Newsletter Vol 01 - Sep 24, 2024

Welcome to The Second Half of Bangkit 2024

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Dear Contributors,

Welcome to Bangkit 2024 Batch 2. First thing first, we would like to thank you for your willingness to contribute your time and knowledge to shaping our future tech talents 🙏

We are excited to see you accompany our students through their dynamic learning journey. 🎢

Your professional experience can help the cohorts grow and become high-caliber digital talents, as we always expected. 💫

Along with your progress in shaping our excellent students, we’ll give you this monthly newsletter, where you can find key updates, reminders, and inspiring stories. 📰

This month, we have the following important updates for you:

#1 Pembukaan Bangkit 2024 Batch 2: An Official Welcome

Last Tuesday (10/09), Pembukaan Bangkit 2024 Batch 2 was successfully held to welcome the students and you to this program. Let’s reminisce about updates from the opening ceremony hosted by Yasmin Hanun Kinanti, a Bangkit 2022 Graduate! ✨

• Ibu Putri Alam, the Director of Government Affairs and Public Policy of Google Indonesia, mentioned that most of this year’s participants come from small and medium-sized cities. Are you ready to transform those diamonds in the rough? 💎

• Moreover, in his keynote speech, Bapak Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Abdul Haris, M.Sc., Director General of Higher Education, stated that Bangkit embodies an effort to align higher education curricula with the industry’s current demands. We would never successfully do this without your help! 🪙

• Last but not least, Anastasia Berlianna Febiola, a Bangkit 2022 Graduate, moderated the talk show about AI Career & Research Today: Insights from a Googler with Adhiguna Kuncoro, DPhil, Senior AI Researcher at Google DeepMind and PhD in AI from Oxford University. According to Adhiguna, Indonesian tech talent can shine bright internationally. Do you agree? 🌏

Witnessing Pembukaan Bangkit 2024 Batch 2, we can conclude that Bangkit is grateful for having you eager to equip the students with the skills set needed by the industry. Thank you! 👨🏻‍💻👩🏻‍💻

#2 The Demographic of Bangkit 2024 Batch 2 Students

Get ready! Over 4.600 talented students from all over Indonesia have been chosen to embark on their journey to becoming high-caliber digital talent in Bangkit 2024 Batch 2 🙌

Let’s see the demographic below 👇

This glimpse into the vibrant Bangkit participants shows how your expertise and dedication will fuel their future success! 🌟 

#3 Remember Wahyu Syarif Hidayatullah, an Eastern Indonesian Graduate in the Pembukaan Bangkit? This Is His Story! 

At the beginning of the Pembukaan Bangkit 2024 event, you watched the story of Wahyu Syarif Hidayatulah (24) from East Lombok, Nusa Tenggara Barat. Despite living in a village where internet connection was scarce, he didn’t stop pursuing his dream of being a tech talent. 👨‍💻

Too often, Wahyu had to sit near the window to get a better internet connection. However, he remained undeterred. Despite the slow internet services, he was determined to learn Mobile Development (Android) in Bangkit 2022. 🤖

“Bangkit provided me with a solid foundation in Android development, particularly Kotlin, which has become an essential language for building Android applications.”

After more than 900 hours of learning in Bangkit, Wahyu successfully graduated. Now, as an Android Developer at PT Phincon, what’s even more exciting is that he works to provide better internet access all over the country, including Eastern Indonesia, where he comes from. 💡

Read his inspiring story here. We wish you have students as tenacious as Wahyu! 💗

Don’t forget to check this Contributor Portal frequently.
Do your best. Keep the Bangkit spirit high!
Bangkit Team