Mutiara Widiawati—affectionately called “Mutia”—is now officially listed as a freshman in the D4 Fashion Design Study Program at Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY). She hails from Jetis Sumuran, Palbapang, Bantul, and is the youngest of six siblings. A graduate of SMK N 1 Pandak, she succeeded in getting into UNY via the National Achievement-Selection (SNBP) route.

Her father, Suparjo, works as a laborer, while her mother, Suratmi, is a homemaker. Among her six siblings, one of her older brothers also studied at UNY.

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.

UNY has again made history by admitting a prospective student whose age is far younger than the average. Fairuz Khalishah Sastaviana succeeded in passing the selection and was declared the youngest student at UNY for the 2025/2026 academic year, at the very young age of 16 years and 3 months.

Known affectionately as Fairuz, she was admitted into the Bachelor’s programme in English Language Education, Faculty of Languages, Arts and Culture, UNY through the Independent Selection CBT (Computer Based Test).

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.

A number of housewives and micro-small-medium enterprise (MSME) actors in Kampung Emas Krapyak IX, Seyegan, Sleman, participated in training on making ecoprint-patterned hijabs as an effort to enhance skills and economic independence. This activity is part of UNY’s community service programme focused on women’s empowerment through environmentally-friendly techniques and based on local wisdom. Kampung Emas Seyegan has been one of UNY’s assisted villages since 2023, serving as a society-empowerment laboratory.

A master’s student of Chemistry Education at the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences (FMIPA), UNY, Hajidah Salsabila Allissa Fitri, has brought honour to Indonesia at the international forum The 10th International Conference on Knowledge Engineering and Applications (ICKEA 2025) held at Kyushu University in Fukuoka, Japan.

In an effort to strengthen the well-being of its academic community, one of the faculties at Yogyakarta State University (UNY) has officially established a Mental Health Center, dedicated to serving students, lecturers, and administrative staff. The center serves as a safe and confidential space that provides counseling services, mental health education, and emotional support for campus members who may experience stress, fatigue, or emotional challenges caused by academic or professional pressures.

The UNY student team consisting of Farah Nabila Nur Afifah (Educational Technology), Anggi Anggreini (Educational Technology), Dinda Rahmawati (Guidance and Counseling) and Nandini Rohmi (Mathematics Education) have successfully developed Fun Augmented Reality Early-Age Merried based on Augmented Reality (Funarri).

Automotive is mainly perceived as a men's world. But that does not deter Priti from studying in the Automotive Engineering Education program at Universitas Negeri Yogyakarta (UNY). "I like to see my father working in the workshop. The first experience that I remember was when I was in elementary school. I could repair bicycle chains, both my own and my friends.