40 young diplomats, government officials, and research & science managers, coming from 29 countries across Asia and Europe, gathered in Copenhagen, Denmark, between 14-18 December 2025, for the first Asia-Europe Youth Summit on Science and Technology Diplomacy.

The Youth Summit marked the culmination of the Asia-Europe Training on Science and Technology Diplomacy, organised under the Danish EU Presidency and in correlation with the 2nd European Science Diplomacy Conference, where the participants presented their Asia-Europe Youth Communiqué on Science and Technology Diplomacy.

The Youth Summit was a unique opportunity for the participants to engage in people-to-people dialogue, learn in a vibrant local context, and for them to make invaluable connections with experts, peers, and other professionals working in this intersection of science, technology, and international relations.

The Youth Summit was organised in collaboration with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark and the Central European Scientific Society of Innovation and Technology (CESSIT).