What is GIN?

GIN is the Global Issues Network; it is a chance for students to come together, share ideas and create solutions for global problems. The network of 500 participating schools is constantly growing and full of new, changing ideas.

GIN conferences are student-led and supported by school communities all over the world. These conferences empower students to take action and become leaders as well as team members. They take action against current issues with project-based learning and peer work.

GIN conferences focus around the 20 Global Issues:

Sharing our planet: Issues involving the global commons

Climate Change
Biodiversity and Ecosystem Losses
Fisheries Depletion
Deforestation
Water Deficits
Maritime Safety and Pollution

Sharing our humanity: Issues requiring a global commitment

Massive Step-Up in the Fight Against Poverty
Peacekeeping, Conflict Prevention, Combating Terrorism
Education for All
Global Infectious Diseases
Digital Divide
Natural Disaster Prevention and Mitigation

Sharing our rule book: Issues needing a global regulatory approach

Reinventing Taxation for the Twenty-First Century
Biotechnology Rules
Global Financial Architecture
Illegal drugs
Trade, Investment, and Competition Rules
Intellectual Property Rights
E-commerce Rules
International Labor and Migration Rules