Student Global Leadership Conference

There are a number of "global" leadership conferences available for students. One is the Student Global Leadership Conference in London in spring of 2020, sponsored by the Foundation for International Education. The conference description indicates European participants but it appears to be open to students of any national background. With a theme of "Leadership for change in an uncertain world," it taps into some of the questions that are likely relevant to many students. Unfortunately, the web site potentially spins the title into a heroic and singular model of leading rather than empowering all students to engage in leadership.

There is no doubt that conference organizers mean well but language and theoretical focus is often not carefully considered in conferences such as this one. The good thing is that most initiatives to convene university student leadership will have a positive impact because they bring people together, regardless of the fact that the conference could result in much deeper impact if theory, messaging, and inclusive leadership were more precisely communicated.