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2023 Jeju International Future Generation Forum (JIFF)

Thematic Topics & Essay Template

TOPIC 1: Environmental Sustainability

- SDG 13, 14, 15: Engage youth in climate action
to conserve the environment and build
sustainable cities and communities.

TOPIC 2: Equality and Justice

- SDG 5, 10, 16: Achieve gender equality, reduce
inequality, fostering just and inclusive urban
communities.

TOPIC 3: Prosperity and Innovation

- SDG 8, 9, 12: Promoting fair and just economic
opportunities for youth through sustainable
transformation.

TOPIC 4: Global Jeju

- SDG 11: Encourage the youth to reflect on
Jeju’s past and present in order to build a
sustainable future.
After choosing one of the above four sub-topics, please write an essay including the
answers to the following questions. Please make sure your essay content does not
plagiarize or contain terminology that may be offensive to others.
Essay Length: Limited to ONE PAGE (Approximately 500 words)

▶ Guiding Questions
1) What are the most problematic issues and the status of the topic you choose in your own country or
city? How is the government trying to support the issues?
2) What efforts are governments/societies/communities/NGOs/individuals currently making to address the
issues? How do these efforts affect your community?
3) What actions should be taken to achieve the Sustainable Development Goal you choose? How could
youth be engaged in the actions? Consider who should be acting, what actions need to be taken place,
and how the actions can be implemented.

▶ Example

Title: Bridge the academic ability gap in Korea

In the case of South Korea, a research of usage pattern of Internet in 2019 showed that Korea has high
Internet usage but there is a striking difference of the usage rate between the high-income households
and the low-income ones. The government has run the educational digitalization support project in order
to bridge the education gap for the information disadvantaged group and provide equal educational op-
portunities.

According to The state of school education: One year into the COVID-19 pandemic, New Zealand was one
of the countries which provided the largest number of ways to help distance learning for students in vul-
nerable classes. Also, as a step towards recovering the loss of learning, the government implemented the
exams to evaluate the loss of learning and tried to take action to mitigate the loss. It enables students in
New Zealand to have free access to distance learning regardless of their home environment, and they are
also provided with an educational environment to recover from their loss of learning.

It should be ensured that every country has an Internet network with enough speed for online classes to
go smoothly without any technological problems. For this, advanced countries which already succeeded
in having Internet networks should support developing countries.

In Colombia, there is an initiative A Prender la Onda (ALO) with the aim of supporting students’ learning
during the COVID-19 crisis. It was inspired and motivated due to the lack of infrastructure and connectiv-
ity for continued education; Teachers in Colombia realized that low-income students, often from rural ar-
eas, cannot afford access to the Internet but many of their students have access to community radio sta -
tions and WhatsApp. ALO designs, records, and distributes learning audio podcasts through WhatsApp,
local radio stations and other streaming platforms. It is innovative in that it is 100% led by teachers, uses
existing resources and skills, and operates beyond the geographical and institutional scope of the partici-
pating teachers.

ESSAY FORM
Essay Title:
Thematic Topic:
Nationality/city:
Name:
E-mail:
Tell or Mobile Number:
Contents (Maximum 500 words)