YGLP (Young Global Leadership Program) is an international leadership program for university and high school students. It is founded and developed by Human Science Lab,

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, with support from several foundations and transnational organisations. It uses outcomes from some of its core research on human

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, leadership and

critical thinking Critical thinking is the process of analyzing available facts, evidence, observations, and arguments to make sound conclusions or informed choices. It involves recognizing underlying assumptions, providing justifications for ideas and actions, ...

. YGLP is run in five regional groupings –

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and the

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Scientific Framework

Various research programs on human

, leadership,

, physical spatiality and

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at Human Science Lab, London, provides the

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framework for YGLP. YGLP is based on the Four Step Leadership Theory formulated at Human Science Lab. According to the theory “the leadership achievement of an individual is proportional to the optimal use of four principal components that makes a leader – motivation, planning, energising and executing”. YGLP is designed to optimise this four key leadership component with each program module focusing on a single component.

YGLP Fellow Program

YGLP is executed through two fellow programs. The YGLP Senior fellow program is meant for university students in the age of 19 to 25 years and the Junior fellow program is for high school student in the age of 13 to 19 years. Eligible students for YGLP fellow program are selected through a

leadership Leadership, is defined as the ability of an individual, group, or organization to "", influence, or guide other individuals, teams, or organizations. "Leadership" is a contested term. Specialist literature debates various viewpoints on the co ...

aptitude evaluation process.

Program Overview

The YGLP fellow program is made of four core modules and one non-core module involving various instructional and resource materials,

workshops and leadership conferences.

YGLP Asia

YGLP is run in 44 Asian countries and 2 Special Administrative Regions as YGLP Asia.

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