About the Workshop

The five-day YSEALI urban planning workshop, to take place in Singapore, will bring together 60 young leaders aged 20-35 from all ten member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, and Vietnam.

Through panel discussions, speakers, site visits, and group projects, the workshop will engage participants on the range of issues surrounding urbanization and how planning can help address them. This includes opportunities and challenges not only in terms of configuring the physical environment (natural and man-made), but also policy, governance, and economic considerations when dealing with issues of culture and heritage, industry and tourism, infrastructure, and social development. The workshop will expose participants to solutions used in Singapore and elsewhere, and inspire them to find ways to adapt and apply these in their home countries, using governance and policy, social innovation, cross-sector partnerships and technology.

Upon their return home, workshop participants should be able to begin the process of implementing projects and sharing lessons learned with their colleagues in government, business, and other civic/institutional groups, such as community organizations, non-profits, and schools.

All expenses will be paid for selected participants.

Eligibility and Application Overview

Participants must be:

• Registered as YSEALI members (click here to join now);
• Available for the entire period of the workshop;
• Of ages 20-35 at time of application;
• Citizens of one of the ten ASEAN member nations;
• Proficient in spoken and written English;
• Involved in urban planning-related fields.

Applicants should:

• Demonstrate strong leadership qualities and have a track record of making an impact in their community, institution and/or company;
• Demonstrate professional experience or knowledge in urban planning and/or planning-related fields;
• Demonstrate a commitment to community service, volunteerism, or mentorship;
• Indicate a serious interest and show promise in effecting change in their home communities or the ASEAN region;
• Be willing to actively participate in an intensive academic program, community service, and study tour; and
• Have a commitment to return to their home country to apply leadership skills and training to benefit their community, country, or the ASEAN region.

Please have these ready:

• Personal particulars;
• Employment, community service and academic details;
• Short write-up (not more than 250words) describing your job responsibilities;
• Curriculum vitae in .docx, .doc or .pdf formats (file size not larger than 99 kb);
• Essay (500-800words in .docx, .doc or .pdf formats) on what you aspire to learn from this YSEALI Urban Planning and Smart Growth Workshop, and to apply in your home country;
• Short write-up (not more than 250words) on why you should be selected for this workshop.

Application: AT HERE

Deadline: ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS 16 JAN - 16 FEB 2017