The Global Leadership Challenge (GLC) aims to help emerging leaders to grow in the wisdom and character required for responsible leadership that makes a difference in the world — leadership that doesn’t simply seek to fulfil personal ambition but furthers societies’ sustainable development. GLC is a joint initiative of the University of Oxford (Social Sciences Division and the Oxford Character Project) and the St. Gallen Symposium, supported by our partners - the Templeton World Charity Foundation, HCLTech, and EDGE Strategy.
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From 12-16 December 2024, GLC will focus on following UN Sustainable Development Goals:
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We challenge you to explore effective strategies to address health inequities, such as unequal healthcare access and limited services, especially for marginalized populations.
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To tackle these questions, GLC convenes 100 promising young leaders and 20 Senior Advisors to address some of the most pressing challenges of our time by integrating responsible leadership and practical actions to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Using character education and design thinking, the fully virtual five-day challenge equiped young leaders with the values and skills needed to build a sustainable future.
Evaluated by our Award Jury, the group with the most outstanding project idea is able to attend the 54th St. Gallen Symposium as Leaders of Tomorrow. After GLC, participants apply for further mentoring to grow as future leaders (with the Oxford Character Project at the University of Oxford) to reflect on their own purpose and grow as a future leader. All active participants will receive a Certificate of Achievement from the University of Oxford and the St. Gallen Symposium.
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SDGs in Focus at GLC 2024
Throughout the five-day challenge, GLC participants engage in cross-generational dialogues with senior leaders, will learn from a diverse group of peers, and develop a wide range of action projects focused on concrete challenges, related to three Sustainable Development Goals.
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SDG 4: Quality Education
SDG 4 seeks to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for all. Currently, the world is falling behind in providing universal access to high-quality education, a scarce resource for millions globally. One promising solution pathway is leveraging technology to enhance inclusive education access. On one hand the rise of emerging technologies such as generative AI, distant learning, and online platforms offer innovative ways to revolutionise the learning process. Yet on the other hand, it has also widened inequalitites.
Many students especially in marginalized and low-income communities do not have access to the basic infrastructure and skills to utilise these new opportunities. Even where access is available, the quality of education can be inconsistent as many educational institutions lack trained teachers, adequate infrastructure, and learning materials.
We challenge you to delve into the potential of technology to expand access to high-quality education for all.
SDG 3: Good Health and Well-Being
SDG 3 seeks to ensure healthy lives and promote well-being for everyone at all ages.
Despite recent global improvements in reproductive health, child mortality, and HIV treatment, achieving equitable access to high-quality healthcare, the rise of non-communicable diseases and maternal mortality rates remain urgent concerns, with scarcity presenting significant obstacles.
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Ideas such as Universal Health Coverage remain elusive for large segments of the population, leading to millions being pushed into poverty annually due to out-of-pocket health expenses. Additionally, despite a rise in the global health workforce, shortages persist particularly in those regions with the highest burden of disease.
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We challenge you to explore effective strategies to address health inequities, such as unequal healthcare access and limited services, especially for marginalized populations.
SDG 13: Climate Action
SDG 13 calls on all stakeholders to take urgent action to combat climate change and its impact. It is predicted that current climate policies will reduce emissions but will not be enough to keep temperature rise below 2°C. The frequency, intensity, and impact of extreme weather events, such as hurricanes, floods, and wildfires, have increased in recent years, affecting millions of people worldwide.
In light of the existential risks posed by climate change and the lack of adequate solutions, millions of people around the world feel climate anxiety and believe that their own actions will not make any difference in light of the immense scale of the crisis.
We challenge you to identify ways to foster a sense of agency and self-efficacy among individuals and communities so that they step up now and take climate action from where they are.
A New Framework For
Responsible Leadership
The most pressing challenges of our time require system-level analysis and action for impact. Building on research at the Universities of Oxford and St. Gallen, we have developed a new framework for responsible leadership combining three essential components of responsible leadership needed to address global challenges.
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