Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative
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The Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative (YSEALI) (pronounced /waɪ-siː-liː/) is a program of the United States Department of State. The initiative was launched by President Barack Obama in Manila in December 2013[1] as a way to strengthen leadership development, networking, and cultural exchange among emerging leaders within the age range of 18 to 35 years old[2] from the 10 member-states of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and Timor Leste, or collectively Southeast Asia.
YSEALI's programs include competitive exchange fellowship programs to the United States, virtual and on-ground workshops within Southeast Asia[3], and seed grant funding opportunities. The programs fall under the key core themes of civic engagement, sustainable development, economic development, governance, and the environment.[4]
Notable alumni of YSEALI include Vico Sotto[5], Syed Saddiq, Carrie Tan, and Lee Chean Chung.
YSEALI Academic Fellowships
The YSEALI Academic Fellowship Program which brings the participating delegation[6] from each Southeast Asian country to study in an academic institution in the United States for six weeks to learn about their chosen advocacy[7], comparable to the Young African Leaders Initiative's Mandela Washington Fellowship program.
Institutions that have hosted the Academic Fellowship Program are the following:
- Arizona State University[8]
- Brown University[9][10]
- East-West Center
- Kennesaw State University
- Northern Illinois University
- Temple University
- University of Connecticut
- University of Montana
- University of Massachusetts Amherst
- University of Nebraska Omaha
References
- ^ "FACT SHEET: The President's Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative". Obama White House. Office of the Press Secretary. 3 December 2013. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "About YSEALI". U.S. Mission to ASEAN. U.S. Mission to ASEAN. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Asia Foundation Announces Participants of YSEALI Regional Workshop on Future Workforce". The Asia Foundation. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Institute Themes". YSEALI Professional Fellows Program. Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Vico Sotto chosen as one of 12 global anti-corruption champions". SunStar Philippines. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "UTM Postgrad Student Sole Malaysian Representative at the YSEALI Academic Fellowship Program". Universiti Teknologi Malaysia. UTM NewsHub. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "Thai Fellows of Spring 2019 YSEALI Academic Fellowships Visit the Embassy". Royal Thai Embassy, Washington D.C. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "ASU hosts 2018 Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative fellows". Arizona State University. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ "YSEALI at Brown University". Brown University. Swearer Center. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
- ^ Miller, Emily. "Swearer Center, UConn to foster leadership skills in Southeast Asian fellows". Brown Daily Herald. Retrieved 23 April 2021.
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