Leadership Summer School

Grow skills to lead self and others! Leadership training & coaching

Call for LSS 2015 Organising Committee

Location of LSS 2015Would you like to take part in an innovative Leadership defining event?

Are you keen to develop your personal & professional skills whilst empowering youth leaders from over 20 European and international organisations? 
Are you enthusiastic, flexible, friendly and a good motivator? 
 
… Then Leadership Summer School is the event for YOU!  

In July each year, we gather 60 to 100 students, young graduates and/or professionals aged 18 to 35, and 15 trainers from all development paths of life and fields of studies, and from all over the globe, in one venue, with one aim… to develop and inspire the leaders of tomorrow, today. For the past years LSS had led the way in multi-disciplinary student leadership events!

 


LSS is made possible by the collaboration of around 20 different student organisations, with central coordination and support from Zero Generation.  Every year we look for ways to develop and improve this exciting event and this year should prove to be another awesome experience.  

You can find more information and a LSS Testimonials on the LSS webpage.

For the next edition, we are looking for a motivated and proficient Organising Committee in an exciting country; a team that will be able to make this event as successful as the previous ones and enhance participants experience.


Interested? Apply to host LSS 2015… and don’t just keep it for yourself! Partner up with other NGOs! Collaboration is one of the core elements of LSS, we are looking for different NGOs cooperating to make LSS 2015 shared success on a local level.

Here’s what we are expecting from you, the Organising Committee, to be able to provide:
  • food and accommodation for about 100 people (70 participants / 15 trainers / organisers) for minimum 9 nights (+ 4 extra nights for trainers)
  • all the necessary training materials (post-its, markers, paper, flipcharts,…)
  • 4 training rooms, plus 1 working room for Trainers and 1 for OC event’s logistics
  • creative social/evening program
  • Period 8-31 July 2015
  • support LSS Supervisory Board in writing grants and raising funds from local cooperation with companies 
  • the OC President will be invited to join Supervisory Board and be part of LSS2015 decision making process
  • open-mindedness and a sense for adventure in implementing ideas

Please check the link and download a copy of the “Organising Committee 2015 application form”; document including some important information about the application form to fill in and send it back to us (contact@leadershipsummerschool.org) and the criteria that will be used to select LSS 2015 OC.  

 

Deadline to apply is 15th December 2014 23h CET!

For ANY questions you would have about this great event, just write an E-Mail to contact@leadershipsummerschool.org.

 

We are looking forward to hearing from you!


What would you add to LSS history?

LSS2014 Open Call for Participants

By this open call for participants, you are invited to apply to participate to the Leadership Summer School 2014. Below you can find the most important pieces of information about the event.

Why does LSS exist?

Many international organisations, representing various backgrounds and disciplines, often share similar goals to improve the skills of their members, knowledge transfer, continuity and internal communication.

The Leadership Summer School project was born to fulfil perceived needs related to development and/or improvement of their training culture, leaders readiness to manage their organisation and networking with diverse youth associations. This interdisciplinary event became a training platform for active youth volunteers.

Where and when?

We will be hosted at the Yeditepe Univeristy, in the Asian part of the city of Istanbul, Turkey from 16th to 25th July 2014.

lss2014-oc

What are we looking for?

We are looking for 60 highly motivated and active students and youth (aged 18 to 35) who will participate in a challenging learning event including a training program of 50+ working hours.

LSS is an intensive learning event and a networking platform, aiming at increasing skills and readiness of youth NGO leaders by sharing best practices and improving leadership skills.

LSS is designed to be a very practical non-formal learning experience that aims at fostering personal development, collaboration, as well as achieving a multiplier effect for the associations involved. As participants, you will attended training and workshop sessions, group work, case studies, simulation, debates, discussions and many others, which will help you improving your skills in different aspects of leadership.

Furthermore, informal networking opportunities between participants are stimulated to address the role of culture in context of leadership and academic success.

How to apply?

Fill out the LSS 2014 Application form

Please take into account that it can take some time to complete this part.

Deadline to apply: April 13th 2014 at 23:59 CET

What about the fee?

The fee will be 200 EUR which includes:
– accommodation during the event;
– food (3 meals per day + coffee breaks);
– transport for LSS activities
– and some social activities.

If selected to participate in the event, it will be requested from you to pay 50% of the fee (100 EUR) as participation confirmation: this amount is not refundable. The rest can be paid anticipatively or at the event itself. More details will be communicated at that moment.

We are not able to provide scholarship or any form of discount.

And now

We are looking forward to reading your applications and if you have any questions or suggestions, feel free to contact us:
Mail: contact@leadershipsummerschool.org
facebook: https://www.facebook.com/leadershipsummerschool
Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/LSS_online