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The Emerging Urban Leaders program is an initiative from Salzburg Global Seminar and World Urban Parks to bring together future urban leaders who are looking to develop their ideas about urban parks as a critical component of quality cities of the future. The program will provide thought leadership in safe spaces for emerging urban leaders, help collectively advance critical urban parks work, and create and build connections with emerging urban leaders.

The program is open to anyone to apply to. There are no age restrictions and applicants can come from any type of organization. Successful applicants will have a project idea to create social change and strengthen the urban communities’ interaction with nature within their context that they are committed to carrying through to implementation.

Up to 30 applicants will be selected to participate in the second cohort. Applicants will be selected by the organizing staff and a panel of expert judges.

To be eligible for the program. all applicants must:

• Be proficient in English, the working language for the program.
• Work in an urban environment.
• Have an idea or a vision for changing and improving their urban context.
• Want to become an active member of Emerging Urban Leaders program, and be prepared to commit time, energy, and resources to sustain this.
• Aim to create social change and strengthen the urban communities’ interaction with nature within their context.
• Demonstrate creativity in their approach to work, openness to innovation and risk-taking, action orientation, and entrepreneurial inclination.
• Have a cross-sectoral approach to work and/or demonstrate an interest in building cross-sectoral alliances/partnerships beyond their current sector.
• There are no age restrictions and applicants can come from any type of organization

World Urban Parks (WUP) is the international representative body for the urban parks, open space and recreation sector. WUP connects world leaders through a number of platforms and champions the benefits of urban parks and recreation around the world.

The Home of World Urban Park Leaders.