Seize this Opportunity ! 2025 WTO Young Trade Leaders Programme Awaits!
🌍 Seize the Opportunity! 2025 WTO Young Trade Leaders Programme Awaits! 🌍
Are you passionate about international trade and eager to make a real impact on the global stage? This is your chance to take your knowledge and career to the next level. The WTO Young Trade Leaders Programme is calling on exceptional young people like you to step forward and bring new perspectives to the future of global trade. Could you be one of the next trailblazers in international trade? Read on to find out more!
About the World Trade Organisation
The World Trade Organization is an intergovernmental organization headquartered in Geneva, Switzerland that regulates and facilitates international trade. Governments use the organization to establish, revise, and enforce the rules that govern international trade in cooperation with the United Nations System
Young people between the ages of 18 and 28 with a strong interest in international trade are encouraged to apply.
About the Young Trade Leaders Programme
The Young Trade Leaders Programme was created in 2024 to establish a closer link between young people and the WTO. Candidates selected to be “Young Trade Leaders” will be exceptional young people who demonstrate a clear understanding of how trade can be of benefit to people and planet. They will bring new perspectives and ideas about the role of trade and the WTO, while also having the opportunity to learn about the organization’s work and play a role in advancing its mission.
How to apply
Young Trade Leaders are selected for one year. For more details on the 2025 programme and information on how to apply, consult the information note.
The deadline for applications is 2 May 2025 (23.59 CET).
Short-listed candidates will be invited to take part in an interview in May 2025.
The start date for successful candidates is 1 July 2025.
Benefits
Selected Young Trade Leaders will have the opportunity to:
- gain a greater understanding of the workings of the WTO and international trade
- publish articles, blogs, podcasts and social media content on trade-related topics
- attend an in-person one-day training programme at the WTO in Geneva
- coordinate a session during the WTO’s annual Public Forum
- benefit from existing WTO training programmes
- benefit from WTO Secretariat advice and mentoring
- receive support when organizing WTO-related activities in their home countries
They will not receive remuneration, but they will be invited to travel to Geneva to participate in the 2025 WTO Public Forum in September.
Deadline : 2 May 2025
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