Humanitarian Affairs United Kingdom in collaboration with the Malacca State Government would like to extend an invitation to 10 College Youths to participate in the Inaugural University Scholars Leadership Symposium from August 1 to 7, 2010 in Malacca, Malaysia.

Humanitarian Affairs seek to nurture next generation leaders to become world-class citizens with global vision and understanding of human needs. The Symposium allows young leaders the opportunity to understand more about the global humanitarian need, to learn how to organize a humanitarian relief and be challenged in their worldview.

The Prime-Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak of Malaysia has personally endorsed this initiative. Please see supporting letter from the Prime-Minister.

 This year, we are honoured to have many Extraordinary Speakers such as former Australian Diplomat Geraldine Cox who has devoted her life to the Homeless Children in Cambodia. A BBC documentary based on her story, My Khmer Heart, won the Hollywood Film Festival Documentary of the Year Award.  Another renowned Nobel Peace Prize candidate Tim Peters will share his experience on humanitarian relief for North Korea and how he has successfully helped the North Korea refugees to escape to third world countries.

The registration fee of USD650 includes 6 night accommodation at a 4-Stars Hotel (Mahkota Melaka), meals (3 Meals + 2 Coffee Breaks per day), local transportation,  field trips, site visits, guest lectures, workshop discussions, a souvenir T-shirt, Certificate of Participation, an Official Welcoming Dinner host by the Melaka State Government, and more importantly, the opportunity to network with future World Leaders.

Including Cambridge University, and also Asian top Universities such as University of Tokyo, Seoul National University, Korea University, Ewha Woman’s University, University of Macau, the University of Hong Kong, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Tsing Hua University, University of Malaya, National Taiwan University, National Tsing Hua University, National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technological University and 27 other top universities from various part of the world have confirmed their participation.

More information about the Symposium can be obtained from the Official Website  at www.universityscholars.org.uk or at the United Nations Non-Governmental Liaison Service website at http://www.un-ngls.org/spip.php?article2328 and the United Nation Youth Flash for this month have encouraged Youth of All Nations to participate in this conference. Please see information at http://www.un.org/esa/socdev/unyin/yfv7n4.htm

To facilitate planning, please send us the completed registration form of the future leaders whom you have nominated before 15th July 2010