what is aarhus symposium challenge?

Aarhus Symposium Challenge is your opportunity to secure your seat for this year’s Aarhus Symposium and Aarhus Symposium Focus.

Engage with great leaders of today by submitting an essay that expresses your unique take on one of three challenges.

If you have any questions, please visit our Aarhus Symposium Challenge FAQ or contact us on mail@aarhus-symposium.org

PRESENTING THE SPEAKERS PARTICIPATING IN AARHUS SYMPOSIUM CHALLENGE 2022

 

Lars Fruergaard

Jørgensen

Laurits Bach
SØrensen

Jean

Hedayat

TOPIC 1: SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON…

WHETHER AND HOW DIVERSITY AND INCLUSION CAN PROVIDE INCREASED NORDIC COMPETITIVENESS?



TOPIC 2: SHARE YOUR
THOUGHTS ON…

HOW NORDIC COUNTRIES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO AN EFFECTIVE GLOBAL GREEN TRANSITION?


TOPIC 3: SHARE YOUR THOUGHTS ON…

HOW THE NORTH CAN DEVELOP AND MAINTAIN A COMPETITIVE WORKFORCE?


THE FOUR REQUIREMENTS FOR AN ESSAY

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SORAYA REDONDO MEZMIZI, WINNER OF THE AARHUS SYMPOSIUM AWARD 2018

“Being out of your comfort zone means that you are developing as an individual. That is the best experience I can get from the Leaders Forum session at Aarhus Symposium”

The winner of the Aarhus Symposium Award 2018 was Soraya Redondo Mezmizi, Master’s student in Law at Copenhagen University. Soraya calls for an increased focus on helping students develop soft skills. Soraya points out adaptive learning technology as a method to contribute to achieving this goal The essay secured Soraya a private session with Ulrik Juul Christensen, the Co-Founder & Executive Chairman of Area9 Group.

You can read her inspiring essay here. The speakers participating in Aarhus Symposium Challenge 2018 were Niels B. Christiansen, CEO, Lego Group; Afshan Khan, Regional Director, Europe & Central Asia, Unicef; and Ulrik Juul Christensen, Co-founder & Executive Chairman, Area9 Group. Each of them challenged students to write an essay about a specific topic relating to the theme of Aarhus Symposium 2018: “Creating Connections”. 

To re-experience Aarhus Symposium Challenge 2018 and Aarhus Symposium 2018, please visit the Past symposia page.