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ASEF Young Leaders Summit 2025 | Japan and Online | Fully Funded

  • Friday, May 9, 2025

  • Business

  • International Office

Description:  

ASEF Young Leaders Summit 2025 is a fully funded youth summit organized by the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) for young leaders from across Asia and Europe. This summit offers a unique platform for youth to connect, collaborate, and contribute to shaping a human-centered, inclusive, and sustainable future through ASEFYLS6 – a holistic leadership development program. The initiative focuses on building leadership capacity across three levels: self-leadership, team leadership, and societal leadership. This year’s theme is ‘Leadership & Society 5.0’. 

 
 

Degree Level: Summit 

 

Program Timeline: July – October 2025 

The summit runs from July to October 2025 and consists of three phases: 

  • Phase 1: Knowledge Building (29 July – 26 August 2025)?– Conducted online, with live sessions twice a week featuring expert talks and leadership training. 

  • Phase 2: Leadership in Action (27 August – 28 September 2025)?– Also online, where teams of Asian and European youth collaborate on real-life challenges presented by the UNDP. 

  • Phase 3: Youth Summit (29 September – 5 October 2025)?– A fully funded in-person summit in?Osaka, Japan, involving workshops, expert dialogues, and team presentations. 

 

Grants: The summit is fully funded. 

  • There is no registration or participation fee. 

  • The host organization will provide accommodation to the participants. 

  • Meals will also be given. 

  • Round-way air-fare will be paid for by the host organization. 

  • The organizers will also provide free professional and leadership training, along with certificates for all participants. 

  • Certificates will be awarded after the completion of the Summit. 

 

Eligibility Criteria:   You should be between 18 to 30 years old. 

  • You must be from an eligible country in Asia or Europe. 

  • You need to have good English skills, both speaking and writing. 

  • The team will look at your motivation for joining the summit. 

  • They’ll also consider your experience in community or social work. 

  • Your interests should match the summit’s theme of Society 5.0. 

  • They aim to select a diverse group — with equal chances for everyone, no matter where you’re from or your background. 

 

 

 

How to Apply: 

  • Fill in the online application form. 

  • You and save the incomplete form and fill it in later for submission. 

  • Update your CV and upload it. 

  • Answer the questions mentioned in the form. 

  • Mention your personal and professional background. 

  • Explain what is your motivation to join this summit. 

  • Describe what potential contributions can you make in this program. 

  • Documents Required for the #ASEFYLS CAPACITY BUILDINGS 2024: 

  • Valid Passport. 

  • Updated CV. 

  • Educational transcripts. 

  • Any other supporting document that you think is necessary to have while traveling to a foreign country. 

 

Application Deadline: 3 June 2025. 

 

Online Apply: https://asiaeuropefoundation.formstack.com/forms/asefyls6_applicationform  

 

Official Website: https://asef.org/news/call-for-participants-for-asefyls6/  

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Call for application: DAAD Scholarship programme "Development-Related Postgraduate Courses (EPOS)"!

  • Thursday, May 8, 2025

  • Education

  • International Office

Dear sir/ madam

 

The German Academic Exchange Service offers funding for selected Master's and PhD courses designed to train young, academically educated professionals from developing countries for leading positions in government, administration and NGOs as well as in the corporate sector.

 

At present, courses are offered in the following fields:

• Economics, business administration,  political economics

• Development cooperation

• Engineering and related sciences

• Regional and urban planning

• Agricultural and forestry sciences

• Natural and environmental sciences

• Medicine and public health

• Social sciences, education, and law

• Media studies

 

Applications are welcomed from professionals with a first academic degree (16 years of education for Master and 18 years of education for PhD) preferably not older than six years and at least two years of relevant professional experience.

Applicants are expected to prove their ability for the selected degree course by submitting a detailed motivation letter explaining why exactly they have selected the given course and which parts of the course programme they consider particularly beneficial for their future career as well as in how far they consider themselves well enough prepared to complete the selected programme.

 

Note: Applications for DAAD scholarships - funded by the German Ministry of Economic Cooperation and Development - can be submitted together with the application for admission. Applications for admission on the basis of other scholarships (e.g. from the government of the home country or from other organizations) are very welcome, too. Applications must be sent only to the respective course directly!

