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Chevening Gurukul Fellowship for Leadership and Excellence

The Chevening Gurukul Fellowship for Leadership and Excellence is funded by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office. It is designed for mid-career professionals from India who have strong and demonstrable leadership potential. Fellows will explore the changing ideas and practices of leadership, with a particular focus on the implications of globalisation for Indian leaders. The fellowship takes place at the University of Oxford within the Department of Politics and International Relations. The 12-week programme offers exceptional candidates the opportunity to develop leadership skills required to tackle issues such as the economics of global integration, the role of science and technology, and the new politics of support and opposition to global integration. Fellows will gain an understanding of contemporary opportunities and challenges of global integration, develop leadership skills to address them, and learn to translate this knowledge into policy and practice. The Gurukul Fellowship includes numerous site visits in the UK and a varied cultural programme designed to integrate fellows into the academic and cultural life of the university and department. Throughout the programme, fellows will develop, research, and present a public policy plan while building their professional networks.