You are invited to join

the China-Latin America 2024 Youth Challenge to Alleviate Poverty

Discover the poverty around you

Explore solutions for poverty alleviation together

and travel to Brazil/Chile for cross-cultural exchange

Global Challenges, United Efforts

Prof. CHEN Tao Tao and Director LIAO Ying, who are in charge of the Challenge, will share information about the Challenge.

Time: April 12 (Friday) 19:00-20:10

Location: Room A304, Jianhua Building, School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University

Online: Tencent Meeting: 516-619-205

Agenda

Ø Introduction to China-Latin America 2024 Youth Challenge to Alleviate Poverty (10 mins)

Ø Introduction to Global Competency Development (10 mins)

Ø Address by Professors (10 mins)

Ø Introduction to Challenge Arrangement (10 mins)

Ø Introduction to the Challenge toolbox (10 mins)

Ø Q&A (20 mins)

The presentation will be conducted in Chinese. If you have any questions, please join the registration consulting group.

Background/significance

Poverty alleviation is a universal challenge for developing countries and a common challenge for the whole world. Over the years, countries all over the world have been trying to reduce poverty for many years and have accumulated experience. Due to the differences in natural conditions, economic development levels, history, culture and institutions among countries (CAGE+), their ideas and approaches to poverty alleviation, as well as related technologies and models, may differ. From the perspective of civilization mutual learning, the China-Latin America 2024 Youth Challenge to Alleviate Poverty has the following practical significance:

➢ Young people represent the future of the country, and it is hoped that they will actively participate in Poverty Alleviation Challenge, use their own thinking and abilities to address global challenges and develop global competencies, so that they will be able to actively take on real-world problems and challenges in the future.

➢ Through the Poverty Alleviation Challenge, youth are helped to understand what ‘poverty’ is and what poverty looks like around them, and to gain a deeper understanding of poverty in the real world so that they can think deeply about solutions.

➢ It is hoped that the young people participating in the Poverty Alleviation Challenge will, based on their own discipline perspectives, put forward the operational logic of poverty alleviation, explore the conditions for its realization, and ultimately form solutions in various fields of specialization, so that they can learn from each other among Chinese and Latin American universities, and encourage the introduction of solutions for investment and implementation in the real world.

Introduction

The China-Latin America 2024 Youth Challenge to Alleviate Poverty is dedicated to the development of students’ global competence, leadership, creativity and teamwork. Under the theme of ‘Poverty Alleviation’, the 2024 Youth Challenge will allow students to freely choose different directions according to their interests, and will encourage the formation of interdisciplinary innovation teams to explore global best practices and the dissemination and application of corresponding programs, or to develop innovative solutions in related fields.

Recruitment targets and scale

Recruitment targets:

Ø Students who are interested in the development of Latin America and Caribbean region, as well as related areas of China-Latin America relations

Ø Individual or team registration is acceptable (if registering as a team, 3-5 people are preferred, inter-disciplinary teams are encouraged; If alumni register individually, he/she needs to form a team with students)

Recruitment scale

Tsinghua University: 50 students

LAC universities: 100 students

Time

Preliminary round: May 6-12

Final round: August 15-17 (Brazil)  August 20-22 (Chile)

Location

Preliminary round

China: Tsinghua University

Latin America: Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Final round

Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile

Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Benefits

Ø Exchange and collaborate with the most innovative students from different schools/departments, and gain inspiration from diversified professional and cultural backgrounds.

Ø Students who complete the preliminary round and meet the requirements will receive 1 credit.

Ø The winning teams from Tsinghua University will be selected to travel to Brazil/Chile to participate in the final round. Golden teams can receive full financial support.

Organizers

Directed by: Office of International Affairs, Tsinghua University

Organizers:

Tsinghua University Latin America Center

Center for Global Competence Development at Tsinghua University

Assisted by:

Research Center for China-Latin America Management Studies, School of Economics and Management, Tsinghua University

Tsinghua Global Youth Dialogue China-Latin America Working Group

Schools and Departments of Tsinghua University