NextGen Global Leaders China · 2027
An international learning journey for high school students across Shanghai, Beijing and Shenzhen — connecting technology, universities, companies, culture and the careers of the future.
This already happened
Universities, technology companies, labs and real cities. Every photograph on this site is from the experience we have already delivered.
3
Cities
21
Days
1:15
NextGen educator to students
2026
First cohort completed
“I came back with bigger questions than the ones I left with — and that changed how I think about my future.”
The world has changed.
For generations, international education has looked mainly to Europe and North America.
Understanding today's world requires a wider map. Asia has become essential to understanding technology, business, culture, education, cities and global careers.
A global education that leaves Asia out offers an incomplete map of the world.
The argument is about widening the map — not replacing it.
Scale
Scale, diversity and global influence within a single territory.
Technology
Artificial intelligence, robotics, autonomous mobility and advanced industry in operation.
Learning
Learning across campus, lab, company and city — not only inside a classroom.
Perspective
Understanding a society playing an increasingly decisive role in the global century.
Don't only read about the change.
Go and see it.
21 days.
3 cities.
One question.
What kind of world are you preparing to live in?
Planned itinerary
Where China meets the world.
A global city of universities, business, technology and urban culture. This is where the journey begins and where students recalibrate how they see.
Where the future meets history.
Universities, Chinese civilisation, heritage and national perspective. Understanding where a society came from before discussing where it is going.
Where tomorrow becomes tangible.
Hardware, drones, robotics, electric mobility and entrepreneurship. From prototype to industrial scale, in a city built in a few decades.
The experience
Each layer opens into the full learning architecture.
Learn
Universities · Academic immersion
Campuses, classes, researchers and conversations about academic futures.
Build
AI · Robotics · Future Labs
Hands-on labs, leading to the Future Venture Challenge as the capstone.
Connect
Companies · Global leaders
Corporate immersions and the Global Leaders Conference.
Explore
Cities · Culture · History
The city as classroom: history, architecture, daily life and contrast.
AI, robotics, humanoids and drones
Hands-on workshops with professors, researchers and technology executives, combining explanation, demonstration, experimentation and real-world application.
Campus, admissions and academic perspective
Campus access, conversations with students and faculty, academic perspectives and discussion about international education and careers.
Companies building tomorrow
Immersive visits to innovation centres and live operations, focused on what students explore: autonomous mobility, robotics, AI, advanced manufacturing and digital products.
Multiple voices, connections and context
An international gathering that puts students face to face with executives, entrepreneurs and professionals building careers between China, Brazil and the world.
Problem, idea, prototype and pitch
In small teams, students choose a real problem, create a solution inspired by the journey, build a concept and pitch it to invited professionals.
History, cities and reading the world
Culture as curriculum: history, architecture, food, contemporary life and urban contrasts as a key to interpreting the country.
Reflection and memory of the journey
A guided personal record: three key reflection moments, with short questions, captured by the student during the trip.
Operations, supervision and 24h care
A care structure before, during the day, at night and on the return — with educators, protocols and family communication.
NextGen Learning Architecture
A proprietary methodology that turns a sequence of visits into a pedagogical path with intention, mediation and outcome.
Students observe technologies, companies, cities and systems working in the real world.
Universities, researchers, professionals and leaders provide context and interpretation.
Hands-on interaction with AI, robotics, humanoids, autonomous systems and drones.
Conversations with professionals, university communities and international perspectives.
In teams, students identify problems, design solutions, develop concepts and present them.
Guided reflection on what surprised them, what challenged their beliefs and what shifted.
See → Understand → Experiment → Connect → Create → Reflect
What the experience is designed to develop
Expand the size
of their world.
When young people experience different cultures, universities, technologies, companies and ways of thinking firsthand, they don't simply return with more answers.
They return with bigger questions.
More references. More perspective. A larger mental map of the world.
See → Understand → Experience → Connect → Create → Reflect
Community
Students from Ambassador Schools and national delegations come together in China for one shared experience.
