Indonesian YouTube stars get chance for university place

YouTuber is allowing content creators with more than 100,000 subscribers to offer paid memberships for exclusive videos and livestreams. — dpa

JAKARTA: An Indonesian university is offering would-be students a novel way to gain admission to the faculty – become a YouTube star first. 

Through a special admission scheme, the National Development University Veteran Jakarta (UPNVJ), is offering places to YouTubers who have a channel with at least 10,000 subscribers and have created original content that has been viewed more than 100,000 times.