Global Innovation Race 2024

New York City, USA

Join us at NYU, Bronfman Center, in the heart of NYC, where diversity converges to inspire fresh thinking and innovation.

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New York University, Bronfman Center

Innovate for Meaningful Impact: Join us in the heart of NYC, where diversity converges to inspire fresh thinking and innovation.

Explore themes of migration, diversity, and how mixing ideas can lead to exciting opportunities. Students will learn from NYU Educators and industry experts while unlocking the power of cutting-edge technologies to design solutions that will shape the future.

Location: New York City, New York, USA
For Ages: 13-17
Duration: 11-days
Accommodation: TBD
Price: $7,200 USD  (Teachers Attend Free! 5 students minimum) + Airfare
Dates: July 07-17, 2024

(Scholarships available for school groups. Teacher/Student Ratio: 1:10)

Digital Media Academy | STEAM Education
Digital Media Academy and New York University, Bronfman Center, partner to welcome global youth to New York City. Here you’ll have the unique opportunity to explore NYC’s rich landscape of innovation and technology while preparing for the future through cutting-edge technology and collaborative learning.
New York University

Here students will

  • Move out of your comfort zone, learning social thinking and networking skills as you learn to collaborate with diverse cultures and build trust and safety in groups.

  • Get real-world experience using design thinking to create a human-centered solution to a pressing world problem and bring your idea to life with the guidance of NYU mentors and industry experts.
  • Learn how to think like an entrepreneur to create compelling, sustainable value as an innovator and how to effectively communicate the value of your ideas through storytelling.

  • Work in groups of 4-5 to create a Public Display of Learning to be shared in our FutureTech Showcase and a Film Reel of your group’s journey to be screened in the final GIR Film Festival.

  • Leave inspired, with an international network of lifelong friends and fellow innovators.

What’s Included

We take care of everything from when you land in New York City until your departure.

  • Pre-program materials to prepare you for Global Innovation Race

  • Tour New York University, one of the most prominent and respected research universities in the world

  • Hands-on design challenge designed by Stanford Educators and taught by industry experts

  • Networking with students from all over the world

  • Accommodation, breakfast and dinner, campus activities, excursions, tech tours, and trips to local attractions

  • Maximum of 4-5 students per group

  • 20+ hours tuition/week
  • Talks with world-class guest speakers and the University Admissions office

  • Inspirational tech connections program, including workshops and excursions to local tech companies

  • One year membership to Digital Media Academy’s Global Youth Innovator Forum
  • Formal closing ceremony with a New York University Certificate in Global Innovation
GIR - Whats included NYU

You’ll learn through hands-on, immersive experiences…

Group Projects
Seminars
Seminars
Workshops
Workshops
Guest Speakers
Guest Speakers
Educational Trips
Educational Trips
GIR - Experience Student Life at NYU

Experience Student Life
@ New York University

Experience Student Life @ New York University

Global Innovation Race 2024 is hosted at New York University, Bronfman Center. The Institute at the Bronfman Center is a pioneering Jewish research center and innovation hub dedicated to leading and fostering diverse conversations and global connectivity.

GIR participants will get to experience authentic undergraduate life. You will network with NYU faculty, engage in various campus activities, and attend our formal black-tie closing gala. Learn more about New York University here.

Join Global Innovation Race and experience New York City like an undergraduate.

Meet Your Facilitator

Dr. Nir Tsuk

Dr Nir Tsuk

New York University’s Global Distinguished Scholar • Visiting Professor of Entrepreneurship at University of Osaka • Founder & Director of the Institute for Impact and Intrapreneurship

Dr. Nir Tsuk is a seasoned practitioner, academic and facilitator with over 25 years of international experience in the fields of social capital, entrepreneurship and culture of innovation. Serving as a Visiting Professor of Entrepreneurship at University of Osaka, and New York University’s Global Distinguished Scholar, Nir is the founder NYU’s Institute for Impact and Intrapreneurship.

Prior to this, Nir served as the head of growth at Idealist.org – the world’s largest social online talent acquisition platform, and brought Ashoka – the world’s largest social entrepreneurship organization – to Israel, after serving as an Ashoka’s Global Fellowship Director in Washington DC, connecting more than 3000 social entrepreneurs in 72 countries.

Nir holds a PhD from Cambridge University in social and political sciences – where he wrote his dissertation on social networks, social capital and intentional communities.

Become a Global Innovator

In addition to receiving a Global Innovation certificate from New York University and Digital Media Academy, Global Innovation Race participants will receive a one-year membership to the Global Youth Innovator Forum, an online membership community that provides students with opportunities to continue learning, collaborating, and innovating.

Global Youth Innovator Forum

Global Youth Innovator Forum

Members attend sessions on topics related to emerging technologies, innovation, entrepreneurship, and global challenges. Led by Stanford educators, mentors, and industry experts, these sessions allow students to network and learn.

Members apply their collaboration skills and knowledge to solve real-world problems and create innovative solutions. These challenges are aligned with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.
Members join a multi-national community where they can strengthen their connections with fellow Global Innovation Race participants, meet students from other cohorts, and collaborate to share their ideas, feedback, and support.
Global Innovation Race provided the opportunity for students from different schools and different countries to collaboratively push the envelope with a clear purpose and mind towards the future, as the problems of today will not be solved by traditional thinking. The students formed strong connections with peers from other countries, and the degree of innovation within Silicon Valley was inspiring for students and chaperones.
Bryan Dennie

Bryan Dennie
2023 Chaparone, Keystone Academy

Start preparing for an amazing summer today!

Start your journey by submitting a free, non-binding application and one of our GIR Experience Managers will get in touch to answer any questions you may have and guide you through the booking process, including details on our program campuses, how to select the right location, and what to expect when you arrive.

What alumni are saying…

I attended [2023] Global Innovation Race, met with people from around the globe, and learned a ton. The whole program was well organized, and it is something I can definitely recommend. It was my first time working with Digital Media Academy but I love it already!

Yvan Sugira
Student from Rwanda

I like that we got to meet a lot of different people from other countries because you see a lot of different things that are different in their culture and in yours. Some of the people I worked with were very logical thinking and some others let their creativity flow. I learned how to socialize with people and how to use AI effectively to solve some problems.

Amara
Student from Switzerland

It was absolutely wonderful academic program centered around humanity. The focus of the future is not on AI, but on humans. Specifically, how humans interact, care, and relate to each other and the world is what we ultimately focused on. It was not just about design, not just about technology, not just about efficiency, but about human ideals and virtues that connect us together. I like this program a lot.

Jason Tong
Student from Beijing

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