Call for participants
YES IRAN 2016The impact lab for agents of sustainable changeDecember 4 – 17, 2016
YOUTH ENCOUNTERON SUSTAINABILITYYES
PLUS: Get 3 ECTS credits! (ask your university for recognition)
BUILD CAPACITIESin sustainable
development on-site and at home
CREATE MEMORIESwith 30 students
from all fields and countries
SHAPE OUR FUTUREwith 1,400
change makers around the world
APPLICATION DEADLINE: September 30, 2016Apply before Sept 15 and get early bird discount of EUR 150!Online application: yes.myclimate.org/yes-applyMore information about Iran, visa etc.: yes.aut.ac.ir
CONTACTDominik Mösching Project Manager Climate Education T +41 44 500 43 50 [email protected]
Stiftung myclimate Pfingstweidstrasse 10 8005 Zürich www.myclimate.org
YES is dedicated to build mind-sets and skill-sets for a sustainable future, to create global partnerships of change agents and institutions, and to leave a local impact behind.
ELIGIBILITY You are an enrolled student at a university or you have early-career experience in busi-nesses, think-tanks, public administrations, academic ins-titutions, international organi-zations, or NGO. You are bet-ween 21 and 34 years old and proficient in English.
You show a high dedication to sustainability, you have a strong interest in interdiscipli-nary collaboration and inter-cultural exchange, and you are eager to share your skills and expertise in the YES lab and with the YES Alumni community.
RECOGNITION Universities frequently accredit succesful completion of YES with 3 (three) ECTS points. Ask the relevant units or your pro-fessor at your home institution for recognition.
DURATION We expect you to attend the entire lab according to the dates published. Possibility to combine participation with low-carbon business confe-rence at AUT, Dec 2-3, 2016 (information forthcoming).
FEE Students: EUR 850Non-students: EUR 1,850
Tuition fee scholarships available. No travel scholar-ships available. See website.
The participation fee is subsi-dized by the YES partners. It covers lodging, full board, transfers, excursions, program activities, materials, the YES Alumni community member-ship; all of which are arranged by the lab organizers.
You are responsible for paying and organizing your visa, your health and travel insurance
(mandatory), your travel to Tehran/Iran, and any additional activity outside the program.
VISAImportant: Start your visa pro-cess 2 months before the lab by contacting the Iranian embassy in your country. Visa invitation letter will be provided.
VISITING IRANTravel: http://wikitravel.org/en/IranCulture: http://www.cultureofiran.comWomen: http://www.iranianvisa.com/dress.htm
APPLICATION Apply online and include your CV, motivation letter and re-commendation letter. The se-lection committee reviews the applications and selects the participants. Places are limited (early application strongly recommended).
Apply before
Sept 15 2016
Get early
bird discount!
Experience the first YES lab in Iran, the country of four seasons, well known for its rich history and as key player
in global energy and resource transformations
YES HOSTING PARTNER IRAN YES GLOBAL PARTNER
YES OPERATOR
APPLY NOW: YES IRAN 2016
Building skills and minds for a sustainable future with the unique YES learning approach: practical, empowering, interdisciplinary, intercultural
15 countries
12 days
ASSESSING SOLUTIONSExplore local cases and
connections across different contexts, hands-on
work and analysis on-site, interdisciplinary and
intercultural cooperation
DEVELOPING ANSWERSApply practical impact tools
(e.g. systemic problem structuring, business model
canvas), pitch and refine project proposals, define milestones,
start implementation
ANALYZING CHALLENGESLow carbon economies
and societies, nexus waste-water-energy, mobility,
resource use, shifting paradigms of «well-being»
and «development»
30 students
THE SESSIONSThe sessions are led by local and international experts from universities, institutions and busines-ses. The learning process is moderated by experi-enced YES facilitators.
THE PROGRAMVisit our website to find up-to-date information about the involved ex-perts, institutions, the or-ganizing team, the daily program: yes.myclimate.org
THE LOCATIONHosting partner: Amirkabir University of Technology AUT, TehranVenue:Ahuan Recreat. Complex, Chaboksar, Ramsar, Gilan (shared rooms)
JOIN THE YES ALUMNI COMMUNITY
of YES alumni in leading positions
43% 38% of YES alumni founded their own organization
1402 committed YES alumniin 143 countries
«YES is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, a truly creative exercise in applied diversity. You will leave with inspiration,
new skills, friends and contacts for life!»
336from Europe
493from Asia
201from Africa
98from
North America
53from
Australia / Pacific
40+
20–39
5–19
1–4
0
221from
South America
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