Write an Essay and Get a Chance to Win a Trip to New York!
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. ELS Educational Services, Inc. will award each winner
with an all-expense paid trip to New York in July of 2016.
Studentswill
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 phase of 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 a place as a
delegate to the Global Youth Forum.
Students must be recommended by a University Faculty Member or
Authorized University Representative in order to participate.
2.
The essay, not to exceed 2000 words, should explore how multilingual ability
advances global citizenship and cultural understanding. The essay 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 of instruction 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.
ELS has expanded its horizons in 2010
establishing the first Unbiased Counseling and Admissions Service Company, ELS
International Education Pathway in India. ELS India is head quartered in
Chennai with branch offices in Bangalore, Coimbatore and Hyderabad. It proposes
to strategically expand & spread its wings to all the major developed and
developing cities in India by 2018 with immediate expansion plans to Delhi and
Mumbai in 2016.
"With unbiased counseling provided by Internationally
Educated Counselors, ELS India has helped many students choose institutions
which closely match their academic qualifications, career ambitions and
financial means. The past three years has seen ELS India help students secure
more than USD $750,000 as scholarships from the US Institutions, matriculating
those to more competitive and highly reputable institutions around the
world" he added.
Please
visit us at www.ELS.in for 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://outreach.un.org/unai).
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