THE VALE SYMPOSIUM 2023
THE VALE SYMPOSIUM ON VALUE-DRIVEN YOUTH LEADERSHIP
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The Why
Leadership never exists in a vacuum: bringing people together to share, learn, and inspire each other makes for communal growth, new innovations, and collaboration across organisations, fields, and country borders.
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Interactive Workshop
The Symposium is a dynamic event with a plethora of learning opportunities on value-driven youth leadership. We provide thought-provoking sessions and a chance to share perspectives on leadership issues relevant to anyone in or aspiring for leadership positions looking for more knowledge or perspectives to apply in their personal and professional development.
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Diverse Perspectives
The Symposium dives into enlightening discussions, creating the space for strong voices from across the globe on the facets and challenges of youth empowerment and leadership across organisations.
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Networking
The event connects like-minded individuals, partners, and organisations in a inspiring setting. The Symposium brings together leaders and change makers from a variety of organisations, including 25+ youth leaders from 15 countries travelling to Oslo surrounding the Symposium. It’s a melting pot of diverse thoughts, experiences, and inspirations.
The Organisers
Making It Happen
The VALE
The Value-driven Advanced Leadership (The VALE) Association is a international NGO registered in Sweden, specialising in youth leadership education. The VALE supports the creation of aware, skilled, and value-driven leaders for a peaceful, inclusive, and sustainable world. To this end, The VALE holds residential training courses, arranges thematic seminars and workshops both in-person and online. Since 2021, almost a thousand people have attended their educational activities.
YFU Norge
Youth For Understanding (YFU) is a volunteer-based global non-profit community consisting of 55+ Member Organisations across six continents. For 70+ years they have facilitated intercultural exchanges and educational programs impacting 270 000 students aged 15-19, as well as host families, and communities. YFU’s mission is to advance intercultural understanding, life-long learning, global competencies, mutual respect, and social responsibility.
Global Shapers Oslo
The Global Shapers Community, founded by Professor Klaus Schwab of the World Economic Forum in 2011, is a non-profit organisation based in Geneva, Switzerland. Global Shapers Oslo is Norway’s sole hub. Established by HRH Crown Princess Mette-Marit in 2012, it unites young change-makers from diverse backgrounds to work on local impact initiatives. The hub’s mission is to develop and support projects that positively influence the local community.
Special Thanks
This event is made possible through the generous support from LNU – Landsrådet for Norges barne- og ungdomsorganisasjoner and Fondation Hippocrène.
PROJECT PARTNERS
