Global Leadership Training Programme for Sustainable Development in Africa (UNU-IAS)

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Global Leadership Training Programme in Africa (GLTP) - Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (unu.edu)


  • Introduction

    GLTP, which has been implemented by

    UNU-IAS

    since 2013, is a training scheme sponsored by the

    Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports,

    Science and Technology of Japan (MEXT), and

    designed to

    provide Japanese postgraduate students with opportunities to conduct field researches in Africa.

    UNU-IAS arrange for the graduate students to be interns/researchers

    (2-4 on a long-term basis and 6-8 on a short-term basis)

    at partner universities and research institutions in

    Africa to acquire practical skills, knowledge,

    and experience.


    • This online program includes keynote lectures,

      workshops, resource sharing, and

      participatory

      activities prepared by

      African scholars and practitioners

      in a wide range of fields

      (e.g., health, education, environmental studies,

      human rights, law,

      technology, government, and civil society)

      from across the continent.

      The use of online teaching and

      networking modalities will help

      participants engage with African leaders to

      discuss their leadership and

      development practices.

      This programme is designed for

      participants to

      develop skills and strategies needed to

      strengthen the capacity and resilience

      of

      community and civil society, build and

      enhance human rights, and contribute to

      environmentally sustainable development

      across Africa targeting to achieve SDGs.

      Participants who successfully complete the

      programme

      will be awarded a certificate.

      Postgraduate students who are enrolled in

      Japanese universities and interested in

      international cooperation and SDGs in Africa

      are highly encouraged

      to apply.

      Global Leadership and Sustainable Development

      in Africa Programme Flyer: English | Japanese

      The course syllabus is available here: English (only)

      Please kindly fill the Application Form and send to ias.gltp@unu.edu before 9 July 2021.

      Please be advised that the deadline for submission of applications for the Global Leadership

      Training Programme in Africa has been extended to 9 July 2021.

      Contact: ias.gltp@unu.edu


    Objective

    GLTP targets to enhance their leadership skills

    such as creativity, practicability, and self-reflection

    widening their eyes to analyze the complexity and interrelations of diverse issues in Africa from both

    global

    and local perspectives which enables to bring the impact at the local level linking it to the global policy and strategy.

    GLTP supports students to ensure their researches’

    outcome is to contribute to the achievement of SDGs

    in Africa.

    The participating students, therefore, are required to

    deepen their ideas and analysis to strategically link their research findings to the policy recommendation for the achievement of SDGs in Africa.

    Approach

    GLTP has two important approaches.

    One is for Japanese students to be directly guided by

    African supervisors at the host institutes to develop a viewpoint to address the issues from an African

    perspective as well as to propose a solution for the side of Africa.

    The other is to emphasize the importance of building a mutual relationship between students and

    local partners. Therefore, the participating students are expected to recognize the field not only as the subject of own

    research but also the counterpart to share the benefit of the study, and moreover to get the feedback from them to complete the field work.

    Achievement

    So far, a total of 66 Japanese graduate

    students (2013–2019) from 31 universities in Japan carried out their research at 24 universities/research institutes in 13 African

    countries. Alumni has started developing their

    career in various sectors such as private companies, consulting farms,

    NGOs, academia, and international

    organizations such as World Bank, IOM, UNEP, UNICEF, and UNOHR.

    Please see the outputs tab for the details of results,

    partner universities, and students’ research reports.

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