The Preparing Global Leaders Summit (PGLS) is a premiere international educational program for the best young professionals in the world. The program seeks to prepare aspiring global scholar-leaders with the tools that are necessary for effective leadership in an increasingly complex world. PGLS is a component school of Preparing Global Leaders Foundation (PGLF), an educational non-profit dedicated to changing the paradigm of leadership through intensive institutes, seminars, and summits. PGLF operates programs currently in Russia, Macedonia, Croatia, and Jordan and its program alumni hail from over a hundred countries.
Students and young professionals take short courses from internationally recognized faculty and participate in a range of leadership simulations. Specifically, participants will learn how to develop an opposable, interdisciplinary mind with an ability to work with and across ideological, national, religious, class and racial differences. They will learn how to communicate effectively, think both critically and creatively with a particular emphasis on how to advance the global public good.
PGLS 2015 curricula and simulations will cover the following topics: negotiation, strategic thinking, public speaking, networking, persuasion, branding, public policy, statistics, comparative politics, demography, citizenship, civil wars, geopolitical strategy, Russia and the West, and Russian politics and history.
Apply
Applications are considered and decisions rendered on a rolling basis. Although July 1, 2016 is the final deadline to apply, we encourage students to apply as early as possible as many spaces will be filled prior to the July 1, 2016 deadline. Students seeking financial aid to offset a portion of their tuition should apply by July 15, 2016. Applying early will also allow students to book flights earlier and will allow more time to obtain a visa if necessary.
Tuition & Financial Aid
The tuition for PGLS 2016 is $1200 (USD).
How to Apply
- Download the PGLS application form: Word Doc | PDF
- Fill out the application. Save it along with a copy of your resume and letter of recommendation (optional) in a single Zip file.
- Attach the Zip file to an email sent to pgls@pglf.org.
You will receive a reply with our decision within 2 weeks of your application submission. Please note, that in case of acceptance you will need to reply within 3 weeks of the decision’s receipt. As soon as you reply, the PGLS team will send you a contract, the support letter for seeking additional funds in your university, organization or other. For the applicants who need a visa to enter Russia, a scanned invitation letter will be sent within 1 week from the receipt of the payment*.
*Please note, that some countries require an original invitation letter in order to receive a Russian visa. Please, make sure to check with the Russian consulate in your country and let the PGLS team know as early as possible if you should need an original invitation.
Deadlines
June 15, 2016 – priority scholarship application deadline
July 1, 2016 – scholarship application deadline and application deadline for all those who need a visa to enter Russia
July 15, 2016 – self-financed application deadline for those who do not need a visa to enter Russia*
*Please note, PGLS is not responsible for visa procurement and does not handle country-specific details. You are, therefore, expected to research the details and deadlines for the visa application yourself prior to applying for PGLS to ensure you receive the visa in time, should you be admitted.
Should you have any further questions, please contact us at pgls@pglf.org or join one of our online Facebook chats. The dates and time for the online chats will be announced on our webpage and social media. Be sure to like us on Facebook, connect with us on LinkedIn and follow us onTwitter.
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