St. Gallen Symposium Leader of Tomorrow Essay Competition 2023
The St. Gallen Symposium is here again with a CHF 20,000 Prize & expenses-paid participation to the 52nd St. Gallen Symposium in Switzerland. This is another golden opportunity to everyone who wishes to partake in the contest, compete in the St. Gallen Symposium Global Essay Competition and qualify for participation as a Leader of Tomorrow in the world’s premier opportunity for cross-generational debates: The St. Gallen Symposium.
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Topic Question
The best or worst legacy from previous generations: How to preserve or replace it?
A great deal of our lives is being altered by when we were born. As those currently alive, we have inherited the world which previous and older generations have built. We owe a great deal to the efforts of our forebears, but we also inherit problematic legacies.
For this year’s St. Gallen Symposium Global Essay Competition on the theme “A New Generational Contract”, we are calling for students worldwide to come up with their perspective on one of the following two questions:
A) What’s the best legacy your generation has inherited from those before you? And how can we preserve it?
Select and briefly describe a major achievement which has only become possible through the labor of previous generations. This can be from the area of political governance, economic development, social norms and ethics, education, health, technology, ecology, arts or any other area you consider relevant. Of particular interest are ideas, institutions, technologies or norms which you believe are confronted by current developments. Discuss how current developments confront this major achievement by older and previous generations and proffer a solid and practical idea of how it can be conserved for your generation and also future ones.
B) What’s the worst legacy your generation has inherited from those before you? And how can we replace it?
Select and briefly describe a major complicated legacy which has been inherited from older and previous generations to yours. This can be from political governance, economic development, social norms and ethics, education health, technology, ecology, arts or any other area you deem relevant. Of particular interest are ideas, institutions, technologies or norms at the core of how our world currently works. Describe a solid and practical idea of how we can remove this problematic legacy left by older and previous generations and what should replace it.
Requirements
The following criteria must be met
| Form | Essay (max. 2,100 words, excl. abstract, bibliography, and footnotes) |
| Language | English |
| Deadline | 1 February 2023, 11:59 p.m. last time zone (UTC-12) |
| Anonymity | Your name, e-mail address, university, or any identifying details must not be mentioned anywhere in the contribution file. |
| Individuality | Individual work expected, no group work allowed. The essay must be written exclusively for this contest. The idea must be the author’s own. |
| Citation | All sources must be cited and referred to the respective part in the essay. All contributions will be tested for plagiarism. |
| Template | Download Template for the Global Essay Competition |
To be eligible, you must fulfill all of the following criteria:
- Enrolled in a graduate or postgraduate programme (master level or higher) in any field of study at a regular university
- Born in 1993 or later
Submission Requirements
Make sure you can provide the following documents:
- Copy of passport or other identification (in English for non-Roman languages)
- Confirmation of matriculation/enrolment from your university which proves your enrollment in a graduate/postgraduate level programme as of 1 February 2023 (download sample document here)
- Your contribution file with no indication of your name in the file name, the file metadata or the file itself
Application Deadline: 1 February 2023
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St. Gallen Symposium Leader of Tomorrow Essay Competition 2023
