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Become a Global Leader in Johannesburg this Easter!

Join the Global Leader Experience (GLE) in Johannesburg in partnership with Common Purpose and develop your ability to lead from a truly global perspective!

Along with students from Ulster university you will play a part in tackling the biggest issues facing businesses, governments and societies worldwide.

The GLE gives you an immersive international experience, where you learn to adapt and thrive in unfamiliar contexts, investigate the challenge from multiple perspectives, learn how to draw out new ideas from the diversity within your team,
and present innovative solutions to senior city leaders from across Johannesburg.

A Global Network


Everyone who finishes a Common Purpose programme joins the Common Purpose alumni network - a 100,000+ strong, growing, global community of our alumni with exceptional diversity and a huge range of skills, interests and leadership experiences.

Some will be very senior, experienced leaders across the public, private and NGO sectors, others will be emerging leaders and some will be fellow students just finishing university.

This breadth and depth makes the network unique.

"By working in groups organized by the programme I was able to mix and communicate with people from a wide variety of different lifestyles, course and experiences. All of which has provided me with a deeper understanding of others alongside a greater sense of empathy for others"

Student GLE  Budapest 2019

Key Information
Eligibility Open to all registered full time Undergraduate students (all years)
No of Places 10 places available
Dates 31 March - 7 April 2023
Cost £500 student contribution to be paid in full when accepting place.
Included Accommodation, flights, programme fee, activities and some meals.
Interview Applicants short listed at application stage will be invited to an online interview.
Entry  Requirements No visa or Covid Entry Requirements. Full details can be found here.

Applications Closed

Applications are now closed.

Crowdfunding

Why not try to raise some money to fund your trip! Ulster Uni Crowdfunding is a crowdfunding platform.

Crowdfunding is sponsorship by a crowd of many donors, each making an individual, small donation in return for a small reward, like a t-shirt, project poster or a social media shout out.

Hubbub provides a platform to showcase projects to a potentially huge audience, and gives sponsors an easy way to donate.

For further information contact crowdfunding@ulster.ac.uk.

Go Global Stories!

Have a read at what our past students Jane, Caitlin and Dylan had to say about this programme!

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