ESSAY
CONTEST: MANY LANGUAGES, ONE WORLD
To celebrate the
70th anniversary of the United Nations, ELS Educational Services and
the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) are hosting a global essay contest
for university and college students on global citizenship and understanding,
one of the 10 principles of UNAI. Essays should explore how multilingual
ability advances global citizenship and understanding and reflect students’
academic, cultural, and national context.
Selected winners
will be awarded a full expense paid 5-day trip to New York, June 25-29, 2014,
to be part of the UN Youth Forum and Conference at the UN Headquarters, with
presentations on June 27th, discussions, future planning, and
a tour new York City.
Selected
details:
Contest
launched: October14, 2013
Contest
deadline: February 21, 2014, electronic submission
Essay #
words: Up to 2,000 words
Essay language: Must
be written in a student’s 2nd or 3rd language in one of
the UN’s six official languages - Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian,
and Spanish
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