EE Program News
New Executive Education Online Programs for Nonprofit Leaders
HKS Executive Education is now offering a suite of online programs designed to reach an audience of nonprofit and NGO leaders from around the world, who, given the costs and distances, are not able to attend residential Executive Education programs offered by Harvard Kennedy School. More information about individual programs is listed below:
September 2 – October 24, 2008
An online program designed to help nonprofit and non-governmental organization managers improve their financial literacy.
October 27 – December 19, 2008
An online program designed to help executives of nonprofit and non-governmental organizations engage their boards in more consequential and meaningful work that produces greater value for their organizations.
February 9 – April 24, 2009
An online program designed to help nonprofit and non-governmental organization leaders in the developing world use strategic management frameworks to improve their organizations.
Date: TBD
As online program designed to help leaders of civic associations, advocacy groups and social movements learn how to organize communities that can mobilize power to make change.
For more information on all Harvard Kennedy School Executive Education Online offerings, visit www.hks.harvard.edu/ee/online.
Inaugural Session of Crisis Leadership in Higher Education in March 2009
Crisis Leadership in Higher Education has been jointly designed by faculty from the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) and Harvard Kennedy School (HKS). The program draws on the complementary expertise, knowledge, and practical experience of both schools to help senior administrators plan for, respond to, and recover from a range of crises that can beset institutions of higher education. The joint HGSE/HKS faculty draws on concepts and materials presented in the Harvard Kennedy School Leadership in Crises Executive Education program (offered annually since 2002), along with other information developed to address the particular challenges faced by higher education leaders. For more information on the inaugural program, to be offered March 16 - 19, 2009, visit www.hks.harvard.edu/execed/clhe.
Dubai School of Government to hold November 2008 Session of Leadership for the 21st Century: Chaos, Conflict and Courage
In association with Executive Education at Harvard Kennedy School, the Dubai School of Government will be offering a session of Leadership for the 21st Century: Chaos, Conflict and Courage on their campus from November 17-20, 2008. Marty Linsky, co-author of Leadership on the Line, is the faculty chair of the program. For more information, visit the Dubai School of Government website at http://execed.dsg.ae/Executive/Default.aspx.
HKS Executive Education Launches New Program for NGO Leaders in SE Europe and the Middle East
On March 25-29, 2008 Harvard Kennedy School held its first open enrollment program in Europe. The program, entitled Strategic Management for Leaders of Non-Governmental Organizations, was held in Athens Greece; 43 participants from 21 different countries were in attendance. Roughly two thirds of the participants came from South East and Eastern Europe and about one third came from the Middle East and Africa. Faculty for the program included Christine Letts, Senior Associate Dean of Executive Education, Professor L. David Brown of the Hauser Center, and Bill Ryan, Hauser Fellow and author of Governance as Leadership. The Kokkalis Program, Middle East Initiative at Harvard, Greek Foreign Ministry, EKDDA, Foundation for Open Society Serbia, The Central Eastern European Trust (CEE Trust) and the University of New York in Tirana provided financial support to the participants of the program. The energy and enthusiasm of participants was incredible and preparations for next year's program, which will be held March 15-21, 2009, have already begun. For more information, or to apply, visit www.harvardee.org/ngo.
As an HKS EE Alumni, you know that Higher Education doesn't end once you enter the working world and have already experienced the benefits of participating in one of our unique programs. However, you may not know that many Alumni return for multiple executive programs! Our world-renowned faculty, cutting edge research and the caliber of our participants, continue to attract leaders from all over the world. Our distinguished participants remain leaders in their fields, who have made, and continue to make, substantial contributions in the public, nonprofit, and corporate sectors alike. We encourage all alumni to attend multiple programs and hope that you will consider joining your colleagues who have made a commitment to lifelong learning by returning to Cambridge to attend another of our more than 40 different program options.
Contact our Admissions Department at 1-617-496-0484, to discuss the next best program option for you.
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