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Fraser Institute STUDENT ESSAY CONTEST 2014

by lanredahunsi November 14, 2013

written by lanredahunsi

Submission Deadline: May 30th, 2014.

Showcase your ideas on public policy and the role of markets by entering the fraser institutes’ essay competition. Each year the fraser Institute holds a competition for students, designed to encourage and develop student writers.

New prize amounts for 2014: $9,000 in cash prizes awarded this year.
Special category for high school students only.
Winning essays may be published in Fraser Institute journals

Topic: The rise of crony capitalism: how government and business gain at the taxpayers’ expense

Categories and Prizes:

High School
1st Prize: $1,500
2nd Prize: $1,000
3rd Prize: $500

Undergraduate
1st Prize: $1,500
2nd Prize: $1,000
3rd Prize: $500

Graduate
1st Prize: $1,500
2nd Prize: $1,000
3rd Prize: $500

Application Rules:

The contest is open to Canadian and foreign students, studying in Canada or abroad. A student is defined as someone who attends school in the 2013/2014 school year.
Submissions will be considered from secondary and post-secondary (undergraduate and graduate) students in all disciplines.
There will be three separate categories: high school, undergraduate, and graduate students. The category definitions are based on your status in the 2013/2014 school year; for example, if you are an undergraduate student from fall 2013 until spring 2014, you qualify in the ‘Undergraduate’ category.
Entry must include a typed essay of 1,000-1,500 words, and a cover sheet including the student’s name, mailing address, phone number, and e-mail address. High school students should include school and grade. Post-secondary students should include school, major, and year of graduation.
Online entries may be submitted as a Word or a PDF document. Finalists will be required to send their essay as a Word document, if they have not already done so.
Entries must include references cited from academic sources. Any academically acceptable referencing style may be used.
The cover page, references and image/graph captions are not included in the word limit.
Please note that if you are a finalist and include a graph in your essay, you will be required to send it to us in an Excel file with the underlying data in order that we can recreate it in house. If you want to include a previously published graph for which you do not have the underlying data, you must cite its source appropriately to prove that you have permission to reuse it.
Entries may be submitted online using the application form above or by regular mail.
If you have a foreign postal code or telephone number that is not accepted on the online application form, please write it in the Comments box, and use ‘X1X 1X1’ or ‘123-123-1234’ in the actual postal code or telephone number field.
Entries may only be submitted once. Further submissions with revisions will not be accepted.
Failure to follow these rules may lead to disqualification from the contest.
Entries will be judged on originality, clear expression of ideas, and understanding of competitive markets.
All entries become the property of the Fraser Institute. In addition to receiving cash prizes, winners may be published inCanadian Student Review once they have gone through the peer review process.
The deadline is 5:00 pm (PST) on May 30th, 2014.

The competition is sponsored by the Lotte and John Hecht Memorial Foundation

Submit your essay for the Fraser Institute Essay Competition

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of the Fraser Institute Essay Competition

November 14, 2013 1 comment

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2014 Gulen Institute Youth Platform- International High School Essay Competition (All Expense Paid Excursion to Washington DC)

by lanredahunsi September 24, 2013

written by lanredahunsi

Deadline for essay submission is December 20, 2013.

The Gulen Institute Youth Platform has announced its fifth international essay contest, which is open to all high school students in grades 9^th through 12^th currently enrolled in public or private schools from across the nation and abroad. Students are invited to address global challenges and propose potential solutions based on their own research and experience.

Contest winners will also be invited to participate in a platform held in Washington DC, at which they will have the opportunity to share their ideas and listen to their peers from around the world. With this program, We hope to provide a chance for youth from around the world to engage each other in discussion and to advance cross-cultural understanding.

2014 Gulen Institute Youth Platform Topic:

What role should state and non-profit agencies play in the education of disadvantaged youth who are not realizing their potential?

Every nation invests in education to develop its “human capital,” a goal of which is to maintain and further the nation’s dynamic progress. The target of most education, public as well as private, is limited mostly to those youth already on their way to competence and fulfillment. But real, long term benefits for any society will be derived from the education of both advantaged and disadvantaged youths. Disadvantaged youth are all too often overlooked because of a number of factors: poverty and malnutrition, language differences, student immature attitudes, schools with inadequate facilities, poorly prepared teachers, and weak parental support.

