THE FELLOWSHIP

THE FELLOWSHIP

Through 5 months of intensive training, our fellows learn about value-based leadership, effective communication, negotiation and resilience, tools to empower them to pave their own path towards becoming impactful decision-makers.

TRAINING

​Participate in bi-weekly online training sessions & learn the skills to excel at your job: effective communication and public speaking, group dynamics, negotiation, stress management and much more.

Meet your team and put your training into practice at three offline training weekends across Germany.

MENTORING

NETWORK

The intense learning journey of our fellowships foster strong bonding and often long-lasting relationships. Become part of a meaningful network of driven individuals navigating the first steps in their profession and grow together. Get in touch with our robust network of talented alumni and be inspired by their career paths, and use our network to discover exciting new opportunities.

OFFLINE CHALLENGES

At be.boosted, we are not only teaching you theory, but directly put your newly learned skills to the test with demanding challenges on our in-person weekends. Get ready to effectively communicate, flex your negotiation muscles and keep your cool in stressful situations. With your co-fellows by your side, we are looking forward to seeing what you will accomplish.

VALUES

Impressions from previous fellowships

Young Professionals TEAM

CALLS

OFFLINE CHALLENGES

Launching in 2024, the Young Professionals Team creates unique opportunities for individuals taking their first steps in the work environment. We believe that leadership is a responsibility which requires skills that can be taught and aim to provide a framework designed to foster individual growth and empower individuals to pave their own path towards becoming impactful decision-makers and role models. As a community, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, inspiring, and supportive network to collectively drive positive change. Independent of your occupational background, the program focuses on empowering young professionals from diverse professions that tackle new challenges like career navigation and workplace dynamics, while retaining our commitment to value-based leadership. Fellows will be able to put new skills and knowledge into practice in three in-person offline events focusing on public speaking, negotiation and design thinking.
Please note: The content and schedule of the calls listed above are preliminary.
They may be subject to change throughout the course of the fellowship.

Call 1

Week beginning 28. October

Welcome – Feedback

Call 2

Week beginning 11. November

Effective Communication – Persuasion – Framing

Call 3

Week beginning 25. November

Value-based leadership

Call 4

Week beginning 9. December

Group dynamics in the workplace

Offline 1: Communication Challenge

04. January – 05. January in Berlin
Offline 1 is dedicated to mastering public speaking, including voice modulation, rhetorical techniques, stage presence, and body language.  Additionally, we will focus on navigating and enhancing various group dynamics. Scheduled beginning of January in Berlin, this weekend provides the opportunity to meet your fellow team members in person, fostering strong personal connections within the Young Professionals Team and the broader be.boosted community. You don’t know where to stay in Berlin? No worries, upon request we are happy to assist with accommodation arrangements with peers or be.boosted alumni.

Individual Reflection Session

Call 5

Week beginnin 20. January

Stress management – Resilience – Crisis communication

Call 6

Week beginning 03. February

Negotiation

Offline 2: Negotiation Challenge

15. February – 16. February in Germany (Location tbd)
Beginning of February, in Offline 2 we will focus on acquiring and refining your negotiation skills. You will engage in multi-party and multi-level negotiations, where you can test different strategies and receive tailored advice and detailed feedback from our trainers and experienced alumni.

Individual Reflection Session

Call 7

Week beginning 03. March

Social responsibility – Intercultural Communication – Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

Call 8

Week beginning 17. March

Networking – Branding – Pitching ideas

Offline 3: Design Thinking Challenge

29. March – 30. March in Germany (Location tbd)
In our final challenge end of March you will get to unlock your creative potential. Focused around the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as established by the United Nations you will take part in a dynamic design challenge where you tackle real-world problems according to the principles of “Design Thinking” – an agile problem-solving approach. Within this immersive experience, all skills you have learned in previous sessions are stress-tested while you are playing against time to create a product in collaboration with your fellow team members.

