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January
Sex education for children not taboo: BKKBN
Written by andi permadiJakarta (VOI News) Sex education for children is not taboo, as it is not just about relationships but also about the health of reproductive organs, according to the National Population and Family Planning Agency (BKKBN).
BKKBN Head, Hasto Wardoyo, said that people should know that 12 sexual and reproductive health rights are protected by an international regulation.
"Many people are planning to get pregnant but are unaware what the process of pregnancy is like," he said in a statement from BKKBN on Sunday.
January
Universities should be future-oriented: Vice President Amin
Written by andi permadiJakarta (VOI News) Vice President Ma'ruf Amin said universities must be future-oriented and teach knowledge that remains relevant in the future.
"Universities must be future-oriented. The knowledge taught today should be relevant and applicable to future conditions," he said when delivering a virtual speech at the 27th Undergraduate Ceremony of the Shalahuddin Al-Ayyubi Islamic College here on Sunday.
In his remarks, as monitored on the Vice Presidential Secretariat's YouTube channel broadcast, Amin said that educational institutions, including universities, should not only focus on the number of graduates but also the quality of their alumni.
He said the knowledge gained in universities should be used to help others and solve the nation's problems.
"Live the spirit of tolerance, respect diversity, and respect for differences in the frame of unity and solidity," he said.
VP Amin said both higher education students and lecturers must be able to become agents of kindness, pioneers of change, as well as role models for society.
"I invite all graduates to not only be passive witnesses but become a driving force in the national development," he said.
At the end of his speech, the Vice President advised the board of the Shalahuddin Al-Ayyubi Islamic College to continue to innovate and advance education.
"Shalahuddin Al-Ayyubi Islamic College needs to revive the culture of collaboration for innovation through partnerships with various educational institutions, the government, and other stakeholders," he said.
He expressed hope that the graduates of Shalahuddin Al-Ayyubi College can practice the knowledge they have gained and use it as resources to bring good to the people and the country.
January
UGM students initiate mango peels as larvicide to suppress Dengue
Written by andi permadiJakarta (VOI News) Four students of Gadjah Mada University's (UGM's) Faculty of Medicine, Public Health, and Nursing (FK-KMK) have initiated the use of mango skin in making natural larvicide to suppress cases of Dengue Hemorrhagic Fever (DHF).
"Mango skin has flavonoid, saponins, and tannins which can be processed into larvicides," one of the students who initiated the project, Santi Andriyani, said in a UGM official statement received here on Sunday.
According to her, previous research found active compounds in mango skin that can be developed as larvicide against mosquito larvae.
Andriyani along with her colleagues, Salman Hafiz Ar-ramli Lubis, Nisa Munawwarah, and Jessica Edelyne, who are members of the Mango Skin for Organic Sustainable Aedes Insect Control (MOSAIC) Team, initiated the formula.
She explained that flavonoids can disrupt the nervous and respiratory systems of mosquito larvae, while saponins can be a strong poison against insects by disturbing their gastric system, and tannins can inhibit their digestive enzymes.
The idea of using mango skin waste as a natural larvicide, Andriyani said, is not only an alternative in helping prevent dengue cases but also in helping improve environmental problems by processing unused waste.
For instance, she said that the total mango production in Thailand reached 1.66 million tons in 2020 so there is a great potential for mango skin waste processing in the country.
"Processed mango peel waste in Thailand has great potential to overcome the problems that the country is facing. Thailand itself is one of the largest mango producers in the world," she said.
The MOSAIC Team's mango skin as larvicide idea made them finalists in the Bio-Circular-Green Economy (BCG) competition organized by Kasetsart University, Thailand.
January
Two winners of the 2024 National German Language Olympiad to Represent Indonesia at the International Level
Written by Ani Hasanah 
Jakarta (VOI News) - A total of 66 students from 55 Senior High Schools, Vocational High Schools, Madrasah Aliyah (MA) from 27 provinces competed in the 2024 National German Language Olympiad on January 16 at the Goethe-Institut Jakarta. Antje Nehls, Goethe-Institut Indonesien German Language Learning Expert Consultant, told Voice of Indonesia, Wednesday (17/01/2024) that the first and second winners will represent Indonesia to compete in the International German Language Olympiad in Germany next July.
"So this year in 2024, there will be an international German Language Olympics in Göttingen. The people who won rank 1 and 2, they will represent Indonesia this year in July in Germany competing with people from all over the world,” said Antje Nehls.
The National German Language Olympiad organized by the Goethe-Institut Indonesien in collaboration with the Indonesian German Language Teachers Association (IGBJI) is an annual national competition for German language learners aged 15-17 years. This year, the National German Olympiad which is entering its 17th edition, was held off-line for the first time after the previous three editions were held online due to the pandemic.
In the winner announcement ceremony at GoetheHaus Jakarta, Wednesday, Jan Kheiren Valentine Husnafsky from Ignatius Global School Palembang was named first winner, while Sebastian Dikko Daniswara from SMAN 3 Senior High School Yogyakarta was in the second place. Both of them will continue their struggle to compete in the International German Language Olympiad which will be held on 15-22 July 2024 in the city of Göttingen, Germany. Around 100 students from 50 countries are projected to compete for the title of the best German language learner. This grand international competition takes place every two years. (VOI/LIP/AHM/EDT)