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The annual creative industry festival "Evoria M Bloc Fest 2024" was held at M Bloc Space, Jakarta on 27 September until 6 October 2024. The festival showcased subcultures of music, arts, designs, films, and fashions in one area. One of the founder and Program Director of M Bloc Fest Wendi Putranto said the Bloc Fest strengthened its position as a national creative industry festival that is open for newcomers from various creative scenes. Evoria M Bloc Fest 2024 is an umbrella for some festivals with different activities, shows, and exhibitions namely M Bloc Design Week (MBDW) (27 September – 6 October 2024), M Bloc Music Festival (27, 28, 29 September 2024), X Short, X Fashion, and X OpenLab (27, 28, 29 September 2024).

Today's Miscellany presents the amazing story of Indonesian students from the Faculty of Medicine, UIN Syarif Hidayatullah Jakarta University, who won silver medals in the "World Invention Competition and Exhibition" (WICE) 2024 in Selangor, Malaysia. They not only competed on the international stage, but also showed that Indonesia has young talents who are ready to lead in the fields of science and technology.

The students presented research that examines the potential of propolis as an immunostimulant, using pharmacodynamic and acute toxicity study methods in mice. Through acute toxicity tests, the results of the study prove that propolis is safe to use in the right doses, adding scientific evidence regarding the benefits of propolis in improving the immune system and opening up opportunities for further development in its use as evidence-based health therapy. The success of the Medical Faculty team of UIN Jakarta University  proves that collaboration and perseverance in scientific research can bring about major changes, both in the academic realm and for the advancement of the health sector globally.

The WICE competition itself was attended by 585 teams from 15 countries, making the achievements of UIN Jakarta students even more meaningful, due to the tight competition. The enthusiasm and hard work shown by these students are an inspiration to other young generations. They have proven that with good support, the dream of innovating at the world level is possible. Innovation in science and technology is the key to a better future, and the achievement of these UIN Jakarta students is a real step towards that hope. Let's continue to support and encourage the birth of new innovations from the nation's children! from Indonesia to the world.

The Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia in Paris, France encourages increased French business and investment in Indonesia through the organisation of the Indonesia-France Business Forum. The event was held at the Headquarters of the Federation of French Companies (MEDEF) in Paris on Thursday (26/9).

Indonesian Ambassador to France, Mohamad Oemar said at the forum, as quoted by Antara News on Friday (27/9) that he would like to invite French counterparts to take advantage of the great opportunities in Indonesia due to the stable and increasingly conducive economic situation from year to year.

At the forum, Ambassador Oemar said that Indonesia has a Medium and Long-Term Development Plan that includes various government commitments to continue governance reforms, including through the accession process to the OECD, which began last year.

The process is aimed at harmonising standards, rules and regulations with OECD countries, such as France, Japan, South Korea, the United States and EU countries.

The Indonesia-France Business Forum was organised by the Indonesian Embassy in Paris, in collaboration with the French Business Association, and MEDEF International. The forum involved various stakeholders from the government sector, state-owned enterprises, academia, and the private sector.

The forum also saw concrete results, such as the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding between PT Pertamina NRE and PT Pertamina Geothermal Energy with French company Genvia.

The signing of the agreement shows that France has great interest in investing in Indonesia, especially in environmentally friendly and sustainable sectors, including in the fields of energy transition and sustainable cities.

The forum is part of the Fête de l'Archipel (‘Indonesian Archipelago Festival’), an integrated promotional activity organised by the Indonesian Embassy in Paris in collaboration with relevant ministries, institutions, local governments and state-owned enterprises.

The Indonesian Embassy in Tokyo welcomes the 2024 Annual Seminar held by the Affiliation of Indonesian Language Teachers and Activists for Foreign Speakers - Japan.

Through an official statement from the Indonesian Embassy in Tokyo received in Jakarta, Coordinator of the Socio-Cultural Information Function of the Indonesian Embassy in Tokyo, Muhammad Al Aula, in the opening of the 2024 Annual Seminar, Saturday (28/9/2024), said the activity was very strategic to support the strengthening of literacy of the Indonesian people and increasing the ability to master the Indonesian language, for both Indonesian and Japanese people who are interested in learning Indonesian.

According to Muhammad Al Aula, the Indonesian Embassy in Tokyo will continue to collaborate to support the initiatives and activities of the Affiliation of Indonesian Language Teachers and Activists for Foreign Speakers Japanese branch.

Meanwhile, the Education and Culture Attaché of the Indonesian Embassy in Tokyo, Amzul Rifin, who was also present at the event, emphasized that mastery of Indonesian and Japanese will further strengthen the relations between the people of the two countries. In addition, mastery of Indonesian and Japanese will also support the implementation of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership between the two countries.

The seminar of the Affiliation of Indonesian Language Teachers and Activists for Japanese Foreign Speakers, held in a hybrid manner this year, was themed "Where is Indonesian Heading - Challenges and the Role of the Diaspora."

The Chairperson of the Daily Management of the Affiliation of Indonesian Language Teachers and Activists for Japanese Foreign Speakers, Suyoto, appreciated the support of the Indonesian Embassy in Tokyo for every activity held by the affiliation.

Present as speakers were the Principal of the Indonesian School Tokyo, Ari Driyaningsih, and Dean of the Faculty of Languages and Arts, Jakarta State University, linguist, Liliana Muliastuti.

Ari Driyaningsih in her presentation explained that academic staff at the Indonesian School Tokyo seeks to enhance the strengthening of culture, language, and diverse environment in the learning process and interact with school stakeholders as well as increasing cooperation with Japanese schools and other institutions to strengthen national identity.

Meanwhile, Liliana Muliastuti emphasized the importance of starting the Indonesian Wave through promoting Indonesian culture throughout the world. She also highlighted the increase in collaboration and strategic innovation in promoting Indonesian abroad.

In addition to those present at Balai Indonesia, Tokyo, this seminar was also attended online by around 40 participants from Indonesia.