Call for participants

YES IRAN 2016The impact lab for agents of sustainable changeDecember 4 – 17, 2016

YOUTH ENCOUNTERON SUSTAINABILITYYES

PLUS: Get 3 ECTS credits! (ask your university for recognition)

BUILD CAPACITIESin sustainable

development on-site and at home

CREATE MEMORIESwith 30 students

from all fields and countries

SHAPE OUR FUTUREwith 1,400

change makers around the world

APPLICATION DEADLINE: September 30, 2016Apply before Sept 15 and get early bird discount of EUR 150!Online application: yes.myclimate.org/yes-applyMore information about Iran, visa etc.: yes.aut.ac.ir

CONTACTDominik Mösching Project Manager Climate Education T +41 44 500 43 50 yes@myclimate.org

Stiftung myclimate Pfingstweidstrasse 10 8005 Zürich www.myclimate.org

YES is dedicated to build mind-sets and skill-sets for a sustainable future, to create global partnerships of change agents and institutions, and to leave a local impact behind.

ELIGIBILITY You are an enrolled student at a university or you have early-career experience in busi-nesses, think-tanks, public administrations, academic ins-titutions, international organi-zations, or NGO. You are bet-ween 21 and 34 years old and proficient in English.

You show a high dedication to sustainability, you have a strong interest in interdiscipli-nary collaboration and inter-cultural exchange, and you are eager to share your skills and expertise in the YES lab and with the YES Alumni community.

RECOGNITION Universities frequently accredit succesful completion of YES with 3 (three) ECTS points. Ask the relevant units or your pro-fessor at your home institution for recognition.

DURATION We expect you to attend the entire lab according to the dates published. Possibility to combine participation with low-carbon business confe-rence at AUT, Dec 2-3, 2016 (information forthcoming).

FEE Students: EUR 850Non-students: EUR 1,850

Tuition fee scholarships available. No travel scholar-ships available. See website.

The participation fee is subsi-dized by the YES partners. It covers lodging, full board, transfers, excursions, program activities, materials, the YES Alumni community member-ship; all of which are arranged by the lab organizers.

You are responsible for paying and organizing your visa, your health and travel insurance

(mandatory), your travel to Tehran/Iran, and any additional activity outside the program.

VISAImportant: Start your visa pro-cess 2 months before the lab by contacting the Iranian embassy in your country. Visa invitation letter will be provided.

VISITING IRANTravel: http://wikitravel.org/en/IranCulture: http://www.cultureofiran.comWomen: http://www.iranianvisa.com/dress.htm

APPLICATION Apply online and include your CV, motivation letter and re-commendation letter. The se-lection committee reviews the applications and selects the participants. Places are limited (early application strongly recommended).

Apply before

Sept 15 2016

Get early

bird discount!

Experience the first YES lab in Iran, the country of four seasons, well known for its rich history and as key player

in global energy and resource transformations

YES HOSTING PARTNER IRAN YES GLOBAL PARTNER

YES OPERATOR

APPLY NOW: YES IRAN 2016

Building skills and minds for a sustainable future with the unique YES learning approach: practical, empowering, interdisciplinary, intercultural

15 countries

12 days

ASSESSING SOLUTIONSExplore local cases and

connections across different contexts, hands-on

work and analysis on-site, interdisciplinary and

intercultural cooperation

DEVELOPING ANSWERSApply practical impact tools

(e.g. systemic problem structuring, business model

canvas), pitch and refine project proposals, define milestones,

start implementation

ANALYZING CHALLENGESLow carbon economies

and societies, nexus waste-water-energy, mobility,

resource use, shifting paradigms of «well-being»

and «development»

30 students

THE SESSIONSThe sessions are led by local and international experts from universities, institutions and busines-ses. The learning process is moderated by experi-enced YES facilitators.

THE PROGRAMVisit our website to find up-to-date information about the involved ex-perts, institutions, the or-ganizing team, the daily program: yes.myclimate.org

THE LOCATIONHosting partner: Amirkabir University of Technology AUT, TehranVenue:Ahuan Recreat. Complex, Chaboksar, Ramsar, Gilan (shared rooms)

JOIN THE YES ALUMNI COMMUNITY

of YES alumni in leading positions

43% 38% of YES alumni founded their own organization

1402 committed YES alumniin 143 countries

«YES is a once-in-a-lifetime experience, a truly creative exercise in applied diversity. You will leave with inspiration,

new skills, friends and contacts for life!»

336from Europe

493from Asia

201from Africa

98from

North America

53from

Australia / Pacific

40+

20–39

5–19

1–4

0

221from

South America

Alumni: