Founded in 2008 by Arend Oetker, Young DGAP is a platform for students and young professionals to explore a wide range of foreign policy issues and debate developments of global concern.
Its more than 1,000 members hail from throughout Germany. In addition to its headquarters in Berlin, Young DGAP has six regional branches: Baden-Württemberg, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Munich, North Rhine-Westphalia, and Saxony. Hosting around 120 events per year, the platform is run “by its members for its members” to create compelling opportunities to engage with experienced foreign policy practitioners from the fields of politics, academia, culture, and industry.
Through a variety of innovative event formats – including Ambassador Briefings with hosts such as China, USA, or Russia, which provide access to intimate off-the-record debriefs; or Fish Bowls, which illuminate the work of key decision-makers such as the Federal Ministry of Defence’s group on cybersecurity – our discussions aim to challenge and inspire.
The Young DGAP has a Mentoring Program, which has successfully matched over 200 Young DGAP members with professionals from DGAP’s extensive network. Since 2018, it also has a Fellowship Program. This initiative gives four Young DGAP members – who have been chosen through an application process – the opportunity to work closely with the heads of DGAP’s research programs to create events and develop ideas. Working on subjects of their own choosing over an 18-month period, the Junior Fellows conclude their fellowships by presenting their projects at an event open to all members of the DGAP.
Contacts
- Young DGAP Office
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Venetia Malim
Young DGAP OfficeTel.: +49 (0)30 25 42 31-173
Fax: +49 (0)30 25 42 31-16
malim@dgap.org. - Young DGAP Steering Committee
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Karoline Gil
Regional Coordinator
gil@junge.dgap.orgKonstantin Kutscher
Communication & Events
kutscher@junge.dgap.orgJennifer Pernau
Co-Director & Fellowship
pernau@junge.dgap.orgJohann Voss
Co-Director & Members
voss@junge.dgap.org - Young DGAP Regional Team
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Karoline Gil
Regional Coordinator
gil@junge.dgap.orgChristoph Kehr-von Plettenberg
Director DGAPforum Frankfurt und Young DGAP Frankfurt
kehrvonplettenberg@foren.dgap.orgLennart Werksnis
Young DGAP Hamburg
werksnis@junge.dgap.orgCarsten Berger
Young DGAP Munich
berger@junge.dgap.orgCedric Bierganns
Young DGAP Bonn
bierganns@junge.dgap.orgMaria Kotzas
Young DGAP Cologne
kotzias@junge.dgap.orgJonathan Lessing
Young DGAP Düsseldorf
lessing@junge.dgap.orgLaura Müller
Young DGAP Saxony
mueller@junge.dgap.orgDaniel Schmitt
Young DGAP Baden-Württemberg
schmitt@junge.dgap.org
