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St. Gallen Symposium Global Essay Competition 2024

Compete in our 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.

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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Global Essay Competition

Application Deadline01 Feb 2024
TypeContest
SponsorSt. Gallen Symposium
GenderMen and Women

Aim and Benefits of Global Essay Competition

  • Meet 300 of society’s brightest young minds. Present and debate your ideas with 600 senior leaders.
  • Be inspired by some of the world’smost impressive speakers.
  • Gain a unique and new perspective on this year’s topic. Become a member of a unique global community.
  • Participate in the symposium with us. Win prize money of CHF 20,000 split amongst the three winners.

Requirements for Global Essay Competition Qualification

  • Enrolled in a graduate or postgraduate programme (master level or higher) in any field of study at a regular university
  • Born in 1994 or later

Interview date, Process and Venue for Global Essay Competition

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 2024, 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 expected, no group work 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 in the essay. All contributions will be tested for plagiarism.
Template Download Template for the Global Essay Competition

Documents Required for Application

  • 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 2024 (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 Deadline

February 1, 2024


How to Apply

For more details, visit St. Gallen Symposium website.

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