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St. Gallen Symposium 2023 Leader of Tomorrow Essay Competition (Switzerland)

The St. Gallen Symposium is the world’s most relevant organisation and platform for cross-generational dialogue and collaboration.

The symposium brings together leaders of today and tomorrow from business, politics, science and civil society to foster mutual understanding and joint action on our most pressing challenges and chances. Our global community comprises more than 400 businesses and institutions and over 300 universities.

We believe in positive change for a better world by bringing generations together along with our vision: Lead with the Next Generation in Mind.

About St. Gallen Symposium

The St. Gallen Symposium, formerly known as the International Management Symposium and the ISC-Symposium, is an annual conference taking place in May at the University of St. Gallen in St. Gallen, Switzerland. It is one of the world's leading initiatives for intergenerational debates on economic, political, and social developments between decision makers of today and tomorrow.The symposium's goal is to facilitate solutions by addressing the big challenges and chances of our time. The St. Gallen Symposium was founded in 1969 as a response to th...... continue reading

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Leader of Tomorrow Essay Competition

Application Deadline01 Feb 2023
Country to studySwitzerland
TypeContest
SponsorSt. Gallen Symposium
GenderMen and Women

Aim and Benefits of Leader of Tomorrow Essay Competition

Expenses for travel, board and lodging covered, travel service provided. The award is endowed with a total prize money of CHF 20,000


Requirements for Leader of Tomorrow Essay Competition Qualification

To be eligible, candidate must fulfil all of the following criteria:

  • Enrolled in a graduate or postgraduate programme (master level or higher) in any field of study at a regular university
  • Born in 1993 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 2023 (download sample document here)
  • Your contribution file with no indication of your name in the file name, the file metadata or the file itself

Interview date, Process and Venue for Leader of Tomorrow Essay Competition

Selection Criteria: 

All contributions will be evaluated according to specific criteria by an independent jury composed of professors, corporate executives and entrepreneurs. The authors of the best 100 contributions qualify as Leaders of Tomorrow and will be invited by the ISC to the next St. Gallen Symposium.


Documents Required for Application

In addition to your contribution, make sure to upload

  • 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 2023 (download sample document here)
  • Your contribution file with no indication of your name in the file name, the file metadata or the file itself

in the applicable field of the registration form.



Application Deadline

February 1, 2023


How to Apply

Interested and qualified? Go to St. Gallen Symposium on webportalapp.com to apply

A great deal of our lives is influenced by when we were born. As those currently alive, we have inherited the world which previous and older generations have built. We owe a great deal to the efforts of our forebears, but we also inherit problematic legacies.

For this year’s St. Gallen Symposium Global Essay Competition on the theme «A New Generational Contract», we are calling for students worldwide to provide their perspective on one of the following two questions:

  •  What’s the best legacy your generation has inherited from those before you? And how can we preserve it? Choose and briefly describe a major accomplishment which has only become possible through the efforts of older and previous generations. This can be from the realm of political governance, economic development, social norms and ethics, education, health, technology, ecology, arts or any other area you deem relevant. Of particular interest are ideas, institutions, technologies or norms which you believe are challenged by current developments. Describe how current developments challenge this major achievement by older and previous generations and offer a concrete and actionable idea of how it can be preserved for your generation as well as future ones.
  • What’s the worst legacy your generation has inherited from those before you? And how can we replace it? Choose and briefly describe a major problematic legacy which has been passed on from older and previous generations to yours. This can be from political governance, economic development, social norms and ethics, education health, technology, ecology, arts or any other area you deem relevant. Of particular interest are ideas, institutions, technologies or norms at the core of how our world currently works. Describe a concrete and actionable idea of how we can get rid off this problematic legacy left by old

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