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Google’s Women Techmakers Scholars Program
Google’s Women Techmakers program provides visibility, community, and resources for women in technology. Through this program – formerly the Google Anita Borg Memorial Scholarship Program – Google is furthering Dr Anita Borg’s vision of creating gender equality in the field of computer science by encouraging women to excel in computing and technology and become active leaders and role models in the field. The deadline is on 6 December 2018.
Fully Funded Leadership Seminar in Malta
Anna Lindh Foundation is organizing on 14-19 January 2019 the first Regional Leadership Seminar in the framework of its flagship “Young Mediterranean Voices” programme. The Regional Leadership Seminar will bring together 20/24 young emerging leaders from the participating countries of the Young Mediterranean Voices (YMV) for a 5-day programme including access to international institutions, media mentoring networks, and European peers. The deadline for the application is 20th of September.
The City of Goods Challenge in Berlin
The City of Good Challenge will bring together 20 talented innovators with diverse backgrounds to co-create compelling new ways of leveraging the public transportation infrastructure to make goods delivery smart and sustainable. The deadline is on 28 September 2018.
One in Seven Students Cheat: Call to End Essay Writing Industry
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.
Social Entrepreneur Reyna Montoya: Transforming Fear into Hope at Aliento
Reyna was only 13 when she and her family were forced from their home in Mexico, ending up as a family with no status in the U.S. This event changed her whole life path, motives, and strivings. Growing up as an immigrant, experiencing fear, anxiety, and stress, but most of all, unfair treatment in many aspects of her life, made her determined to do something to make a change. She founded Aliento, an organization that helps to support the 6.5 million undocumented youth and children of immigrant parents by investing in their well-being, mainly through the arts. Her achievements, persistence, and fearlessness have been recognized – with her name appearing on this year’s Forbes 30 under 30 – Social Entrepreneurs List. Reyna Montoya is a girl who lives to teach people the lesson of humanity, and this is her story.
Youth Global Forum in Paris: Call For Journalists and Young Media Enthusiasts
The Youth Time International Movement is officially inviting journalists and young media enthusiasts to apply for the Youth Global Forum, which will take place in Paris, France from the 2nd to the 6th of December, 2018. Deadline to apply is September 7.
Fully Funded UNESCO GEM Fellowship Program in France
If you have quantitative research skills, and share a commitment to provide more people with better educational opportunities, welcome to apply for the UNESCO-Global Education Monitoring (GEM) Report Fellowship program. The program aims to strengthen the evidence base on education, and reinforce the links between research, policy, and practice in education. The deadline to apply is on 28th of September.
Fully Funded Congress for Science, History, and Non-Fiction Media Producers
Fully Funded WCSFP Congress 2018 in Brisbane, Australia is now accepting applications. The Emerging Producers Bursary Program offers up-and-coming producers working in science, history, and non-fiction media a range of financial support for accreditation, travel and accommodation for the World Congress of Science and Factual Producers (WCSFP). The congress will take place on 27-30 November. The deadline to apply is on 7th of September.
Best Movies from the Nineties
The Nineties – the next decade in our series of weekly movie picks for the summer - were a fruitful decade as regards the film industry. Some important milestones were set, and some iconic movies were produced. Welcome to the Nineties.
The Power of Moringa is Beating Poverty
She was bold, determined, and touched. And these facts have changed more than a thousand lives of female farmers all over West Africa, South America, and parts of Asia. The success of Lisa Curtis, founder of Kuli Kuli, America’s leading moringa company, started with the tale of a single African mom who had five kids and was left with no home and no income. She was the first person to be affected by Lisa's dream of using the nutritious leaves of the moringa tree to improve the lives of women on the African continent. At the age of 23, with zero knowledge of the food industry, but led by a wish to make a change, Lisa managed to form a team of food, technology, and design experts and develop her startup. Today, seven years later, her company counts more than 1.5 million dollars of income given to family farms on three different continents. Read more about the moving story of blue flip-flops, Pierrette and Ayele, courage, vision, and having the guts to carve out the path that allowed an eager volunteer to become a widely recognized businesswoman with a place on the Forbes 30 Under 30 List of Social Entrepreneurs 2018.
Are The Ignoramus’ Egocentrics?
Albert Einstein among many other statements he made, famously said “the more knowledge the less ego, the less knowledge the more ego”.
Youth Advocate Jaya Setiawan Gulo: the Faces of Children and Their Hopes Are Driving...
The tale of the young Jaya Setiawan Gulo, now 28, starts in a left-behind village somewhere in the province of North Sumatra, after he broke his left arm. While he was on the road to recovery, he had the heartbreaking experience of witnessing the harsh realities that face the people in the rural areas of Indonesia who dedicate their lives to giving their kids the opportunity to finish school. It was then that he realized he would one day found a social enterprise organization focused on education. And so it has been. Back then, he was just a tiny kid with poor grades who was climbing coconut trees. Today, he works at the Indonesian Ministry of Finance and has made his dream come true. Together with nine other young people who are dedicated to fighting for education, he founded a youth-led organization called The School Projects that is changing the shape of the education system in rural Indonesia. Gulo and his cohort have reached more than 1400 children so farby mentoring and motivating them while providing school supplies to support their learning process. This is Gulo’s story.
Fully Funded Obama Foundation Scholarship in USA
Young people from all over the globe are welcome to apply for the Obama Foundation Scholars. This is a full time program for the duration of the academic year. Scholars will receive a Master of Arts degree from the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy when they successfully complete the program. The deadline is on November 1st.
Universities in Spain, Venezuela, and Argentina Offer Crypto Courses
We’ve highlighted below some of the most recent reports in youth-related news and events. In this week's Friday news summary, we speak about the Turkish president's decision to tighten his grip on Turkey's universities, a court ruling that says Dutch universities may teach in English, and new crypto courses offered by universities in Spain, Argentina, and Venezuela.
Advice From The Successful Ones
We at YT like to interview interesting people who do some amazing work. With them succeeding in their respective fields comes an obvious question. This is to find out what is their secret to their success. Here is what they have to say.
Atlas Corps Fellowship for Emerging Global Leaders
Young social leaders are welcome to apply for the Atlas Corps fellowship. The fellowship typically lasts 12-18 months. Fellows serve full-time at Host Organizations, develop leadership skills, and learn best practices through the Atlas Corps Global Leadership Lab professional development series and networking opportunities. The deadline is on August 15th.
United Nations – Nippon Foundation of Japan Paid Fellowship
Applications for the 2019 UN – Nippon Foundation of Japan Fellowship programme are currently being accepted. The fellowship provides opportunities for advanced education and research in the field of ocean affairs and the law of the sea to Government officials and mid-level professionals from developing states. The deadline is on 14th of September.
From Institutions to Technology
Could governments be replaced by governance the same way that currency could be replaced by crypto? Are we already on the way from insitutions to technology? How might those changes benefit business, and what should be considered as a potential threat? These are the questions that were discussed on Day Two of the Youth International Summer School that is being held from the 15th to the 20th of July in the city of Shanghai. Read on to find out how Smart Technology integrates with business today.
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How to Become a Good Leader? 6 Crucial Points
One of Youth Time's major events of the year, the Youth International Summer School in Shanghai is at its peak. Expert from Germany, Sven Anger conducted a workshop on the topic «The Ecology of Smart Leadership». During his session, he pointed out six qualitiesof a good leader. Want to be a laudable leader? Check them out.























