How to participate in the GLEC?

1. Sign up (Required for all participants)

Register and make your own account with your own email address and password before you participate in the GLEC.

You must sign up even if:

• you have already participated in previous contests more than once.
• you have been officially nominated by your school/institution.

2. Payment

Preliminary Round Registration & Payment: 15 November 2021 - 17 December 2021

All participants except the student nominees should complete the payment to be admitted to the contest. Incomplete payment may result in unsuccessful registration.

If you choose to deposit your registration fee outside Korea ($30), please use:

If you choose to deposit your registration fee in Korea (36,000원), please use:

What is Student Nomination?

Each school or institution can any qualified students upon their own criteria, and the nominated students will:

• be waived their registration fee for the preliminary round
• pass the preliminary round as a qualifier

You are a Student Nominee if you are:

• currently enrolled in any educational school/institution
• admitted your nomination request from your instructor

3. File Submission

Preliminary Round File Submission Period: 15 November 2021 - 24 December 2021

Required documents:

• Speech: Full-script for presentation, Voice record file in MP3, WAV, or M4A Format
• Essay: Full-essay

* All documents are to be uploaded (or written) via an online platform.

4. Result Announcement

Result Announcement Date: 30 December 2021

All submitted files (Essay, Speech script, Voice record file) are evaluated by the GLEC Evaluation Committee consisting of UN experts and foreign professors.

Please be noted that each student will be evaluated through an absolute grading system for the preliminary round, based on the GLEC Scoring Criteria (click).

* All qualified participants including the student nominees should complete final round registration and payment.

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