🌏 Youth Leadership Programme in Norway 🇳🇴 — Asia & Europe 🧭 ASEFYLS 2026 — Anticipatory Leadership for a Human-Centred Future 🔮

How do you lead when the future is uncertain? That’s the core question behind ASEFYLS 2026 — the ASEF Young Leaders Summit Capacity Training, a fully funded international youth leadership programme bringing together young people from Asia and Europe to develop what the organisers call Anticipatory Leadership: the capacity and habit of using the future to inform the present.

⚠️ Please note: This programme is not part of the Erasmus+ framework. It is organised by the Asia-Europe Foundation (ASEF) and funded independently. Always refer to the official programme page for the most accurate information on coverage and eligibility.

🌍 About ASEFYLS

The ASEF Young Leaders Summit (ASEFYLS) is a youth platform that builds a community of young people across Asia and Europe, focusing on three dimensions of leadership:

🧑 Self-leadership — knowing and leading yourself

🤝 Team leadership — leading and collaborating with others

🌍 Societal leadership — driving meaningful change in communities

The 2026 edition focuses on ‘Anticipatory Leadership for a Human-Centred Future’ — equipping participants to analyse trends and weak signals, explore future scenarios, and translate those insights into adaptive, collaborative action in their local contexts.

📋 Programme Structure

🖥️ Training Phase | 9 June — 30 July 2026 | Online

An in-depth exploration of anticipatory leadership with thematic experts and high-level speakers. Topics include:

🔭 Strategic foresight and horizon scanning

🤖 How new technologies like AI influence ethical, inclusive, and sustainable leadership

🧩 Systems thinking across different contexts

📊 Analysing trends and weak signals and adapting them to local communities

Participants attend 2 online sessions per week (16 in total), with individual self-paced tasks alongside — approximately 4 hours per week.

🏘️ Action Phase | August — November 2026 | In Local Communities

Participants translate theory into action by organising multiplier events in their local communities — sharing their learnings with a wider audience. Events can be in-person or online.

🏔️ Asia-Europe Youth Leadership Training in the Arctic | 23 — 29 August 2026 | Tromsø, Norway (Selected participants only)

Based on engagement and commitment during the Training Phase, 40 participants will be selected to join an in-person training in Tromsø, Norway — examining the Arctic as a case study for anticipatory leadership. Organised in partnership with the Arctic University of Tromsø (UiT) and under the European Youth Capital 2026: “True North — Tromsø 2026”.

🎁 What’s Covered

✅ No registration or participation fees

🏠 Accommodation, meals, and travel subsidies provided for selected participants joining the Tromsø in-person training

👤 Who Should Apply

ASEFYLS 2026 is looking for motivated young people aged 18–30 who are:

🌍 Citizens of one of the eligible Asian or European countries

🏫 Actively playing a leading role in a youth organisation or student association — not exclusively board members

🗣️ Excellent in written and verbal English

🌱 Motivated to contribute to community and societal leadership with demonstrable impact

💡 Capable of creating a multiplier effect in their local community through the Action Phase

📅 Programme Timeline

🖥️ Training Phase: 9 June — 30 July 2026 (online)

🏘️ Action Phase: August — November 2026 (local communities)

🏔️ Arctic Leadership Training: 23 — 29 August 2026, Tromsø, Norway (for 40 selected participants)

🔎 Looking for Erasmus+ youth opportunities instead? A full overview of what Erasmus+ offers for young people is right here: https://youthworkshub.org/15096/

⏰ Deadline

12 May 2026

📬 How to Apply

🔗 https://asef.org (apply via the official ASEFYLS2026 open call page)