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Introducing Mentoring program certificates and badges

We’re happy to announce that we’re now sending certificates to mentees who complete their three-month mentorship connections! We’re also giving special badges to mentors ...

TED Translators at TEDxBangkok2020

Although the COVID-19 pandemic continues to infect people worldwide, many TED Translators language communities have been carefully organizing online and in-person works...

Mentorship program launches in Simplified and Traditional Chinese

TEDSummit: A Community Beyond Borders. July 21-25, 2019, Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo: Diane Lofton / TED.) In mid-July, when we introduced our application process for th...

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