TODAY Paris..tomorrow the world.

Well...why not?

The world is Julien Rosendahl's oyster as he heads to Paris on May 25 to read his research paper at the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) conference.

"I'm very excited," the second year Arts/Law student from Griffith University's Honours College said.

His paper focuses on youth unemployment.

"This is a big issue in countries like Spain, Greece and in the Middle East," he said.

"But there's a strong link to Australia.

"In Australia we have marginalised groups like indigenous people where meaningful work and a sense of purpose are issues."

Many graduates are also over qualified, making it hard to gain work.

Julien himself started out studying music.

"Classical music is a very specific area, with not a great deal of prospect for employment," he said.

So he knows the story.

He believes a skill-based approach is the way to employment, with a more hands-on emphasis.

But what of sight-seeing in Paris?

"There won't be much time for that," he said.

Julien is under the hammer with study commitments.

"I need to get back to study pretty much straight away,' he said.

But he is very excited about the prospect of meeting high profile speakers at the conference.

"Hilary Clinton has spoken there in the past," he said.

"I'm pretty excited about who I will meet."

Julien is one of only six Australians attending.

"It's a real privilege," he said.

"I was both shocked and surprised when I was chosen."