 

Successful applicants will receive a DAAD scholarship for the length of the degree course (12-24 months for Masters and 42 months for PhD). Applicants who are admitted to the degree course but who cannot be considered for a DAAD scholarship are welcome to join the programme on their own funds or funded by their government, their employer or any other organization. Language of instruction for most courses is English. DAAD will, however, arrange for a compulsory intensive course of German language for all participants.

 

Detailed information on the programme can be found in the following link: daad.de/go/en/stipa50076777 . A booklet with information (prerequisite and requirements, application formalities etc) on the offered degree courses and the application process can be found under the given link named: EPOS Brochure 2026/2027 "Development-Related Postgraduate Courses - Educating Professionals for Sustainable Development".

 

An annually updated list of all funded study courses is also available online at:  www.daad.de/epos-info .

 

We would highly appreciate if you could make this programme known to interested young professionals and spread it among your network and your university.

 

Yours sincerely,

Qurat ul Ain Naqvi

 

DAAD Information Centre Islamabad

Tel: 051-2251118

info@daad.pk


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Call for application: DAAD Helmut-Schmidt-Programme (Master's Scholarships for Public Policy and Good Governance - PPGG)

  • Wednesday, May 7, 2025

  • CUI

  • International Office

This prestigious programme is aimed at future leaders in politics, public administration, economics, and non-governmental organizations. The graduate and a young professional with a strong academic background with a keen interest in public policy and good governance, are encourage to apply.
Application Period:
June 1 – July 31, 2025: (Applications must be submitted directly to the respective universities)
Important Notes:
For detailed guidance, please visit the websites of the participating Master’s programmes or contact the programme coordinators listed in the DAAD announcement.
CUI highly encourage all eligible students to take advantage of this opportunity to pursue postgraduate education in Germany.
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Call for Applications for Middle East Technical University (METU), Türkiye

  • Wednesday, May 7, 2025

  • CUI

  • International Office

Call for Applications for Middle East Technical University (METU), Türkiye Application form -METU

Call for Applications-METU (Turkiye)

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Taiwan Government Fellowship 2025 (Fully Funded)

  • Tuesday, May 6, 2025

  • CUI

  • International Office

Description:

The Taiwan Fellowship 2025 program is now open for applications. Sponsored by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of China (Taiwan), this prestigious fellowship invites scholars and researchers from around the world to conduct academic research at Taiwanese universities, colleges, and research institutions.

Degree Level: Taiwan Government Fellowship 2025 (Fully Funded) is available to undertake Fellowship level programs at Taiwan Universities.

Subject: Humanities, social sciences, Sinology, Taiwan studies, cross-strait relations, or Asia-Pacific regional studies.

Grants: NT$60,000 (approx. USD 1,850) for professors, associate professors, research fellows.

1. NT$50,000 (approx. USD 1,540) for assistant professors, postdoctoral researchers, and PhD students.

2. Travel Subsidy:

3. A round-trip economy-class airfare subsidy (up to NT$35,000 or around USD 1,080) to Taiwan.

4. Academic Networking:

5. Participation in seminars, workshops, and academic activities organized by Taiwan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Eligibility criteria: Eligible candidates for the Taiwan Fellowship 2025 include:

6. Professors, Associate Professors, Assistant Professors

7. Postdoctoral Researchers

8. Doctoral Candidates or Doctoral Program Students

9. Research Fellows or Associate Research Fellows at overseas academic institutions

10. Applicants must be foreign nationals (non-Taiwan citizens) and not currently residing, studying, or conducting research in Taiwan.

11. The research focus must relate to:

12. Taiwan

13. Cross-strait relations

14. Mainland China studies

15. Asia-Pacific regional issues

16. Sinology (Chinese language, culture, history studies)

Application Procedure:

Applicants must submit: 1. Online application form (to be completed and printed from Taiwan Fellowship Portal)

2. Updated CV including a list of publications

3. Detailed research proposal (approximately 3 pages)

4. Two letters of recommendation (or one recommendation letter and one letter of consent from your institution's chief administrator)

5. Submit the printed documents to Taipei Economic and Trade Office, Jakarta, Indonesia

Application Deadline: June 30, 2025

Online Apply: https://taiwanfellowship.ncl.edu.tw/eng/index.aspx

Official Website: https://www.roc-taiwan.org/id_en/post/5076.html

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