Dear Madam, Sir
The United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI), in collaboration with
ELS Educational Services, Inc., (ELS) invites students, 18 years and
older, who are enrolled in a full-time course of study at a college or
university, to participate in an essay contest through the Many
Languages, One World programme (“Many Languages”, available at ManyLanguagesOneWorld.ELS.edu)
Thanks greatly to your help and support, the first such contest
this year was a remarkable success, with sixty students from around the
world qualifying to participate in a Global Youth Forum at UNHQ and, as
Maher noted, speak from the very rostrum at which their heads of State
and government addressed the General Assembly.
This year, 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 recognises, and is enriched by,
cultural and linguistic diversity. Entries, of up to 2000 words in
length 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.
In recognition of UN70, this year's contest has as a theme "Seventy
for Seventy"; there will be a total of seventy winners , ten in each of
the six official United Nations languages and an additional 10 chosen
on merit from the remaining entries in all languages. These Winners will
be invited to New York to participate in a series of events during the
week of July 20-26, 2015.
These events will include a Global Youth Forum on the sustainable
development agenda in the context of multilingualism, cultural diversity
and global citizenship at United Nations Headquarters, preceded by a
preparatory students' conference at Adelphi University sponsored and
arranged by ELS Educational Services, Inc.
I attach the detailed rules of the contest, together with the
release form all entrants are required to submit. In addition to this, a
Faculty Member or other representative authorized by the institution
will be required to complete a Reference Form attesting that the Entrant
is a current full-time student of the institution in good standing,
that the essay is written in a language that is not the Entrant’s first
language or the principal language of instruction during the Entrant’s
primary or secondary education, and that the entry is the original,
unaided work of the entrant.
We would be grateful if you could disseminate word of this contest widely; Daniela Sinobad (sinobad@un.org) and I remain available for any queries or clarifications.
With thanks, regards, and all good wishes for the new year,
Arthur Georges (dpi.odintern3@un.org)
On behalf of the UNAI Team
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