DPRM Award and Mini Seminar presenting Prof. Dr. M. Faiz Syuaib as the speaker, which was held at the UNY Hotel to celebrate UNY's 59th Anniversary, where the work of the University can be seen from the achievements of 8 key performance indicators (IKU). Eight key performance indicators include graduate students getting a decent job, students gaining experience outside campus, lecturers having activity outside campus, inviting practitioners to teach on campus, lecturer's output used by public and community, study program collaborating with world-class partners, collaborative and participative classes, and international standard study programs.

"DPRM's main task is to maximize IKU results, mostly the research result, and PKM, which is proven by publications and HKI," said Director of DPRM UNY Prof. Samsul Hadi. "The DPRM Award is to appreciate the 5th of IKU, with the hope that UNY lecturers will be motivated to improve the quality and quantity of their research and PKM with their outcomes," He added.

The DPRM Award was also awarded to lecturers who met the requirements at this event. 2023, there are five DPRM Awards: Best SCOPUS Publication Winner, Best Sinta Score Years Winer, and Institutional/Faculty Awards, including the most research grant winners, community research grant winners, and IPR winners.
Three educators from the Postgraduate School were selected as Awardees; they are Prof. Dr. Heri Retnawati, M.Pd. (1st place in Scopus Publication Achievement Category and 4th place in the University's 3 Years Sinta Score-Category), Prof. Dr. Edi Istiyono, M.Sc. (2nd place in the Sinta Score 3 Years University Category), and Prof. Dr. M. Bruri Triyono, M.Pd. (Ranked 6th in the Sinta Score 3 Years University Category).