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Yale World Fellows Program

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The Yale World Fellows Program is a program run out of Yale University that seeks to create a global network of emerging leaders and broaden international understanding at Yale. Every year, the program brings to Yale 14-18 highly accomplished men and women from a diverse set of countries around the world.

The Fellows spend an intensive semester exploring critical global issues and undergoing leadership training, with the full resources of Yale University at their disposal. Selected from outside the United States at an early mid-career point (generally five to fifteen years into their professional development), the World Fellows come from a range of fields and disciplines, including government, business, nongovernmental organizations, religion, the military, media, and the arts.[1] Guided by faculty advisors, the Fellows deepen their resource bases, advance their breadth of understanding, and augment their skills. Building on access to the students, faculty, alumni, and Yale visitors, the Fellows prepare for greater roles of leadership, expand their professional and personal horizons, and contribute to a deepening of international awareness and dialogue within the Yale community. They guest lecture in classes, meet with student groups, deliver campus-wide lectures, and contribute to informal dialogue and learning across the campus. The Program runs each Fall, from mid-August through Mid-December.

History

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On the occasion of Yale's tercentenary, in 2001, University President Richard C. Levin launched a number of internationalization initiatives aimed at enhancing Yale's global footprint. The Yale World Fellows Program was among these, and it has since emerged as the University's signature international leadership training program – with a steadily growing global reputation for excellence – as well as a popular, broadly participatory program for the entire Yale community. Yale welcomed the first class of World Fellows to New Haven in the fall of 2002, and now boasts more than 100 emerging leaders world wide. These include a diversity of committed innovators, from top government officials and members of parliament to on-the-ground activists and investigative journalists to ground-breaking artists and next-generation business executives.

Core Goals

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The Yale World Fellows Program has three core goals:

  • Broadening the knowledge foundations and strengthening the leadership skills of a set of emerging leaders from around the world
  • Deepening the international dialogue across the Yale campus by having the World Fellows play a role as catalysts for conversations and as a source of perspectives, both formal and informal, on global issues and challenges
  • Creating a network of international decision makers from a range of disciplines who are connected to Yale and to each other

Activities

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The program sponsors a variety of events every year, including global conferences, multimedia exhibitions, and panel discussions on current events. World Fellows often initiate their own collaborative projects while at Yale, such as the Seven Billionth Person Project, an international multimedia effort that invites people to share through writings and art what they would say to the world’s seven billionth baby, expected to be born sometime in 2011.[2] The Return to Yale Forum is held every other year, and brings together current and former World Fellows to meet and engage in debates about contemporary issues. The most recent Forum was held in October 2009 and included discussions on global governance, energy and environmental sustainability, development and poverty, corporate social responsibility, social entrepreneurship, human rights and civil society, as well as small-group breakout sessions by region and interest area.[3] In 2011, the Yale World Fellows will host Yale University's first TEDx event TEDx Yale World Fellows.

The World Fellows Program also sponsors an annual Global Leadership Series conference. At these conferences held in cities around the world, World Fellows alumni, leaders in the region, prospective World Fellows nominees, and other experts debate selected international topics and provide input into solutions to critical problems.[4] Past conferences have addressed issues such as the United Nations Global Compact's contribution for addressing corporate social responsibility. [5]

  • 2010: The Global Compact at 10: Holding Ourselves Accountable, Istanbul, Turkey
  • 2009: The Middle East in Transition: Leadership in Challenging Times, Cairo, Egypt
  • 2008: Post-Modern News: Cacophony and Chaos in a 24/7 Multi-Media World, Paris, France

World Fellows in the Media

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  • In remarks delivered at the tercentennial of Yale University, former U.S. President Bill Clinton acknowledged that, "I said I would like to be a world fellow, and I was informed that I no longer qualify as a young world leader. So today you are stuck with my opinions without the benefit of further Yale study."[6]
  • 2010 World Fellow Alexey Navalny, a Moscow-based lawyer and a crusader against corruption in Russian state-owned companies, faced criminal investigation after returning to Moscow following his semester in New Haven. Navalny dismissed the accusations, calling them an attempt by the government to keep him from returning home and continuing his investigations against corporate corruption.[7]
  • 2009 World Fellow Muna AbuSulayman was named one of the 100 most powerful Arab women of 2011.[8]
  • 2007 World Fellow Gidon Bromberg was named one of Time Magazine's Environmental Heroes of the Year in 2008, for his work on using environmental activism to foster peace processes in the Middle East.[9]
  • 2004 World Fellow Aboubakr Jamai, a journalist from Morocco, was featured in the New Yorker for his confrontational weekly newspaper, Le Journal Hebdomadaire.[10]

