WISE Program for New University Presidents from Developing Countries

Application Deadline: July 26, 2013 

The WISE Education Leadership Program (WISE ELP), an initiative of the Qatar Foundation, will take place in Doha, Qatar from October 26-28th, 2013. The goals of the WISE ELP are to enhance leadership skills for new university presidents from developing countries and to equip them with the knowledge and skills needed to exercise leadership on behalf of innovation in the face of change within a wide variety of institutional, social, political, and economic contexts. Specifically, the 2013 WISE Education Leadership Program will support university leaders in identifying a specific "innovation" and implementing that innovation at their institution within a year. 

Presidents, vice-chancellors, and other heads of tertiary education institutions who took up office on or after January 1, 2012 are eligible to apply to the WISE ELP. Participants must be chief executive officers of their respective institutions and not subordinate officials.

All applications must be received by July 26, 2013. Participants who are selected for the program will be notified by the end of August. To apply, please complete the application form available at the WISE ELP web page. For more information, please email WISEProgram@iie.org.