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The 'World Heritage and Youth Creativity' Global Vlog Event Kicks Off
2023-05-25 ICCSD

The cultural and natural heritage with long histories around the world are still related to our daily lives and provide inspiration. UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) adopted the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, in which the terms of the cultural and natural heritage are defined, in Paris in 1972. The term "World Heritage" refers to the cultural and natural heritage around the world, which are considered to be of outstanding value to humanity. According to UNESCO's official website, the number of World Heritage sites has reached 1,154 by 2021. 

Youths are guardians and custodians of those World Heritage sites, constituting the fundamental force for the sustainable development of World Heritage sites. We hope that the World Heritage can be vitalized through new thoughts and creative expressions of young people. 

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Mount Huangshan, selected as a World Heritage site in 1990 [Photo via UNESCO official website]

The year 2022 marks the 50th Anniversary of the adoption of the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage by UNESCO. Against this background, UNESCO International Center for Creativity and Sustainable Development (ICCSD) and the University of International Business and Economics (UIBE) jointly organize the "World Heritage and Youth Creativity" Global Vlog Event, inviting the young creators around the globe, professional and amateur, to share their stories with the World Heritage by means of vlogs. We warmly welcome global vloggers, World Heritage enthusiasts, international students, people who participate in learning activities regarding the Chinese culture, foreign enterprises in China, overseas Chinese-invested enterprises and other relevant organizations, and overseas Chinese communities to take part in this event and share stories of youths with the World Heritage sites, promoting communication on the World Heritage preservation. Let the World Heritage become a bond that brings global youth together and let world heritage become vivid through the lens of the young participants.

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The Acropolis of Athens, selected as a World Heritage site in 1987 [Photo via UNESCO official website]

Theme of Event

World Heritage and Youth Creativity

Organizers

University of International Business and Economics (UIBE)

UNESCO International Center for Creativity and Sustainable Development (ICCSD)

Time

From October to December 2022

Themes of Vlogs

Vlogs shall follow the event's theme of "World Heritage and Youth Creativity" and highlight the principles of the Convention Concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage. To be more specific, each entry shall:  

1. Introduce the World Natural and/or Cultural Heritage site(s) in your home country, and emphasize the preservation of the site(s) and the significance of preserving the site(s) from the perspective of young generations;

2. Share stories of young people (i.e. volunteers, researchers, enthusiasts) in the process of preserving the World Natural and/or Cultural Heritage site(s);

3. Share stories regarding exchanges and mutual learning, joint preservation, and joint research on the World Natural and/or Cultural Heritage site(s) conducted between your home country and other countries;

4. Highlight the broader significance of the preservation of the World Natural and/or Cultural Heritage site(s) of your home country to mankind from the perspective of a community with a shared future for mankind;

5. Share stories about the efforts that your home country has made in preserving the World Natural and/or Cultural Heritage site(s), especially in terms of the role that the young generations played in raising public awareness of this issue;

6. Highlight efforts of your home country/city in raising public awareness of and preserving the World Natural and/or Cultural Heritage through means like urban design, artistic creation, and cultural and tourism projects;

7. Or showcase the significance of promoting cultural diversity to sustainable development in light of the prospect of UN 2030 SDGs and the preservation of the World Natural and/or Cultural Heritage;

Entries are preferred to focus on one or several of the above-mentioned aspects.

Requirements

1. Under the theme of "World Heritage and Youth Creativity", there is no limit on the genre or language of your vlog, and the duration of it shall be less than three minutes. It should be in landscape or portrait orientation and submitted in MP4 format with a file size of no more than 400MB. 

2. Entries subtitled in English are strongly preferred for the sake of global promotion. 

3. Entries shall be original and free from any copyright risks. Participants shall own all the copyrights concerned and authorize the organizer to disseminate the vlogs. Participants and shall not infringe on the copyright and trademark rights of third parties and all legal rights. Plagiarism is strictly prohibited, and participants will be held fully responsible for all consequences caused.

4. Entries shall not contain any content involving pornography, violence, religion or racial discrimination, and shall not have content that violates local laws and regulations or contains any advertising message.

5. Each User ID is only entitled to be awarded once. 

Submission

All entries shall be sent to uibeyouth@163.com before November 20, 2022. 

Selection and Evaluation

Renowned scholars from China and abroad, representatives of professional video institutions and media experts will be invited to form a review committee to professionally evaluate all vlogs, adhering to the principles of fairness, impartiality and openness. The Selection and Evaluation will be divided into three stages: Preliminary Evaluation, Second Round Evaluation and Final Evaluation. 

Awards

Participants whose entries are selected for the Final List will be awarded by the Organizing Committee under the Global Open Development and Creative Youth Learning Program 2022, specifically:

1. A winner of the Organizing Committee Outstanding Prize with a reward of CNY 10,000.

2. Three to five winners of the Organizing Committee Special Sponsorship Prize with a reward of CNY 5,000 each.

3. 10 to 15 winners of the Organizing Committee General Sponsorship Prize with a reward of CNY 3,000 each. 

The award-winning vlogs will be published and promoted on the official website of ICCSD.

The Organizing Committee of the 6th The Annual Meeting of International Youth Dialogue of UIBE reserves the right of final interpretation of the event. 

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The International Center for Creativity and Sustainable Development under the Auspices of UNESCO (Category 2) was approved at the 38th session of UNESCO General Assembly in November 2015. In 2017, the People's Government of Beijing Municipality signed the agreement with UNESCO. ICCSD becomes the world's first UNESCO Category 2 center with the theme of "creativity and sustainable development". With the support and guidance of UNESCO, the Center intends to build the world's high-level international platform that aims at creativity and sustainable development, and includes the functions of research, training, cooperation, communication, demonstration etc. The Center shall become a first-class think-tank gathering talents throughout the world, building a global renowned "laboratory of thoughts" with a focus on creativity and innovation. It shall promote cultural exchanges and cooperation, disseminate and support Chinese enterprises, technology and culture.
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