Their optimism and hope for the future are propelling political causes; their distrust of a corporate world motivated by greed promises to change business as we know it; and their commitment to technology and service can transform society for the greater good. They believe in a better future. They believe the world needs to change, but more importantly, they believe the world can be changed, and they want to be part of it. They have the talent and the enthusiasm and the energy. All they need is the education and the opportunity.

Education and opportunity are now meeting head on in a new initiative led by UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon, uniting global universities and the United Nations. The United Nations and its charter represent humanity’s most ambitious attempt to unite across borders to secure peace, promote social progress and confront global problems. But to fulfill the promise of the United Nations, we need to make the United Nations more than a conference table of diverse opinion — it must enlist the help of educational institutions that can inform and empower the Millennial Generation with global perspectives and global skills.

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