Clinton Global Initiative for Universities

Building on the successful model of the Clinton Global Initiative, which brings together world leaders to take action on global challenges, President Clinton launched the Clinton Global Initiative University (CGI U) in 2007 to engage the next generation of leaders on college campuses around the world.

At the opening plenary of CGI U 2009, President Clinton spoke about the importance of interdependence in our 21st century. President Clinton mentioned how our world is unequal, unsustainable and unstable.

Although these issues are unsettling, with how connected the world is today through the media and internet, our generation has a greater potential to solve these matters by being global citizens. Citizens that not just help others in our own communities but also commit to providing relief to those in need around the world.