SUMERNET Young Professionals

If you're an Southeast Asian youth (15 - 30) with a bold and actionable idea for cleaner, smarter and more inclusive cities, this is your chance to shine.

Youth for Energy Southeast Asia (Y4E-SEA) and Society of Renewable Energy are excited to launch the SAYEF 2025 Youth Academic Essay Competition – Urban Energy Edition!

Write an original 1,000 - 1,500-word essay exploring one of these tracks:
- Track 1: Breaking barriers to clean energy in cities
- Track 2: Driving demand for clean transport in cities
- Track 3: Amplifying young voices in city energy decisions
- Track 4: Innovation and enterprise for urban energy solutions

🎁 Top 3 essays will get a full access pass to attend SAYEF 2025 - Southeast Asia’s premier youth energy forum, with policymakers, city leaders & innovators in Kuala Lumpur this October. Other benefits include:

Full access pass to all SAYEF 2025 events and sub-events
- Funding support to Kuala Lumpur to attend SAYEF 2025 (10-12 October 2025)
- 15-minute presentation pitch during the SAYEF
- Spotlighted on Y4E-SEA and partner’s digital media channels and website
- Opportunity to collaborate on future Y4E-SEA research projects

🔗 Submission link: https://lnkd.in/g4yupPT6
📅 Deadline: 16 August 2025 (11:59 PM GMT+7)
✅ Open to all Southeast Asian nationals/residents aged 15 - 30
🗓️ Finalists will be announced in September and awarded during SAYEF 2025 (11 October 2025)".

For more information: https://www.youthenergysea.com/sayef

Calling all bright young professionals from Cambodia, Laos and Thailand! Join the MTT fellowship program to enhance your career.

Apply before 3 August 2025!

🚨 | Mekong Thought Leadership and Think Tanks Program ( ) is opening a call for an entry- or mid-level professional who is a Mekong citizen (Cambodia, Lao PDR, or Thailand) with research, policy, communication, and/or program management experience in water, energy, and climate, and communications sectors.

📌 Apply before 3 August 2025, 23:59 (Bangkok/Indochina time) and seize this incredible opportunity to contribute to positive change in the !

🔗 For more info: https://buff.ly/rEzfA3R

SUMERNET Young Professionals

We're proud to have shared our work at Can Tho University's Stakeholder Meeting on Dec, 6, 2024.

Championing partnerships is part of our priorities. The shared experience between UK-Mekong region can bring more collaborations to how we empower young professionals to tackle the shared challenges in the Mekong Region and beyond.

Stay tune for more updates!




Sustainable Mekong Research Network

Here comes another addition to our blog based on our mission to deliver national networking events. This time, based on the experience networking with young professionals from China 🇨🇳.

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🌟 Empowering Youth for a Sustainable Future! 🌟

Check out this new story from SUMERNET Young Professionals on how young people in are leading the way towards sustainable development in the . 🌏✨

💡 Read more here: https://www.sumernet.org/story/empowering-youth-for-sustainable-development-pathways-perspectives-of-youth-in-china 💪💚

Highlights from the national networking event in Hanoi, Vietnam, recapped in a blog ✍️.

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🌏 New story from SUMERNET Young Professionals 🎉

On June 21, 2024, the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS) in Hanoi buzzed with energy as young researchers and professionals gathered for a pivotal networking session. This National Networking event helped to strengthen a generation of thought leaders for a more resilient .

💡 Dive into the story here to see how these young professionals are shaping the future 👉 https://www.sumernet.org/story/sumernet-young-professionals-national-networking-in-vietnam-fostering-knowledge-sharing-and-connectivity