Generation Y is starting to stake its claim in the world. The changes were isolated at first - large numbers of youth coming out to vote for Obama, or to protest after Iran's presidential election - but momentum has rapidly gathered. Look at Tunisia, Egypt, even some of the student protests in the UK. It is a generation that has embraced social media and is reaching out to individuals around the world. They are trying to say something and are beginning to demand an opportunity to become global citizens.

This year Common Purpose is expanding the work we do with students. We will be launching a series of Frontrunner courses aimed at developing the leadership skills of these individuals while they are in University. We are hoping to offer Frontrunner in India, Hong Kong, South Africa, Ireland, Germany and France, as well as in the UK. And we are offering different opportunities within Frontrunner: there will be awards for individuals and their work that recognise how they have become global citizens, as well as courses that focus on increasing the abilities of students from different cultures to communicate with each other.