Students who are 18 years and older and are enrolled in a college or university anywhere in the world are invited to write an essay (2000 words max.) in one of the UN 6 official languages (Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Russian, and Spanish) that is not their mother tongue and/or principal medium of instruction on the role of multilingualism in a globalized world.

Deadline: 21 February 2014.

http://un.org.au/2013/10/15/un-essay-writing-contest-for-university-students-on-role-of-multilingualism/#more-3472