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Youth Innovation Competition on Global
Governance
Review of Past Year Activities
School of International Relations and Public Affairs,
Fudan University
Foreword
On the 14th of July 2007, the inaugural
Youth Innovation Competition on Global
Governance came to a successful close at Fudan University’s Guanghua Towers. Of
the 23 participating teams coming from 13 different countries, the team from
Hamburg University outshone the rest and walked away with the title of the most
creative team. All 82 participants were then regrouped into nine different teams. The
F team comprising of participants from India, Italy, China, The Philippines, America
and Korea eventually won the most valuable proposal. The announcement of the
competition results coupled with the well wishes of the experts and feelings built up
by all participants heightened the atmosphere of the closing ceremony. Back in
October 2006, these were all just part of the imagination of a group of youths who
had the idea of bringing the world together, and the fruits of a brainstorming session
between teachers and students.
Long Yongtu, Secretary-General of the Boao
Forum for Asia, Dean of Fudan University
School of International Relations and Public
Affairs, was extremely praiseful and
supportive of the idea of organizing such a
global competition. He first helped to contact
the United Nations Development Program to
discuss the details of co-organizing the competition. Next, he also helped to contact
and garner full support from Volvo Group China. Under the encouragement and
support of the Dean, the organizing committee of the competition, guided by
teachers from Fudan University’s School of International Relations and Public Affairs,
took a series of actions to prepare for the competition. These included the set up of
the competition website, the formulation of the competition rules and schedule, as
well as the contacting of participants from different countries.
On 22nd January 2007, the opening ceremony of the Youth Innovation Competition
on Global Governance was launched in Fudan University Guanghua Towers. UNDP
Resident Representative in China, Head of UN Human Development Khalid Malik;
Secretary-General of the Boao Forum for Asia, Dean of Fudan University School of
International Relations and Public Affairs Long Yongtu and Fudan University
Principal Wang Shenghong attended the welcome ceremony. The competition theme
for that year was Global Governance and A Harmonious World. From that point, the
competition started a brand new chapter.
Upon learning of the competition,
participants continually started to register via
the internet and telephone. Plans for the first
phase of the competition started to kick off -
experts from various regions were invited to
join the judging panel; recruitment for
volunteers began; students from different
faculties in and out of Fudan University
joined in the preparations for the competition.
Volvo Group China held its first press release
and donation ceremony to YICGG at Fudan
University on the 4th of July. The competition’s
focus on global issues, especially those on
climate and environmental problems received
widespread concern from society. On the basis of
the various preparations in place, the inaugural
YICGG marked its opening at Fudan University…..
Competition Slogan
Our World, A Shared Responsibility
I’m In!
Competition Objectives
To pay close attention to global public affairs
To stimulate youths’ innovation
To evoke global civic awareness
To create a harmonious home shared by all human beings
The Competition Stage
The arrival of the Japanese participants at 12.30am on 11
July marked the end of registration of the participations.
Each participant received a handbook, a T-shirt and a hat.
In the morning of the second day, all of them would wear the
same shirt and attend the competition welcome ceremony at
Fudan University’s Center of American Studies. The second
phase of the competition would take place in the form of
exhibition and commentary.
At the welcome ceremony, Fudan University School of International Relations and
Public Affairs General Party Branch Secretary Mdm Shen Lanfang and Vice Director
of Fudan University Center of American Studies Mr Shen Dingli announced the start
of the competition by introducing the competition flag. The flag was
made from recycled materials such as old bicycle tires, magazines,
newspapers and plastic bottles, symbolizing the organizing
committee’s awareness and responsibility towards “Global
Governance”. After a round of simple introduction, each team
marked their home country on a world map using a sticker of the
competition flag.
In the morning of the 11th of July, the second round of the competition was held after
the welcome ceremony. The lobby of the Center of American Studies was decorated
into an exhibition hall, displaying contents of the
reports submitted by the participating teams during
the first round. Each team would convey their
thoughts and ideas through their exhibitions. All
teams would have to listen to other teams’
presentations and rate each other. At the end, the
judging panel would decide on “The Most Creative
Team” based on the results combined from the first and second rounds, with each
round taking up forty and sixty percent of the total marks respectively.
