Cuộc thi Many Languages, One World - Student Essay Contest and Global Youth Forum 2017 được tổ chức dành cho các bạn sinh viên dưới hình thức viết một bài luận khoảng 2.000 từ  thảo luận về quyền công dân toàn cầu và sự hiểu biết về văn hóa và vai trò của khả năng đa ngôn ngữ trong việc thúc đẩy chủ đề này. 6 bạn trẻ được chọn sẽ nhận tài trợ toàn phần chuyên đi 9 ngày đến Mỹ, tham dự diễn đàn Global Youth Forum với tư cách đại biểu tại trụ sở Liên Hiệp Quốc tại New York cũng như tham gia chuyến tham quan tại thành phố Boston và New York. Để tìm hiểu cụ thể về cuộc thi, bạn vui lòng đọc nội dung tiếng anh ở phía dưới. 

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Share your ideas and be heard in the General Assembly Hall of the United Nations!

ELS and the United Nations Academic Impact are pleased to sponsor the fourth Many Languages, One World® Student Essay Contest and Global Youth Forum. This year welcomes Northeastern University as the host of the Many Languages, One World Global Youth Forum and the sponsor and organizer of the Northeastern University Global Youth Conference.

Sixty winners will be selected as delegates to the 2017 Many Languages, One World Global Youth Forum, where they will create action plans related to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in one of the six official languages of the United Nations.

ELS Educational Services, Inc. will award each winner with an all-expense paid trip to Boston and New York City between 15-26, July 2017. At the Global Youth Forum, the students will create action plans addressing selected topics from the Sustainable Development Agenda, and will present their views at United Nations Headquarters in New York City. These international delegates will also have the opportunity to interact with invited international scholars and tour Boston and New York City. The deadline for essay submissions is 11:59 p.m. EST Thursday, 16 March, 2017.Airfare, accommodations and meals will be provided by ELS Educational Services, Inc.

To Participate: Write an original essay (2,000 words or less) discussing global citizenship and cultural understanding, and the role that multilingual ability can play in fostering these.  The essay should reflect your personal, academic, cultural and national context. 

Many Languages, One World promotes the continued learning of the six official languages of the United Nations-Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. To qualify, essays must be written in an official language of the United Nations that is neither your first language (language(s) spoken at home) nor the medium of instruction in either your primary or secondary education (or a medium of instruction if attending a bilingual school). You will need to demonstrate both written and verbal competency in the language of the essay. You must be a full-time university student, referred and endorsed by a faculty member or university representative, and must be 18 years of age or older by the contest deadline.

Essay Submission Deadline:Thursday, 16 March, 2017 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time (EST)

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