World Presentation: Young people's challenge to create a "peaceful" future

Our world is currently facing many challenges. Global social issues such as poverty, environmental destruction, and human rights issues, as well as domestic issues such as inequality and lack of educational opportunities. There are also crises that threaten people's lives, such as natural disasters and wars. How are students around the world confronting these complex problems, and what solutions are they trying to create?

The Global Joint Presentation is a presentation competition in which junior and senior high school students from around the world, transcending national and cultural boundaries, take these everyday issues as their theme and delve deeply into social issues from their own perspectives, presenting systems that can be used to solve them within five years.

This conference is being held once a year by our company since 2022, with the aim of cultivating the foundation for creating a "peaceful" world as fellow citizens living on the same planet through interactions with people of the same age from all over the world. Participants will improve their practical English skills and communication skills, as well as share the results of their inquiry-based learning on each social issue with the world and exchange opinions.

By interacting with students across nationalities and cultures through presentations, we aim to develop a multifaceted perspective, the knowledge and experience required to become global leaders who can lead the world in a better direction, and the ability to respect one another.

Point explanation! The appeal of a global joint presentation

① As the culmination of a year of research

Students will present to the world themes that are familiar to them and that they have been exploring throughout the year at school. At the 2024 competition, students from around the world gave presentations on a variety of topics, including "carcinogenicity" and "VR." Students from each country will raise issues from a variety of perspectives and deepen their understanding of issues not only in their own country but also around the world.

 ② Devise solutions to global problems

In this competition, participants consider mechanisms that can solve ``problems around us'' presented from a variety of perspectives within five years. A variety of solutions were presented, including working with local communities.

 ③ Feedback from peers around the world

Many students seem to have gained confidence from receiving sympathy and encouragement from students around the world for their ideas. In addition, there are awards for each category, and the students' expressions show their desire to be chosen by their country or team, and they are nervous at the awards ceremony.

Participating schools and countries in 2024

・Japan School: 16 teams + 6 teams (corporate collaboration)
Overseas schools: 43 teams from 14 countries (Afghanistan, India, Indonesia, Ghana, Thailand, Taiwan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Philippines, Vietnam, Malaysia, Myanmar, Turkey, Cambodia)

1. Flow of the tournament

🔶Preliminaries (document screening)

Application → Submission of presentation slides → Qualifying candidates decided

🔶Finals (Participation in “World Joint Presentation Competition”)

The finalists will be divided into blocks and give presentations. Afterwards, discussions were held with participants from other countries within the same block based on the theme. The first place in each block will be determined by voting. Finally, the winners of the entire competition will be recognized at the closing ceremony.

Introducing the 2024 winners

Japan Division: Shoin Junior and Senior High School

Addressing the language issues faced by children with foreign roots living in Japan in the Japanese educational field, we devised "Cardy" as a communication tool for children who do not speak the same language.

Overseas division: Ghana representative school

To solve Ghana's problem of inadequate waste disposal, solutions such as raising local people's environmental awareness and encouraging them to participate in environmental activities were proposed.

Feedback from students who participated this year

Voices of Japanese students

・Until now, I have thought that environmental issues are the most serious problems in the world, but I have never really thought about other social issues in detail. Therefore, I think this presentation was a good opportunity for me to think about issues such as discrimination, animal protection, and respect for the individual.

・By participating in the Global Joint Presentation, I think we were able to face various problems that are occurring all over the world. I am very happy that I was able to take action to solve problems that I had only learned about in school classes until now. I am also proud that we ourselves were able to contribute to solving the problems.

・It was a valuable experience to have the opportunity to interact with people from various countries who I don't usually have much contact with. The content of presentation was very diverse and I was able to gain new knowledge and perspective. I would like to utilize the skills that I gained through this experience in my future life.

I think it was a very meaningful opportunity to connect with people I don't usually have contact with. There were various presentations, and I was able to gain new knowledge and insights. I would like to utilize the knowledge I gained from this experience in the future.

Voices of international students

・The competition event is very well organized. It is a great idea to put school in Blocks so that students can observe others and learn from one another, and remain attentive within them.

The competitive events are very well organized. The idea of ​​dividing the school into blocks is great, allowing students to observe and learn from each other and stay focused. (Taiwan)

・I learned that there are many ideas and ways to solve ongoing issues. I also learned more about problems that have not been solved yet. So I enjoyed my time participating in this event a lot. Also I am very grateful to be given the opportunity to meet other people around the world and work together with them to change the world. I also thank WTW organization who create this program so that people can have the chance to present their wishes and connect with others.

I really enjoyed my time at this event because I learned that there are many different ideas and ways to solve ongoing problems, and I also got to learn more about problems that are yet to be solved.

I am also very grateful for the opportunity to meet people from all over the world and work together to change the world. I am also grateful to WTW for creating this program so that people have the opportunity to express their wishes and connect with others. (Vietnam)

Our dream with the world

The purpose of the World Joint Presentation Conference is to provide a place where anyone living in the world can express their thoughts and opinions to the world. At this competition, each team will give a presentation on the issues they have been exploring to date, with the theme of ``Think of a system that can solve the problems around you within five years.'' Many teams are participating to present the results of their research over the past year.

Through this program, we will learn about the world and have the experience of thinking collaboratively about our future, which is also our vision.“Make Tomorrow Brighter”The Global Joint Presentation was born from the desire to "create a stage where anyone from around the world can participate, regardless of their background, and be in the spotlight." For some students, the experience of connecting with peers from around the world and sharing their thoughts was an invaluable experience.

This will be the second time the conference is held in 2024, and every time, I feel the energy and power of the participants in their presentations, and I am convinced that the future will be bright and that tomorrow will be a brighter world. There may still be many problems in the world right now. It is the younger generation who will find the clues to solving each of these problems, build a daily life where all people can feel happy, and lead the way! Presenting at the global joint presentation is not the final goal, but we hope that the children will put the solutions they have thought up into action and become leaders who are active on the world stage. To that end, we at With The World will continue to deliver the joy of international exchange all over the world so that we can steadily expand this circle. We will continue to be With The World, ``delivering education to the ends of the earth.''

With The World Vision

"Tomorrow to a bright world"

A bright society in which people all over the world, no matter their position, place of birth, or background, can make use of their inherent warmth and look forward to tomorrow. ).

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