The Victorian Young Leaders: Global Youth Forum

This year, Asia Education Foundation at Asialink, The University of Melbourne will host a youth forum designed exclusively for Victorian high school students - The Global Youth Forum.
 
The Victorian Young Leaders: Global Youth Forum is a new blended learning program for Year 9 students, designed to deepen their understanding of what it means to be a global citizen. 

As part of this immersive learning experience, students will research and discuss themes of global citizenship, identity, and purpose to propose innovative solutions to achieve positive change for education.  With an aim to inspire young Australians to take an active role to reimagine global education for the 21st Century, this forum will provide a platform for students to think about and share their ideas to solve a global challenge that will most affect them in the future and their role in leading the change. 

Throughout the day, students will engage in a series of online and offline activities and have the opportunity to hear from and interact with expert speakers to build their knowledge and understanding. Identifying key issues, students will collaborate in groups to create a short video of their solution to enhance global education. In a final marketplace, these solutions will be discussed and debated, along with some of the key challenges facing the international education community and the role of youth in addressing them. Students will also be encouraged to make recommendations to the government on how Australia and young Australians specifically, can help implement change. 

• Who: Open to all Victorian Year 9 Students in teams of three to six. 
• When: Delivered in three phases in Term 2, there will be a Pre Forum Event, Online Forum, and Post Forum event. To ensure a rich learning experience, we will deliver three online forums. Schools can register up to three teams for each forum. View the key dates here. 
• Where: To enhance students learning, this forum will be delivered as a blended model of learning using a combination of online and offline environments.
• Cost: Participation in this forum is free for all Victorian Government, Catholic and Independent schools. 
• Register here.​