{"id":2848335,"date":"2024-09-23T05:29:06","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T10:29:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/onthinktanks.org\/?post_type=initiative&#038;p=2848335"},"modified":"2025-05-23T07:33:05","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T12:33:05","slug":"building-for-the-future-initiative-cycle-2-november-2024-october-2025","status":"publish","type":"initiative","link":"https:\/\/onthinktanks.org\/initiative\/building-for-the-future-initiative-cycle-2-november-2024-october-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"Building for the Future Initiative | Cycle 2: November 2024 \u2013 October 2025"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Building for the Future initiative aims to strengthen student-led think tanks and enrich and broaden the perspectives that inform public policy recommendations in Europe. With support from the Open Society Foundations, OTT offers grants to selected student-led think tanks in Europe to strengthen their leadership capabilities and promote new perspectives on European policy issues and research questions. OTT is currently implementing the second cycle of the initiative by supporting four student-led think tanks in Europe:<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Epis Think Tank<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=index-3217.html><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Epis Think Tank<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a student-led think tank focusing on international foreign and security policy. Founded in 2022 in Germany, the think tank aims to become the bridge between students and practice. EPIS Think Tank has hosted events in collaboration with the Hertie School of Governance, EuroDefense EU, and the Parlamentarisch Milit\u00e4rische Gesellschaft (pmg).<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Generation for Rights over the World (GROW)<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=index-3218.html><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">GROW<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a think tank founded in France with the objective of defending human rights around the world. Since 2020, GROW has been working to contribute meaningfully to academic and policy debates while providing actionable insights that address contemporary human rights challenges worldwide.<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<h3><b>Student Think Tank for Europe-Asia Relations (STEAR)<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=index-3219.html><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">STEAR<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, established in 2021, aims to strengthen relations and deepen cultural ties between the billions of people living across Europe and Asia. Its vision is to serve as the first and leading policy institute for students and young professionals in Europe and Asia, to provide a bridge between the two continents, and to strengthen multilateral cooperation and international prosperity.<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<h3><b>Warwick Think Tank<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><a href=index-3220.html><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Warwick Think Tank<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is a student-led think tank founded in 2011 at the University of Warwick in the UK. Warwick Think Tank was created by students as a non-partisan organisation to explore ideas, and research solutions to the numerous policy problems which exist today.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Activities &amp; Support<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=index-3221.html width=\"560\" height=\"314\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the second cycle of the initiative, OTT will support the selected think tanks by:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Providing them with a grant to organise multi-regional events.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Offering a place for one of their members to attend the School for Think Tankers.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Offering a place for one of their members to attend the OTT conference and the opportunity to propose and organise a session during the conference.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Multi-regional events<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Multi-regional events are gatherings where European student-led think tanks reframe European public policy issues with perspectives from other regions of the world to enrich and broaden the perspectives that inform public policy recommendations in Europe.<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">During the second cycle, each student-led think tank will implement 3 multi-regional events.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below are the events that have been implemented during the second cycle<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Generation for Rights over the World (GROW):<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><a href=index-3222.html>Safeguarding Freedom of Expression against Attempts to Curtail Public Participation<\/a> (April 28 2025)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"YouTube video player\" src=dqv5tbig2dq9cb5.html width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Below are multi-regional events currently being planned by the grantees<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Epis Think Tank:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Enhancing EU Security: What Can We Learn from ASEAN\u2019s Example Implementation? (May 28 2025)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two additional multi-regional events under the topic \u201cEnhancing EU Security\u201d (July &#8211; September 2025)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Generation for Rights over the World (GROW):<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Workshop &#8211; Safeguarding Freedom of Expression Against Attempts to Curtail Public Participation in France: Taking Stock of International Best Practices (July 2025)<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Roundtable &#8211; Countering Attempts to Curtail Public Participation: What French Policymakers Should do Based on Multiregional Lessons Learned (October 2025)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Student Think Tank for Europe Asia Relations (STEAR):\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Transnational Workshop on Climate Change &amp; Disaster Preparedness (July 2025)\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two multi-regional events under the topic \u201cEurope and Asia in a Changing World\u201d (July &#8211; September 2025)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Warwick Think Tank<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Three multi-regional events under the topic \u201cUniversity of Warwick Student Housing Crisis\u201d (June &#8211; October 2025)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Hear from our Cycle 1 grantees<\/span><\/b><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/h2>\n<blockquote><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The best thing I learned during the Building for the Future Initiative was how to engage with partner organisations.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2014 The Security Distillery<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The multi-regional event fostered invaluable networking opportunities, enabling us to engage in meaningful conversations and connect with a diverse range of stakeholders.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2014 York Student Think Tank<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">The OTT conference provided me \u2013 and, by extension, the other student thinktankers in my society \u2013 with insights into the research and strategies of professional think tanks and gave us the opportunity to connect with professionals.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">\u2014 The Wilberforce Society<\/span><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Partner with us<\/span><\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Are you a funder interested in the work of student-led think tanks? Are you a university looking to set up a student-led think tank? We would love to hear from you. <\/span><a href=json/_-6.json><span data-contrast=\"none\">Please get in touch!<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Building for the Future initiative aims to strengthen student-led think tanks and enrich and broaden the perspectives that inform public policy recommendations in Europe. 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