From the afternoon of 11th of July till the afternoon of 12th of July, the participants
started a new round of discussion and interaction based on the arrangements of the
World Teams and discussion rooms as announced by the organizing committee the
day before. They made use of the school’s internet resources and help from the
volunteers. Participants from different countries
and education backgrounds came together to do
a report and speech based on their discussion
outcomes. When help was required, they could
approach any of the volunteers for assistance in
printing, photocopying and information sources.
Refreshments were available at the lobby for
participants to take a break.
In a more relaxing environment, they could interact with their
teammates and more importantly, participants from other teams.
All teams submitted their new reports before 6pm on the 12th of
July and started to prepare for the question and answer
session for the second day in the evening.
On the 13th of July, judges coming from different fields of
expertise, including economics and finance, managerial
science, environmental studies, law and international
relations, listened to the presentations of the nine World
Teams. In this round, the judges would decide on 70% of
the total marks for each team. Each team were given a
scoring sheet to peer rate the other teams to make up the
remaining 30% of the total score.
After the presentation, the judges started a discussion
behind closed doors regarding the
participating teams’ performance. The
organizing committee prepared a cultural
night and night tour around the Huangpu
River. Whilst sight- seeing on the boat,
the participants put up performances in their
own traditional ethnic costumes, fostering a
closer bonding between each other.
The closing ceremony on the 14th of July was the
highlight of the entire competition. UNDP Resident
Representative in China,
Head of UN Human
Development Khalid Malik;
Secretary-General of the
Boao Forum for Asia, Dean
of Fudan University School of International Relations
and Public Affairs Long Yongtu, Fudan University
Principal Wang Shenghong, and Volvo Group China’s
Vice President of Communications and Branding Mdm Jiang Lan attended the
closing ceremony, giving their ending speeches and comments. All participants
came in formal wear. After collecting the group photograph and certificate of
participation at the registration counter, they walked across the red carpet, leaving
their signature on the world map. Each team once again took the stage and did a
showcase, this time in the identity of a World Team, singing songs in teams to
express their feelings. The winning teams gave thank-you speeches when receiving
their awards. Dean Long Yongtu accredited the winning teams’ works and gave his
well wishes to all youths present. Lastly, the
organizing committee and all volunteers sang
“Hand in Hand” on stage, bringing to life the spirit
of the competition slogan “Our World, A Shared
Responsibility”. They also expressed their
warmest gratitutde towards all who had supported
the event in one way or another.
Earlier in the afternoon, the organizing committee
organized a tour to Yuyuan to reward the
participants. The participants deepened their
understanding about China and Shanghai by
visiting the Chinese Street, Jiangnan Silk Museum,
tasting Chinese food and watching Chinese street
performance.
The competition spanning across four days had
come to an end. Everyone involved in the event, be it the participants, judges or the
organizing committee, walked away with new insights, experiences and friends.
Past Activities
YICGG Past Year Venues, Themes
Time Venue Theme
2007 Fudan University
Shanghai, China
Human Security in the Age of
Globalization
2008 Rome Tor Vergata University
Italy, Turin
Global Governance: Growth and
Innovation 2020
2009 Ilia Chavchavadze State
University
Tbilisi, Georgia
Global Governance and Innovation
2020: the Challenge for One Economy,
One Environment, One Finance, One
Security, Many Cultures
2010 Fudan University
Shanghai,China
Glocalization
General Agenda
Phase Content Outcome
First Phase
Creative Proposal
Design
Participants pick a theme regarding global
public affairs related to the competition
and design a global governance proposal
with creativity and foresight. The
competition committee will confirm the
participating teams of the second round
based on the opinions of the experts. Most Creative
Proposed Solution
Second Phase
Creative Proposal
Exhibition and
Q&A
Participating teams arrive in Shanghai for
the competition. Each team uses an
exhibition space of 3-4 square metres to
showcase their work. Proposals with
topics belonging to the same fields will be
exhibited in the same area.
Third Phase
World Team On-
The-Spot
Competition
The organizing committee will regroup all
participants into “World Teams” by
drawing lots randomly. They will also
announce the allocated topic based on the
competition theme. The “World Team”
would have a discussion centered round
the topic in a specific time limit.
Thereafter, they would have to produce a
report about a proposed solution with
creativity, feasibility and maximum
effectiveness.
