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Indonesian students among winners of World Robot Olympiad

The team created a model robot called ZOID.

3 years ago
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Transgender pupil's suicide unites France school

A school in northern France on Friday paid tribute to a 17-year-old transgender pupil who killed herself earlier in the week, with pupils calling for greater tolerance from officials. ...

3 years ago
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Apple Developer Academy in Indonesia holds graduation with virtual event

The students had to adapt to virtual lessons and collaborated with each other over distance. ...

3 years ago

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Bangladeshi teen wins children's prize for online fight

A Bangladeshi teenager made an impassioned plea Friday for stronger global action against cyberbullying and online crime involving children as he received a prestigious global children's award. 

3 years ago
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Get hired: Samuel Ray’s tips for jobseekers on writing cold emails

A cold email is an unsolicited email sent to a receiver who has no previous contact with the sender. In theory, you send this email to a person in a high position in a corporation, asking for a job.

3 years ago
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Backed by Stormzy, Cambridge bids to woo black students

Going to Cambridge had always been a dream for Matthew Omoefe Offeh, one of a growing number of black students who are slowly reshaping the elite university's racial mix, helped in part by rapper Stormzy.

3 years ago
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Samuel Ray's guide to job hunting amid pandemic

There is still hope in these desperate times.

3 years ago
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#GirlsTakeOver calls for freedom of expression online

During the campaign, five girls were given the opportunity to take over the social media accounts of public figures in strategic positions.

3 years ago
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Social media abuse drives girls off Facebook, Instagram, Twitter: Poll

Online abuse is driving girls to quit social media platforms including Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, with nearly 60 percent experiencing harassment.

3 years ago
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#GirlsTakeover 2020 to promote freedom of expression online

Five girls will temporarily take over the social media accounts of five well-known Indonesian figures.

3 years ago
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Indonesian students win gold, silver medals at European Physics Olympiad

Five Indonesian students won gold and silver medals at the 2020 European Physics Olympiad (EuPhO). 

3 years ago
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Indonesian wins at UNHCR’s Youth with Refugees art contest

An Indonesian illustrator has been named one of the winners of the UN Refugee Agency’s (UNHCR) first-ever art contest, titled Youth with Refugees.

3 years ago
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Indonesian student named Asia Young Designer Award winner

Greta Elsa Nurtjahja presented a coffee house design influenced by local houses with wooden structures in Bunikasih village, West Java.

3 years ago
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Disabled student made special advisor to East Nusa Tenggara governor

Dina Novista Noach has started a new role as a special staff member and advisor on people with disabilities to East Nusa Tenggara governor Viktor Laiskodat.

3 years ago
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Indonesian students win award for plan to clean up Citarum River

Four girls from British School Jakarta have clinched an award for designing an amphibious vehicle to collect plastic trash from one of the world's filthiest rivers.

3 years ago
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North Jakarta teen speaks about dangers of child marriage at UN event

The Indonesian teen talked about her personal observations on the impacts of child marriage, referring to a former classmate who married at the age of 14.

3 years ago
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Indonesian student holds international model UN conference on refugees

Indonesian junior high school student Nadine Kei Inara recently simulated an international UN conference on refugee issues.

3 years ago
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UI students win prize at Monaco eco-boat competition

Hydros UI competed against 18 teams from 12 countries and was one of three teams from Asia.

3 years ago
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Salihara to get high-schoolers to debate literature

The Salihara art community center is slated to run a debate competition on literature for high school students.

3 years ago
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British double amputee Tony Hudgell, aged five, raises 1 million pounds with walk

Five-year-old Tony Hudgell has raised more than 1 million pounds ($1.24 million) for the London hospital that saved his life by walking 10 km on his new prosthetic legs after being inspired by Captain Tom's record-breaking challenge.

3 years ago
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Sinarmas World Academy launches charity initiative to help medical workers

The project aims to help in the distribution of face shields to hospitals across the country.

3 years ago
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UK's Cambridge University cancels face-to-face lectures until summer 2021

Britain's Cambridge University became one of the first in the world on Wednesday to announce that all its lectures would be delivered online over the next academic year because of the coronavirus outbreak.

3 years ago
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Lockdown inspires Italian boy to create coronavirus video game

While most nine-year-olds have been battling during lockdown with the vagaries of home schooling, Lupo Daturi has been waging war on COVID-19 itself. Virtually. 

3 years ago
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UGM students' cultural heritage platform wins international invention competition

A team of students from Gadjah Mada University in Yogyakarta has won first place at the International Invention & Innovative Competition, an event initiated by Malaysian event management company MNNF Network.

3 years ago
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Young people share visions about impact of COVID-19

It is imperative for the world to strengthen mutual understanding, act in unity and work together in a collective response to fight COVID-19, speakers at the latest edition of Vision China said.

3 years ago
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West Sumatra medical, nursing students volunteer to curb spread of COVID-19

The students are helping to produce protective gear such as face masks, face shields and hazmat suits. 

3 years ago
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Home delivery for the aged: French youngsters reviving 'village spirit'

In a supermarket in the old quarter of Nice, Bastien Gambaudo surveys the shelves of bleach and other household detergents. He is not shopping for himself but for an elderly woman whose fragile health puts her at risk of contracting the coronavirus.

3 years ago
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Medical students in virus-hit countries urge youth to stay home

The campaign started after observing the worrying attitudes of many young adults around the world regarding the pandemic.

3 years ago
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Studying from home: Seven online learning platforms for students

These are the e-learning platforms that can be accessed by the public following the closure of schools due to COVID-19:

4 years ago
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Sempur English Camp in Bogor preps children for brighter future

Initiated by a subdistrict head in Bogor, the Sempur English Camp aims to prepare its children to master the English language.

4 years ago

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