March 09 2016, 15.02 PM IST || Pocket News Alert
ELS Educational Services, Inc. (ELS) and The United Nations (UN) Announce Third Edition of Many Languages, One World Contest
India, March, 2016: ELS Educational Services, Inc. is pleased to announce the third year of their sponsorship, in conjunction with the United Nations, of the Many Languages, One World Student Essay Contest and Global Youth Forum for 2016. The contest will qualify contestants for a trip to New York to participate in the United Nations Global Youth Forum.
The goal of the Many Languages, One World Student Essay Contest and Global Youth Forum is to support multilingualism and to recognize the continued impact of the United Nations’ six official languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish. As such, students are being asked to write their essays in their second or third language. For full contest details, rules and entry guidelines, please visit ManyLanguagesOneWorld.ELS.edu.
For this year’s contest, 10 winners will be selected from entries in each language for a total of 60 winners. ELSEducational Services, Inc. will award each winner with an all-expense paid trip to New York in July of 2016.
Students will attend a five day Global Youth Forum on the campus of Hofstra University to prepare to present their views at United Nations Headquarters. At the Global Youth Forum, the students will create plans of action addressing selected topics. These international delegates will also have the opportunity to interact with invited international scholars and tour New York City. The deadline for essay submissionsis 11:59 p.m. EST Thursday 31 March, 2016.
2016 will mark the third edition of Many Languages, One World. In 2015, more than 3,500 people from 130 countries took part in the initial phaseof the contest.
Eligibility and Qualifications:
1. Students 18 years of age and older who are currently enrolled in a full-time degree program at university are eligible to compete to win aplace as a delegate to the Global Youth Forum. Students must be recommended by a University Faculty Member or AuthorizedUniversity Representative in order to participate.
2. The essay, not to exceed 2000 words, should explore how multilingual ability advances global citizenship and cultural understanding. Theessay should reflect the entrant’s academic, cultural and national context.
3. Entries should be in an official language of the United Nations that is not the first language of the Entrant or the principal language ofinstruction 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 ManyLanguagesOneWorld.ELS.edu
About ELS
ELS India is a subsidiary of ELS Educational Services, Inc., a Berlitz company, head quartered in Princeton, New Jersey, USA. ELS Educational Services is North America’s No. 1 promoter of overseas education offering over 55 years of expertise in assisting international students. Since 1961, ELS has assisted over 1,200,000 international students achieve their personal and professional goals through English preparation and academic success skill preparation. ELS assists international students identify and gain entry to higher education institutions around the world, including in Australia, Canada, India, Malaysia and the United States.
Please visit us at www.ELS.infor more information about our International Counseling and Admission Service offered to guide Indian students as well as Scholarships offered by ELS India.
About The United Nations Academic Impact
UNAI, launched by the Secretary-General on November 18, 2010, is a global initiative that aligns institutions of higher learning and research with the United Nations in actively supporting ten universally accepted principles, including in the areas of peace and security, human rights and sustainable development. It has currently more than 1,000 members in some 120 countries (http://ift.tt/1nvMWlt).
