The Philippines
Imperial College London
Maria Andrea Kristina is driven by a lifelong passion for mathematics and environmental sustainability. As part of the MSc EDSML program at Imperial College London, she will be working on real-world problem-solving in STEM.
Bombo is a collaborative project from Makassar, South Sulawesi.
Visual developer Rais Rice began his exploration in multimedia production by practicing photography and graphic design while studying information studies at Universitas Telkom, Bandung. Later, he expanded his skill to film, visual installation, and video mapping production.
Sound artist Reza Enem played music with his indie progressive folk band Theory of Discoustic after completing his study at Universitas Fajar, Makassa and previously worked as a photojournalist for Jakarta Biz Daily.
UK: Design Ecologies Ltd
Indonesia: Navetta Studio
Inspired by Donna Haraway's 'making kin' concept, 'Kinship through rice' integrates cultural narratives and reimagines relationships between humans, the environment, and non-human entities through design. Navetta Studio and Design Ecologies Ltd will explore our connection to the land through eating, dwelling, and storytelling with rice. The project promotes environmental stewardship, fosters cultural empowerment and connects people worldwide.
UK: Alexandra Büchler - Literature Across Frontiers (LAF)
Indonesia: Makassar International Writers Festival
'Marginalised Women's Voices on Climate Emergency in Sulawesi and Wales' will address the global impact of climate emergency by connecting two communities across continents and cultures. It emphasises the need to tackle climate change at an international level, while using grassroots initiatives.
Singapore
Imperial College London
Nafisah Mohd Rafiq, a research engineer specializing in aerospace materials, will be pursuing the MSc Energy Policy program at Imperial College London. She aims to integrate scientific methodologies with policy frameworks to address engineering challenges effectively, thereby enhancing her contributions to her home country's community.
UK: Scott Wilson, BEAST
Indonesia: Rumah Gagas
Panjago means 'guardian'. We aim to protect the vibrancy of our traditions while renewing them in international artistic collaborations. This project will combine the traditional movement art of Silek with 360-degree immersive electronic music and improvisation. ‘Live coding' techniques and interactive electronic music systems will create 'surround sound' over the 32-channel BEASTdome system.
Thailand
Imperial College London
Punnapa Yoswaris aims to address climate change through interdisciplinary approaches and collaboration with the Grantham Institute. She seeks to advance her career in sustainable consulting services by integrating climate science with business principles.
Vietnam
University of Warwick
Ha Phuong Thao Nguyen is working on developing skills to support her ambition to become an impact entrepreneur. She has engineering skills and wants to learn business management in this area before establishing a startup.
UK: Karel Doing
Indonesia: Lab Laba-Laba
“Patterned Vegetation” is a collaboration by Lab Laba-Laba and Karel Doing that explores the challenges of analogue filmmaking and seeks an alternative approach to capture and narrate ecological shifts in the West Java rainforest. This project will focus on a technique called Phytography. Refined by Karel Doing, phytography uses the internal chemistry of plants to make detailed images on photographic emulsion.
Vietnam
University of Warwick
Lam Ngoc Ngan aims to improve healthcare quality in rural Vietnam. With an interest in cancer research, she has identified individuals she would like to learn from at University of Warwick. She intends to work in an academic institution to study cervical cancer after graduation.