Yale Young Global Scholars: What Makes YYGS a Unique, Two-Week Summer Experience?

November 18, 2024 at 6:00 PM ET

Yale Young Global Scholars is one of the most globally diverse, two-week academic summer programs in the world. Serving 1,800 students from 150+ countries (and 50 U.S. states), YYGS invites high school students worldwide to discuss pressing topics in STEM, social sciences, humanities, or cross-disciplinary studies. YYGS is a place where students challenge their own thinking, communicate their ideas, and form lifelong friendships.

We invite you to join this webinar to learn about what makes YYGS a unique summer experience. YYGS Director Elena Gosalvez Blanco will share more about the program, focusing on topics like academics, residential life, financial aid, and more! This is a rare opportunity to speak directly with a YYGS staff member.

Yygs Banner1 Updated

Meet the speaker:

Elena Gosalvez-Blanco

Director of the Yale Young Global Scholars Program (YYGS)

Elena Gosalvez-Blanco is the Director of the Yale Young Global Scholars Program (YYGS) which includes oversight of the Yale Young African Scholars Program. Prior to coming to Yale, Elena was Director and Associate Director of the Exeter Summer program at Phillips Exeter Academy for seven years. She was also a Modern Languages Instructor and a dormitory head for ten years at that same prep school. Before finding her passion in education, Elena was an executive editor for the international publishing house Grupo Planeta and a freelance literary translator. Born and raised in Madrid, Spain, Elena graduated from Madrid’s Complutense University with a degree in Philosophy and Education. She then pursued a Masters of Writing, Literature and Publishing at Emerson College and Masters of Spanish Literature at Arizona State University.