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Indonesian students win top honors at science competition in Germany
A team of eight Indonesian research students from across the nation have earned several achievements at the International Conference of Young Scientists (ICYS) 2017 held in Stuttgart, Germany, from April 16 to 22.
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Indonesian students celebrate their achievements at a science competition in Germany. (JP/File)
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team of eight Indonesian research students from across the nation have earned several achievements at the International Conference of Young Scientists (ICYS) 2017 held in Stuttgart, Germany, from April 16 to 22.
Hokky Sutangkir, a coach from the Center for Young Scientists Indonesia, said on Sunday that the Indonesian team won one gold medal, two silvers and two special awards from six types of research evaluated in the competition.
“Each researcher had to submit research posters, which were also assessed in the competition,” Hokky told The Jakarta Post.
(Read also: Three Indonesian students win Google open source competition)
Fifa Fatmasiefa and Bramasto Rahman Prasodjo from Chandra Kusuma School Medan won the gold medal with their presentation "Braille Learning Algorithm," which aimed to create tools for blind people that would enable them to learn braille by themselves.
Kartika Pertiwi from Wonosari 2 High School won silver with her presentation in the environmental science category titled “The Power of Tree Architecture,” which looked at utilizing "tree architecture" to prevent erosion.
Sabrina Salwa Sabila and Gusti Salsabila from Sampit 1 High School received the Life Sciences special award for their study titled "Kalapapa Dayak's Ancient Plant as a Potential Natural Cure for Tonsils," which assesses the benefits of traditional medicine used by the Dayak tribe.
Indonesia has been participating in the ICYS since its 12th iteration in Katowice, Poland, in 2005. (rdi/dan)
