Winners of Many Languages, One World to Present at United Nations General Assembly in July 2017

Sixty students have been selected as winners of the 2017 Many Languages, One World^® international essay contest.

Visit ManyLanguagesOneWorld.org frequently
to learn more about these winners and their vision for the future.

2017 is the fourth year ELS Educational Services and the United Nations Academic Impact (UNAI) have sponsored Many Languages, One World. This year ELS and the UNAI also welcome Northeastern University as the host of the Many Languages, One World Global Youth Forum and the sponsor and organizer of the Northeastern University Global Youth Symposium.

The event includes an all-expense-paid trip to Boston and New York City and the opportunity to speak in the General Assembly Hall at the United Nations. Students will present action plans related to the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development.

The Many Languages, One World contest challenged university students around the globe to write an essay in one of the six official languages of the United Nations: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian and Spanish.

More than 6,000 individuals from 170 countries and over 1,950 universities participated in the initial phase of the contest. Participants attend many prestigious universities including Jiangsu University, The University of Cambridge, Columbia University, The University of Edinburgh, Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, McGill University, Clemson University, Indiana University–Purdue University Fort Wayne, Universiti Putra Malaysia, The University of British Columbia, New York University, Jawaharlal Nehru University, Tecnológico de Monterrey, SRM University, and Bowling Green State University.

ELS congratulates the 60 winners of the Many Languages, One World 2017 student essay contest.

Arabic Group

• Abdul Gafoor Kunnathodi – India, Jawaharlal Nehru University
• Adrien Canaan – France, Institut d'Etudes Politiques
• Ashham Saleel Nellikkaavatitayil – India, Mahatma Gandhi University
• Chu Fang – China, Peking University
• Mohammad Affan – India, Jawaharlal Nehru University
• Muhammed Shereef – India, Jawaharlal Nehru University
• Muhammed Mansu Mansoor Kattilasseri – India, Madeenathul Uloom Arabic College
• Natalya Vladimirovna Schneider – United States, Defense Language Institute
• Shabab Anwar – India, University for Foreigners of Perugia
• Yiqing Shen – China, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Rothberg International School

Chinese Group

• Bolor Mendbayar – Mongolia, “New Medicine” Medical Institute              
• Chanmi Hwang – South Korea, Seoul National University
• Gugulethu Jemaine Nyathi – Zimbabwe, Jiangsu University
• Humay Abdyrahmanova -- Turkmenistan, Zhejiang University
• Jimena Chacon Quesada – Costa Rica, Beijing Language and Culture University
• Meerim Zholdoshbekova – Kyrgyzstan, Shanghai International Studies University
• Oleksandra Stryzhak – Ukraine, Kyiv National Linguistic University
• Olga Efrim – Moldova, Northwest Normal University
• Paraskeva Verginis – Greece, Beijing Language And Culture University
• Timur Viktorovich Ivanov – Kazakhstan, Central University of Finance and Economics

English Group

• Albina Chymbru – Ukraine, Ewha Womans University
• Annelijne Veronique Verburgt – Netherlands, Stockholm University
• Bárbara Rafaela Da Silva Machado – Brazil, Universidade Federal De Minas Gerais
• Clara Mayerl – France, University Of Essex
• Indira Boutier – France, Aix-Marseille Université
• Jamilya Nurkanova – Kazakhstan, Nazarbayev University
• Marwa Hag – Italy, University Of Bologna
• Milena Malteze Zuffo – Brazil, University Of São Paulo
• Sara Jeffar – Morocco, Ibn Tofail University
• Viktoria Budyakova – Russia, Southern Federal University

French Group

• Chenyang Yin – China, University Of Cambridge
• Lin Hur – South Korea, The Université Sorbonne Nouvelle - Paris 3
• Marwa Azelmat – Morocco, National School Of Applied Sciences Kenitra
• Michaela Christine Hylen – United States, Truman State University
• Miguel Madrid Vertel – Colombia, Ecole Nationale Supérieur d'architecture de Paris-La Villette
• Nada Zeineb Ben Jemaa – Tunisia, American University of Beirut
• Natalia Florêncio – Brazil, Institut d'Etudes Politiques de Lyon
• Nick Samuel Bloom – United Kingdom, University of Bristol
• Safaa Guennoun – Morocco, IMT Atlantique
• Saloni Ashish Ghatnekar – India, H.R. College of Commerce and Economics

Russian Group

• Giuzal Abdullaeva – Kyrgyzstan, Issyk-Kul State University
• Iana Scvarovscaia – Moldova, Kyiv National University of Trade and Economics
• Karina Kaliyeva – Kazakhstan, E.A. Buketov Karaganda State University
• Nargiza Mukhtorova – Uzbekistan, University of World Economy and Diplomacy
• Nigina Fayzullo qizi Yuldasheva – Uzbekistan, Bukhara State University
• Olena Olehivna Onufriv – Ukraine, Taras Shevchenko National University of Kyiv
• Saikal Amanbekovna Amanbekova – Kyrgyzstan, Moscow State Institute of International Relations
• Serhii Lashyn – Ukraine, Yaroslav Mudryi National Law University
• Sokhib Saidov – Uzbekistan, Mari State University
• Zhanara Kangtarbay – Kazakhstan, Kazakh Ablai khan University of International Relations And World Languages

Spanish Group

• Adriana Stejeran – Romania, Babeș-Bolyai University
• Amanda Moraes Azevedo – Brazil, Universidade Federal Da Bahia
• Aynur Garayeva – Azerbaijan, Azerbaijan University of Languages
• Camila Negrão Guilherme – Brazil, Federal University of ABC
• Júlia Rabelo Mousinho – Brazil, University Centre of the Federal District
• Long Cheng – China, Beijing Foreign Studies University
• Matheus Reis Da Silva – Brazil, University of São Paulo Medical School
• Oksana Vedmidska – Ukraine, University of Hildesheim
• Rafal Jennek – Poland, Uppsala University
• Reina Rabih Hamdan – Lebanon, Lebanese University

Visit ManyLanguagesOneWorld.org for more information and guidelines and join the conversation on social media using #MLOW2017.