State University of Yogyakarta[5] (formerly IKIP Yogyakarta or Yogyakarta Institute of Teacher Education and Educational Sciences) was founded on May 21, 1964. IKIP Yogyakarta was a merger of two educational institutions: the Faculty of Pedagogy of Gadjah Mada University and the Institute of Teacher Education. They offered study programs of education sciences and teacher education. The merger was mandated by the Presidential Decree of the Republic of Indonesia, Number I/1963.
On August 4, 1999, the President of the Republic of Indonesia, by Presidential Decree No. 93/1999, officially declared that IKIP Yogyakarta was converted into the State University of Yogyakarta (abbreviated as SUY). It expanded the institution's mandate to offer other programs. The conversion of IKIP Yogyakarta from a specialized training institution into a comprehensive university was based on some considerations. One of them is the observation that the organizational structure of an educational institution was insufficient to support scientific development and that the number of graduates of IKIP Yogyakarta who entered non-teaching fields also increased. In carrying out the wider mandate, SUY initially offered 12 non-education study programs at the bachelor level and three-year undergraduate diploma levels in the following faculties: the Faculty of Languages and Arts Education, the Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences Education, and the Faculty of Engineering and Vocational Education. The non-education study programs include those offered in the Faculty of Sport Sciences and the Faculty of Economics.
To meet societal demands, in 2011 the Faculty of Social Sciences and Economics was divided into two separate faculties: the Faculty of Social Sciences and the Faculty of Economics. This was mandated through the Ministerial Decree No. 23/2011 about the Organization and Governance of SUY signed on 22 June 2011. SUY then has seven faculties.
As has been mentioned above, IKIP Yogyakarta was converted into SUY on August 4, 1999. However, the anniversary of IKIP Yogyakarta remains SUY's anniversary, i.e., May 21.
Yogyakarta State University is a multi-campus university, with one main campus and four regional campuses spread across several cities and district in the Special Region of Yogyakarta province. The main campus of is at Colombo Street No. 1, Sleman; other campuses are in Yogyakarta, Kulon Progo and Gunungkidul. The following is a list of the main campuses and areas of Yogyakarta State University:
1025 research studies from 2010 to 2012, 9 (7 national and 2 international) research studies obtaining intellectual property rights in 2012, 261,802 books in SUY's central library consisting of public works, philosophy, psychology, religion, social sciences, languages, fundamental sciences, applied sciences & technology, arts & sports, literature, and history & geography (as of April 2013)
A provided access to online publications such as journals and newsletters
A library in each faculty and school at SUY
Institute of research and community service
The Institute of Research and Community Service (IRCS) runs nine research and development centers:
Center for Early Childhood and Elderly Studies
Center for Cultural, Regional, and Environmental Research
Center for Educational Policy and Evaluation
Center for Primary, Secondary, and Vocational Education Research
Center for Gender and Women's Studies
Center for Creativity and Sport Development
Center for Research Implementation and Protection of Intellectual Property Rights
Center for Entrepreneurship Development
Center for Community Service Management and Integrated Regional Development
IEDQA
The Institute of Educational Development and Quality Assurance (IEDQA) [14] is one of main structures at State University of Yogyakarta. IEDQA conducts several programs such as planning, implementing, as well as monitoring and evaluating educational development, quality assurance, and professional development. It has nine centers:
Center for Quality Assurance
Center for Curriculum, Instructional, and Learning Resources
Center for Field Teaching Practicum and Fieldwork Practicum
Center for Teaching, Non-Teaching, and Non-Educational Professions
Center for University Level Subjects
Center for Language Studies
Center for Character Education and Culture Development
