STUDENT TEAMS TO PARTICIPATE IN `TRUST` COMPETITION IN PARIS

Jakarta Forum - Jakarta, An Indonesian student team is leaving for, France to participate in a business competition, "Trust", for the second time.

"The Indonesian students are not only good in holding a rally, but had also taken part in international events like this," Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Andi Malarangeng said after opening the final round of student team selection for Paris.

Some 26 student teams of 10 universities had passed the selection, but after a further selection only six teams remained, consisting two teams from the University of Indonesia (UI), two from the Bogor Institute of Agriculture (IPB) and one from Padjajaran University and the Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB).

The best team of five members would be selected for the business competition in the final selection, where the participants are playing a role in the board of directors of an international company.

In the seventh year of this activity they will compete with representatives from Belgium, China, Czech Republic, Poland, Romania, Russia, Turkey and the United States.

The participating teams are required to recommend creative solutions in a real business issues such as international market competition and sustainable company development.

In this competition, the students are also given the opportunity to put their ideas and practice not only profit orientation company management, but also to apply the principle of social responsibility to the community.

The Youth and Sports Minister also sent his appreciation for those who have positive activities for students and the youth.

Beside the `Trust` business competition that the Indonesian team has won last year, they also won two of three writing competitions at ASEAN level held in Singapore, said the Minister.

Source: Antara News

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