AugustAhmed Waleed
Kenya 🇰🇪
“This experience was highly beneficial because I met many inspiring people, built a strong network, and gained new perspectives that will help me both personally and academically.”
YYAS (Yale Young African Scholars)2026
8 journeysAugust
AugustHabiba Saad
Malaysia 🇲🇾
“One of the highlights of this experience was getting the opportunity to work on a research project with an international team. It was also amazing to connect with people from 24 different countries.”
Take Action Lab Accelerator
AugustNada Salah
Nigeria 🇳🇬
“I got to present my research, learn about exciting topics in NeuroAI, and join an emerging pan-African community. The highlight was meeting so many intellectual, amazing people from all around Africa.”
Deep Learning Indaba
AugustMariam Sami
Malaysia 🇲🇾
“The main thing I learned was to see waste as a resource not trash I focused on behavior and understanding peoples needs With all ages and abilities I chose simple activities so everyone could join”
UpCycle4Better
JulyShrooq Hussien
Poland 🇵🇱
“Knowing how big the IEEE community is and the massive amount of opportunities they offer ,and meeting all the well experienced people who are in the same technical field that I am was the best part.”
IEEE R8 SYP Congress
JulyMaya Fahmy
United States 🇺🇸
“During my time in YYGS, I had the chance to study the Politics of Law & Economics under the supervision of Yale professors, and conduct research in the role of AI within governmental surveillance.”
Yale Young Global Scholars (YYGS)
JuneAhmed Saad
Norway 🇳🇴
“The site visits to Norway's international oil companies, where I connected with engineers from various European countries, were incredibly valuable.”
SPE Beyond the Borders
MarchSarah El Gabery
Ghana 🇬🇭
“At YMAU, I represented Somalia on the Peace & Security Council, strengthening my diplomacy, debate, and negotiation skills while building a strong international network across 35 countries.”
Yale Model African Union V2025
8 journeys
OctoberAhmed Abdelhady
UAE 🇦🇪
“It was an incredible experience pitching my Fintech startup on an international stage at GITEX, gaining exposure to global investors and innovators across the ecosystem and expanding my network.”
GITEX Global
AugustBasel Abou Alam
United States 🇺🇸
“It was an amazing opportunity where I got to experience college life at LTU at such a young age, gaining unique experiences & learning more about the majors I believe I can revolutionize the world with.”
Lawrence Technological University
AugustNour Abou Alam
United States 🇺🇸
“I had a very enriching experience at LTU. I learnt more about various subjects and the latest updates in the STEM field. I also got the chance to communicate with my peers from all across the world.”
Lawrence Technological University
AugustAbdelrahman Osman
United States 🇺🇸
“Through this experience, I collaborated with two peers on advanced electrical engineering research exploring secure communication over wiretap channels using deep learning-based autoencoders.”
Science Internship Program, UC Santa Cruz
JulyMariem ElKady
United States 🇺🇸
“I was able to do research in applied math and cellular automaton! As well as visiting MIT and learning a lot about math and computations, I am invited as a TA and a WELP participant next year!”
Wolfram Summer Research Program
JuneAhmed Raafat
United States 🇺🇸
“It was an amazing experience where I learned about NASA's history and how rockets are built, met NASA scientists, discussed our winning project, and built a strong global network of innovators.”
NASA Space Apps Global Winners
AprilOmnia Samy
United States 🇺🇸
“I was the youngest Egyptian presenter, shared my team's research results, and built an international network in the field, which I believe will contribute to my future career and personal growth.”
American Academy of Neurology
FebruaryEkram Mahmoud
Thailand 🇹🇭
“Representing Egypt at WYLC'25, I was the sole Egyptian and Arab speaker, delivering a talk on education in the Middle East. I built a global network and received the World Youth Leadership Award for my community work empowering youth.”
World Youth Leadership Conference (WYLC 2025)2024
6 journeys
NovemberMenna Abdelsamed
Austria 🇦🇹
“It was a fantastic opportunity to present a poster and share my thesis results in an international setting and exchange knowledge with scientists from several European countries and Australia.”
Vienna Biocenter PhD Symposium
SeptemberMohamed Sayed
Canada 🇨🇦
“The experience was full of passion, vibes, and thinking diversity. I met 96+ nationalities representing leaders, entrepreneurs, and social activists in multi-potentiate sectors.”
One Young World
AugustEster Awad
United States 🇺🇸
“I've started my Bachelor's degree at Minerva University, one of the most highly selective institutions in the United States with a ~1% acceptance rate. I will study with students from 47 countries.”
Minerva University
AugustPhilopateer Khalil
United States 🇺🇸
“It was inspiring to have diverse connections and insights on solving global challenges, highlighted by the speakers of International Youth Day at the UN and the AFS Youth Assembly.”
AFS Youth Assembly
JulyMai Aboseif
Tanzania 🇹🇿
“It was a childhood dream to join a diverse community advocating for the world's problems, and UMOJA made it a reality. It gave me a support system of friends and taught me openness, shaping a new Mai.”
UWC UMOJA
JulyNagham Wael
Belgium 🇧🇪
“The delegates that I met there were high-profile participants. I got the chance to network with them.”
The Diplomatic Forum2023
2 journeys
JuneAhmed Essam
Turkey 🇹🇷
“It was a transformative experience. This opportunity taught me the power of collaboration, leadership, and community engagement in addressing global challenges.”
ICYF Young Volunteers Camp
JuneOmima Alaa El-Din
Germany 🇩🇪
“Volunteering at the Special Olympics World Games Berlin 2023 was a great experience. I gained experience working with intellectual disabilities and built relationships with other volunteers and athletes.”
Special Olympics World Games Berlin2022
4 journeys
NovemberRana Hassanen
Netherlands 🇳🇱
“This eye-opening experience definitely widened my world view. I feel as if I grew phenomenally just living there and being immersed in different cultures with people from different countries.”
Involvement & Impact Training Course
OctoberMarwa Tawfik
Netherlands 🇳🇱
“I co-learned microbiome analysis with experts and discussed available funding for PhD students during their fish facilities tour. I got the most active participant award.”
Fish Nutrition Workshop
AugustMaya Magdy
Turkey 🇹🇷
“It was a once-in-a-lifetime experience: engaging in an international environment, increasing my knowledge of human rights and peace issues, and establishing bonds with leaders from all over the world.”
IFMSA Conference
JulyAhmed Essam
Netherlands 🇳🇱
“It was a challenge full of gaining experiences by improving negotiation skills, communicating with different nationalities, and knowing their different cultures and the ethics of political work.”
TEIMUN Conference