GUIDELINES & CATEGORIES
Community : How can we help connect people, build communities and protect unique cultures?
Opportunity : How can we help people better provide for themselves and their families?
Energy : How can we help move the world toward safe, clean, inexpensive energy?
Environment : How can we help promote a cleaner and more sustainable global ecosystem?
Health : How can we help individuals lead longer, healthier lives?
Education : How can we help more people get more access to better education?
Shelter : How can we help ensure that everyone has a safe place to live?
Everything else : Sometimes the best ideas don't fit into any category at all.
CRITERIA :
REACH : How many people would this idea affect?
DEPTH : How deeply are people impacted? How urgent is the need?
ATTAINABILITY : Can this idea be implemented within a year or two?
EFFICIENCY : How simple and cost-effective is your idea?
longevity : How long will the idea's impact last?
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10. What one sentence best describes your ideas? (150 character)
The youth of today is the future for tomorrow, an ideas without boundaries, a centre a Universe-City.
Universe-City of youth a centre for youth today and our future
11. Describe your idea in more depth (300 words)
UCOY is an extention of the already diverse education system world wide with the community of students from all over the world staying together representing each an every country of the world within countries of the United Nation. It is a mobile centre attached to respective universities where it is attached to for a specific duration.
The world today need each an every one to learn HOW to tolerate each other, with the differences of culture, religion, language. Learning to accept that there is reason for such diversity. Brought up in a different environment with different set of rules, believes and guidelines.
UCOY replaces the normal period of study (A Levels, Matriculation or related program) for two years in major cities of East & West (Asia, Europe, Americas), with the age level of 18 and 19 years. They will be offered a UCOY diploma which will be accepted into any other Universities of the world.
On completion,
12. What problem or issue does your idea address (150 words)
Acceptance, respect of each other, ability to agree to disagree, on top of being innovative and creative.
13. If your idea were to become a reality, who would benefit the most and how? (150 words)
Everyone who believes that this world is to share and work together, the youth of today the future generation.
14.What are the initial steps required to get this idea off the ground? (150 words)
A committee will be st up, to deliberate on the best implementation process. Interested youth will then apply through a centre with an essay as to why they should be chosen, and there will be a set of interviews to short list the candidates.
15. Describe the optimal outcome should your idea be selected and successfully implemented. How would you measure it? (150 words)
Graduates of UCOY will be a world citizen who learn to respect themselves and others, Unity in Diversity. They might look different, sounds different live in different areas but will be the catalyst for a new open system of acceptance.