Call 9

How to Stay Involved

Young Professionals Trainers

Charlotte Giering

Charly was a WorldMUN fellow of Team New York in 2022. Since then she has trained the WorldMUN “Team Paris” in 2023, leading the team through the challenges of the first Harvard WorldMUN in person conference after the Covid Pandemic. After studying Work and Organizational Psychology in Germany, Australia, the Netherlands and Spain, Charly now focuses on the transformation of workplaces at a consultancy in Hamburg. With over 3 years of engagement in the be.boosted community and being a young professional herself, Charly is especially passionate to bring her knowledge on empowering leadership, self-growth, and group dynamics into the fellowship to help other young professionals navigate the often volatile environment of their early careers. If you are wondering where you can find Charly on weekends: Most probably she will be somewhere out dancing salsa or sitting in a café working on a project or planning her next adventure.

Mareike Jansen

Mareike first found to be.boosted when she became a fellow of Team LIMUN in 2022. Inspired by the amazing people she met, she continued supporting the succeeding teams taking on various roles in recruiting and mentoring. After 3 years of continuous engagement, she felt ready for a new challenge, hence she chose to become a trainer for the new team “Young Professionals''. Mareike is a final year medical student, currently based in Berlin, who during her medical studies gained insights into the health systems of Australia, Spain and Chile, thereby broadening her perspective on cross-cultural communication and multinational teams. Always having been a “people person”, Mareike loves connecting new people and perspectives and fostering lasting relationships not only within the Team Young Professionals but also within the whole of be.boosted. Regarding her focus as a trainer for the new Team Young professionals, she is especially passionate about navigating stressful environments, setting priorities and negotiation.
In her free time, however, she will either be out in the woods running or cozied up somewhere with a coffee in one hand and a good book in the other. Any book recommendations are always welcome!

Nikolai Ratajczak

Nikolai was part of Team WorldMUN in 2024 and is thrilled to be part of the launch of the Young Professionals Team. As a trainer, Nikolai sees his primary role in creating a team environment where individuals feel safe, supported, and encouraged to grow and learn from each other's diverse experiences and perspectives. He is driven by a curiosity to understand human motivations and committed to compassionate communication and active listening. His medical studies have taken him to hospitals across Europe, the US, and South Africa, broadening his perspectives on career paths - a journey he hopes to continue in discussion with future fellows. When he's not working, you can find him hiking with friends, enjoying board games and tea, or dancing the night away to 90's pop music.

Caroline von Lampe

Caro joined be.boosted as a WorldMUN fellow of Team Paris 2023. With the goal of increasing be.boosted’s social impact, she became a Trainer of Team LIMUN 2024. Together with her Co-Trainers and in cooperation with ApplicAid, she successfully launched boosting.others, a challenge which saw the LIMUN fellows develop and deliver their own workshop targeted at ApplicAid mentees. This year, Caro is excited to take on the next challenge as a Trainer for the very first Young Professionals Fellowship. After gaining her B.A. in Philosophy, Politics and Economics from the University of Oxford and spending a year working in the European Parliament, Caro is returning to her studies this year and starting a Master’s degree in Public Policy at Hertie School in Berlin.

Team Young Professionals

Participation Fee
€350
  • 3 Offline Challenges
  • Individual Mentoring conducted in 1 on 1 Mentoring Sessions
  • 9 Calls with Input on topics including Leadership, Public Speaking & Negotiation
  • Expert input and networking opportunities through the be.boosted Alumni-network
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  • Please note that travel costs are not subsidised for the Young Professionals Team.

Why is there a participation fee for the fellowship?

be.boosted operates as a volunteer-driven, not-for-profit initiative led by students and Young Professionals. No one at be.boosted receives compensation for their contributions. Our programme’s funding primarily stems from generous sponsors, voluntary donations, and, to a lesser extent, contributions from participation fees and collaborative fundraising efforts by fellows.

The expenses associated with the program are primarily derived from three sources: (1) reimbursement of Travel Costs for trainers, (2) material and venue expenses, and (3) accomodation.

Should you require more information, please don’t hesitate to get in touch with our team and we will provide you with all details based on the experience of our past fellows. In case of financial hardship, do not hesitate to contact our team. We are selecting participants on a needs-blind basis and will do our best to make our programme available to you irrespective of your financial background.

the
fellowship for young professionals

be.boosted

Through 5 months of intensive training, our fellows learn about value-based leadership, effective communication, negotiation and resilience while empowering them to pave their own path towards becoming impactful decision-makers.

TRAINING

​Participate in bi-weekly online training sessions & learn the skills to excel at your job: effective communication and public speaking, group dynamics, negotiation, stress management and much more.

