Name of the Event: BRICS SUMMER SCHOOL SOUTH AFRICA 2022
Theme: The BRICS bloc in the New Era of Development
Date: 21-25 November 2022
Place: Durban University of Technology, Durban, South Africa
Mode: Offline
Last Date of Application: October 10, 2022
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The rationale of The BRICS Summer School South Africa 2022: A long-term vision for BRICS youth has the potential to become the cornerstone of fostering a successful and sustainable and long-term people-to-people diplomacy. More so as diplomacy in the 21st century has seen the growing prominence of non-state actors in International affairs. States are no longer the sole actors in international cooperation and development. The participation of non-state actors such as the private sector, civil society, and other societal sectors in global affairs, while important, has been met with both. Non-state actors have been instrumental in the improvement of global economic activity and cultural exchange by promoting more people-driven transnational linkages. Consequently, These activities, on the other hand, are difficult to govern and sometimes only serve the interests of individuals or small groups rather than the societies in which they operate. Within BRICS, there has been an increasing recognition that people-to-people ties are critical to the bloc’s long-term health and destiny. The importance of people-to-people exchanges in advancing development and strengthening mutual understanding, friendship, and collaboration among BRICS peoples is highlighted in Point 60 of the Xiamen Declaration, which was adopted after the 2017 BRICS Summit. There is an urgent need to encourage not only greater cultural understanding, but also grassroots cross-regional cooperation among BRICS citizens. Due to the Eurocentric paradigm through which the BRICS nations have been analyzed in the field of international relations, Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa each face specific stigmas and biases in the international community. It is against this backdrop that SABYA supports the establishment of platforms and institutions that seek to build the capacity of youth in BRICS affairs.
The objectives of the Summer school are to:
Provide youth from BRICS with the opportunity to meaningfully participate in BRICS affairs.
Provide BRICS youth with an understanding of BRICS and its role in the new era of development
Foster mutual respect and shared understanding between BRICS Youth.
To strengthen youth cooperation between BRICS youth on various issues affecting youth and identify common interests for further collaborations.
Develop a cohort of young BRICS policymakers and influencers who are key players in the new era of development.
Modules of the summer school
Introduction to BRICS
The role of NDB in the new era of development
Reforming of Multilateral Institutions
Alternative financial systems in the new era of development
Climate Action in BRICS
4th Industrial Revolution in BRICS
Target audience We are targeting 50 participants of BRICS Nations who have an interest in BRICS affairs and international relations, these include but are not limited to entrepreneurs, researchers, youth activists, diplomats, policy developers, scientists, and academics. The BRICS Summer School participants are required to be:
Inspirational young people from either the public, private, academia, and/or civil society sectors.
Aged between 18 and 35 years of age at the time of the event.
Able to demonstrate a commitment and active engagement in their local and global community.
Interest in BRICS relations.
Financial conditions for participation:
SABYA will provide accommodation and meals during the period of school for all participants.
Participants or sending organizations are responsible for their travel costs to Durban, South Africa and back.
SABYA will provide visa application support and assistance with issuing permission to enter South Africa for international participants who are required to acquire a visa.
The event will be organized in compliance with South African health and COVID-19 Regulations.