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UScampus is helping to promote the World Leadership Congress program, on behalf of the IEF Education Foundation and Hugh O'Brian Youth Leadership (HOBY). Each year, in conjunction with a distinguished US university, the World Leadership Congress brings together more than 300 outstanding students from across the United States and around the world.
This exciting experience allows young leaders to share their opinions and enthusiasm with each other. During the weeklong program, students will have the opportunity to explore ethical and moral questions facing today's leaders in a variety of fields. Lifetime friendships will be forged, ideas exchanged and cultural barriers broken. HOBY - American
Economic Political and Government Systems
- Students explore the relationship between private interest and social issues
- Panel topics cover a wide range of economic issues
- Field trips help students better understand economic and
political system
- Program focuses on current global issues
HOBY - Leadership and Community
- Students feel empowered to take on leadership roles in their schools and communities
- Students are encouraged to consider themselves current and future leaders
- Students are expected to make a difference when they return home
- Students learn what defines "success" and build cohesiveness
- Students adopt open, inquisitive, friendly, optimistic and positive attitude
HOBY - Critical Thinking and
Collaborative Skills
- Seminars are a time of intensive learning and discovery
- Panels, essays and activities provide opportunities to develop and exercise critical thinking skills
- Group activities encourage leadership and problem solving skills
As a Result of HOBY, Students
- Learn how to become a leader
- Develop better understanding of the US political and economic systems
- Have opportunity to hear different viewpoints
- See themselves as mentors to young people
- Become more self-confident and develop problem-solving and organizational skills
There are three main entities involved in the World Leadership Congress. The first is HOBY. This non-profit organization seeks to enhance global young people's knowledge of and exposure to the democratic process and free enterprise system, while at the same time develop their leadership skills. HOBY is the founder of the World Leadership Congress.
Another important contributor is the coordinating university, which is responsible for coordinating the event's itinerary. This year, the distinguished George Washington University has accepted the challenge.
A third contributor is UScampus, Inc. For all Chinese and Taiwanese candidates, UScampus is conducting student interviews and selecting participants. The organization is also providing a weeklong orientation program at California State Polytechnic University in Los Angeles. This session-developed with guidance from IEF Education Foundation-will brief students in US culture and etiquette to help them prepare for this exciting global event.
To be a participant in the 2002 World
Leadership Congress, students must meet the following
guidelines:
- Students must be NATIVE to the country they are representing
- Student should be 15-16 years of age and not older at the time of the July 2002
- Student should demonstrate potential leadership abilities
- Student should speak and understand the English language well enough to contribute to and gain from the HOBY World Leadership Congress
- Students must be able to stay for the entire program
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