Most Valuable
Proposed Solution
Fourth Phase
World Café
All teams engage in a discussion
centered on the most valuable
proposal. Participants will be seated in
groups of 5, each headed by a judge
from the judging panel. The teams will
take turns to move around the tables
after one hour of discussion. At the
end of the discussion, a most
workable proposal will be formulated
and submitted to the relevant
department of the United Nations.
Eventual Proposal
YICGG 2008 Review --
Youth “Olympic” Academic Symposium Outlook 2020 Global Development
From the 18th to 26th of August 2008, the 2nd Youth Innovation Competition on Global
Governance (YICGG 2008), which earned its title as the Youth “Olympic” Academic
Symposium, was held in Rome, Italy. Having successfully created and organized the
competition in 2007, Fudan University worked with Rome Tor Vergata University,
Turin School of economics and Political Science and two other organizations for the
competition that year. The theme for 2008 was set as “Outlook of 2020: Global
Growth and Innovation.”
The second YICGG attracted over a hundred youth post-graduates from 27
universities coming from over 20 countries. Close to 30 experts and professors from
many countries also delivered speeches and held a seminar to discuss various
global issues at the event.
After 9 days of intense competition, the team representing Fudan University
comprising of 4 students from Fudan University School of International Relations and
Public Affairs and School of Management walked away with the first prize. Their
report “East Asia’s Lifelong Model Community
2020 Outlook : Objectives, Framework and Operations” was published on the June
2006 issue of Europe’s leading academic journal, Transition Study Review.
The Youth “Olympic” Academic Symposium as a learning platform for youths
around the world
The second YICGG was divided into 2 segments. In the first segment, the
competition committee first released 12 topics. All participating teams had to choose
one topic and submit a thesis, research report or creative design. The committee
would then eliminate these entries and decide on the teams which would be able to
enter the second round of the competition. The teams selected would form 12 “World
Teams.” In Rome, all World Teams would
have to combine their individual reports into a
team report. The judging panel would select
the teams to walk away with the respective
awards of the competition based on the
combined score of the first and second
segments. Because of how YICGG puts a
heavy emphasis on global connectivity,
innovation and competitiveness, it is known
by participants as a “Youth Olympic Academic Symposium.” Indeed, the competition
has provided a platform for youths coming from all around the world to interact and
learn from one another.
First, the competition provided students with an
opportunity to interact and foster better
understanding with each other through
cooperation. The “World Teams” resulted in
international cooperation, which taught the
students the importance of dissolving
misunderstandings and learning from each other.
Second, students could also express their
opinions about various global issues at the competition. As an annual competition,
YICGG drew the attention of the international society to a group of dedicated youths
who expressed their thoughts on different global problems. Similar to the first year,
all award-winning reports would be
submitted to the United Nations Developing
Program and published on The Transition
Study Review.
Fudan University Shines
In this year’s competition, 7 teams from China made it into the second round of the
competition. This became a highlight of the event. After intense competition, the
“Future Depend on Us” team representing Fudan University eventually walked away
with the first prize with their report “East Asia’s Lifelong Model Community 2020
Outlook : Objectives, Framework and Operations”. After intensive research on
lifelong learning and the challenges faced by East Asia, Fudan University’s
representing team designed a framework to boost East Asia’s lifelong learning and
trans-regional cooperation and governance in the
“EALLC2020 Proposal”. The team perceives
lifelong learning as not just a means of survival,
but also a basic need of mankind which is soon
to become a fundamental value of human society.
Encouraging lifelong learning is no longer a task
to be completed by countries; it is an
international challenge.
The core idea of their design is to set up an “East
Asia Lifelong Learning Community Organization”,
formed by East Asia’s leading
schools, multi-national co-
operations and social
organizations. This
organization would work with
the existent “10 + 3” framework, designing and coordinating
education projects customized to the different learning needs of
different regions. In this way, the organization would provide
lifelong learning services to various education institutions and
companies in countries within East Asia.
In the process of working together as “World Teams”, the Fudan team worked
closely with partners from Italy and Thailand on a comparative study about the
current situation and future developments of lifelong learning in East Asia and
Europe. The team produced a report. In the end, the judges decided to award Fudan
University with the first prize for their outstanding performance in both segments of
the competition.
Assistant Professors Gu Limei and Jiang Changjian of Fudan University each
delivered themed lectures at the competition. Assistant President of Fudan
University, executive vice-dean of School of International Relations and Public
Affairs, Professor Sang Yuchen honoured the closing ceremony, presenting the
winning teams their awards.