Meet your team and put your training into practice at three offline training weekends across Germany.

MENTORING

We offer one-on-one mentoring with one of our accomplished alumni of be.boosted. You reflect on what you want to achieve in your career and your personal life, on opportunities and pitfalls, exchange experiences, and gain new insights and perspectives.

NETWORK

The intense learning journey of our fellowships foster strong bonding and often long-lasting relationships. Become part of a meaningful network of driven individuals navigating the first steps in their profession and grow together. Get in touch with our robust network of talented alumni and be inspired by their career paths, and use our network to discover exciting new opportunities.

OFFLINE CHALLENGES

At be.boosted, we are not only teaching you theory, but directly put your newly learned skills to the test with demanding challenges on our in-person weekends.

Get ready to effectively communicate, flex your negotiation muscles and keep your cool in stressful situations. With your co-fellows by your side, we are looking forward to seeing what you will accomplish.

VALUES

Integrity, tolerance, and responsibility – these are the values which we combine with insights on effective leadership in our fellowships. At be.boosted, we are dedicated to creating an environment that encourages committed students to live up to these values throughout both their personal and professional journey.

Please note: The content and schedule of the calls listed above are preliminary. They may be subject to change throughout the fellowship.

Launching in 2024, the Young Professionals Team creates unique opportunities for individuals taking their first steps in the work environment. We believe that leadership is a responsibility which requires skills that can be taught and aim to provide a framework designed to foster individual growth and empower individuals to pave their own path towards becoming impactful decision-makers and role models. As a community, we are committed to fostering an inclusive, inspiring, and supportive network to collectively drive positive change. Independent of your occupational background, the program focuses on empowering young professionals from diverse professions that tackle new challenges like career navigation and workplace dynamics, while retaining our commitment to value-based leadership. Fellows will be able to put new skills and knowledge into practice in three in-person offline events focusing on public speaking, negotiation and design thinking.

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TIMELINE

CALL 1
Week beginning 28. October
Welcome – Feedback

 

CALL 2
Week beginning 11. November
Effective Communication – Persuasion – Framing

 

CALL 3
Week beginning 25. November
Value-based leadership

 

CALL 4
Week beginning 9. December
Group dynamics in the workplace​

 

OFFLINE I: Communication Challenge
04. January – 05. January in Berlin

Offline I is dedicated to mastering public speaking, including voice modulation, rhetorical techniques, stage presence, and body language.  Additionally, we will focus on navigating and enhancing various group dynamics. Scheduled beginning of January in Berlin, this weekend provides the opportunity to meet your fellow team members in person, fostering strong personal connections within the Young Professionals Team and the broader be.boosted community. You don’t know where to stay in Berlin? No worries, upon request we are happy to assist with accommodation arrangements with peers or be.boosted alumni.

INDIVIDUAL REFLECTION SESSION

CALL 5
Week beginnin 20. January
Stress management – Resilience – Crisis communication

 

CALL 6
Week beginning 03. February
Negotiation

 

OFFLINE II: Negotiation Challenge
15. February – 16. February (Location tbd)

Beginning of February, in Offline II we will focus on acquiring and refining your negotiation skills. You will engage in multi-party and multi-level negotiations, where you can test different strategies and receive tailored advice and detailed feedback from our trainers and experienced alumni.

INDIVIDUAL REFLECTION SESSION

CALL 7
Week beginning 03. March
Social responsibility – Intercultural Communication – Diversity, Equity & Inclusion

 

CALL 8
Week beginning 17. March
Networking – Branding – Pitching ideas

 

OFFLINE III: Design Thinking Challenge
29. – 30. March in Germany (Location tbd)

In our final challenge end of March you will get to unlock your creative potential. Focused around the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as established by the United Nations you will take part in a dynamic design challenge where you tackle real-world problems according to the principles of “Design Thinking” – an agile problem-solving approach. Within this immersive experience, all skills you have learned in previous sessions are stress-tested while you are playing against time to create a product in collaboration with your fellow team members.

 

CALL 9
How to Stay Involved

 

Trainers
Charlotte Giering
Mareike Jansen
Nikolai Ratajczak
Caroline von Lampe

See a more detailed program overview, more info on the trainers and participation fees on our desktop page.