Your school
National delegation
NextGen Global Cohort
China
Academic Ambassador
Colégio Bandeirantes
Academic Ambassador
Colégio Farroupilha
Academic Ambassador
Colégio Galois
Academic Ambassador
Camino School
Delegations are listed only once participation is confirmed. We do not publish countries or schools that have not joined.
Student Care System
An international experience with teenagers requires more than a good itinerary. It requires preparation, supervision, prevention and human care.
Previous cohorts
“The best experience of my life! I made incredible friendships and discovered a reality completely different from mine.”
“It was transformative to visit a country with a culture and history so different from ours.”
“I found this trip to China very important: it shows how different the world is outside Europe and the United States, places considered more traditional, and it also shows new possibilities for our lives beyond Brazil.”
Terms
What is included
What is not included
Amounts and deadlines refer to the current terms of the 2027 program. Confirm updated terms with the team before applying.
Application
The NextGen journey involves international travel, group living, academic experiences, professional environments and cultural adaptation. That is why participation starts with an application.
We are not selecting résumés.
We are forming a group.
Student and family information submitted.
A conversation and a reading of the student's profile.
Confirmation of participation in the group.
Documentation, terms and pre-departure preparation.
For families
Dates, the structure of the experience, Student Care, investment and the application process in one document.
Program note
The schedule may adapt. The standard does not.
Universities, companies, experts and activities may be adjusted for operational or institutional reasons before the program takes place. Any replacement maintains an equivalent or higher educational standard.
Program
An international learning journey for high school students connecting universities, technology companies, culture and global careers across three Chinese cities.
High school students, through application and profile review.
From 29 June to 21 July 2027.
Shanghai (1–10 Jul), Beijing (10–16 Jul) and Shenzhen (16–19 Jul).
Academic experience
Hands-on workshops in AI, robotics and drones, combining explanation, demonstration and experimentation.
The program ecosystem includes Peking University, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, University of Shanghai for Science and Technology and NYU Shanghai. Access is confirmed according to institutional availability.
The program plans immersions with organisations such as Siemens, Baidu Apollo, Alibaba, BOKE Technology, DJI and BYD, subject to confirmation.
An international gathering where students speak with executives and professionals building careers between China, Brazil and the world.
A team challenge: identify a problem, create a solution, build a concept and pitch it to invited professionals.
English
The academic experience is delivered in English. No formal certification is required, but students need to follow explanations, participate and interact.
Travel
Outbound: Brazil → Frankfurt → Shanghai. During the program: domestic flight Beijing → Shenzhen. Return: Shenzhen → Beijing → Frankfurt → Brazil. Connections may run via Frankfurt (Lufthansa), Doha (Qatar Airways), Paris (Air France), Amsterdam (KLM), Istanbul (Turkish Airlines), Zurich (SWISS) or Dubai (Emirates).
Planned accommodation is Mercure Shanghai, Mercure Beijing and Mercure Shenzhen.
Private transport for official activities, with headcount checks at every transfer.
Student Care
SD educators, at a ratio of 1 per 15 students, plus an overnight monitor and a Student Wellbeing Lead.
Hotel supervision, an overnight monitor, curfew times and wings assigned according to protocol.
Pre-mapped hospitals, an emergency channel and international travel insurance per policy terms.
Application
Because the experience involves international travel, group living and professional environments. Profile review helps form a prepared group.
Application, profile review, approval and enrolment.
Investment
Accommodation, transport, visits, workshops, entrance tickets, supervision, insurance, operational support and program materials.
No. International airfare is presented separately: US$ 3,500, in up to 6 credit card instalments.
Current land package terms are US$ 9,548 until 30/09/2026 (15x R$ 3,500) and US$ 12,198 until 30/11/2026. Confirm updated terms with the team.
Schools
Yes. A school can connect students to the program or explore building its own delegation.
It starts with a meeting with leadership and coordination, followed by defining the partnership format, presenting to families and opening applications.
NextGen Global Leaders China 2027
You can read about the future.
Or you can go and meet it.
21 days. 3 cities. One question.
What kind of world are you preparing to live in?
Come back with a different answer.
