ELS Educational Services and the United Nations Announce Many Languages, One World 2016

January 5, 2016

ELS is pleased to announce, in conjunction with the United Nations, our sponsorship of the 2016 Many Languages, One World Essay Contest and Global Youth Forum. The goal of Many Languages, One World is to support multilingualism and the continued impact of the six official languages of the United Nations: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.

2016 marks 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. 70 students from 42 countries, representing 60 universities were selected as winners from an essay pool of over 1,200.

In 2014, over 4,000 people participated in some aspect of the competition. Nearly 1,500 essays were submitted by students from 128 different countries studying at a diverse group of universities around the world. The 60 winners represented 26 different countries and six continents.

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. 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 submissions is 11:59 p.m. EST Thursday 31 March, 2016. For full contest details, rules and entry guidelines, please visit ManyLanguagesOneWorld.ELS.edu.

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