The ASEF Young Leaders Summit (ASEFYLS) is an experiential space and networking hotspot where 150 young minds from 51 ASEM countries meet influential leaders from Asia and Europe. The ASEFYLS provides a platform for young leaders to dismantle the conventional and to bring forward fresh ideas and solutions for a more inclusive, fair and accessible employment market for the youth.
ASEFYLS2 is built on 4 programme elements:
1. Online preparatory phase: Participants attend crash courses on policy making, ASEM and the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and build up thematic expertise for the conference on site.
2. 4-Day Conference in Seoul, Korea: The programme includes a variety of learning formats: thematic lectures, human libraries, skills trainings, collaborative working groups and – as a highlight - dialogue sessions between junior and senior leaders from politics, business and academia.
3. Connections with the 6th ASEM Education Ministers Meeting: Participants will join the Education Ministers at an official reception on the eve of the ASEM ME6; one-to-one meetings are to be arranged between participants and their respective Education Minister and Delegates; ASEFYLS representatives will also have the opportunity to make an intervention at the ASEM ME6 and present the Call for Action on “Access to Youth Employment”.
4. Spin-off activities: ASEFYLS is an arena for young doers to initiate new projects and find Asian and Europe collaborators. Furthermore, ASEF will invite prominent participants to join as junior trainers at ASEF Capacity Trainings on leadership and employability skills in Greece and Lao PDR.
No participation fee. The organisers will cover accommodation and meals for the duration of the conference, plus a travel subsidy from your country of residence to the starting point and back.
Forms have to be submitted by 20 March 2017. You will find more information on the program and the application process on the official ASEFYLS2 website, as well as on this PDF "Open Call & Overview".
Should you have any questions please contact Ms Natalia Sajda of ASEF.
