Applications are currently being submitted for the ROTA’s 15th Annual Youth Empowerment Conference in Qatar 2023, eligible persons are welcome to apply foregone the deadline as stated.
Type: Youth Conference
Eligible countries: All
To be Taken in: Qatar
Venue: Hamad Bin Khalifa University – Student Center Education City ( TBC )
The three days event includes a combination of seminar panel discussion, keynote speeches, small group workshops, seminars, off-site activities, exhibition, social programme and youth artistic expression.
Since 2009, EMPOWER has developed a reputation for being the first youth-led conference to focus on equipping young people in Qatar to take active roles in building their communities and having a voice on global issues.
Every year the conference intends to create a platform for more students to learn and engage in ROTA’s youth development program in Qatar. After the success of previous EMPOWERs, we opened the conference to the Region and youth from international countries. The conference addresses various issues related to Sustainable Development and will focus this year on Youth and Effective Citizenship.
Table of contents
The Conference Objectives are to:
- Promote better understanding of youth leadership, service learning, and greater awareness of global issues among 450 youth aged 16-32 in Qatar and the region.
- Provide opportunities for 450 youth to develop their skills, knowledge, and attitudes to take on leadership roles that support ROTA strategies.
- Create a platform for 450 youth to discover their voice and realize their ability to contribute positively in society to support Qatar 2030 on youth development.
- Facilitate a forum for exchanging ideas, projects, and reflections that address local needs and global issues.
- Awareness creation on the EMPOWER theme.
Scholarships
- Type of provided sponsorship:
- 1. Full Sponsorship includes: Flight, Accommodation, Meals and Ground Transportation related to the conference program only.2. Partial Sponsorship includes: Accommodation, Meals and Ground Transportation related to the conference programme only.
- For international participants, it is only for 18- 32 years old.
- It will provide a maximum of 70 seats to International participants for this event.
- After screening the applications, it will contact the shortlisted candidates via e-mail starting from 9 January 2023.
- Announcement of selected International participants will start from 9 January 2023 onwards.
- Approved international participants will be requested via e-mail to apply and complete an online registration form for the workshops and offsite visits to complete their registration process after the 2nd week of March 2023.
- All selected participants must sign a Code of Conduct to issue their visa applications which must be completed in clear handwriting and uploaded on this application. Original copy of the Code of Conduct must be submitted by hand on the first day of the conference to the registration team.
- It will provide further information to all participants via e-mail after the 1st week of March 2023 and with the completion of phase one of the registration process about the accommodation, event participation guidelines, and other important information.
- Failure to complete and provide any of the required information will prevent the candidate’s chance of attending this conference.
- Please include write your full name as mentioned in the Passport/ID.
- For Visa applications, please make sure your passport has over 6 months validity and include a clear copy of the passport required pages and photo.
- Please note that the Name will be written on the Participation Certificate based on this application form with no amendments to be done afterwards.
- All visas applications will be made through our team. Should the Qatar Ministry of Foreign Affairs reject your visa someone will automatically cancel your application acceptance.
- Participation Certificates shall be granted by the end of day 3 via e-mail after the closing ceremony with the confirmation of full attendance of all sessions and the completion of all required surveys only. (Soft copies only not printed)
- No Certificates will be provided afterwards if the participants failed to receive it by the end of the event via e-mail.
- The unsuccessful applications shall receive an automated reply one-week maximum before the event, wishing them a better opportunity to attend next year’s edition.
Application Deadline: 2nd week of January 2023.
For More Information:
Visit the Official Webpage of the ROTA’s youth development program
