Global Leadership English Challenge (GLEC GLobal) - India

'Global Leadership English Challenge (GLEC)' is an English Speech and Essay writing contest on the topics of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). With the world facing seemingly unresolvable matters, which range from environmental issues to refugee crises, GLEC aims to raise awareness and understanding of contemporary global issues of the participating students. Participants are expected to share their views on current issues and offer potential solutions to multifaceted global problems on the given themes based on their grade level.

Participants will go through two stages (preliminary round and final round) in their respective countries, and the final round winners will be invited to participate in the GLEC Global Conference (GGC), a four-day international academic conference on the UN and the SDGs. Participants in the global conference will meet and exchange with UN high officials, scholars, ambassadors, international organization experts, and participating students from other countries. Through these events, GLEC will work as a stepping stone for participating students who wish to be future leaders in solving global challenges.

Student Nomination

Each school or institution can nominate its students as a qualifier upon their own scholarship criteria, and the nominated students will:

1) Be waived a participation fee ($30) for the preliminary round.

2) Automatically qualified for the final round once they submit their files.

Qualifications

Qualifications of nominees may include, but is not limited to:

Outstanding academic contributions

Volunteer leadership or asset

Knowledge sharing with peers

Profound interest in global issues and the works of the United Nations

Application (For students)

Step 1

Register by signing up for the website prior to the nomination.

Step 2

Request nomination from your school/institution.

Your nomination should be completed within the Online Application Period, and your instructor should directly contact the GLEC Secretariat with the nomination list.

Step 3

Once your nomination is admitted, you will be receiving the confirmation email from the GLEC Secretariat.

Step 4

Do not purchase tickets for the preliminary round. Student nominees are only required to pay for the final round.

Step 5

Submission of the nomination form DOES NOT mean that you are fully qualified for the final round. 

Only Essay participants are waived to submit any preliminary round files, and Speech participants are still required to submit the requirements within the File Submission Period.

Submission (For instructors)

Step 1

Download the “Student Nomination Form” and "Official Nomination Request Form" below.

Step 2

Email the list of nominees in the filled forms to the GLEC Secretariat (glec@hopetofuture.org) within the Online Application Period.

Early nomination submission is encouraged and provides additional time for your students to complete the remaining preliminary round procedures well in advance.

Step 3

GLEC Secretariat will reply within 1~2 working days for confirmation.

Make sure to indicate a student's exact email address which is identical to the ID on the website, otherwise the nomination may be DENIED by the GLEC Secretariat.

Step 4

Submission of the nomination form DOES NOT mean that your student is fully qualified for the final round.

Only Essay participants are waived to submit any preliminary round files, and Speech participants are still required to submit the requirements within the File Submission Period.

Online Application & Payment

Student Nomination

2022/09/01 - 2022/09/20