Young women from around the world joined an online summit that connected them with inspirational female leaders – boosting their confidence and leadership skills.

Organised by the University of Birmingham and Birmingham City Council, Young Women into Leadership (YouWIL) is a six-day online summit for more than 70 girls aged 14-16 from Birmingham’s sister cities such as Chicago, Changchun, Milan, Lyon, Frankfurt, Johannesburg and Zaporizhzhia. This year, we were pleased to welcome participants from India for the first time.

Over the first five days, participants took part in two-hour interactive online sessions – each with a distinct theme: Politics and Public Service, Business, Sport and Wellbeing, STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths) and Creative Industries, Culture and Media

Read more at: https://www.birmingham.ac.uk/news/2025/sister-city-students-join-inspirational-birmingham-summit-for-young-leaders