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YIC

Learn. Be mentored. Build. Serve.

Five programmes, open to members in every chapter. Everything you complete is verified and added to your YIC record.

§ 01Learning

YIC Academy

Short, rigorous courses taught by practitioners.

Live masterclasses and self-paced courses in diplomacy, policy, leadership and enterprise. Every course ends in a verifiable certificate that employers can check in seconds.

Courses
24
Certificates issued
1,900
    Negotiation for Young DiplomatsPolicy Writing That Gets ReadLeading Volunteer TeamsFinance for Founders
  • Negotiation for Young DiplomatsLive · 6 sessions · Intermediate42 left
  • Policy Writing That Gets ReadSelf-paced · 4 hrs · BeginnerOpen
  • Leading Volunteer TeamsLive · 3 sessions · Beginner18 left
  • Finance for FoundersSelf-paced · 6 hrs · IntermediateOpen
§ 02Mentorship

Mentorship Circle

One mentor, one mentee, six months, real goals.

We pair members with senior professionals across our chapters. Pairs meet monthly, set goals in a shared workspace and close the cycle with a reflection both sides sign off.

Pairs matched
620
Mentors
140
    Matched by goals, not job titlesMonthly sessions, shared notesCross-border pairs encouragedMentor recognition each Conclave
Prof. Richard Hale
Prof. Richard HalePublic policy · Oxford
Claire Bennett
Claire BennettStrategy consulting · London
Karim Haddad
Karim HaddadVenture capital · Dubai
Dr. Thomas Weber
Dr. Thomas WeberGovernance · Geneva
§ 03Start-ups

Venture Lab

Twelve weeks from idea to investor room.

A cohort-based incubator for youth-led ventures with social impact. Founders get mentors, office hours with operators and a demo day in front of investors in Dubai.

Ventures backed
36
Raised by alumni
$1.2M
    Two cohorts a yearOperator office hoursDemo day in DubaiNo equity taken by YIC
RaahiSeed

Safe shared transport for women commuters

Lahore

Kisaan DataPre-seed

Weather and price alerts for smallholder farmers

Peshawar

Lumen LearnSeed

Offline-first lessons for rural schools

Islamabad

Circular SouqSeries A

A resale marketplace for office furniture

Dubai

§ 04Service

Volunteer Corps

Service you can count, hours you can prove.

Chapters run service projects every month: schools, clean-ups, health camps and relief. Every hour is logged, verified by a coordinator and added to your YIC record.

Hours served
26,000
Projects
85
    Verified volunteer hoursMonthly chapter projectsRelief response teamAnnual service awards

This month across the chapters

  • 1,240Hours logged
  • 312Volunteers
  • 14Projects running
Log your hours
§ 05Opportunities

Opportunities Desk

Fellowships, internships and scholarships, checked for you.

A curated board of opportunities from partners and institutions worldwide. Members get early access, application clinics and a referral when they are ready.

Listings a year
300+
Members placed
190
    Curated, not scrapedApplication clinicsPartner referralsDeadline alerts
  • Global Policy FellowshipFellowshipA Geneva policy institute · Geneva · hybrid Closes 15 December 2026
  • Summer Research InternshipInternshipA London university lab · London Closes 10 January 2027
  • Young Leaders ScholarshipScholarshipA Gulf education foundation · Dubai Closes 1 February 2027
  • Climate Communications FellowFellowshipAn international NGO · Remote Closes 30 December 2026
  • Graduate Programme 2027Graduate roleA regional development bank · Islamabad Closes 31 January 2027