Applications are open for the African German Young Leaders in Business 2022 for Young African Leaders
Application Deadline: 16th April 2023
Program holds 10 – 16 September 2023
About the African German Young Leaders in Business:
African German Young Leaders in Business (AGYLE) connects young African and German leaders from business, politics and the media to establish a long-term business network and to develop innovative business models. The goal of AGYLE is to strengthen the African-German dialogue and to lay the foundation for cross-border economic cooperation.
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AGYLE is a programme of the Agency for Business and Economic Development (AWE) and Germany – Land of Ideas. AWE is funded by the Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) and supported by GIZ and DEG.
Type: Training
Eligibility:
Are you a young leader
- up to 40 years of age
- from the fields of business, politics or media
- from Germany, Ghana, Rwanda, Senegal, Tunisia
- who has already taken on professional leadership responsibility
- who is socially engaged in addition to her/his professional activities
- who is interested in African-German topics-Â previous experience, already existing cooperations or projects in Africa are not necessary
- who is willing to actively participate in the Young Leaders Alumni network?
Eligible Countries: Germany, Ghana, Rwanda, Senegal, Tunisia
To be Taken at (Country): Germany
Number of Awards: 40
Value of Award:
- Exclusive access to an international business network and new, long-term corporate contacts and business relationships
- All selected participants will be invited to the AGYLE Week, which will take place from 10 – 16 September 2023 in Berlin
- Development of innovative ideas and new business models
- Professional and interdisciplinary collaboration at eye-level with experts, mentors, participants
- Exchange of experience with other young leaders from participating countries
- Positioning as a representative of the home country
- Support in international positioning as a young leader and promotion of career development
- Cultural insights into the participating countries
How to Apply: In addition to a letter of motivation, a letter of recommendation and a CV, participants must also submit a short personal video statement. A jury will review all submitted documents after the official application deadline.
- It is important to go through all application requirements in the Award Webpage (see Link below) before applying.
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