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The Schwarzman Scholars Program: Master’s in China
The Schwarzman Scholars Program for Future Leaders is now open. The scholars program is designed to identify the most promising young leaders from around the world and provide them with an opportunity to receive Master’s degree in Global Affairs at Beijing’s prestigious Tsinghua University. The deadline is on September 27th.
Crypto Company is Giving $50 Million to Universities
We’ve highlighted below some of the most recent developments and occurrences in youth-related news and events. In this week's Friday news we speak about crypto company Ripple giving $50 million to different universities such as Princeton and MIT, staff cuts that dragged New Zealand universities down in world rankings and concerns over India's full online degree programs.
Actors Who Started Their Careers Late
Recently we published a weekly movie picks article about actors who have been around since they were children. Quite logically it makes sense to look at the other end of the spectrum and cover actors who by chance or by struggle succeeded only in their late thirties or even later.
The Young People’s Laureate For London – An Interview With Momtaza Mehri
Not just a biochemist, but also a poet who cares about the young of today, Momtaza Mehri dedicates a fair amount of her time to bringing awareness through poetry that touches various subjects. We have been fortunate to arrange an interview with her.
Boys Smarter Than Girls? – An Interview With Professor Andrei Cimpian About Gender Stereotypes
Math is for boys and reading is for girls, and similar assumptions in the same vein: these are stereotypes that are created at an early age. We owe our thanks to individuals such as Professor Andrei Cimpian who are helping to break such patterns of thinking and contribute towards betterment in society. Professor Cimpian has conducted detailed studies into a serious issue that is faced by the society we live in.
Introducing YT’s Summer School: Expert Explains Big Data and IoT in Smart Cities
With the Youth International Summer School in Shanghai just a few months away, Youth Time International Movement begins to interview the experts who will be sharing their expertise throughout the event. One of these experts is Mr. Rob van Kranenburg, Founder of Council – the largest independent IoT thinktank.
Words From Movies That Made It To The Dictionary – Quiz
There are words that have been adopted by the dictionary while their origins are closely linked to movies, some of which were based on books. Today‘s quiz will be dedicated to words describing movies which you shall find at the same place on Friday as our usual weekend movie picks.
Jelka Pekez: When You Save Yourself by Saving Others
Jelka is just one of us – an ordinary single mom trying to make the best of life in her home country of Serbia, land of struggles, transitions, and extraordinary people. After raising her daughter on her own she ended up as a manager in the cosmetics industry – but, after many years of doing the same thing, she lost interest and passion in her job, and did not know where to go next. Until she heard about the Grooming Academy of Sasa Riess. As a huge animal lover, she was thrilled with the idea of learning how to groom dogs and spend time with them, while at the same time earning money. But there was a further dimension – the academy had a special program for people from the margins of society, even ex-convicts, teaching them how to groom and giving them a chance to create a better future with decent work. Jelka’s life changed completely when she started to work alongside these people – the fact that her time and knowledge could change the trajectory of someone’s life for the better made her find a renewed purpose. She says she and her co-workers all learn together every single day and points out the most valuable lesson she has gained from this experience: when someone believes in you, you start believing in yourself.
Sex on the Brain: Blackmail Fears as Study Shows Sexting Plays Big Role in...
Here Youth Time Magazine publishes three of the most interesting and informative youth related news items of the past week. Our weekly news roundup is published every Monday and Friday and contains just some of the most important developments in the world of global youth. Follow, like and submit comments on Facebook and other Youth Time media.
Technology Can Hurt Rather than Help Young Students
Youth Time Magazine publishes most interesting and informative youth related news items of the past week. Our weekly news roundup is published every Monday and Friday and contains just some of the most important developments in the world of global youth. Follow, like and submit comments on Facebook and other Youth Time media.
Youth Hero 2017 Mihailo Martinovic: I Would Be Honored to Become the Man Who...
