STIAS, Stellenbosch, South Africa
Nobel Symposium - South Africa
The 6th IYTT Youth Conference & Nobel Symposium 203 engage 24 participants in the 18-to-28-age-span selected from 195 applicants to an open call.
MONDAY 26 AUGUST
TUESDAY 27 AUGUST
THURSDAY 29 AUGUST
When too many people are unheard or excluded from decision-making, and authoritarian regimes work to cynically manipulate and roll back democratic processes, young minds are indispensable.
Building on a dynamic interplay between the 24 participants, Nobel Laureates, scholars, and professionals, the overall goal is to inspire people and innovate democracy for a brighter future. Most of the time, the youth will hold their own meetings, guided by four conference moderators, working on their assignment.
The 24 participants choose themes, discuss how to understand the ideal of democracy, and produce a dozen proposals for democratization, democracy renewal and peace keeping, delivered in a concluding presentation and report.
Besides providing explorative ideas to research, the results will be published in the IYTT Handbook for Innovative Democracy to inspire leaders in civil society, industry, and politics. The 24 participants will leave the conference trained in democracy entrepreneurship, with broadened knowledge, strengthened voices, enhanced network capacities, and new friends.