The 5th ProSPER.Net Leadership Programme “Building transformational leadership towards the Sustainable Development Goals” will be held on 29 June – 5 July, 2017, at Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand.

The Programme will provide participants with the necessary inter-disciplinary skills to lead sustainable development initiatives appropriate to local, regional or global contexts. Participants will go through a unique experience during the Programme with a special focus on collaborative efforts, leveraging networks and involving multiple stakeholders. The Leadership Programme will be conducted based on five case studies relating to the 5Ps in Bangkok and nearby locations in Thailand. These cases include ongoing challenges in the local communities which provide a platform for participants to understand the dynamics of local leadership within each area and to identify possible paths towards sustainable development. Participants are expected to engage in the discussions with multi-stakeholders, to assess the issues and to devise a vision towards sustainable development in a group-based scenario. For each case study, the assigned group will present their findings and write a report paper to deliver their visions.

In commemoration of the centennial anniversary of its founding, Chulalongkorn University together with the Faculty of Science will host the 2017 ProSPER.Net Leadership Programme . The Programme is jointly organized with ProSPER.Net, SEA START RC – the Southeast Asia Regional Center of START – the Global Change SysTem for Analysis, Research and Training, and the Center of Excellence on Hazardous Substance Management (HSM).  SEA START RC is a regional center focusing on advancing knowledge generation and dissemination that informs policy and decision-making in and across climate-sensitive sectors of the developing world. The Center of Excellence on Hazardous Substance Management (HSM), operates as a consortium of renowned universities in Thailand and from overseas under the supervision of the Science and Technology Postgraduate Education and Research Development Office (PERDO), Office of the Higher Education Commission. Activities of HSM, through synergistic collaborations with industries, government offices, overseas universities and international organizations, encompass research, human resource development programs and academic consultation.

Based on the organizers’commitment to strengthen research and capacity building for sustainable development, the 2017 ProSPER.Net Leadership Programme is designed to collectively manage knowledge and application for potential implementation through experiences with local communities, government and private sectors. The Programme provides opportunities for participants with various backgrounds, e.g. science, public policy, economics and business, to develop interdisciplinary skills that lead to sustainable development initiatives in local, regional or global contexts.  A series of plenary sessions and field trips in Bangkok and nearby provinces will be organized to enable the participants to identify the current lack of opportunity in the involved sectors that influence policy-making and to formulate scopes for advancing sustainable development.

Objectives

• To improve the thinking process of transformational leadership through creative thinking, and searching for alternative scenarios.
• To gain communication skills and enhance the capacity for decision-making through active learning and inspiring group-working environment.
• To obtain abilities for project planning, management and assessment through problem-based learning challenges in the community.
• To summarize the concepts and examples of sustainable development and initiatives in the community.

Application

Applications are open for post-doctoral fellows from ProSPER.Net member universities, former Young Researchers’ School (YRS) participants, and young professionals from public and private sectors. Details on how to apply, fellowship and selection criteria are included in the application form (pdf)  / application form (word) . Deadline for applications is 20 April, 2017. Please note that we do not accept applications from participants of past ProSPER.Net Leadership Programmes.

*Please note that only selected applicants will be notified by the ProSPER.Net Secretariat. We regret we are not able to answer to inquiries regarding the selection process and the results.

Tentative Programme

To view and print the programme as pdf, click here.