Alisa, a member of the RoboKnights team from Sinarmas World Academy, operates her team’s robot. The team was one of the winners of the World Robot Olympiad (WRO) Canada 2020-X.

Indonesian students among winners of World Robot Olympiad

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#GirlsTakeOver calls for freedom of expression online

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#GirlsTakeover 2020 to promote freedom of expression online

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

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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).

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A UNHCR contest has aimed to inspire younger generations to be more inclusive of people who are forced to flee violence and persecution.

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Indonesian wins at UNHCR’s Youth with Refugees art contest

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Indonesian student named Asia Young Designer Award winner

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Two boys salvage items from the highly polluted Citarum river in Bojongsoang, Bandung regency, in February 2019.

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Indonesian students win award for plan to clean up Citarum River

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

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The 12 University of Indonesia (UI) students that make up Hydros UI meet for a video conference.

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Sinarmas World Academy launches charity initiative to help medical workers

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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.

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

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