Announcement

Applications Open: Global Leadership Training Programme for Sustainable Development in Africa

Applications are open until 2 December 2022 for the Global Leadership Training Programme for Sustainable Development in Africa.

Applications are open until 2 December 2022 for the Global Leadership Training Programme for Sustainable Development in Africa, offered by the UNU Institute for the Advanced Study of Sustainability (UNU-IAS) in collaboration with New York University and the University of Johannesburg.

The objective of this certified course — to be held online from 12 January to 9 February 2023 — is to train future global leaders who can contribute to solving various challenges toward the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals in Africa.

Postgraduate students who are enrolled in Japanese universities and interested in international cooperation are highly encouraged to apply. The programme will be conducted in English.

For more details, please visit the programme page on the UNU-IAS website.

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