Namya Joshi

I am a Grade XI student at Sat Paul Mittal School, India. I am 16 years old and the official Minecraft Student Ambassador by Microsoft. Inspired by my own motto #EachOneTeachTen, I have spent the last five years designing and delivering free of cost coding workshops for more than 15,000 teachers, young people, especially girls, in India and all over the world, as well as empowering other young people to run their own coding clubs. I have raised awareness about the social issues using game based learning with STEM to provide solutions for the problems humanity faces.

I have been honoured with the prestigious Global Student Prize Top 50 Finalists 2023, Pradhanmantri Rashtriya Bal Puraskar 2021, Diana Award 2021, Global Child Prodigy Award 2022, Global Impactor Student IMPACT Award 2022. I am honored to be the winner of the UNESCO World Youth Multimedia Competition, TeachSDGs Ambassador, Rex Karamaveer Bronze Medal Awardee, Global E-Innovation Award Winner, Youngest Global Juror. I am the first ever student  to attain the Adobe Creative Educator certifications – ACE1 and  ACE 2. Proud to serve in numerous reputable organisations as a board member, advisory member, and a member. I am a dynamic speaker and has presented about the potential of STEM and game-based learning at events such as KEOS2019 Finland, EduDays Microsoft, UNESCO, ISTE, CSLA, CONVOKE, Asia Berlin Summit, EdChatInteractive, Azure Conference, Global Makers Day, DigCit Summit and Adobe Education Summit.