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Mission Identification

Overview
Clarify your personal aspirations and values to make your goals a reality in these uncertain times. You’ll get clear on what your mission is the make the greatest impact in your personal and professional endeavors. This program is for anybody looking to turn their ideas into an action-oriented path. Whether you think you are crystal clear but need help with an actionable plan or don’t know exactly what your next move is, this program is for you.
STARTS
29th of May
FORMAT
Online/Remote
DURATION
3-week program
TUITION
€100
LANGUAGE
English
ECTS
2.5 credits
SKILLS YOU'LL LEARN
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How You'll Learn

Our mission is to help you navigate the fast-changing world by building the skillset and mindset to make a sustainable impact on the future. That's why we offer cutting-edge, intensive, and practice-based Open Challenges, delivered 100% online by Subject Matter Experts. Our certificates give you the resources to upskill, boost your career prospects, and unlock your full potential. The certificates are stackable, meaning that you can use the credits earned towards one of our degree programs.

Learn by doing

Experience real "learning by doing" in an international environment

Network and community

Engage your network and new global community to speed up your impact and get noticed

Guidance

Receive guidance from  industry leaders and mentors who are already thriving in successful careers

Remote-first

Grow your network with peers from around the world in a remote-first setting

KfW is one of the world’s leading promotional banks that has been committed to improving economic, social, and environmental living conditions across the globe on behalf of the Federal Republic of Germany since 1948.

KfW is actively involved in the issues that will shape the world of tomorrow. They promote wind farms, infrastructure projects, schools, and hospitals because meaningful and sustainable projects are part of their mission. As a bank, they are committed to responsibility. KfW supports people, countries, and institutions who think ahead and are motivated to take action, driving our society toward the future. This profile is what clearly sets KfW apart from other commercial banks.

Open Challenges

Mission Identification

Clarify your personal aspirations and values to make your goals a reality in these uncertain times. You’ll get clear on what your mission is the make the greatest impact in your personal and professional endeavors. This program is for anybody looking to turn their ideas into an action-oriented path. Whether you think you are crystal clear but need help with an actionable plan or don’t know exactly what your next move is, this program is for you.

Deadline to apply:
7th of March
Remote
3-week program
€100
deposit/refundable
2.5 credits
ECTS
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What You'll Learn

The program is made up of milestones, or challenge-based steps where you’ll gain hands-on experience and master a concept before moving on and eventually completing the entire challenge. Have a look at what you'll accomplish over this 3-week program in each milestone.

1
Identify your purpose
Your first task is to consider your purpose. The lessons provided here (How to get to your why and Tips to Find Your Purpose) will help you to dig deep and come up with your purpose.
2
Create your personal mission statement
Now you are ready to define your personal mission statement, aligned with your purpose. You'll complete lessons that give you the tools to create a thoughtful statement and confidently write it down.
3
Analyze company mission statements
Next, you'll find and analyze the mission statements of 3 to 5 companies. Get inspired by the companies whose values you align with and gain clarity.
4
Challenge discussion
After comparing the 3-5 company mission statements with your own, you'll participate in lively conversations with your peers and mentors to evaluate them. Get ready to reflect and make changes to your mission statement.
5
Share your personal mission statement
Finally, you'll refine and extend your personal mission statement based on the  comments from your peers, what you have learned from the company mission statements, and the input from the challenge discussion.

Who is this program for?

Are you hoping to accelerate your professional success and sustainable impact in a community? Build your network with people from around the globe who are carefully selected to ensure a diversity of backgrounds, experiences, and goals.

You want to become...
A Business Executive
A Change Maker
An Entrepreneur
An Inspirational Leader

The Challenge

In this challenge, you will attain hands-on experience as you work through real-life business scenarios under the guidance of mentors and industry experts. As you gain new competencies and demonstrate mastery in a specific milestone you can move on to the next one. You’ll use your existing knowledge and new skills to complete the challenge and be prepared for future Open Challenges or our degree programs.

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Highlights

3-week program
10-15h weekly load
25 limited cohort
Weekly discussions
€100
2.5 credits
Slack community
Certificate
Upon successfully completing the challenge, you'll receive a digital certificate that can be shared with your personal and professional networks.

Open Challenge starts on

29th of May

Here are some dates to keep in mind during the application process.

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Application deadline (limited seats)
until
7th of March
Confirmation of participation
until
23rd of May
Challenge starts
on
May 29, 2023
Maria Rivero
PM in SET Learner
The Mission Identification challenge helped me to set priorities and gain clarity. By the end of the challenge, I was able to set a goal in a realistic time period while building my network in a dedicated community.
Maria Rivero
PM in SET Learner

Meet Your Program Director

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Program Director, Co-Founder & CEO of ToU
Dr. Thomas Funke
Academic and entrepreneur, Dr. Thomas Funke is the Co-Founder and CEO of Tomorrow University of Applied Sciences. Funke has always been an impassioned entrepreneur and also holds over 15 years of experience in the education sector. Thomas is building the university for a better tomorrow to help change makers and aspiring sustainable leaders make an impact on our future.

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