Program

The LEAP program will be delivered by IISER Kolkata in collaboration with Harvard Graduate Schoold of Education and will comprise of a two week Indian training component in Kolkata (11-22 February 2019) and a one week foreign training component in the Cambridge campus of Harvard Graduate School of Education (6-10 March 2019). The envisaged program would not only train participants on the technical aspects of top-level administration, but would also emphasize upon critical aspects of leadership that nurture creative excellence and disruptive innovation whilst setting high standards of integrity and inclusivity.

Program Schedule (Kolkata)

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Program Objectives

  • Leadership and Vision
  • Administrative and Financial Management
  • Regional Challenges and Opportunities
  • Sustaining High Integrity and Ethos
  • Performance Assessment and Strategy
  • Internationalization and Outreach

Curriculum

  • Leadership: Vision, Hiring, Nurturing, Inspiring, Conflict, Inclusivity
  • Administration: Decision-making, Finance, Technology Best-practices
  • Infrastructure: Planning, Building, Local Context, Bottle-necks
  • Core Activity: Research and Development, Teaching Excellence
  • Reach: International Presence, Society, Social Media and Outreach
  • Assessment: Performance Metric Analysis, Ranking and Strategy
  • Change: Social, Financial and Global Influences, Growth and Evolution

    • Methodology

    • Focussed Lectures and Discussions
    • Administrative Training Modules
    • Round Tables and Debates
    • Case Studies and Role Plays
    • Participant Projects
    • Psychometric Assessment
  • Post-program Engagement

    • Lecturers

    • National Academic and Industry Experts
    • Higher Education Administrators
    • Harvard Faculty and Administrators
    • Uncommonly Creative Individuals