Deadline: 24 October 2019
Are you a change-maker? Do you want to be a part of a business network of emerging leaders? If yes, then join the Swedish Institute Management Programme for new perspectives on lasting success through responsible leadership and sustainable business.
Applications are now open for Swedish Institute Management Programme (SIMP) Asia in order to lead change for responsible leadership and sustainable business practices. The programme challenges traditional approaches of doing business and explores how business can become more people and planet focused in the global economy.
Collaborative methods are used to maximize applicants learning experience, ceative thinking and how to lead value-driven change. Experts facilitate topics such as business impact on the environment, diversity and inclusion in the workplace as well as financial strategies for sustainable development. Complex business cases are explored and applicants receive tools to apply in their day-to-day work. Throughout the programme applicants develop their own initiative and apply learnings from the programme to continuously develop skills on how to make positive business impact.
By the end of the programme applicants are a part of a long-lasting network of business leaders working for a sustainable future. SIMP will give applicants:
- A network of leaders focused on sustainble business and responsible leadership
- Increased knowledge about environmental, social and financial aspects of sustainable business
- Increased leadership competence
- Insights into business cases in Sweden, one of the leading countries in sustainable business practice
- Exchange of experience with prominent practitioners in business and in the public sector
Programme Timeline
- Module 1, 3 days in one of the selected countries in Asia, 25 – 27 March 2020 applicants are introduced to the programme curriculum and topics of focus. Regional business cases create the framework for their learning.
- Module 2, 2 weeks in Sweden, 4 – 15 May 2020 applicants deepen their knowledge on how sustainble business contributes to innovation, production and increased trust in business on the global market. Applicants explore topics such as leadership, stakeholder engagement, climate change and company visits. Applicants also have a chance to initiate applicants own business case and receive coaching and peer-feedback.
- Module 3, 1 week in one of the selected countries in Asia, 19 – 23 October 2020 The focus is on reconnection with the network and harvesting insights from module 1. Applicants have the opportunity to analyse and deliver on a regional business case. All parts of the programme are mandatory. The programme is intense and includes evening activities.
Benefits
- Training and content
- Accommodation, food and domestic transport during the programme
- Flight tickets to and from Sweden
- Insurance covering acute illness and accident when in Sweden
Eligibility Criteria
- Applicants aspire to make sustainability an integral part of applicants business strategy
- Applicants have a senior position within trade, industry or the public sector
- Applicants are in a position to drive decisions and have a mandate to influence the business strategy for applicants organisation
- Applicants are between 25-45 years old (born 1994-1974 at time of application)
- Applicants have a good working knowledge of both written and spoken English
- Applicants are a citizen and resident of China, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand or Vietnam
- Applicants can participate in all parts of the programme
- Applicants are willing to forward competences and knowledge applicants gain from the programme
How to Apply
Applicants must download the application form via given website
Eligible Countries: China, India, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand or Vietnam
For more information, please visit https://si.se/en/apply/leadership-programmes/management-programme-asia/#how-to-apply