Address ONLY ONE of the following questions in an essay of approximately 2000 words.

1. How can state and non-profit agencies involve parents more in the education of their children whose disadvantages limit their educational opportunities?

2. How can state and non-profit agencies help educators improve their ability to understand the language and the values of students who are economically or socially disadvantaged and use language appropriate to educating these youth?

3. How can state and non-profit agencies help educators foster in students both an understanding of, and the means to, overcome the limitations of their backgrounds?

4. How can state and non-profit agencies help educators better understand the values and undeveloped abilities of disadvantaged students?

5. Students’ attitudes can limit their prospects as future parents and contributors to society. How can state and/or non-profit agencies help educators develop positive values and attitudes in these students?

6. Discuss whether state and non-profit agencies, as well as educators, should be involved in trying to alter at-risk students’ personalities. If so, what is the role of parents in such involvement?

7. Discuss whether or not, and under what circumstances, state and non-profit agencies should be involved in educational matters in which credentialed teachers are responsible for teaching at-risk students.

8. With respect for every student’s uniqueness, how can state and non-profit agencies aid in designing learning and social environments that support each student’s developing mind?

After addressing for the questions you have chosen:

• Explain why you have chosen this question.

• Explain how you see the question as it relates to your own nation and contrast your nation’s policies with at least those of one other.

• Provide possible causes behind the youths who are disadvantaged.

• Provide potential means that realistically overcome these challenges.

• In final draft, establish a distinct voice.

Be sure to cite any relevant research in your responses.

Essays must/must be

• written in English;

• original, unpublished, and written entirely by student;

• contain student’s original opinions and recommendations based on research;

• at least 1,500 words in length but no more than 2,000 (Citations and bibliography are not included in the word count);

• typed, double-spaced with margins: left: 1.5″, right: 1″, top: 1″, bottom: 1″, page-numbered;

• include a bibliography; and

• comply with standards regarding citations and bibliography.

Please identity your first language, as papers are ranked in two categories.

Awards

AWARDS FOR STUDENTS

1^st place	2,000 USD + 3-day excursion
2^nd place	1,500 USD + 3-day excursion
3^rd place	1,000 USD + 3-day excursion
4^th – 15^th place:	300 USD + 3-day excursion
16^th – 30^th place:	100 USD + 3-day excursion

All winners who ranked from 1^st place to 30^th place will be awarded a sponsored excursion to Washington, D.C.

In addition to participating in the award ceremony, students will have the opportunity to meet honorable U.S. Congress members, participate in discussions, visit local university and think-tank organizations, and enjoy tourist attractions in Washington, D.C.

Winning students’ airfare, accommodations, meals, and transportation will be sponsored.

All winners will receive a Certificate of Award from the Gulen Institute at the University of Houston.

AWARDS FOR TEACHERS

1^st place	600 USD
2^nd place	500 USD
3^rd place	400 USD

4th-15th place

200 USD

Click Here to Submit your Essay Competition for the Gulen Institute Youth Platform

For More Information:

Visit the the Official Webpage of the Gulen Institute Youth Platform

September 24, 2013 0 comments

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2013 Anti-Corruption Youth Essay Competition for Africans

by lanredahunsi September 9, 2013

written by lanredahunsi

Application Deadline: 15th of October 2013

AFRICAN UNION ADVISORY BOARD ON CORRUPTION Presents Anti-Corruption Youth Essay Competition:
“How to make corruption unattractive in Africa”.
Are you an African youth concerned about corruption on the continent?
Have you or anyone close to you been a victim of corruption?
Do you believe your future is in any way threatened by corrupt practices?
Would you want your voice to be heard on the issue of corruption?
And do you have a passion for writing?
Then you should seriously consider participating in this year’s ‘Anti-Corruption Youth Essay Competition,’ organized by the African Union Advisory Board on Corruption (AUABC). This is within the framework of festivities to mark the tenth anniversary of the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption (AUCPCC) which include the annual International Anti-corruption week, which is a major item in the Regional Anticorruption Programme for Africa, developed by the UNECA, in collaboration with the AUABC.
The Regional Anti-corruption Program for Africa aims at up scaling the fight against corruption on the continent with a view to ensuring a corruption free, better governed and economically prosperous African continent.

