Winners of the MacJannet Global Citizenship Award 2026

Now in its seventeenth year, the award received outstanding nominations from member universities of the Talloires Network.

This award, promoted by the Talloires Network of Engaged Universities, honours young people who best carry out their work throughout the world, highlighting inspiring experiences that greatly benefit communities. This year’s winners, chosen by an international selection committee, are:

Project Luminary (Parami University, Myanmar), En Libertad de Educación or ELEDUC (Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile), and Frontliner Model (American University of Beirut, Lebanon).

Whereas the three honourable mentions are the following: Student Civic Initiative (Strathmore University, Kenya), HEC Imagine Fellows programme (HEC, France), and Gender and Sexual Health Project (Sabanci University, Türkiye).

Congratulations to everyone for their hard work!

To learn more about the projects, please visit: https://talloiresnetwork.tufts.edu/about-the-macjannet-prize/2026-macjannet-prize-winners/