The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) is collaborating
with EF Education First (EF) in the context of the first UNAOC-EF
Summer School, which will take place in Tarrytown, NY, USA, from 24 to
31 of August 2013.
This UNAOC-EF Summer School will bring together 100 youth from all
over the world for a week of discussions on pressing global challenges
within the context of cultural and religious diversity. Several
skills-building workshops will be offered with a view to strengthen
participants’ ability on topics such as peace-building, human rights,
advocacy, social entrepreneurship, etc.
Skills for positive social change
The seminars, workshops and roundtable discussions at the Summer School will cover a range of themes and topics, including:- Negotiation for peace-building and cooperation
- Using social media for positive social change
- Fostering responsible global citizenship
- Effective advocacy
- Media and information literacy
- Essentials of social entrepreneurship
This year marks the fourth UNAOC Summer School. Youth (between 18 and
35) who are interested in attending this year’s summer school can apply
at www.UNAOCEFSummerSchool.org on or before 31 May 2013.
Selected participants will be provided with flight, accommodation, meals and full event access.
For more information about the UNAOC-EF Summer School, please contact info@unaocefsummerschool.org.
We encourage you to share this message with your networks of young
people who might be interested by the UNAOC-EF Summer School.
Note: The United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) and
Education First (EF) expect to officially launch UNAOC-EF Summer School
in Spring 2013. However, UNAOC and EF reserve the right to not select
any applicants, or to cancel the Summer School for any reason. UNAOC and
EF accept no liability for cancelling the Summer School or for anyone’s
failure to receive actual notification of cancellation.
