APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR NexGen Leaders Fellowship Programme – Geneva Immersion 2025

NexGen Leaders Fellowship Programme – Geneva Immersion 2025.

DATE: 20-27 October, 2025

The Young Global Leaders Network is proud to announce the launch of the NexGen Leaders Fellowship Programme – Geneva Immersion 2025, a groundbreaking initiative designed to equip emerging leaders with the knowledge, skills, and global exposure needed to shape the future of diplomacy, policy, and leadership.

📍 Why Geneva?

Geneva, Switzerland, is the beating heart of global diplomacy and home to more than 180 international organisations, including the United Nations, WHO, WTO, and the Red Cross. As a hub for global policy, international development, human rights, and peacebuilding, it offers an unparalleled backdrop for aspiring leaders to learn from the world’s foremost institutions and experts.

👥 Who Is This Fellowship For?

This highly selective programme is open to young professionals, activists, early-career diplomats, and changemakers from across the globe who are passionate about leadership, international development, sustainable change, and cross-cultural collaboration.

If you’re a rising leader seeking to expand your global outlook and gain hands-on insights into diplomacy and multilateralism, this is your opportunity.

🔎 What to Expect

Running in October 2025, the Geneva Immersion Fellowship is a week-long, in-person experience combining:

  • 🌐 Educational visits to key UN agencies and international organisations

  • 🎤 Interactive workshops with experts in diplomacy, governance, and international affairs

  • 🤝 Roundtable discussions with global leaders and fellow participants

  • 🗣️ Leadership forums focused on the SDGs, youth engagement, and policy advocacy

  • 📜 A Fellowship Certificate upon completion, recognising your commitment to global leadership

💡 Why It Matters

Today’s youth are tomorrow’s diplomats, ministers, CEOs, and movement builders. The Geneva Immersion is not just a learning opportunity—it’s a launchpad for high-impact leadership. Fellows will leave the programme equipped with new tools, connections, and a global perspective, ready to lead and serve their communities and countries.

📝 How to Apply

Applications are now open! To learn more about eligibility, programme structure, and fees, visit:
👉 www.younggloballeadersnetwork.com/nexgen-leaders-fellowship-programme-geneva-immersion-2025

Deadline to apply: 05 August 2025


Join us in Geneva and become part of a bold generation rewriting the story of global leadership.

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Emmanuel Addo
Founder

Emmanuel Addo is a Ghanaian-born leadership strategist, youth development advocate, and the visionary founder of the Young Global Leaders Network. A former student activist at the University of Ghana, he holds an MBA from Anglia Ruskin University, a Postgraduate Diploma in Strategic Management from the UK, and is completing a Doctor of Business Administration at Manipal GlobalNxt University in Malaysia.

Currently a Manager at one of the UK’s leading universities, Emmanuel also holds certificates from the University of Oxford and the Malta Leadership Institute. Under his leadership, YGLN has grown to over 10,000 members across Africa, with registered branches in nine countries and presence in 15 others. He is also the founder and Chief Convener of the Young African Leaders Summit, and has supported over 370 young entrepreneurs and mentored more than 2,000 African youths.

Emmanuel’s work continues to impact policy, leadership, and entrepreneurship across Africa and beyond.