The Clinton Global Initiative University 2015
Clinton Global Initiative University for students ,Miami Florida 2015
At the Clinton Global Initiative university for students,miami Florida 2015,Ex President Bill Clinton asks college and university teams to bring together world leaders from all global campuses,colleges and universities to discuss and develop innovative solutions to pressing global challenges.
Building on the successful model of the Clinton Global Initiative ,which brings together world leaders to take action on global challenges, President Clinton launched the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) in 2007 to engage the next generation of leaders on college campuses around the world. Each year, the Clinton Global Initiative University hosts a meeting where students, university representatives, topic experts, and celebrities come together to discuss and develop innovative solutions to pressing global challenges.
President Clinton and Chelsea Clinton will host CGI U 2015 at the University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida from March 6-8, 2015. The meeting will bring together more than 1,100 students to make a difference in CGI U’s five focus areas:
Education, Environment and Climate Change, Peace and Human Rights, Poverty Alleviation, and Public Health.
Eligibility Requirement:
* Students must be 18 years of age or older and enrolled in an institution of higher education at the time of the CGI U meeting in order to apply.
* To be considered for admission, all applicants are required to make a Commitment to Action in one of CGI U’s five focus areas:
Education, Environment and Climate Change,Peace and Human Rights, Poverty Alleviation and Public
Health.
THEME: T he Clinton Global Initiative University
WHEN : March 6-8, 2015
VENUE: T he University of Miami in Coral Gables, Florida
Application Process:
* Throughout the year, and as a prerequisite of attending the CGI U meeting, students develop their own Commitments to Action : new, specific, and measurable initiatives that address pressing challenges on campus, in local communities, or around the world.
* Commitments range from manufacturing wheelchairs for developing countries to establishing campus bike share programs, from creating free vision clinics to developing e-learning applications for mobile phones.
* Throughout the year, students are also invited to apply to become CGI U campus representatives.
* Colleges and universities can engage with CGI U by joining theCGI university network to support and mentor innovative student commitment-makers from their respective campuses by providing seed funding for new projects and initiatives.
Application:
* Funding will be available to selected CGI U 2015 students to help them turn their ideas into action.
* 60 colleges and universities have already joined the CGI
University Network , pledging to provide over $750,000 total to student attendees from member universities .
Deadlines:
The early decision and travel assistance deadline is
October 17, 2014 , and
The final application deadline is December 1, 2014 .
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