Global Economic Forum
MARCH 25, 2025
The Global Economic Forum (GEF) is a high school simulation program focused on the creation, presentation, and marketing of policy solutions to pressing issues facing the global community.
Program Model:
High School Membership
Location:
LeBow College of Business, Drexel University
Schedule:
9:00 a.m. – 1:45 p.m.
ABOUT THE PROGRAM
In school-based groups, students compete with their peers for fictious funding from the World Bank. Students create policy proposals prior to attending the program and present these solutions to a panel of judges who ultimately award the fictitious funding to the best policy solution paired with the strongest presentation from student delegates.
HIGH SCHOOL MEMBERSHIP & Individual ENrollment
World Affairs offers students two ways to get involved:
High schools can register for High School Membership to access our in-person simulations: Model Senate and Global Economic Forum. They also gain access to our public programs for faculty, students, and parents.
Students can register individually for our Individual Enrollment programs, including Citizen Diplomat Academy, Global Scholars Certificate Program, and Summer Global Leadership Seminar.
VENUE PARTNER
YOUNG GLOBAL CITIZENS LEADERSHIP PROGRAM SPONSOR
The Young Global Citizens Leadership Program is a targeted effort by the World Affairs Council and our partners to expand, deepen, and sustain the participation of public Philadelphia schools, particularly those designated as under-resourced, in World Affairs high school student programs.