Fudan University Participates in 3rd YICGG organized by Ilia Chavchavadze
State University University of Georgia
The third Youth Innovation Competition on Global Governance (YICGG) was successfully
held at the Ilia Chavchavadze State University, Georgia from the 12th to 19th of July 2009. 12
teams from China, Italy, Armenia, India, Poland, Georgia and other countries participated in
the competition. Fudan University’s team was headed by Mr Chen Yugang from the School
of International Relations and Public Affairs. The team comprised of 5 graduate students
from The School of International Relations and Public Affairs, the School of Foreign
Languages and School of Law.
YICGG was first created and organized by Fudan University’s School of International
Relations and Public Affairs in 2007. It aims to raise civic awareness among students from
all over the world by encouraging them to follow global affairs closely as well as igniting the
creativity among them to create a harmonious home for all human kind. The competition
seeks proposed solutions to solve global governance issues from education institutions
around the world. It is currently the first youth innovation competition in the world that
combines creativity and academics on a large-scale international event spanning across
different fields of expertise aimed at achieving a breakthrough from traditional theories. The
competition requires participants to register in groups. There are no specific requirements on
the forms which the proposed solutions must take, except that it must be creative and
constructive with definite foresight. China’s Fudan University in Shanghai and the University
of Rome Tor Vergata were the organizers of the competition in the first two years.
This is the third year running that YICGG is taking place. It will be held in the capital of
Gerogia, Tbilisi. As the organizer, Ilia Chavchavadze State University, Georgia had decided
on the theme of the competition to be “Outlook of 2020 in Global Governance: Challenges
faced when A Unified Body of Economics, Environment, Finance and Security Meets
Multiculturalism”, hoping that the participating students could discuss on the new problems
faced by the world in these fields.
The welcome ceremony was held in Ilia Chavchavadze State University. Mayor of
Tbilisi Gigi·Ugulava, Principal of Ilia Chavchavadze State University Gigi·Tevzadve,
Ilia Chavchavadze State University Professor、Ex Georgia Minister of Education
Gia·Nodia, University of Tor Vergata Professor Giorgia·Dominese and other
academia and local officials attended the ceremony and delivered speeches.
After the official launch of the competition, the participating teams gave a
presentation on the basis of their proposals submitted before the competition. Their
speeches were centered on various topics regarding education, finance, culture,
environmental protection and security.
The opening ceremony
Before the ceremony The speech given by Gigi·Ugulava
Megi from Georgia pays close attention
to the educational reforms in Georgia
David from Poland discusses the possibility of regional
security organization reforms using theoretical analysis
Representatives from Fudan comments
on the issue of “Child Soldiers”
Under the assistance of the organizing committee, teams working on similar topics formed
World Teams.
Within the World Teams, students from different countries and education
backgrounds put their thoughts together through communication and interaction,
thereby improving on their original ideas to produce a team report
Students from Zhengjiang Normal University designed a new model of governance on how
to achieve a balance between environmental protection and economic development
Amrita from Jawaharla Nehru University, India,
raises a proposal of cooperation between strong
countries and societies
During the meeting, the participating academia introduced to students the latest
trends in their respective fields of expertise by giving themed lectures.
The organizing committee took care to prepare a series of cultural activities within
the few days of tight schedule.
Professor Dominese from
Italy excitedly introduces a
book about global
governance to students
Professor Cardilli from
Italy is introducing law
problems related to global
governance
Professor Chen Yugang from Fudan
University’s School of International
Relations and Public Affairs is shares
his concerns and ideals about global
climate change in his lecture
With a book introducing Georgia, we
start our exciting journey
These Orthodox Churches and castles witnessed
Georgia’s history. Today they are still telling tourists the
extraordinary stories which happen on this land
The judging panel made exciting remarks about each World Team’s research findings at the
closing ceremony. They encouraged the participating students to make the effort to stay in
touch via internet tools after the competition while realizing their ideals about global
governance. The organizing committee presented every participant with a certificate of
participation.
In the course of travelling,
we played our parts as
“ambassadors” for the
Shanghai Expo
The nightlife of Tbilisi is extremely vibrant!
Everyone is excited after finally receiving their hard-earned
Certificates of Participation!
