The St. Gallen Symposium is the world's leading initiative for cross generational debates on economic, political, and social developments - an entirely student lead initiative.

Part of the St. Gallen Symposium is the Global Essay Competition, aimed at graduate and post-graduate students (maximum age: 30 years). To participate they will have to answer one of these essay questions, opens an external URL in a new window. They revolve around this year's theme "A New Generational Contract". A topic which needs to be discussed now more urgently than ever.

The 100 best submissions to the Global Essay Competition will qualify as Leaders of Tomorrow. They will get the unique opportunity to participate at the St. Gallen Symposium in an all-expenses covered trip to Switzerland with like-minded people. Leaders of Tomorrow are carefully selected brilliant young minds from around the world. They will have the opportunity to challenge the status quo, spark ideas, and inspire action through various activities such as panel discussions with current senior leaders across diverse sectors.

We are proud to have welcomed distinguished participants over the years including Christine Lagarde, president of the European Central Bank, Jack Ma, founder of Alibaba Group and, most recently, Maria Ressa, last year’s Nobel Peace Prize winner.

We would be delighted to arrange a call with you to discuss further possibilities of how to promote this year's Global Essay Competition at your university.

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