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GLC Members

The Global Leadership Challenge 2022 will convene 100 young leaders selected through an open application process in Oxford, St. Gallen, and around the world. Applicants will be evaluated on their commitment to responsible leadership and passion for engaging with complex global challenges. We are looking for a diverse group of postgraduate students and young professionals who are ready to rise to the challenges of our time and develop themselves as the responsible leaders our world desperately needs now.

GLC Members can participate virtually from around the world and most sessions of GLC will be online. Those joining us from Oxford and St. Gallen will be attending sessions on 12 May in-person.

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What's in it for you?

Become part of a diverse global community of young, responsible leaders
Engage with world-renowned academics and senior business and policy leaders
Develop action projects that address some of the most pressing global challenges using design thinking principles
Learn to lead in a way that not only advances personal ambition but actively seeks the wider good of society
Earn an official Certificate of Achievement
Possibility to receive bespoke leadership training and mentorship offered by the Oxford Character Project
Possibility to receive Entrepreneurship Coaching with EWOR Academy to build your venture
As the first winning group, possibility to attend the 52nd St. Gallen Symposium in May 2023 as Leaders of Tomorrow

Earn a
Certificate of Achievement

All active participants will receive an official Certificate of Achievement from the University of Oxford and the St. Gallen Symposium.

Attend the
52nd St. Gallen Symposium

The winning team will be offered to join the 52nd St. Gallen Symposium on 4-5 May 2023 as Leaders of Tomorrow and engage in cross-generational dialogue with senior leaders.

As Leaders of Tomorrow, their expenses for travel and accommodation will be fully covered. After the conference, they will join a global network of emerging thinkers and changemakers.

Receive exclusive mentorship after GLC

After GLC, GLC Members can apply for further mentoring in two tracks: “entrepreneurship” (with EWOR Education) to learn skills and competencies towards building their own ventures, and “leadership development” (with the Oxford Character Project at the University of Oxford) to reflect on their own purpose and grow as a future leader.

Eligibility criteria

You are a student (currently enrolled in a Masters or a PhD programme) or a young professional (aged between 21-30 years).
You have finished your undergraduate studies.
You have already demonstrated your commitment to responsible leadership through extra-curricular activities and/or work experience.
You are committed to investing around five half-days from 8-12 December 2022 in GLC.
Active participation in GLC sessions is mandatory to receive a Certificate of Achievement.