NELS - Next Level Skills for Student Leaders

Whether you're representing your student union, leading a campus initiative, or simply passionate about making a difference, NELS empowers you to lead with confidence, creativity, and compassion.

NELS brings together student leaders from Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa for virtual training sessions that foster leadership, critical thinking, and intercultural exchange. Participants gain practical tools to drive positive change within and with student movements, organisations and initiatives, and build lasting international networks.

The NELS course offers one online welcome session and five training sessions per semester, all delivered online. Each session is offered at two different times to help interested participants to fit it to their schedule. A digital badge is offered for participation in a single session and a micro credential of 3 ECTS for those who participate in all 6 sessions in a semester. 

Training sessions are led by experienced facilitators and student organisation representatives from across Africa and Europe.

This course is open to all students, independent of whether they are enrolled in a Bachelor’s, Master’s, or any other level of study.

The Registration deadline is one day before the session. After completing it, wait for confirmation via email with details on how to join the Moodle platform.

Platform: All sessions will be hosted on Moodle and conducted via Teams

Support: AASU, GSF, and ESU teams are available for technical and administrative guidance

Tools Used: Breakout rooms, collaborative whiteboards (Padlet, Miro), and gamified learning methods