How was the UHS founded?

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Our History

We’re a group of passionate students who met at Yale University, during the YIRLI (Yale International Relations Leadership Institute) program in 2025. Realizing the possible contributions to the world we can make by collaborating as young, and bright minds, we came together with the leadership of our president Eymen U Saglam, and after YIRLI, founded the Universal Honor Society. Being more than honored to share our passion for international relations and insight about world-wide issues, we’re hoping to grow our international collaboration every day to create real change and help a better tomorrow. “What if a group of high school students from across the globe came together—not just to talk about the world, but to change it?” From Turkiye to Brazil, India to the US—what unites us goes beyond borders: a shared passion for diplomacy, global change, and meaningful action.