The Global Fellowship Program was launched for young people to gain an understanding of what it will take to compete in, and contribute to the new global economy. We interviewed four young students who visited Brazil, India and China as a part of this programme, wherein they went to a local school, lived with local host parents and worked with a multinational organisation.  A current student of Kings College London, Nadia visited India as a Global Fellow. What struck her the most was the dedication of the Indian students toward education and the support from their parents and families for the same. She feels that British students are not only competing among each other, but with students all over the world. During her placement with Ernst and Young, she realised it is important for graduates to be prepared for the globalised world of work.

Issue(s): Tomorrow's Global Talent , Sustainability

The Global Fellowship Program was launched for young people to gain an understanding of what it will take to compete in, and contribute to the new global economy. We interviewed four young students who visited Brazil, India and China as a part of this programme, wherein they went to a local school, lived with local host parents and worked with a multinational organisation. Salim visited Brazil as a Global Fellow. While living, studying and working there he realised how one must be a global citizen of the world. Having worked with Cadbury’s in Brazil, he reemphasised the importance of competing with a global world, and how one must possess the social skills to live in this globalised world.

Issue(s): Tomorrow's Global Talent , Sustainability

The Global Fellowship Program was launched for young people to gain an understanding of what it will take to compete in, and contribute to the new global economy. We interviewed four young students who visited Brazil, India and China as a part of this programme, wherein they went to a local school, lived with local host parents and worked with a multinational organisation. As a Global Fellow, Louise visited Brazil for six weeks, where she worked with KPMG. She talks about the high ambition and commitment levels of the Brazilian students she studied with, and on the business side of the experience she reveals how the young generation now understands businesses of today are becoming more and more sustainability/csr focussed, and carry out pioneering work involving the local communities.

Issue(s): Tomorrow's Global Talent , Sustainability

The Global Fellowship Program was launched for young people to gain an understanding of what it will take to compete in, and contribute to the new global economy. We interviewed four young students who visited Brazil, India and China as a part of this programme, wherein they went to a local school, lived with local host parents and worked with a multinational organisation. As a Global Fellow, Simon visited Shanghai for six weeks. A student at Cambridge now, Simon, though stricken with the obvious difference between the rich and the poor, illustrates how they are all underpinned by one value system.  Having worked with Virgin Atlantic, he talks about the world becoming a smaller place, where globalisation is here to stay, and Britain need to rise up and see it as an opportunity, and not a threat.  

Issue(s): Tomorrow's Global Talent , Sustainability

Tag(s): Sustainability

Entrepreneurs in Action is a dynamic organization working with the public and private sector to develop the entrepreneurial and financial skills of the next generation.  EiA offer programmes and activities which unlock the untapped talents of young people, and work in partnership with successful companies to give students a real taste of enterprise through hands-on business challenges and learning programmes.   A student of From Coloma School, Croydon, Jasmine worked with Teenage Cancer Trust as a fundraiser in the sponsorship department. In this challenging atmosphere, she learnt that leadership makes a big difference indeed, and that it is important for leaders to be positive. She also thinks  that it is important for the educational system to be balanced – giving opportunities for practical work as well.

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Issue(s): Tomorrow's Global Talent , Sustainability