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Universitas 21 is a global network of 30 research-intensive universities. The network delivers a range of internationally focussed opportunities which enhance student engagement, mobility and employability and help prepare students for life and work across international borders and cultural boundaries.
| Program | Content | Dates | Application Deadline |
| U21 Global Citizens | Universitas 21 Global Citizens is a three-week, online leadership development course, delivered by Common Purpose, a global not-for-profit organisation that specialises in Cross-Boundary Leadership. | 10 - 28 March 2025 | Apply until 21 February 2025 (applications open 3 February 2025) |
| U21 Sustainable Micro-internships | Each two-week course has a distinct Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) focus. You will be tasked with providing a solution to a real-life SDG-related challenge, which you will then pitch to senior stakeholders within an organisation at the end of the programme. | December 2024 - February 2025 | Applications are closed. |
| U21 RISE | RISE (Real Impact on Society and Environment) is U21’s international showcase of student achievement in sustainability and social innovation designed to accelerate the scale and impact of student-led projects by connecting them with a network of experts in academia and industry. Each project will also be entered into the
RISE Awards. |
each year from June onwards |
Apply until 31 January 2025. Please submit the competition application form to andrea.orbannoechslin@uzh.ch RISE competition application (PDF, 350 KB) RISE competition overview (PDF, 186 KB) After your application, you will enter your project to RISE by video submission (entries are submitted by Global Student Experience until 21 May 2025). RISE handbook (updated in November 2024) |
| Climate Corps Summer School 2025 | The Climate Corps (CC) is an initiative by Korea University, South Korea that brings together higher education institutions to take meaningful and practical action against the climate crisis. The theme of the inaugural Summer School is Cross-border Collaboration to Address the Climate Crisis. | 6 - 13 July 2025 |
If interested please email andrea.orbannoechslin@uzh.chuntil 19 December 2024. Further information can be provided on request. |
At the end of this experience I can only say that it has been very helpful and rich in new perspectives. The main points for which I would use in my future career from this program and which therefore impressed me most are two: listening to different opinions due to the great diversity of participants, working under unfavorable conditions for example different time-zones.
The diversity among the participants surprisingly allowed me to learn that there are indeed many points of view and that it depends strongly on where one resides. This also leads to each one of us prioritizing differently and thus coming to different conclusions that are not wrong, but simply fit our own way of thinking and needs. I think diversity enriches in a special way and in the future I would really like to keep myself open to listening and considering different thoughts.
Although the organization and classes were impeccable, working with so many people from different countries and different time-zones was challenging. This factor greatly reduces the time available to exchange ideas with the group. Also, since everyone has many commitments it is really difficult to work as a group. However, this taught me that even so it is possible to work well and in a short time.
Sarah, University of Zurich, Micro-internship 4 participant
