Deadline- April 30, 2013
Carnegie Council for Ethics in International Affairs has announced International Competitions and Network Opportunities to celebrate 100th anniversary, which aims at connecting students and professors around the world in a dialogue on global ethics.
The goal of this intercultural collaboration is to stimulate current and future generations to think about the role of ethics in an era of growing interconnectedness.Centennial activities will encourage individuals to ponder not simply what ethics means within the context of their own countries, but what ethics means across countries.
Ethics for a Connected World will feature four interconnected components-
- Thought Leaders Forum– Comprising leading ethical and political visionaries, this forum will explore the world’s greatest ethical challenges and policy options;
- Educational Activities- Students and educators from around the world will be challenged to explore the practical application of ethics and Andrew Carnegie’s legacy within their own local communities
- Centennial Symposia– A series of high-profile international symposia in the cities that embody the tension between Andrew Carnegie’s pursuit of peace and the reality of war throughout the 20th Century (Edinburgh, Hiroshima, Sarajevo, and NYC) will address competing aspects of Carnegie’s legacy and their application for today’s challenges
- Centennial Publications-A Centennial history of Carnegie Council, as well as a book featuring the project’s findings, will shed light on both the Council’s work and Carnegie’s relevance for peace in the 21st century.
The contest will be conducted via Carnegie Council’s online Global Ethics Network, a social media platform for people across the world who are committed to exploring the role of ethics in international affairs through joint projects, ongoing dialogues, and the creation of collaborative multimedia resources.
Eligibility-
- Each entry must be a collaboration between an American student and a student from one of the below mentioned countries.
- The contest is open to undergraduate and postgraduate students only, and entries must be in English.
- The entry can be either an essay or a video.
- Essays should be written in op-ed style (not academic, footnoted papers) with a length of 2,000-3,000 words. Videos should not exceed 10 minutes.
Essay Or Video topic-
What is the greatest ethical challenge facing U.S.-Asia relations or the U.S. and one of the Asian countries listed below? Please use specific examples or stories to illustrate your points.
Prize-
Contest winners will receive a free trip to New York City in November 2013, to attend a 3-day Carnegie Council Global Ethics Network Annual Meeting.
How to enter?
- Join the free Global Ethics Network (GEN) website
- Post essay in the blog section and tag it with #ConnectedWorld; or
- Upload video in one of the supported formats and tag it with #ConnectedWorld.
- Please include the full name, school affiliation, and nationality of both collaborators—at the end of the blog post or in the video description—in the following format-
[Author 1 Full Name]
[School Affiliation]
Nationality: [Country Name]
[Author 2 Full Name]
[School Affiliation]
Nationality: [Country Name]
Countries/Region- Brunei, Cambodia, China, Indonesia, Japan, Laos, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, North Korea, Philippines, South Korea, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, or Vietnam
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