Fostering young talents with a focus on sustainable development
“2017 Youth Sustainability Leadership Camp” Successfully Held by CTCI EF and TAISE

2017 Youth Sustainability Leadership Camp successfully completed.

 “2017 Youth Sustainability Leadership Camp” held by CTCI Education Foundation (CTCI EF) and Taiwan Institute for Sustainable Energy (TAISE) lasts four days from August 1 to August 4, where 36 participants selected from 20 universities all over Taiwan receive courses offered by experts and corporate executives on United Nations Agenda 2030 and UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), while broadening horizons and world perspectives. Finally, 10 students were selected as outstanding youth leaders, who will be able to attend the upcoming Bonn, Germany, UNFCCC COP23 summit to gain practical experience in international affairs and undertake youth international exchange.

The camp lasted four days and three nights, allowing participants to gain a deep appreciation of the United Nations Agenda 2030, and SDGs, by exploring the dimensions of each nation’s “International Sustainability Environment”, “International Sustainable Society” and ”Corporate Sustainability Strategies”; students are able to learn the trend of climate change that is impacting the world, and sustainable engineering conducted at Taiwan and abroad as well as environmental and energy policies. Additionally, these participants had to complete multiple missions, all of which were presented solely in English; the “Model UN SDGs Working Group Mission Reports” were especially arduous in that each participant had to undertake the role of a diplomat, while simulating each nation’s positions and environmental policies, then presenting their national position in a speech presentation, which tested the participants abilities to work independently, resolve problems and to work in collaborative teams.

CTCI EF Chairman Chien expects that these young leaders will serve as outstanding talent for the corporate world, playing important leadership roles in helping realize the 17 UN SDGs, while also exerting their influence for sustainable development promotion. CTCI EF Executive Director Ming-Cheng Hsiao also expresses his sincere wish that through this camp, these youth talents will be able to work together to help realize a sustainable future with global views.