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Youth and Education Alvi Chairiah, S.Pd

PERSONAL INFORMATION
for Nation Development Date of Birth : December 27, 1991
Name : ALVI CHAIRIAH
Interest : Public relation, media, culture,
history, journalistic, and education
EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND
English Department, Teacher Training and
Education Faculty, University of Syiah Kuala
It can not be denied that a nation’s flexible in their movements, then the Indonesia’s natural resources can be well
ACHIEVEMENTS
welfare can be realized from the hands globalization will be left behind. On the utilized by the nation itself. Imagine if • 2011 Runner-up II for English Debate
of the youth. History has written many other hand, the youth must be able to Indonesia has various investments in Competition of Unsyiah Fair held by
stories of the young men who played a maintain their identity as a nation so the country, there will be a lot that can • University of Syiah Kuala Banda Aceh
• 2014 Indonesia Youth Ambassador for the
role in the independence and sovereignty that children do not get carried away be generated to pay the debts of the Ship of Southeast Asian and
of their people. In Indonesia for example, and keep in mind the nature of national country, improvements in the economic, • Japanese Youth Program by Ministry of
Youth and Sport of Indonesia and
Dr. Soetomo, the founder of Budi Utomo sovereignty. The struggle of the present socio-cultural sectors are maintained, the • Japan Government
(1908) who started the movement of version of youth gives another color in welfare of society increases, and others. • 2015 First Winner for Tourism Ambassador
of Banda Aceh held by Culture and
Indonesian independence. Also other guarding the form of the nation’s defense • Tourism Department of Banda Aceh
influential figures such as Soewardi struggle for independence. One of the Youth can certainly do real things to • 2015 Runner-up II for Tourism Ambassador
of Aceh held by Culture and
Suryaningrat (Ki Hajar Dewantara) most powerful and influential ways to overcome the problem of national • Tourism Department of Aceh
founder of Indische Partij (1914), Bung realize the nation’s independence is the independence in terms of education. As • 2015 Media Social Ambassador for Tourism
Hatta founder of the Indonesian Society education path. an innovative youth, it is appropriate to Ambassador of Aceh held by
• Culture and Tourism Department of Aceh
(1924) in the Netherlands, and Bung make tactical and efficient steps to solve • 2017 Madani Awards as The Best Tourism
Karno who wrestle the political stage. As John Dewey says “Education is not all educational problems. All these steps Ambassador Who Promoting Banda
• Aceh awarded by the Mayor of Banda Aceh
They make a change in the age that is preparation for life; education is life can be started from the smallest scope,
quite young, the twenties. Surely that age itself”. Education is a powerful weapon the environment. For example, by inviting
benchmark become the inspiration for to fight in this era. The awareness of the groups or communities to both do social
young generation that now being echoed importance of education should be deeply activities such as teaching orphans and
by advancements from various fields. nurtured in the minds and hearts of poor children, scavengers, and also can
Indonesian youth in oreder to make this create and run an IT-based mini library
Now Indonesia is independent. However, country survive and advance. that can be reached by all levels of
the struggle has not been said to be society. So that the generation of reading
finished because Indonesia cannot be Education is not only merely from formal love is very useful for the future of the
fully independent. Surely we do not need education, non-formal education also nation.
to use another pointed bamboo or other has an important role in developing the
weapons and kill the colonizers, but talents of the nation’s children. Education The desire to realize the independence
what we must be aware of is modern can lead to professionalism which is of the nation must be embedded in the
colonization that pierces directly to one of the weapons to realize the youth. Awareness of the importance of
morals, thinking and habits of children of independence of the nation. national independence can encourage
the nation, especially youth who will take youth to be more enthusiastic in pursuing
control of the government. Educational institutions have important the ideals aimed at a dream, that is
roles in preparing human resources that an independent nation and sovereign
The challenges facing youth today are will process the existing natural resources. full of itself. Youth as an agent of
certainly very diverse. On one side of Young men who seriously cultivate their change certainly has the power to act.
the youth must be able to adjust to the education will become a professional The spirit of youth, the spirit of nation
current global situation. If youth are not community in their field. Moreover, development! (un)

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