Mihailo Martinovic (30), from Serbia, always wanted to be a Physics teacher in high school. However, life had different plans for him and instead, with a little bit of help from his Professors and thanks to his hard work through the years, he became a talented scientist with worldwide connections. He won the Youth Hero 2017 award for achievements in education and science at the age of 29 and was the youngest Doctor of Astronomy in Serbia at the time. Today, Mihailo enjoys his job working on a Solar Orbiter project as a part of an international team of scientists at the European Space Agency, exploring something called solar wind plasma!
Student Migrants Contribute Ten Times More to Economy Than They Cost, Study Says
Youth Time Magazine publishes three of the most interesting and informative youth related news items of the past week. Follow, like and submit comments on Facebook and other Youth Time media.
Assistant Professor Title Will Be Scrapped in Turkey
We’ve highlighted below some of the most recent developments and occurrences in youth-related news and events. In this week's news we speak about latest changes in Turkey's higher education where assistant professor title will be scrapped, South Korean universities' agreement with Elsevier and Australian funding cuts that could put 10,000 student places at risk.
Recycling – What Belongs Where
The problem of an excess of packaging material is worldwide. The need to wrap goods has grown to such an extent that sometimes it is difficult to get items unwrapped, not to mention the dilemma of which recycling container the packaging belongs in.
Perhaps You Didn’t Know, But These 10 Common Words Were Named After People
One day you are an average person and suddenly, the very next day, your name becomes an item in a dictionary. An Eponym is a person after whom an invention, phenomenon, or discovery is named. Many Eponyms have become brand names, while many have come from books. Many historical eponyms are also based on mythological or religous persons. Today we look at the origins of the most famous eponyms, the ones that are used on a daily basis.
The War against Uncontrolled Sand Mining in Northern Nigeria
Every day, hundreds of donkeys, tipper lorries, wheelbarrows, head pans, and shovels are used to dig sand running into millions of tons and move it to where it is used in building houses and constructing other structures across Nigeria. Many people ignore the fact that the indiscriminate digging of sand is dangerous; and that encroaching on farmlands can reduce farming activities needed for food security and income for farmers and more revenue to the government. Farming reduces poverty and hunger. Apart from the fact that natural resources should be used properly, local residents should be made to understand the consequences of acting otherwise.
Does Telepathy Exist? – An Interview With Dr. Stanley Krippner
Is there more to a human being than most of us recognize? Do dreams carry messages? Does Extrasensory Perception exist? Does Telepathy exist? Dr. Stanley Krippner, professor of psychology at Saybrook University – who has conducted workshops in many parts of the world and is on the advisory board of the International School of Psychotherapy – will answer these questions and more in this interview.
Would You Like to Volunteer in Mongolia? Join Green Initiatives at WWF Eastern Field...
WWF has an opening through its Youth Volunteer Internship Programme for a Malagasy volunteer/intern for a 6-month assignment with the WWF Mongolia Eastern field office. Deadline to apply is 25 January.
8 British Habits I Lost When Moving To Rwanda
In 2013, Leigh Woods, Project Manager at Youth Time jetted off to the small landlocked African nation of Rwanda where he would spend the next few years of his life. Unsurprisingly, living in a little rural village situated in the country’s eastern province entailed many changes in his day-to-day life. His transition caused him to reflect on his own cultural heritage which in turn helped him to adapt to his new environment. Here, Leigh discusses some of the typically British habits and behaviors he had to ditch or reevaluate in order to truly appreciate and embrace his new home.
Where Men Fight For Equality: Matriarchal Societies In The World
Kateřina Karásková is a lawyer and human-rights activist from the Czech Republic. She has lived in Guatemala with Mayan Indians who have survived genocide; she has started a hospital and managed schools in needy areas of Uganda; and she has overseen environmental and agricultural projects in Kenya. Together with her partner, Simon Bird, she has written and illustrated a book titled "Kde ženy vládnou", which has been published in the Czech language. Simon is an artist from East Devon in the United Kingdom. For the last twenty years he has travelled the globe and created arts-based projects with indigenous tribes. Together with Kateřina, he has written and illustrated a series of four eBooks called "Where Women Rule!"
























