How Can Youth Shape Society? Open Call for Participants for ASEFYLS Capacity Buildings 2024(Fully-funded conference for Europeans and Asians)

How can YOUth shape Society? The application is now open for #ASEFYLS Capacity Buildings 2024! The ASEFYLS Capacity Buildings welcomes 80 youth leaders from Asia and Europe, with diverse academic disciplines and professional backgrounds, to learn more about Leadership and Society 5.0.

ASEF’s programs are inclusive and ensure gender and geographical balance. The Open Call is now open! Click the link below to apply and have the chance of joining this year’s program!

Deadline Sunday, 19 May 2024.

What is #ASEFYLS? The ASEF Young Leaders Summit (ASEFYLS) is a Youth platform that connects young people across Asia & Europe, applying a 360-degree approach on leadership development and community engagement: 1) self-leadership (you), 2) team leadership (we), and 3) societal leadership (all).

The Society 5.0 concept describes a human-centered society that balances economic advancement with the resolution of social problems by a system that highly integrates cyberspace and physical space. ASEFYLS will explore what kind of leadership is needed for Society 5.0 and how young people can prepare for an ethical, sustainable, and digital future.

Apply to participate and you will have the chance to:

Learn!

• Receive training on Leadership and Society 5.0 from leading institutions and thematic experts

Network!

• Meet like-minded youth from all across Asia & Europe and build up your network for future partnerships & collaborations

Explore China or Hungary!

• Experience and learn more about local perspectives on the incorporation of technology in Society 5.0, in Beijing and Hangzhou, China, or Budapest, Hungary.

Contribute!

• Disseminate knowledge on Society 5.0 and promote Asia-Europe exchange by bringing back your newly gained knowledge to your local communities by organizing events/activities

What Will the #ASEFYLS Capacity Buildings 2024 Offer? The ASEFYLS Capacity Buildings 2024 is a youth leadership program focusing on ‘Leadership in Society 5.0’, with collaborative program elements taking place both virtually and physically.

The ASEFYLS Capacity Building 2024 program consists of 3 phases with the aim to give participants the opportunity to learn, to collaborate, and to turn theory into action:

1. Knowledge Building Phase | 2-30 July 2024 | Online
   • An in-depth exploration into Leadership and Society 5.0 with trainings and thematic experts.
2. In-person training | Participants will attend in-person either:
   • Asia-Europe Young Leaders Campus | 10-18 August 2024 | Beijing & Hangzhou, China
     • An opportunity for people-to-people dialogue exchanges, networking, and learning in a local context. Organized in partnership with the All-China Youth Federation (ACYF) and held alongside the World Youth Development Forum (WYDF).
   • or
   • Asia-Europe Training Seminar on Youth, Digitalization, and Intercultural Dialogue | 6-12 October 2024 | Budapest, Hungary
     • An opportunity for people-to-people dialogue exchanges, networking, and learning in a local context. Organized in partnership with the Youth Department of the Council of Europe (CoE).
3. Action Phase | August-December 2024 | In local communities
   • Turning theory into action, participants will organize events in their local communities to share their learnings with larger audiences.

Are You the One We Are Looking For? We are looking for applicants who meet the following requirements:

• A citizen of one of the eligible Asian and European Countries* As of my last update in January 2022, the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) counts among its member countries Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brunei Darussalam, Bulgaria, Cambodia, China, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Lao PDR, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Mongolia, Myanmar, Nepal, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, and Vietnam. Please verify this information as it may have changed after 2022.
• Students and young professionals between 18-30 years
• Play a leading role in a Youth Organization/Student Association (not exclusive to board members, executive committees)
• Excellent command of English (verbal and written)

There are neither registration nor participation fees for this program. Accommodation, meals, and travel subsidies will be provided for the selected participants.

*All ASEF projects are implemented in line with the decision of the ASEF Board of Governors. For applicants for the in-person training in Hungary, and by the request of the Council of Europe Youth, consideration will also be made for applicants based on residency in an ASEF member country.

What Commitment is Needed? From July to December 2024, participants are expected to attend and engage in:

• 5 online Knowledge Building Phase sessions between 2-30 July 2024 (approx. 10 hours), along with individual tasks (self-paced)
• On-site participation in one of the in-person trainings in either Beijing and Hangzhou, China (10-18 August 2024) or Budapest, Hungary (6-12 October 2024). Participants can indicate their availability for the trainings in the application form and will be allocated to one of them upon selection.
• Participants are expected to organize multiplier events in their local communities – turning theory into action to share their learnings with a larger audience. These events are to be organized following the in-person trainings between August and December 2024.

Read More and Apply HERE:

Deadline Sunday, 19 May 2024.

 

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🌟 Join ASEF Young Leaders Summit Capacity Buildings 2024 (ASEFYLS2024) as a Trainer! 🌟

Are you passionate about youth leadership? Here’s your chance to make an impact! We’re looking for trainers to collaborate with us on the ASEF Young Leaders Summit Capacity Buildings 2024.

Benefits:
✅ Engage with youth leaders from Asia & Europe
✅ Contribute to a comprehensive leadership program
✅ Explore Society 5.0 & its implications for leadership
✅ Receive an honorarium & travel expenses covered

Deadline: 5th May 2024

Don’t miss out! Apply now: https://shorturl.at/kDKU2