Program

The LEAP program will be delivered by IISER Kolkata in collaboration with Nanyang Business School at the Nanyang Technological University, Singapore and will comprise of a two week Indian training component in Kolkata (13-24 January 2020 (IISER Kolkata)) and a one week foreign training component in the Cambridge campus of NBS, NTU Singapore (9-14 February 2020). 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 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
    • NTU Singapore
    • Uncommonly Creative Individuals