As you are well aware, corruption negatively affects all segments and groups in society, particularly the youth, who constitute the majority in many African countries. This essay competition is therefore intended to serve two main purposes: to establish the level of awareness, among African youths of the manifestations and impact of corruption; and to provide a platform for African youths to present their perspectives on the causes, manifestations and impact of corruption and corrupt practices.

This year’s theme is “How to make corruption unattractive in Africa” if you have a story or an experience to share relating to this theme, this is a wonderful opportunity for you to make your submission and let your voice count.
The authors of the best three essays will be flown to Arusha the AUABC host city for festivities to mark the tenth anniversary of the African Union Convention on Preventing and Combating Corruption (AUCPCC) which include the 2013 annual International Anti-corruption week, to directly take part in the festivities.

More significantly, the five leading authors will participate in a final competition, during which they will make oral presentations (of their essays) to a panel of judges, who will select the three top winners who will then receive special awards from African dignitaries and officials in attendance.

Eligibility Criteria:
– Applicants must reside in an African country
– Applicants must be currently attending in Bachelor or equivalent level
– Essays must be between 4-7 pages long (single line spacing)
– Submissions must be the unaided work of applicants
– Submissions should be either in English or French
– Applicants must be willing and fit to travel
To submit an entry:
Email your essay with your name, age, university or training school, country of origin, and
contact information (email address, telephone number) to: Emmanuel ATENGA (e-mail:
[email protected]).
The deadline for submission is: 15th October 2013____________________

For More Information:

Visit the Official Webpage of AFRICAN UNION ADVISORY BOARD ON CORRUPTION

September 9, 2013 0 comments

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2013/2014 Global Debate and Public Policy Challenge.

by lanredahunsi July 25, 2013

written by lanredahunsi

Submission Deadline: October 30 2013

The Global Debate and Public Policy Challenge, or GDPPC, offers undergraduates across continents and academic disciplines an opportunity to explore issues of global importance from different points of view. The 2013/2014 GDPPC challenge theme “Rethinking Drugs” invites participants to explore the policy questions raised in the area of international drug policy.

Students are asked to explore what policies governments should adopt to address the current challenges drugs, and drug-related crime and violence pose on a social and political level. This encourages students to think critically about the war on drugs, the implications of current drug policies on security, health, justice and human rights. Students are asked to submit two written papers on different scenarios, the first one due 30 October 2013.

The Global Debate and Public Policy Challenge is an ongoing written and oral policy competition for undergraduate students from around the world. It provides a platform which embraces the concept of open society, bringing together outstanding undergraduate students from across the globe in an effort to foster a rich and lively exchange of ideas through critical thinking and well informed debates.

The Global Debate and Public Policy Challenge aims to attract a wide range of university students into the realm of policy advocacy. The Challenge enables participants to develop their capacity to critically engage with issues of public policy that affect them and their communities.By bringing together undergraduates from across all continents and academic disciplines, the programme endeavors to make a serious contribution to public policy discourse and at the same time identify and further support future policy champions from among its alumni.

Eligibility and tasks

Any undergraduate or recent graduate studying any subject, anywhere in the world, can take part by submitting a policy memorandum in stage one of the Challenge. From these submissions up to 200 participants will be selected to proceed to stage two based on their policy memo score and invited to submit a policy brief. Once stage two submissions are judged, up to 50 finalists will be invited to the GDPPC Budapest Forum based on the score of their policy brief. The cost of travel and accommodation for the Forum will be paid for by the organisers.

There is no age limit for participation, but all participants must be at least 18 years of age on 1 March 2014. Students who have attended the Forum in Budapest in the past are not eligible to participate in the 2013-2014 Global Debate and Public Policy Challenge.

