The Trade Mission of the Republic of China (on
Taiwan) in Papua New Guinea has the honor to announce the Pacific Islands
Leadership Program with Taiwan (PILP) is now accepting applications for the
2014 PILP Fellowship cohort.
This is the second consecutive year to run the
Program.
The objective of the PILP Fellowship is set to empower up to 125 young
leaders from across the Pacific Islands region to exercise leadership and
promote cooperation in a variety of cultural, geographical and institutional
environments. This program seeks to attract candidates possessing outstanding
intellectual promise, high leadership potential, and commitment to serve the
development needs of their countries. It is intended to strengthen participants’
knowledge and understanding of key economic, social, political, health,
educational and environmental issues affecting the region, and enable them to
cultivate the leadership skills, approaches and networks to make meaningful
contributions to the Pacific region throughout their careers.
Starting in August and ending in November 2014,
participants will spend two months engaging in experiential learning exercises
at the East-West Center’s campus in Hawai‘i, followed by a month of field study
in Taipei at the Taiwan Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ Institute of Diplomacy and
International Affairs (IDIA). The program curriculum includes such topics as
applied leadership skills, future scenario planning, social entrepreneurship
and risk analysis, climate change and environmental stewardship, international
relations, and public health.
Regarding eligibility, citizens from the Cook
Islands, Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati,
Nauru, Niue, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Republic of the Marshall Islands, Samoa,
Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu are eligible for these competitive,
merit-based fellowship awards. Early- to mid-career professionals, spanning the
ages of approximately 25-38, from all professional backgrounds (government, business,
environment, NGOs, health, media, agriculture, education and others) are
encouraged to apply.
The fellowship provides funding for tuition and
course materials, residence hall room costs, health insurance, a living
stipend, round-trip airfare to Honolulu, roundtrip airfare from Honolulu to
Taipei, Taiwan. Please visit the website at www.eastwestcenter.org/pilp for
application forms, instructions and answers to frequently asked questions
(FAQs). Applications must be completed
before February 1, 2014 in order to be considered.
Inquiries should be sent to the
PILP@eastwestcenter.org email account.
For more
information about the Taiwanese delegation, please contact:
Trade Mission of the Republic of China (onTaiwan) in
Papua New Guinea
Level 8, Deloitte Tower, Douglas St., Port Moresby,
NCD, Papua New Guinea
Tel: (675) 321-2922 / Fax: (675) 321-3510 / Email:
png@mofa.gov.tw
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