Next Level Skills

Step into your leadership journey with purpose, passion, and clarity. This transformative session empowers student leaders and aspiring changemakers to reflect on who they are and how they lead—both individually and within teams. Through personal storytelling, self-assessments, and group challenges, you’ll explore leadership grounded in empathy, courage, and authenticity. You’ll discover how to align your values with your actions and develop skills to lead diverse, purpose-driven teams. Engaging with peers from Africa and Europe, you’ll share experiences, gain new perspectives, and build a foundation for long-term impact. Whether you’re leading a group or growing your own capacity, this session will help you lead with confidence, purpose, and integrity—on campus and beyond.

Meet the session leaders and facilitators who will guide you through this module. Each of them brings valuable expertise and experience to support your learning and engagement throughout the session.

Great leadership begins with great communication. This session helps you build practical communication skills for real-world leadership in a digital and intercultural context. You’ll engage in group discussions, role-plays, and simulations to strengthen your ability to connect with others, express your ideas, and listen actively. You’ll also explore digital tools and platforms that support effective communication in student leadership. Together with peers from Europe and Africa, you’ll reflect on the challenges of virtual communication and learn how to build trust, clarity, and inclusion in your messaging. Whether addressing your student body or engaging stakeholders, this session equips you to communicate with intention, impact, and confidence.

Meet the session leaders and facilitators who will guide you through this module. Each of them brings valuable expertise and experience to support your learning and engagement throughout the session.

Conflict is part of leadership—but when managed well, it leads to growth, clarity, and stronger relationships. This session helps you navigate the tensions that arise in student unions, teams, and governance settings. You’ll examine the roots of conflict, learn how to spot early signs of tension, and practice key techniques like active listening, negotiation, and emotional regulation. Through case studies and role-playing, you’ll gain confidence to manage disagreements constructively—whether among peers, with university officials, or within your own team. By developing emotional intelligence and a solutions-oriented mindset, you’ll become a stronger, more inclusive leader—capable of transforming conflict into collaboration.

Meet the session leaders and facilitators who will guide you through this module. Each of them brings valuable expertise and experience to support your learning and engagement throughout the session.

This session empowers you with the skills to communicate confidently and strategically with institutional, community, and policy decision-makers. As a student leader, you often act as a bridge between students and those in power—yet navigating these spaces requires clarity, confidence, and diplomacy. You will explore stakeholder mapping, understand power dynamics, and learn how to tailor your message to different audiences. The session emphasizes emotional intelligence, persuasive communication, and the ethical use of digital tools for advocacy. By the end, you’ll be equipped to initiate meaningful dialogue, build professional relationships, and advocate for student needs effectively—transforming your voice into impact within governance structures.

Meet the session leaders and facilitators who will guide you through this module. Each of them brings valuable expertise and experience to support your learning and engagement throughout the session.

Effective student leadership means building strong, lasting partnerships. In this session, you’ll gain practical skills to engage stakeholders across sectors—from government and civil society to private enterprise. You will explore trust-based collaboration models and learn how to lead initiatives that tackle global challenges like climate change, inequality, and social justice. Facilitated by experts from Europe and Africa and backed by the EU-funded NELS project, this session emphasizes real-world impact and inclusive development. Through group work and interactive activities, you’ll strengthen your capacity to develop multi-stakeholder strategies that go beyond transactional engagement—building shared purpose, mutual benefit, and long-term change.

Meet the session leaders and facilitators who will guide you through this module. Each of them brings valuable expertise and experience to support your learning and engagement throughout the session.