Budapest Forum

In Budapest, all finalists will attend workshops to hone their debating and advocacy skills, as well as compete in progressive stages at the Forum for the scholarship / stipend awards. All finalists will be asked to present their policy brief in front of a jury. The average score of their brief together with their presentation determines if they are among the top 12 finalists. The top 12 finalists will compete for the prizes through written and oral assignments.
Prizes

Outstanding students have a chance to present their ideas at a final forum in Budapest with the chance of earning one of the 5 up to $10.000 scholarships and grants.
Up to five winners will receive a scholarship of up to $10,000 payable to a graduate program of their choice. Winners may also make the money payable to a non-profit institution where they want to intern or work. The graduate program and non-profit should be related to the field of public policy.
Once stage two submissions are judged, up to 50 finalists will be invited to the GDPPC Budapest Forum based on the score of their policy brief. The cost of travel and accommodation for the Forum will be paid for by the organisers.

HOW TO PARTICIPATE

What do I need to do to join the Challenge and how do I win?

Register for the Challenge.
Review the theme, background materials and details of the first task.
Prepare and submit your policy memorandum by 30 October 2013.

Task	Announcement	Submission	Participants
Task 1 Policy Memorandum	July 2013	30 October 2013	Open to all undergraduates
Task 2 Policy Brief	December 2013	30 February 2014	Up to 200
Task 3 Budapest Forum	April 2014	Event at the Central European University, Budapest, June 2014	Up to 50, with up to 5 winners

For More Information

See Rules and conditions for the Challenge for the 2013/2014 GDPP Challenge

Visit the Official Webpage of the Global Debate and Public Policy Challenge

July 25, 2013 0 comments

Contests

The 2013 Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest.

by lanredahunsi April 11, 2013

written by lanredahunsi

The Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest is open to students worldwide,12th Grader, College Undergraduate, or Graduate Student.

Rules

No application is required. The Contest is open to students worldwide, except where void or prohibited by law.
Entrant must be a 12th Grader, College Undergraduate, or Graduate Student. To avoid disqualification, mailed in essays must include a stapled cover sheet with the following information:
1. your name and address;
2. your e-mail address (if available);
3. the name and address of your school;
4. topic selected (#1, 2 or 3 from list above);
5. your current grade level; and
6. (optional) the name of the teacher who assigned the essay, if you are completing it for classroom credit.
Essay must be no fewer than 800 and no more than 1,600 words in length, and double-spaced.
One entry per student. No purchase necessary to win. Essay must be postmarked no later than September 17, 2013, no later than 11:59 PM, Pacific Standard time.The Ayn Rand Institute has the right to provide contest deadline extensions when deemed appropriate.
Essay must be solely the work of the entrant. Plagiarism will result in disqualification. Essays must not infringe on any third party rights or intellectual property of any person, company, or organization. By submitting an essay to this Contest, the entrant agrees to indemnify the Ayn Rand Institute for any claim, demand, judgment, or other allegation arising from possible violation of someone’s trademark, copyright, or other legally protected interest in any way in the entrant’s essay.
Decisions of the judges are final. Employees of the Ayn Rand Institute, its board of directors and their immediate family members are not eligible for this contest. Past first-place winners are not eligible for this contest.
All entries become the property of the Ayn Rand Institute and will not be returned.
Winners, finalists, semifinalists and all other participants will be notified via e-mail by November 28, 2013.
Winners are responsible to provide their mailing addresses and other necessary information under the law in order to receive any prizes. Contest winners agree to allow the Ayn Rand Institute to post their names on any of ARI’s affiliated websites. The winning first place essay may be posted in its entirety on any of these websites with full credit given to the author. Winners will be solely responsible for any federal, state or local taxes.

Topics

Select ONE of the following three topics:

Atlas Shrugged contains both businessmen who are heroes, such as Hank Rearden and Dagny Taggart, and businessmen who are villains, such as Orren Boyle and James Taggart. What are the differences between these types of businessmen? Is the story a celebration of business? How does this issue relate to the wider themes in the novel?
Hank Rearden says that the killer tenet which destroys a man is the soul-body dichotomy—that this wrong idea has been the source of his life’s pain. What do you think this dichotomy is? How has it wreaked havoc in Hank’s life?
What is the meaning of money to Francisco? To James Taggart?

Judging

Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest

The winning applicant will be judged on both style and content. Judges will look for writing that is clear, articulate and logically organized. Winning essays must demonstrate an outstanding grasp of the philosophic meaning of Atlas Shrugged.

