Klaten Regency. Their objective was to evaluate the implementation of the Program Penguatan Kapasitas Organisasi Kemahasiswaan (PPK Ormawa), which is being carried out by the PKM Center of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (FMIPA), Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY). Pantura News The Belmawa review team, consisting of Mr.

Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) officially closed the series of Kompetisi Jembatan Indonesia (KJI) XX and Kompetisi Bangunan Gedung Indonesia (KBGI) XVI on Sunday (16/11/25) at the Performance Hall of the Faculty of Languages, Arts, and Culture (FBSB), UNY. The closing ceremony was lively, attended by hundreds of participants, committee members, and university delegations from across Indonesia.

On Thursday (13–16 November 2025), the Sports Hall of UNY was filled with the enthusiasm of hundreds of civil engineering students from all over Indonesia, participating in the Kompetisi Jembatan Indonesia XX (KJI XX) and the Kompetisi Bangunan Gedung Indonesia XVI (KBGI XVI) held at UNY.

The Bachelor of Applied Marketing Management Study Program of the Faculty of Vocational Studies at UNY carried out a socialisation and real-action programme in the form of training in the making of eco-enzyme and eco-brick at SMP Negeri 1 Pengasih, Kulon Progo, recently.

This activity was attended by 30 students of class VII A of SMP Negeri 1 Pengasih, under the guidance of three UNY Vocational Faculty students. This cross-generational collaboration aims to instil awareness early about the importance of waste management based on the zero-waste principle.

A delegation from Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) participated in the Asian Academic Society for Vocational Education and Training (AASVET) 2025 and the Quacquarelli Symonds (QS) Higher Education Summit: Asia Pacific 2025, held at Korea University in Korea from 2–8 November 2025.

The forum carried the theme “Advancing Generational Potential: Skills and Partnerships in the Asia Pacific” and served as an international collaboration platform for higher education leaders and academics from around the world.