Johns Hopkins SAIS to host newly created U.S.-ASEAN Institute for Rising Leaders
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Today the White House announced Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) will host the newly created U.S.-ASEAN Institute for Rising Leaders. Starting in 2023, the Institute will bring approximately 30 mid-career public service professionals–up to three from each of the 10 Southeast Asian Nations–to Johns Hopkins SAIS annually for a multi-week leadership development program. Rising leaders will develop their academic and policy-making skills to help provide effective leadership for their people and the region.
Under the leadership of Dean James B. Steinberg, Johns Hopkins SAIS will develop a comprehensive program, including an advisory board comprised of academic, foreign-policy, nonprofit, and private-sector leaders from the United States and Southeast Asia, to achieve this objective. The program will consist of classroom and extracurricular activities to help young leaders develop these skills, drawing on faculty from SAIS and other divisions of the university, and experts from the policy community.
The program will focus on decision-making, understanding contemporary international issues such as energy, technology, and public health. Rising leaders will have the opportunity to learn about U.S. approaches to these issues—including U.S. views on the Indo-Pacific—through interactions with faculty, thought leaders in the public and private sector, and experts on the region.
The Institute builds on Johns Hopkins tradition of educating leaders of the future. SAIS and Johns Hopkins are committed to education and research to help meet the challenges of modern governance including 21st century, issues like democracy and technology. The new program will take advantage of Johns Hopkins University’s new facilities at 555 Pennsylvania Avenue which will open in 2023.
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Danielle Khan
202-963-8865
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Johns Hopkins SAIS
A division of Johns Hopkins University, the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) is a global institution that offers students an international perspective on today's critical issues. For 75 years, Johns Hopkins SAIS has produced great leaders, thinkers, and practitioners of international relations. Public leaders and private sector executives alike seek the counsel of the faculty, whose ideas and research inform and shape policy. Johns Hopkins SAIS offers a global perspective across three campus locations: Bologna, Italy; Nanjing, China; and Washington, D.C. The school's interdisciplinary curriculum is strongly rooted in the study of international economics, international relations, and regional studies, preparing students to address multifaceted challenges in the world today. For more information, visit sais.jhu.edu or on Twitter @SAISHopkins
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Today the White House announced Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) will host the newly created U.S.-ASEAN Institute for Rising Leaders. Starting in 2023, the Institute will bring approximately 30 mid-career public service professionals–up to three from each of the 10 Southeast Asian Nations–to Johns Hopkins SAIS annually for a multi-week leadership development program. Rising leaders will develop their academic and policy-making skills to help provide effective leadership for their people and the region.
“This innovative program exemplifies the ways our university contributes to strengthening governance around the world,” said Johns Hopkins University President Ronald J. Daniels. “Drawing upon the strengths of Johns Hopkins SAIS and its distinguished faculty, the US-ASEAN Rising Leaders Institute will play a critical role in ensuring the next generation of Southeast Asian public servants and civic leaders have the knowledge and skills they need to better serve their nations and the global community.”
Under the leadership of Dean James B. Steinberg, Johns Hopkins SAIS will develop a comprehensive program, including an advisory board comprised of academic, foreign-policy, nonprofit, and private-sector leaders from the United States and Southeast Asia, to achieve this objective. The program will consist of classroom and extracurricular activities to help young leaders develop these skills, drawing on faculty from SAIS and other divisions of the university, and experts from the policy community.
The program will focus on decision-making, understanding contemporary international issues such as energy, technology, and public health. Rising leaders will have the opportunity to learn about U.S. approaches to these issues—including U.S. views on the Indo-Pacific—through interactions with faculty, thought leaders in the public and private sector, and experts on the region.
On the announcement of this initiative, Dean James B. Steinberg said, “The U.S.-ASEAN Institute for Rising Leaders will provide an opportunity to ensure ASEAN governments have the skilled and well-trained leaders to meet the needs of their people and the challenges of the 21st century, building on a belief that skilled policy making will not only benefit the people of a country, but for the region and the world.”
The Institute builds on Johns Hopkins tradition of educating leaders of the future. SAIS and Johns Hopkins are committed to education and research to help meet the challenges of modern governance including 21st century, issues like democracy and technology. The new program will take advantage of Johns Hopkins University’s new facilities at 555 Pennsylvania Avenue which will open in 2023.
Media Contact
Danielle Khan
202-963-8865
[email protected]
Johns Hopkins SAIS
A division of Johns Hopkins University, the School of Advanced International Studies (SAIS) is a global institution that offers students an international perspective on today's critical issues. For 75 years, Johns Hopkins SAIS has produced great leaders, thinkers, and practitioners of international relations. Public leaders and private sector executives alike seek the counsel of the faculty, whose ideas and research inform and shape policy. Johns Hopkins SAIS offers a global perspective across three campus locations: Bologna, Italy; Nanjing, China; and Washington, D.C. The school's interdisciplinary curriculum is strongly rooted in the study of international economics, international relations, and regional studies, preparing students to address multifaceted challenges in the world today. For more information, visit sais.jhu.edu or on Twitter @SAISHopkins
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Date:
Thursday, May 12, 2022