Global In-Fellowship is a fully funded 3-week summer program on diplomacy, entrepreneurship and global understanding, which takes place in Berlin, Germany. 60 highly motivated, accomplished young people from Europe, North Africa and the Middle East have the chance to gather in Berlin, where they will work in an international group, network, develop themselves and gain experience…
The Global Investigative Journalism Conference (GIJC) is the premier international gathering of investigative and data journalists, held once every two years. This year, the 11th conference will be held in Hamburg, Germany, from September 26 to 29, and is being co-hosted by the Global Investigative Journalism Network, Netzwerk Recherche and Interlink Academy. GIJC19 will feature over 150…
In partnership with TOMS shoes and social entrepreneur Sara Nuru, we are launching a very special edition ChangemakerXchange on ‘Business for Purpose’, for which we are looking for the most disruptive and creative young social entrepreneurs with social business models from across Europe and beyond. ChangemakerXchange is a global collaborative community for over 600 of…
As part of the Global Solutions Summit 2019, Young Global Changers program invite outstanding young talents with first class results in their academic discipline and who are engaged in society – in social, political or environmental activities – to participate in the Global Solutions summit as well as our summer school from March 16-20, 2019 in Berlin. During…
In partnership with the United Nations SDG Action Campaign and Oculus, the 360° Story Lab will release its second MY World 360° playlist in May 2019 at the Global Festival of Action in Bonn, Germany, featuring immersive stories told by youth worldwide to advance positive action toward the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). As part of MY World 360°, Digital Promise…
Nineteen of Germany’s leading businesses have committed themselves to a common cause. In 2008, they launched the AFRIKA KOMMT! initiative for economic and capacity development. The programme trains young, future managers from Sub-Saharan Africa on-site with German companies. The main idea behind the initiative is to create a win-win-situation for the programme participants and the…
As youth delegates for sustainable development build the bridge between young people in Germany and the world community. In New York, they interfere, make suggestions, ask questions, and influence governments’ negotiations. In Germany, they talk to young people about how sustainable development is, what governments can do, and how everyone can become active. Together with the Federal…
As part of the strategies to facilitate partner engagement within the framework of the African German Youth Initiative (AGYI), the African Union Commission (AUC) and the German Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation (GIZ) will convene an Ideation Dialogue Forum on youth exchanges and volunteerism which will explore innovative approaches towards skills promoting youth exchange programs.…
The Westerwelle Young Founders Programme is a fully funded year-long programme for 25 exceptional entrepreneurs from developing and emerging economies. As part of the programme, the Westerwelle Foundation hosts an annual conference in Berlin: the Young Founders Conference. Its focus is to connect young founders from developing and emerging economies with each other and with…
Since 2009, the DAAD Helmut-Schmidt-Programme (known as Public Policy and Good Governance) is supporting future leaders from Africa, Latin-America, South Asia and Southeast Asia, Central Asia, from countries in the Middle East as well as from the Ukraine who want to promote democracy and social justice in their home countries. The programme, which is funded…
