On Tuesday, 9 September 2025, UNY held a commemoration of the 42nd Hari Olahraga Nasional (National Sports Day) on the rectorate grounds, with more than 1,500 participants including faculty, staff, students and local community members engaging in a mass exercise session.

The event was officially opened by the Rector, Prof. Sumaryanto, with the blowing of a whistle. In his remarks he emphasised UNY’s support for students to contribute in sports at international levels.

Students from the Community Service Programme (KKNM) group 27381 at UNY introduced a healthy-food innovation in the form of moringa leaf pudding in Dusun Bolon, Kalurahan Palbapang, Bantul Regency. The programme was initiated by ten students: Amelia Nur Hidayati, Milania Natasya Anggraeni, Novita Nanda Putri, Rayita Kumala Defi, Septian Nurma Revinta, Raden Rara Athalia Diva Reswara, Dwi Yusiana Latifah, Mugi Priyono, Adam Maulana Ar Rizky, and Pradito Naufal Ramadhani.

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.

Sexual violence against young children is becoming an increasingly serious concern. In response to this challenge, a group of UNY students developed an educational innovation in the form of a sexuality-learning game application called “Do and Don’t”. The innovation is designed to instil an important understanding of body boundaries and preventive actions against sexual violence starting from elementary-school ages.

UNY and UGM have entered into a strategic collaboration via a community‐service programme titled “Utilisation of Local Medicinal Plants as Natural Antiseptics.” The programme targets residents of the village of Desa Girirejo, Kecamatan Imogiri, Bantul, as a form of empowerment based on local potential and to raise awareness about environmental sanitation. The first activity was held on Saturday (28/6) and was prefaced by a field observation carried out by a joint team from the Department of Chemistry Education at UNY and the Department of Chemistry at UGM. The team includes Prof.

Recognizing that a healthy and safe work environment is essential for productivity and well-being, Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY) has taken a significant step by establishing an Occupational Health and Safety (K3) Team. Officially formed under Rector’s Decree No. 6.2/UN34/I/2025, this team is entrusted with planning, executing, and evaluating all safety and health-related initiatives at UNY.