Many Languages, One World: United Nations Academic Impact Student Essay Contest

June 25-29, 2014

Winners participate in a 5 day International Youth Forum in New York and present their work at the United Nations Headquarters on June 27th

Airfare, room and board provided in New York.

Write an essay (2000 words or less) discussing the ideas of global citizenship and understanding and the role that multilingual ability can play in fostering these. Your essay should reflect your academic, cultural and national context.

Entries must be in an official language of the United Nations that is not the entrant’s first language or primary language of instruction in his or her primary or secondary education. Students must be full-time university students, sponsored by a Faculty Member or University Representative, and must be 18 years of age or older.

This is the website: http://www.els.edu/en/ManyLanguagesOneWorld