Fwd: [JagritiYatra] Give Your Students the Opportunity to Speak at the United Nations
Anurag Priyedarshi
From: Deepan Chakravarthy <catchm...@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, Feb 25, 2015 at 1:54 PM
Subject: [JagritiYatra] Give Your Students the Opportunity to Speak at the United Nations
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A unique opportunity for up to 70 students to win an entirely sponsored travel to New York and speak at the United Nations making our India proud. Please encourage qualified students from your University to submit an essay and compete to win a trip to New York to speak at the United Nations. Please share this information with prospective students with foreign language abilities, Foreign Language HOD and other higher educational professional and institutions of interest. Contestants need not be language majors to compete. See how last year contest changed the lives of a group of global citizens. Visit ManyLanguagesOneWorld.ELS.edu for complete contest rules and details.
February 17, 2015
Princeton, New Jersey
Dear International Educator,
We are pleased to announce that ELS and the United Nations Academic Impact global initiative are working together again to support the positive impact of multilingualism through the Many Languages, One World— Student Essay Competition and Youth Forum. Many Languages, One World is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for talented, bright multilingual students to present their perspective and opinions at the General Assembly of the United Nations Headquarters in New York City. This year’s essay topic asks students to research and reflect on the proposed sustainability goals of the United Nations post-2015 global development agenda.
In 2014, Many Languages One World was a great success for global citizenship and the understanding of the impact of language. Over 4,000 people participated in some aspect of our inaugural competition. Close to 1,500 essays were submitted, with contestants from 128 different countries. Our 60 winners represented 26 different countries and 6 continents. College freshmen through doctoral candidates participated in the event. Winners were attending a diverse group of universities around the world, including such esteemed institutions as
The University of Basel (Switzerland), Princeton University (USA), and Cornell University (USA), and their areas of study included engineering, political science, language, philosophy, economics, and computer science. Without your continued support of multilingualism and global education this great achievement that touched the lives of many students and educators alike would not have been possible.
This year, ten winners will be selected from each language group of the six official languages of the United Nations (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Spanish, and Russian) with an additional ten chosen on merit from the remaining entries in all languages for a total of 70 winners in honor of the 70th year of the United Nations. ELS Educational Services, Inc. will award each winner with an all-expense paid trip to New York during the week of July 20-26, 2015. Students will attend a Global Youth Forum at Adelphi University to prepare to present their views in the General Assembly of the United Nations Headquarters. At the Global Youth Forum, the students will discuss their plans of action addressing selected topics from the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. These
international delegates will also have the opportunity to interact with invited international scholars and tour New York City. The deadline for essay submissions is 11:59 p.m. EST Wednesday March 25, 2015.
Eligibility and Qualifications:
1. Students 18 years of age and older who are currently enrolled in a full-time program of study at university are eligible to compete to win a place as a delegate to the Preparatory Conference and Global Youth Forum. Students must be sponsored by a University Faculty Member or Authorized University Representative in order to participate.
2. The essay should relate to the post-2015 global development agenda, in the context of the 70th anniversary of the United Nations, and the definition of new goals reflecting the imperative of global sustainable development that recognizes, and is enriched by, cultural and linguistic diversity. Students wishing to participate (“Entrants”) are encouraged to visit the website http://sustainabledevelopment.un.org for background material in this regard.
3. Essay submissions are not to exceed 2,000 words. Entries should be in an official language of the United Nations that is not the first language of the Entrant or the principal language of instruction in his or her primary or secondary education. The official languages of the United Nations are Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. For complete contest rules and information on how to enter, please
visit www.ManyLanguagesOneWorld.ELS.edu.
We ask that you once again please share this message and our launch flyer across your academic community. Also, please distribute this information throughout your campus or network of contacts. Please feel free to post this information on any University websites, newsletters, or other means of University communication.
Sincerely, and with our Very Best Regards,
Mr. Mark W. Harris
President & CEO
ELS Educational Services, Inc.
THREE INDIAN STUDENTS WHO WON MLOW-2014!!
Important Links:
YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qeGWvIgds8E
Landing Page: ManyLanguagesOneWorld.ELS.edu
How to Enter the Competition: http://www.els.edu/en/ManyLanguagesOneWorld/HowToEnter
FAQ: http://www.els.edu/en/ManyLanguagesOneWorld/FAQ
Please feel free to contact us at any time on 044-4909 2203/200
Thank you.
Deva Senapathy
(On behalf of the United Nations Academic Impact)
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