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/