Essay submissions are evaluated in a fair and unbiased four-round judging process. Judges are individually selected by the Ayn Rand Institute based on a demonstrated knowledge and understanding of Ayn Rand’s works. To ensure the anonymity of our participants, essay cover sheets are removed after the first round. Winners’ names are unknown to judges until after essays have been ranked and the contest results finalized. The Ayn Rand Institute checks essays with Ithenticate plagiarism detection software.

To Enter

Click here to Submit your Atlas Shrugged Essay Online

mail your essay with stapled cover sheet to:

Atlas Shrugged Essay Contest
The Ayn Rand Institute
P.O. Box 57044
Irvine, CA 92619-7044

Please do not submit duplicate essays!

If submitting your essay electronically, you will be sent an email confirming our receipt. If you have not received an e-mail notification within 24 hours, please e-mail[email protected]. If you are submitting by mail, please paperclip a stamped, self-addressed postcard to the your essay and we will return it to you.

To learn more about Atlas Shrugged, go to: http://atlasshrugged.com

April 11, 2013 0 comments

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2013 African Liberty Essay Competition For African Undergraduate Students.

by lanredahunsi April 6, 2013

written by lanredahunsi

The Nation CAMPUSLIFE in collaboration with Blantyre newspaper, Malawi, AfricanLiberty.org and Network for a Free Society, is calling for entries into an essay competition. Details are as follows:

Topics:

Nations which are economically free out-perform non-free nations in all indicators of well-being. Discuss.

Eligibility:

All students in any tertiary institutions (university, polytechnic, college of education and vocational school) in Africa.

Note:

Applicants are expected to choose one of the topics above. The format of the text should be in MS word and not more than 1,500 words.

Interested student should please request for the background material from Adedayo Thomas at [email protected], Wale at [email protected] and Brian Ligomeka at [email protected].

On the first page of the completed essay, please write your full name, department, year of study and name of institution. Also include your email address and GSM line.

Send your entries to [email protected].

Entries will be received between March 28 and June 11, 2013. Entry sent after the deadline will not be accepted.

Announcement of winners: July 18, 2013. All participants will get a free CD of “Ideas for a free society”, which contains 100 textbooks on various field of studies.

Prizes: 1st – $1,000 and scholarship to 2013 Student and Young Professional African Liberty Academy (SYPALA) in Kenya from August 8- 11, 2013

2nd – $700 and scholarship to 2013 Student and Young Professional African Liberty Academy (SYPALA) in Kenya from August 8- 11, 2013

3rd – $500 and scholarship to 2013 Student and Young Professional African Liberty Academy (SYPALA) in Kenya from August 8- 11, 2013

4th – $300 and scholarship to 2013 Student and Young Professional African Liberty Academy (SYPALA) in Kenya from August 8- 11, 2013

5th – $100

We have eight consolidation prizes of $50 each.

PS: Download useful books that’d help your research effort on the topic below:

Principle of a free Society

Myths about Marketing

Seven Principles of Public Policy

April 6, 2013 1 comment

Contests

WTO Youth Ambassador Programme Video/Essay Contest 2013.

by lanredahunsi March 17, 2013

written by lanredahunsi

Submission Deadline: 30 June 2013

The WTO Youth Ambassador Programme aims to raise awareness of international economic governance issues among young people, encourage their engagementin public policy discussions, and bring new perspectives to the debates.

Its starting point is a contest. To participate, contestants must provide their response to a trade-related question. Submissions can be made in the form either of a video or an essay.

The Contest Participants are required to make a short video (no more than three minutes) or write a brief essay (up to 1,000 words) that addresses the following question:

The role of the multilateral trading system in global governance

In their submissions participants should highligh t the importance of the issue, describe the main challenges and propose policy recommendations.

Eligibility

Participants must be at least 18 years of age, and no older than 25 years of age, on the date of submission of their essay or video. Proof of age will be required from all finalists.

All submissions (video and essay) shall be accompanied by a one-page (300 words maximum) text in which the participants outline the activities that they intend to undertake as WTO Youth Ambassadors to promote the principles and values of the multilateral trading system within their communities, should they win the contest.This is an opportunity for participants to demonstrate how the role of the WTO Youth Ambassador can be used to make a positive impact.

