Student Stories

Nothing’s Worth without Effort

Words by Muhammad Arasy Hairul

University of Tadulako, Palu

As a little kid from a small city in Sulawesi, to visit foreign country is rarely dreamed by children around me, back then. But dream will turn into reality as you put your maximum effort on it. Joining XL Future Leaders program even push me higher to develop my skills, striving to achieve my aspirations. This is my story… 

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The Importance of Giving an Effective Feedback

Words by Tiffanie Sutanto, XLFL Batch 3

For the 7th XLFL workshop, I joined Surabaya class the other day. Like most of the workshops, we were supposed to work and present as a team and gave feedbacks for other team at the end of the presentation. But regardless, I found the workshop in this class was quite unique, and at the very least, thought-provoking.

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My Challenging Road to Korea

By Dimas Yunianto Putra

This is a story of my check listed IDP, a two-year plan I made during my XLFL program.

It is a great opportunity for me to continue my education and research in energy development. I’ve been accepted for Master-PhD Integrated Program in Graduate School of Materials Science and Engineering, Chonnam National University, Korea.

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“3 Hal Ini Yang Buat Kami Selalu Ingin Bertemu, Re-charge motivasi, Re-fresh hati & Kejutan Cantik”

Words By: Moh. Irfan FL001 Jakarta

Bagi anak muda, buka bersama adalah acara wajib yang bisa dipastikan selalu ada dalam agenda Ramadhan. Tapi, sering juga ngga si kalau agenda kamu cuma jadi wacana?

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XLFL Batch 3 Spreading Merit by Conducting a Scholarship Workshop

Words by Riffal Ruchiandrean

Final year undergraduate students are facing a dilemma: continuing study, working or creating business. For those who want to continue their study in master degree, they will chose to study abroad. Many foundations offer scholarships to take master degree in overseas.

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Mahasiswa Berprestasi

CONGRATULATION To Our Students Who Have Been Awarded As Mahasiswa Berprestasi

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High Quality Response: A Reflective Writing after XLFL Workshop

Words by Dian Ratna Mahita

Last Sunday, May 29, my cohort at XL Future Leaders welcomed two inspiring people. First is Lucy Kusman, a career and personal growth coach who experienced in human resources position in various companies. Second is Harri Firmansyah, Indonesia’s Top Ten Trainer (Pikiran Rakyat, 2010). I would like to share what I learned from them through this writing and I will begin with a story:

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What is Out There in The World?

Words by Dyah Rachmawati Rasyida – XLFL Batch 3

There are many ways to give good impact to people around us and I find out that writing could be a great way to positively affect people. I did not put much interest in writing up until my first-year college. Then my lecture suggested me to write a research paper because he thought that writing a research paper could help me have great experience in academic circles.

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Life is Like Completing a Puzzle. Have You Started Yours?

(Rara: First person in the left)

We’ve all struggled to live up our dreams, and every one of us wannabe the success one living on it. But can we cope with the obstacles coming in the way? Some fail, some move on.

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Beyond Expectation

Words by Khalida – FL 001

Bagi saya guru adalah profesi yang membosankan, tidak menantang, dan tidak prestis. Namun, takdir Tuhan berkata lain, disinilah saya sekarang menjalani profesi yang tidak pernah terpikirkan sebelumnya, menjadi seorang guru SD di sebuah desa di Provinsi Lampung. Dua bulan sudah saya mengabdikan diri untuk pendidikan lewat program Tulang Bawang Barat Cerdas (TBBC). Program ini mengadaptasi Gerakan Indonesia Mengajar yang sudah lebih dulu mengirimkan para pengajar muda untuk mengabdikan diri di pedalaman Lampung selama 5 periode sejak tahun 2010.

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