Empowering Young Leaders of Change
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About the ConferenceThe Get Engaged Conference brings together students from across the world to develop community leadership skills and collaborate on solutions to local and global challenges. Workshops focus on leadership, public speaking, networking, social media, community partnerships, innovation and creativity, fundraising and grant writing, and emotional intelligence. -
Global Engagement FellowsGlobal Engagement Fellows promote and coordinate thematic civic engagement projects across international network institutions. Fellows have developed and sustained a civic engagement project and demonstrated leadership skills and a desire and aptitude for working with others.
Get Engaged 2022 Student Action and Youth Leadership Conference
OSUN's Ninth Annual Get Engaged Student Action and Youth Leadership Conference convened at American University of Central Asia in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan from June 23-30, bringing together 55 undergraduate student leaders and 33 mentors from 17 OSUN universities and 28 countries. For the first time in two years, participants met in person to discuss the civic engagement projects students have been developing and implementing in their respective countries.
Get Engaged 2022 Student Presentations
At Get Engaged 2022, student presentations demonstrated an impressive commitment to working both independently and in collaboration, with a focus on assisting underserved communities.
Read more about student presentations.
2022 Conference Program
Zarlasht Sarmast: Why Get Engaged?
Zarlasht Sarmast, OSUN Global Engagement Fellows Program Coordinator at the American University of Central Asia, explains why OSUN's Civic Engagement course and the Get Engaged Conference are excellent opportunities for students to develop leadership skills and seek out funding for their civic engagement projects.