Current or former staff members of the World Trade Organization and their immediate family members are not eligible for consideration in the contest.

Deadline for submissions

The deadline for all submissions is midnight (Geneva time) on 30 June 2013. All essay submissions should be sent either as a Word document or as a PDF to

[email protected]

indicating Youth Ambassador Contest in the subject line.

To submit a video, the contestant must be a registered user of YouTube or another online video sharing site. To sign up for an account on YouTube, please visit

http://www.youtube.com/create_account

The submission must be in English, French or Spanish, or must be subtitled in one of those languages. For simple instructions on how to create closed captioned subtitles for YouTube videos,

please see http://www.youtube.com/t/captions_about

Upload your video message to www.youtube.com or another online

video sharing site using your personal account, with the tag: WTOvideo2013.

There is no fee for entering this contest.

The WTO will ask finalists and winners to provide a copy of their original video file prior to distributing prizes. Accordingly, participants should keep a copy of their videos in the original format.

By submitting their work to the contest, participants grant the WTO the right to copy, edit, modify,publish, distribute and/or display the content of the work and elements embodied within it.

Contestants are solely responsible for submitting qualifying entries. The WTO is not responsible for lost, late, misdirected and/or damaged submissions or for technical errors, malfunctions, and/or delays that may prevent participants from uploading submissions for the contest.

The WTO, its personnel and agents are not responsible for third party claims from participants relating to loss, damage, prejudice, liability or expense suffered in connection with video or written submissions, any other acts or omissions or any information provided by participants.

Selection panel

A selection panel made up of four WTO staff and the Chairman of the General Council or his/her representative will be responsible for choosing the finalists for each category. Winners will be selected on the basis of creativity, originality, message content, overall presentation and policy recommendations.

Prize

The winner of the best video and essay submission will be invited to the WTO in Geneva, Switzerland to present their ideas at the 2013 WTO Public Forum. The WTO will fund and organize the trip. If the winner lives in the Geneva region, a comparable prize will be awarded. There are no cash alternatives to this prize.

The finalists for each category will be selected in mid-July 2013. Finalists will be notified by e-mail and their names will be published on the website of the WTO Public Forum. Finalists in each category will be contacted by email at the address provided at the time of submission.

No other participants will be contacted.

Contestants can participate either individually or as a team. Prizes for team entries will be awarded to the person who submits the work. The WTO assumes no responsibility for prize distribution among team members.

If, following reasonable attempts, a winning entrant cannot be contacted, the WTO reserves the right to offer the prize to the next best entry. The WTO reserves the right to not select a winner or winners if entries received are judged to be of

insufficient quality.

Any attempt by a participant to influence the result or subvert the competition will lead to immediate disqualification. The WTO reserves the right to modify or cancel the contest or any of the arrangements, schedules, plans or other items directly or indirectly related to the contest at any time and for any reason if deemed necessary.

Publication

The winning essay will be published in the WTO Public Forum Publication and the winning video will be posted on the WTO’s YouTube channel and featured on the WTO’s social media platforms.

For More Information: Download the WTO Youth Ambassador Programme Brochure

March 17, 2013 0 comments

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The 2013 Fraser Institute Essay Contest ($1,000 Grand Prize)

by lanredahunsi March 12, 2013

written by lanredahunsi

SUBMISSION DEADLINE: May 31, 2013

Showcase your ideas on public policy and the role of markets by entering our essay competition. Each year the Institute holds a competition for students, designed to encourage and develop student writers.

$2,250 in cash prizes awarded each year.
Special category for high school students only.
Winning essays may be published in Fraser Institute journals.

STUDENT ESSAY CONTEST 2013

Prizes
1st Prize: $1,000
2nd Prize: $750
High school category: $500

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March 12, 2013 0 comments

Contests

29th Eisaku Sato Essay Contest 2013.

by lanredahunsi January 31, 2013

written by lanredahunsi

Entries Invited for 2012 Eisaku Sato Essay Contest
Occasion: 29th Eisaku Sato Essay Contest
Deadline: 31 March 2013
Organizer: Eisaku Sato Memorial Foundation for Cooperation with the United Nations University

January 31, 2013 0 comments