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Global Leaders Experience: Taa Marbouta
The Global Leaders Experience will be once again partnering with Taa Marbouta to deliver our collaborative programme, running from the 14th- 24th April 2025!
This programme will offer you the opportunity to interact with academics, activists, policymakers, migrants, and others in trying to propose innovative and sustainable solutions to the climate crisis, whether through policy papers or other initiatives.
About the Programme
Centred on the theme of sustainability, this Global Leaders Experience provides a unique insight into sustainability and the climate crisis guided by those working in communities and authorities in Tunisia. Tunisia provides an exceptional setting to study sustainability, addressing critical challenges in resource management and environmental resilience.
Activities during the visit will include meeting with organizations working around sustainability and the climate crisis, activists, local authorities, and working with academics and students in Tunisia.
The program will be running from the 14th-24th of April, the 14th and the 24th being travel days from and to the UK.
A brief itinerary will be coming to the website soon, the full itinerary will be circulated to participants prior to the programme. We will be confirming more information on the programme schedule and content soon; please contact global-leaders@exeter.ac.uk if you have any questions and we’d be happy to help.
Please find below some of the activities that took place in the 2024 Taa Marbouta programme (please note that the programmes theme last year was on migration, rather than sustainability):
- Meeting with multiple stakeholders
- Attend guest lectures from guest speakers ( such as, Dr. Wael Garnaoui and Dr. Valentina Zagaria)
- Travel to Zarzis in the south of Tunisia to meet relevant actors in the region (local NGO's, local authorities)
- Meet and discuss the theme of Migration with MA students at the Taa Marbouta language school
About Taa Marbouta
The Taa Marbouta Language Centre is a resource for language learning and professional development, whilst also connecting Tunisia with the world to support Tunisian organisations, brands and causes. Taa Marbouta Language Centre was founded by Craig Brown in July 2021. As well managing the language school, Craig works for the United Nations World Food Programme and has a close working relationship with local NGOs.
Press here on more information on Taa Marbouta.
Eligibility Criteria
- You will be enrolled as an undergraduate student at the time of the programme
- Students must meet one or more of the Widening Participation criteria
- You can travel to and from the UK between the 14th and 24th April 2025
- Not currently on a placement year or study abroad
- Have an up-to-date passport with more than 6 months validity from date of return
- Have not exceeded the 90 out of 180 days rule for travel in Europe by the date of the programme. If you are unsure of this please use this calculator.
Managing Expectations
- The global travel sector remains impacted by well-publicised strikes, cancellation and disruption.
- Please be ready to follow any national or local guidance in relation to travel, such as passport validity for Tunisia.
- You are not currently required to provide proof of Covid-19 Vaccination to enter Tunisia, however, please keep this in mind in case of any changes in the lead up to departure.
- Students are expected to travel to and from the UK as part of a group for the trip FAQs
Cost
The University of Exeter will be booking return travel from the UK departure point and accommodation on your behalf; the cost of which will be covered by the University.
There will be a travel bursary available to those who meet the Widening Participation criteria. You will be able to claim travel costs to and from the UK departure point (for example from campus to an airport or train station) if student discounts are used; receipts must be provided.
Claims can be made up to a maximum of £100. This limit is for the whole journey, i.e. not £100 each way and claims above the limit will be rejected. Please note that the travel bursary cannot be used for additional accommodation unless in exceptional circumstances and must be checked and approved with global-leaders@exeter.ac.uk first.
How do I apply?
Applications for this programme are now open! To apply please press here.
Applications will close on the Thursday 27th February at 23:59pm.
Disclaimer:
Please be aware that in Tunisia, LGBTQ+ communities face criminalisation and we would like you to be informed about this before making a decision about whether to apply to this programme. Below are some helpful links to increase your awareness of travel and the current situation in-country:
In-country rights groups also offer the latest and most up-to-date information on the situation in the country prior to travel, including safety advice:
- Shams (Website | Facebook)
- Mawjoudin (Website | Instagram)
If these concerns prevent you from applying for this programme, please be aware that we have other Global Leaders Experiences taking place from April- September which you are welcome to apply to as an alternative, press here to view our other programmes.
If you have any further questions or would like to discuss this further with the team, please email global-leaders@exeter.ac.uk