Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) continues to reaffirm its commitment to building a culture of excellence by strengthening planned and sustainable student achievement development. Throughout 2025, UNY students achieved various achievements in a range of national competitions under the guidance of the Directorate of Learning and Student Affairs (Belmawa) of the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology.

To support this commitment, UNY recently held the 2025 Student Achievement Development Evaluation event in the Main Meeting Room of the Rectorate.

Betran Yunior, S.I.Kom — from selling iced tea with his parents by the side of a school to walking across the graduation stage at Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) — his life journey is a story about dreams nurtured through hard work and perseverance. At the UNY December 2025 graduation ceremony held at the UNY Sports Hall (GOR) on Tuesday (23/12/2025), Betran was crowned the undergraduate graduate with the highest cumulative GPA (3.98) at UNY.

The Regional Government of the Special Region of Yogyakarta (Pemda DIY) has shown strong commitment to supporting the continued education of students by providing living cost assistance to students from public and private universities whose families were affected by floods and landslides in Aceh, North Sumatra, and West Sumatra. The handover took place on Monday, December 22, 2025, at Bangsal Kepatihan, Yogyakarta.

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.”

A research team from the Department of Sociology Education, Faculty of Social Sciences and Political Science (FISIP), Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY), in collaboration with KKN group KKNRD028, implemented a program to strengthen political literacy based on GEDSI (Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion) in the community of Kanigoro Hamlet, Saptosari, Gunungkidul.

The activity, held at the Kanigoro Hamlet Hall, aims to cultivate an understanding of politics that is equal, inclusive, and responsive to the needs of marginalized groups.

A community service group from Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY), KKNM-27533 from the Sociology Education Study Programme, carried out inclusive political education (GEDSI-perspective: Gender Equality, Disability, and Social Inclusion) for 25 PKK (Family Welfare Empowerment) mothers from RT 1, 2 and 3 in Dusun Dukuh, Madurejo Village, Prambanan Sub-district, Sleman Regency.

Not every journey to university starts with an easy step. For Dhiva Angger Sakhena, a student from Sukorejo (Tugu, Trenggalek), the path to Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) actually began with a period of waiting and long struggle. After failing his first attempt to enter tertiary education, Dhiva decided to take a gap year. But he didn’t fill that year with sorrow — instead, he dedicated himself socially. He taught English to children in his village — an initiative he designed himself, as a form of responsibility and service to his community.

On Tuesday, 28 October 2025, UNY held a ceremony in commemoration of the 97th Youth Pledge Day at the rectorate courtyard, with solemnity and order.

With the theme “Young Men and Women Move, United Indonesia”, UNY reaffirmed its commitment to continue moving toward a diverse Indonesia in unity.

This commitment was visible in the clothing worn by the ceremony participants, which consisted of various ethnic groups. This is one way to demonstrate that the Youth Pledge was attended by many organizations and unities—not just Jong Java or Jong Celebes alone.

The Faculty of Social and Political Sciences (FISIP) of Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY), in collaboration with the Indonesian Pancasila Ideology Development Agency (BPIP), organized a National Seminar titled “Pancasila Literacy and the Revival of the Republic” on Thursday, October 23, 2025, at the UNY Postgraduate Building.

The seminar featured national figures and academics discussing the importance of strengthening understanding and practice of Pancasila values amidst the dynamics of national life.

A team of students from Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) has successfully advanced in the Program Kreativitas Mahasiswa Riset Sosial Humaniora (PKM-RSH) organized by the Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology. Their research, titled “Eksplorasi Internalisasi Falsafah Tutur, Uwur, Sembur dalam Budaya Sekolah Muhammadiyah untuk Penguatan Tata Krama Berbahasa Generasi Alpha”, explores the internalization of the Javanese philosophy of Tutur, Uwur, Sembur to strengthen language etiquette among Generation Alpha.