The first Training Young Leaders: Immersion Program for Tongji University Students was held at the Palais des Nations at Geneva, Switzerland from August 28th to September 4th 2018. The program was organized by Tongji University and hosted by the UNEP -Tongji Institute of Environment for Sustainable Development and the United Nations Institute for Training and Research (UNITAR).

During the week, a total of 22 undergraduate and graduate students from 12 schools and colleges of Tongji University attended lectures given by UN officials from such UN Specialized Agencies as the United Nations Office at Geneva, the World Trade Organization (WTO), the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the United Nation Economic Commission for Europe (UNECE) and the United Nation Environment Program (UNEP). They, as student observers, also participated in the ongoing United Nations conferences and a one-day Negotiations Skills workshop. Chinese young professionals from the UN, young professionals from the Foreign Ministry of China, from Germany and the U.K. shared their experience about how they got their internship and work opportunities with the UN.