Through this competition, not only did the participating students broaden their
horizons and deepen their understandings of global governance , they also made
friends with other youths from all over the world and experienced Georgia’s unique
history and culture. The Fudan University team seized the opportunity to advertise
Shanghai Expo and Fudan University, allowing more university students from other
countries to know more about China.
Review of the 4th Youth Innovation Competition on Global
Governance (YICGG 2010)
The 4th YICGG was successfully organized at Fudan University from the 17th to 21st of July
2010. Nearly 70 university students from 23 universities coming the United States, Germany,
Italy, Holland, Bulgaria, Kazakhstan, Korea, India, China and 8 other countries gathered at
Fudan with a common goal of coming up with a most creative proposal to address global
governance problems.
YICGG was first created and co-organized by Fudan University and the United Nations
Development Program in 2007. It is the first youth academic innovation competition to be
organized by a higher education institute in China. It has earned its title as the “Youth
Olympic Academic Symposium.” After the 2008 and 2009 competitions were held in Rome
and Georgia, Fudan University is back to hosting the 4th YICGG in 2010.
The theme for this year’s competition is “Glocalization”. This theme is in sync with one of the
performances “City Planet” in the Shanghai Expo. In the future world, Globalization and
Localization will become closer concepts. Sometimes, a process of Globalization may also
be a process of Globalization moving towards Localization. Cities could become an
important melting point of Globalization and Localization. There could be higher possibilities
for Glocalization to take place in more places. It could become an important strategy for
corporations moving into the global market, a diplomatic measure between countries, or a
new model of global governance.
On the 18th of December 2009, the 4th YICGG Launching Ceremony was held at the
auditorium of Fudan University Yifu Building. Long Yongtu, Secretary-General of the Boao
Forum for Asia, Dean of Fudan University School of International Relations and Public
Affairs honoured the ceremony and gave a
welcome speech. The recruitment of
volunteers for this year’s competition started at
the ceremony. The guest of honour pinned on
the competition badge on the representative of
the YICGG competition committee.
On the 17th of July 2010, the official Opening
Ceremony was held at Fudan University.
Executive vice-dean of School of International
Relations and Public Affairs Lin Shangli started the ceremony by giving a welcome speech.
Vice Dean of Fudan University School of International Relations and Public Affairs, Prof. Wu
Xinbo of the Center of American Studies,who is also the Vice President of the US-Sino
Relations Club, Vice President of the Shanghai-American Club, Expert of Consultant
Committee of Taiwan Affairs Office of Shanghai Government, researcher of Taiwan Affairs
Office of the state council, gave a lecture on “Globalization and Global Governance.”
One of the traditions of the competition is to disperse the students and regroup them into
“World Teams” at random. Considering that the city could become an important meeting
point of Globalization and Localization, the topic given to the World Teams to work on this
year was “Glocalization and City Life.” During the course of the competition, the organizers
made special arrangements for the participants to visit the Shanghai World Expo. The visit
was not just for fun, however - the participants had to look for inspirations for the competition
within the premises of the expo, especially from the UBPA Best City Practice case study.
A day of visit proved to be a huge inspiration to the participants. Valeria Risgulia from LUISS
commented that the Shanghai World Expo was very exciting and eventful. It brought much
inspiration and insights to her research. She felt that the future world cities exhibited at the
Expo was very worthy of further research and development.
Eventually, the team from Beijing Foreign Studies University won the title of the “Most
Valuable Proposal (MVP)” with their research topic of “UNESCO (United Nations
Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Project on Conserving Endangered
Languages”. World Team Number 6, comprising of participants from Fudan University, Tor
Vergata University and other universities walked away with the award of the “Most
Innovative Team (MIT)” with their project aimed at establishing a special educational
system in social communities with floating populations to address the education problems of
the 2nd generation.
Party Secretary of Fudan University School of International Relations and Public Affairs
Shen Lanfang presented the MVP and MIT teams with their awards at the closing ceremony.
The Vice Head of Fudan University’s External Affairs Department Xin Qiang represented the
school in giving the closing speech at the ceremony.
Exective vice-dean of the School of International Relations and Public Affairs, Professor Lin
Shangli commented that as the creator of YICGG, Fudan University’s School of International
Relations and Public Affairs will continue to organize this signature event in the years to
come. By doing so, the school will involve students to help in organizing for the competition,
thereby accomplishing one of the school’s missions to nurture students with global
perspectives.