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.
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.
That morning, the community hall of the hamlet Kadibeso in Argodadi, Sedayu, Bantul felt more alive than usual. The sky, which was beginning to clear, blended with laughter and banter filling the air. Here, the students of the Community Service Programme (KKN) of UNY together with the Argodadi Pinilih disabled community gathered in an activity entitled “A Day of Learning and Exchanging Feelings.”
The Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (FMIPA) of UNY, together with the community group Pemerti Kali Code, held an event themed “Elinging Lahar, Karsaning Karya: Remembering 15 Years of the Cold Lahar, Crafting Works for a Sustainable River.” The gathering reflects on the 2010 cold-lahar event on Mount Merapi and introduces an innovation in the digitalisation of the “River School (Code)” programme as part of the DigiCODE initiative for environmental education.
A team of students from Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) has once again made a mark in the creative industry with their product Herbascent, a natural incense made from coconut shell fibre and gemor wood that not only delivers a soothing aroma but also functions as a natural insecticide for local-cultural ceremonial use.
Chronic wounds caused by diabetes, known as diabetic ulcers (UD), remain a serious problem in Indonesia. Treatment with antibiotics is often ineffective because bacteria become resistant, wounds are difficult to penetrate, and bio-films form that hinder healing. Even as many as 78.2% of UD patients experience this condition.
This condition has become an important attention point in achieving the Sustainable Development Goal of healthy and prosperous lives, which emphasises improving the quality of healthcare services and innovation in chronic disease therapy to reduce morbidity.
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 Community Service Team (PkM) of the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (FMIPA) at Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) conducted training and assistance on processing household organic waste into liquid plant supplements based on carbon nanomaterials (CNMs). This activity took place in Warungboto Village, Yogyakarta City, involving the Pendidikan Kesejahteraan Keluarga (PKK) mothers of RT 31/RW 08 as the main partners.
Students from the Faculty of Economics and Business (FEB) at Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY), under the Nakula Student Development Program (SDP), recently conducted a community service activity titled “GROW (Green Responsibility for Our World)” at SMP Negeri 2 Manisrenggo, Klaten Regency.
