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 young people – who have been chosen through an application process – the opportunity to work closely with the DGAP research program to create events and develop ideas.
Contacts
- Young DGAP Office
- Laura Strömpel
Community Manager &
Membership Services
stroempel@dgap.org - Young DGAP Steering Committee
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Joanna Klever
Co-Director & Events
klever@junge.dgap.orgSabine Ries
Co-Director & Fellowship Manager
ries@junge.dgap.orgCarsten Berger
Regional Coordinator
berger@junge.dgap.orgSena Staufer
Communications
staufer@junge.dgap.org - Young DGAP Regional Team
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Regional Forum Baden-Württemberg
Lennard Stoll
stoll@junge.dgap.orgLaurent Weißenberger
weissenberger@junge.dgap.orgRegional Forum Frankfurt
Max Kayser
kayser@junge.dgap.orgRegional Forum Hanseatic Cities
Lennart Werksnis
werksnis@junge.dgap.orgAriane Schulz
schulz@ junge.dgap.orgChristian Gerl
gerl@junge.dgap.orgRegional Forum Munich
Maximilian Keller
keller@junge.dgap.orgNatalia Valeria Müller
n.mueller@junge.dgap.orgJonas Schwarz
schwarz@junge.dgap.orgRegional Forum NRW
Philip Ackermann
ackermann@junge.dgap.orgRegional Forum Saxony
Timo Frahm
frahm@junge.dgap.org - Young DGAP Fellowship
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Within the framework of their fellowship, each of the fellows develops their own policy project in cooperation with a thematic focus of the DGAP Research Institute. Through their affiliation with the (Young) DGAP, Fellows have the opportunity to help shape the debates there and to appear externally as the face of the Young DGAP, e.g., by organizing and participating in panel discussions or by giving keynote speeches. The fellowship can serve as a springboard to make one's expertise known to a larger professional audience and to gain experience in think tank work. A fellowship at DGAP offers a variety of opportunities to deepen one's knowledge in the field of foreign policy and to expand one's network in politics, academia, and civil society. In all of this, one can draw on the experience, expertise, and networking of the DGAP Research Institute. Find out more: https://dgap.org/en/research/programs/impact-innovation-lab/junge-dgap-fellowship-call-applications-2022
