Cambridge Middle East & North Africa Forum Young Leaders’ Initiative 2023 | APPLY NOW

This informs the public about the Cambridge Middle East & North Africa Forum Young Leaders’ Initiative 2023. Details about the Program are given below.

Cambridge Middle East & North Africa Forum

About Cambridge Middle East & North Africa Forum 2023

The Cambridge Middle East and North Africa Forum’s Young Leaders’ Initiative (YLI) aims to bring together talented students and young professionals in the United Kingdom, who have a keen interest in the key strategic issues impacting the Middle East and North Africa region.

The programme aims to create a network of emerging leaders in academia, policy analysis and the private sector, foster progressive collaboration between their respective disciplines, and encourage productive policy discussions and the sharing of innovative ideas surrounding the political, economic and security affairs of the Middle East and North Africa region.

Program Details

The YLI will not only equip participants with a nuanced understanding of the challenges and opportunities facing today’s Middle East and North Africa region, but will also provide a platform for networking and collaboration with leading experts in the policy analysis and policymaking fields.

The programme is comprised of an online seminar series and a conference held in Cambridge, England. The seminar series will feature distinguished experts from academic, policy, and industry backgrounds, who – besides discussing alliances, bilateral and multilateral relations, expanding influence through economic means, and the emerging axis of security cooperation in the Middle East and North Africa – will steer immersive and constructive debates between participants about specific policy challenges and opportunities impacting the region.

Benefits

Participants will have the opportunity to:

  • Participate in a fully-funded programme
  • Expand their professional network
  • Develop an original piece of policy analysis with academic support

Eligibility

Final-year undergraduate, Master’s or PhD students, or professionals under the age of 30, based in the United Kingdom

Essential requirements:

  • Relevant undergraduate or postgraduate degree in Politics, International Relations, Middle Eastern Studies, Economics, Business, War and Security Studies or a cognate discipline
  • Advanced knowledge of and interest in the political and/or economic and/or security relations of the Middle East and North Africa region
  • Experience in research

Additional desirable but non-essential requirements:

  • Fluency in a regional language
  • Experience living/studying/working in the region

Cambridge Middle East & North Africa Forum 2023 Application

For those interested in Cambridge Middle East & North Africa Forum 2023. Apply by sending your CV and statement (up to 250 words) detailing your interest in the programme to Ms Tugela Pepin at t.pepin@cmenaf.org.

Application Deadline

  • The deadline for receipt of applications is 18 August 2023.

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