Compete in the Global Essay Competition and qualify for participation as a Leader of Tomorrow in the world’s premier opportunity for cross-generational debates: The St. Gallen Symposium.
Meet 300 of society’s brightest young minds. Present and debate your ideas with 600 senior leaders. Be inspired by some of the world’s most impressive speakers. Gain a unique and new perspective on this year’s topic. Become a member of a unique global community. Please participate in the symposium with us. Win prize money of CHF 20,000 split amongst the three winners.
Topic Question
In recent years and in the future, nations across Asia, Africa and Latin America are emerging as new centers of global power. This shift towards a multipolar world extends across several dimensions, incl. economic, political, technological, societal, cultural, and demographic ones. Overall, it represents one of the fundamental trends today’s and tomorrow’s leaders need to grapple with and comprehend.
Global power is shifting. What’s your innovative idea to address a related risk or opportunity?
- BRIEFLY describe ONE specific risk or opportunity related to shifting power across world regions and nations in some specific field, including (but not limited to!) politics, business, economics, technology, sustainability or security
- Offer your innovative and concrete solution to address this development, i.e. how to deal with the risk or leverage the opportunity you’ve identified
- Be bold and think beyond the status quo, while being as specific as possible
Location:
SwitzerlandBenefits
- A one-week trip to Switzerland. Flights, accommodation, visa, insurance, and meals will be covered by them.
- Meet 300 of society’s brightest young minds. Present and debate your ideas with 600 senior leaders.
- Be inspired by some of the world’s most impressive speakers.
- Gain a unique and new perspective on this year’s topic.
- Become a member of a unique global community.
- Win prize money of CHF 20,000 split amongst the three winners.
Eligibilities
To be eligible, you must fulfill all of the following criteria:
- Enrolled in a graduate or postgraduate program (master level or higher) in any field of study at a regular university
- Born in 1995 or later
- Make sure you can provide the following documents:
- Copy of passport or other identification (in English for non-Roman languages)
- Confirmation of matriculation/enrolment from your university which proves your enrollment in a graduate/postgraduate level programme as of 1 February 2025 (download sample document here)
- Your contribution file with no indication of your name in the file name, the file metadata or the file itself
Application Process
Qualify with an excellent essay!
They expect a professional, creative and thought-provoking essay. Be bold, unconventional, and distinctive on the competition question.
For your contribution to be valid, the following criteria must be met –
- Qualify with an excellent essay
- They expect a professional, creative and thought-provoking essay. Be bold, unconventional, and distinctive on the competition question.
- For your contribution to be valid, the following criteria must be met
- Form Essay (max. 2,100 words, excl. abstract, bibliography, and footnotes)
- Language: English
- Deadline: 1 February 2025, 11:59 p.m. last time zone (UTC-12)
- Anonymity: Your name, e-mail address, university, or any identifying details must not be mentioned anywhere in the contribution file.
- Individuality: Individual work is expected, no group work is allowed. The essay must be written exclusively for this contest. The idea must be the author’s own.
- Citation: All sources must be cited and referred to the respective part of the essay. All contributions will be tested for plagiarism.
- Any auxiliary aids (AI, proofreading, translation service, layout/graphics services, writing and translation programs, etc.) are to be listed in an auxiliary aids directory.
- Template: Download Template for the Global Essay Competition from the Apply Now link
Application Deadline: February 1, 2025 (15 Days Remaining)
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