The ASEF Young Leaders Summit (ASEFYLS) is a youth platform that connects young people across Asia & Europe, applying a 360 degree approach on leadership development and community engagement: self-leadership (you), team leadership (we) and societal leadership (all).
About ASEF Young Leaders Summit
Opportunity Details
- Date Published: May 13, 2025
- Application Deadline: June 03, 2025
- Category: Training
- Oppotunity Locations: Japan
- Eligible Locations: Asia
Europe
The Society 5.0 concept describes a human-centered society that balances economic advancement with the resolution of social problems by a system that highly integrates cyberspace and physical space. ASEFYLS will explore what kind of leadership is needed for Society 5.0 and how young people can prepare for an ethical, sustainable, inclusive, and digital future.
Programme Details
The 6th ASEF Young Leaders Summit is a youth leadership programme focusing on 'Leadership in Society 5.0', with collaborative programme elements taking place both virtually and physically throughout July to October 2025.
The ASEFYLS6 Programme consists of 3 phases with the aim to give participants the opportunity to learn, to collaborate, and play a part in solving global challenges through the use of technology:
- Knowledge Building Phase | 29 July - 26 August 2025 Online: An in-depth exploration into Leadership and Society 5.0 featuring trainings with thematic experts and high-level leadership dialogues.
- Leadership in Action Phase | 27 August - 28 September 2025 | Online: Participants will be allocated to a team of Asians and Europeans to collaborate and find solutions for real-life global challenges - gathering best practices from Asia and Europe of examples of using technology to solve societal challenges.
- Youth Summit 29 September - 5 October 2025 | Osaka, Japan: An opportunity for people-to-people exchanges, dialogues with experts, networking, and learning in a local context.
Benefits of ASEF Young Leaders Summit
- Learn: Explore the topic of Leadership and Society 5.0, and learn from leading institutions and thematic experts and high-level speakers.
- Network: Meet like-minded youth from all across Asia & Europe and build up your network for future partnerships & collaborations.
- Explore Japan: Experience and learn more about local perspectives on the incorporation of technology in Society 5.0, in Osaka, Japan - where the concept originated from!
- Contribute: Lead collaborative efforts to find best practice solutions in using technology to solve societal challenges.
Cost
- Accommodation, meals, and travel subsidies will be provided for the selected participants.
ASEF Young Leaders Summit Requirements
They are looking for applicants who meets the following requirements:
- A citizen of one of the eligible Asian and European Countries
- Students and young professionals between 18-30 years
- Excellent command of English (verbal and written)
Selection criteria such as motivation to participate and demonstration of experience in community and societal leadership will be taken into consideration for the selection.
What commitment is required?
From July to October 2025, participants are expected to attend and engage in:
- 9 online Knowledge Building Phase sessions between 29 July – 26 August 2025 (on average 4 hours per week), along with individual tasks (self-paced)
- Actively engage in and contribute to team work, conducting online case study research as part of the Leadership in Action Phase, including attending weekly group meetings.
- On-site active participation in one of the Youth Summit in Osaka, Japan (29 September – 5 October 2025).
Application Date and Process
- Click on the link to the application website to apply.
For more information, see Overview & FAQs. If you have any questions, send them an email at [email protected]
Application Deadline
03 June, 2025
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