St. Gallen Symposium Grad & Postgrad Essay Competition

The St. Gallen Symposium is running a Global Essay Competition, aimed at graduate and post-graduate students. To participate they will have to answer one of two essay questions revolving around this year's theme "A New Generational Contract". 

The 100 best submissions to the Global Essay Competition will qualify as Leaders of Tomorrow. You will then have the unique opportunity to participate in the St. Gallen Symposium in an all-expenses covered trip to Switzerland with like-minded peopl for the Leaders of Tomorrow (LoT) Europe conference, taking place from 4 – 5 May 2023 at the University of St. Gallen. You will have the possibility to challenge the status quo, spark ideas, and inspire action through various activities such as panel discussions with current senior leaders across diverse sectors.

The symposium has discovered distinguished leaders of tomorrow such as  Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba Group and Symone D. Sanders, Senior Advisor and Chief Spokesperson to the Vice President of the United States (Kamala Harris).

Further information is available here, and please not that the deadline for submission is February 1st, 11.59 am.