International University of Sarajevo awards a full scholarhip to the 12-year old who sold tea to collect money for people affected by earthquake in Turkey

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Submitted by BosnianGooner t3_11ujo57 in UpliftingNews

On Friday, March 17, 2023, the International University of Sarajevo (IUS) invited Benjamin Mehanović, the 12-year-old boy who collected 1,583 KM [$873] by selling tea in Sarajevo and donated it to the people in Turkiye hit by the recent devastating earthquake and awarded him a full scholarship for his future education.

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wholesome_videos t1_jcojk1x wrote

🤗 This made my day! Thank you for sharing such a heartwarming story.

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PamGH66 t1_jconrwy wrote

A true feel good story. Thanks

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TeamHope4 t1_jcpsy00 wrote

What a thoughtful and compassionate kid! And good on the University for honoring him, and helping him to succeed in life.

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panzerfan t1_jcqit6n wrote

This kid will go far. That compassion and drive deserves to be recognized.

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Elessun t1_jcqtf1s wrote

This news story has made me feel very happy.

One of those days when I feel that humanity just might make it out of this present world. This dystopian, dark, and corrupt age; and to reach a brighter future if we can extend our current, sorry existence long enough for the new generations to actually change, for the better, what the past generations have broken.

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cwells31 t1_jcqz0nf wrote

Children have such an amazing capacity for love and compassion. I feel truly humbled when I read stories like these. ❤️

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SJ_RED t1_jcr4mqb wrote

So, they gave him the scholarhip already. When will they give him the rest of the scholarbody?

Jokes aside, wonderful news. I wish him the best in his academic career.

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DownvoteEvangelist t1_jcriian wrote

Is International University of Sarajevo any good? Private universities in places that have good public education are often crappy...

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alternatingflan t1_jcrvs28 wrote

More Universities worldwide should invest in young people with character like this.

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elmy00 t1_jcvopet wrote

Replying to vw_luckystrike (#2,273,949)

Where did I mention credibility? He said public uni's had good education which I disagreed with. UNSA is ranked 1612 on webometrics while the one in Zagreb is 571. Huge difference in education quality not too far away.

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vw_luckystrike t1_jcvqer8 wrote

Replying to elmy00 (#2,274,059)

welp, lets forget about the term credibility. As you mentioned UNSA is ranked 1612 while IUS is ranked 3769. You could argue that both are crap comparing to Zagreb 571, but still UNSA is the best you can get in BiH and no matter how good IUS is at marketing, they arent the same.

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elmy00 t1_jcvqpj2 wrote

Replying to vw_luckystrike (#2,274,135)

And that's why I said both are crap. I was raised in Canada and did 2 years of studying abroad in Bosnia. I've been to 2 different Uni's. The difference is miniscule and yet you learn nothing compared to more western universities.

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