Chevening Gurukul Scholarships for Leadership and Excellence-2016
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Last Updated On : 27-01-2016 Posted By : Admin
The Chevening Gurukul Leadership Programme is aimed at high-flyers and mid-career professionals from diverse backgrounds, with a strong and demonstrable leadership potential. Run at King’s College London, the programme explores changing ideas and practices of leadership and looks at the implications of globalisation for Indian leaders.
This bespoke programme familiarises India’s future leaders with best practice case studies of leadership across a wide range of themes including:
- Managing change: Public policy and institutions in the 21st century
- Stages of democracy: Devolving power and governance in the 21st century
- From finance to Facebook: New economies of technology
- International organisations and the work of the United Nations
- The challenge of sustainability: Energy and resources
- Regulating public life: New rights and judicial activism
- Smart cities
- Indo-UK business and trade relations
- Science, technology, and industry
Chevening Gurukul Scholarships for Leadership and Excellence-2016
DeadlineClosed Eligibility To be eligible for the Chevening Gurukul Fellowship Programme for Leadership and Excellence, you must:
- Be a citizen of India and currently live in the country. You must not hold British nationality.
- Have at least ten years’ work experience prior to applying
- Be a mid-career professional with strong leadership potential in a wide range of sectors including state or central government, private sector, media, and civil society
- Have a good working knowledge of English to be assessed by a qualified English language assessor
- Have a postgraduate level qualification or equivalent professional training or work experience in a relevant area at the time of application
- Agree to adhere to all relevant guidelines and expectations for the programme
How can you apply? Application can be done online only.
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About the fellowship programme
The Chevening Gurukul Fellowship Programme for Leadership and Excellence addresses the issues faced by leaders in all fields – ’how to lead more effectively’ – by analysing changing ideas and practices of leadership and exploring the implications of globalisation for Indian leaders. It aims to provoke critical thinking and provides unique opportunities for fellows to test their own hypotheses with policy makers and practitioners as well as with academics and opinion leaders.
The bespoke programme familiarises India’s future leaders with best practice case-studies of leadership in the fields of government, innovation, health, and industry in the UK through a variety of teaching methods ranging from seminars, role-playing scenarios, shadowing, and site visits. Some of the themes included in the twelve-week programme:
- Managing change: Public policy and institutions in the 21st century
- Stages of democracy: Devolving power and governance in the 21st century
- From finance to Facebook: New economies of technology
- International organisations and the work of the United Nations
- The challenge of sustainability: Energy and resources
- Regulating public life: New rights and judicial activism
- Smart cities
- Indo-UK business and trade relations
- Science, technology and industry
It is a twelve-week residential course at King’s College London and includes numerous site visits, including a trip to Geneva where fellows will interact with representatives of international agencies such as the United Nations and World Trade Organization. The programme will commence in September 2016.
How to apply
Applicants for this fellowship programme will need to submit their application through the Chevening online application system. Prior to applying please ensure you have the following ready:
Essential
- Two references to be provided in a letter format and written in English
- Valid passport
- University transcripts (undergraduate, postgraduate)
Please note that only documents in PDF or JPG format can be uploaded and cannot be over 5MB in size.
Applications for this award are open between 21 December 2015 and 7 March 2016.
Contact Details
http://www.chevening.org/contact-us
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