MASDAR Youth 4 Sustainability Programs 2024/2025

Under the patronage of His Highness Sheikh Khaled bin Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi, Youth 4 Sustainability (Y4S) is a Masdar global initiative that empowers the next generation of sustainability leaders.

The energy transition requires new skills and ways of thinking. The youth of today will be an integral part of this transition as they drive the global sustainability agenda forward. Through its programs and global outreach activities, Y4S is actively investing in and supporting the development of young people around the world, teaching them the skills needed for the sustainability jobs of the future.

Y4S Sustainability Programs

• Future Sustainability Leaders (FSL) Program: The Future Sustainability Leaders (FSL) is a year-long program that connects university students and young professionals with global business leaders, policymakers, and technology pioneers, to help them learn the latest sustainability best practices. The program provides core knowledge, skills training, genuine work experience and networking skills through events that take place over a 12-month period. Each cycle begins at Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW), the region’s largest sustainability gathering, held each January in Abu Dhabi. Through this unique programme, students learn about the future outlook of the sustainability agenda, and better understand how to positively contribute to the implementation of global sustainable development goals.
• Sustainability Ambassadors Program: The Sustainability Ambassadors (SA) is a year-long program designed for high school students to become Sustainability Ambassadors by offering them core knowledge & skills training, authentic work experience, and quality networking at major events during the academic year. Through this unique program, students play an active role in Abu Dhabi Sustainability Week (ADSW) and engage in a year-round program to learn about the future outlook of the sustainability agenda, and better understand how to positively contribute to the implementation of the United Nations’ Sustainable Development goals (SDGs). The SA program accepts 50 new students in every cohort.

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Eligibility for Youth 4 Sustainability

• Future Sustainability Leaders (FSL) Program: Open to university students and young professionals aged between 19 to 35 years.
• Sustainability Ambassadors Program: Open to senior high school students aged between 15 to 18 years

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