List of World Fellows 2002-2010

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Name Country Year
Abovyan, Louise Armenia 2005
AbuSulayman, Muna Saudi Arabia 2009
Acosta, J.R. Nereus Philippines 2004
Akl, May Tony Lebanon 2010
Alemu, Getachew Ethiopia 2006
Ali, Imtiaz Pakistan 2008
Al-Khalifa, Marwa Bahrain 2008
Altinay, Ali Hakan Turkey 2009
Arthur, Emelia Ghana 2002
Ashraf Nemat, Orzala Afghanistan 2008
Asiedu, Emmanuel Ghana 2008
Avlonitis, Xenofon Greece 2006
Baba, Mohamed Netherlands 2006
Barakat, Saleh Lebanon 2006
Barja-Chamas, Cecilia Bolivia 2004
Sičáková-Beblavá, Emilia Slovakia 2003
Boza, Beatriz Peru 2002
Brahme, Unmesh India 2009
Breka, Sandra Germany 2008
Bromberg, Gidon Israel 2007
Cai, Yanmin China 2002
Camerer, Marianne South Africa 2005
Carpentier, Chantal-Line Canada 2006
Cattaneo, Olivier France 2004
Chandrakirana, Kamala Indonesia 2003
Chandran, Subhashini India 2010
Chino, Mitsuru Japan 2007
Chkhatarashvili, Ketevan Georgia 2007
Daimagüler, Mehmet Gürcan Germany 2007
Damdelen, Mustafa Cyprus 2002
Dames, Marvin Bahamas 2005
Dashko, Karina Russia 2004
D'Cruz, Celine India 2003
De Rynck, Stefaan Belgium 2006
Di-Aping, Lumumba Sudan 2010
Djoumataev, Taalaibek Kyrgyz Republic 2002
Dominguez, Carmen Chile 2003
Dong, Qian China 2007
Doumit, Gilbert Lebanon 2008
Ducoté, Nicolas Argentina 2007
Dugolli, Ilir Kosovo 2004
Elsadda, Hoda Egypt 2003
Evans, Alexander United Kingdom 2009
Faieta, Jessica Ecuador 2006
Frech, Sofia Mexico 2003
Fuentes-Montero, David Costa Rica 2006
Gain, Philip Bangladesh 2002
Gamboa-Rocabado, Jesús Franco Bolivia 2008
Ganiev, Bakhodir Uzbekistan 2005
Ganne, Emmanuelle France 2009
Goswami, Paromita India 2005
Gudelis, Darius Lithuania 2005
Gumede, Vusi South Africa 2009
Haffner, John Canada 2008
Harrington, Nicola United Kingdom 2008
Hendra, John Canada 2009
Hernández, Ana Paula Mexico 2010
Hogan, Christine Canada 2002
Hood, Gavin United Kingdom 2008
Hors, Irène C. France 2005
Houben, Hiddo Netherlands 2003
Hunegnaw, Muluemebet Chekol Ethiopia 2007
Ibrahim, Azeem United Kingdom 2009
Ibrahim, Hauwa Nigeria 2005
Jabareen, Hassan Israel 2005
Jácome-Diez, Joaquín Panama 2005
Jamaï, Aboubakr Morocco 2004
Jarvis, Tim Australia, United Kingdom 2009
Jian, Yi China 2009
Kagoro, Brian Zimbabwe 2003
Khidasheli, Tinatin Georgia 2004
Khuat, Oanh Thi Hai Vietnam 2005
Kim, Mi-Hyung South Korea 2005
Kim, Sang-Jo South Korea 2004
Kingman, John United Kingdom 2004
Knaus, Verena Austria 2007
Kondo, James Japan 2008
Name Country Year
Kraja, Garentina Kosovo 2006
Kwengwere, Paul Malawi 2004
Lagodinsky, Sergey Germany 2010
Lapucci, Massimo Italy 2006
Lisitsyna, Maria Kyrgyz Republic 2007
Lopez, Claudia Colombia 2009
Low, Penny Singapore 2007
Lunga, Precious Zimbabwe 2008
Ma, Jun China 2004
Mabrouk, Fares Tunisia 2010
Machado, Maria Venezuela 2009
Malahoo Forte, Marlene Jamaica 2007
Mao, Norbert Uganda 2003
Maradiaga, Felix Nicaragua 2008
Mategwa, Beatrice Kenya 2009
Maung, Nay Win Myanmar 2004
Mistry, Rozina Pakistan 2002
Mizne, Denis Brazil 2007
Mor, Nachiket India 2004
Morrow, Hugh Australia 2003
Müller-Kraenner, Sascha Germany 2005
Mulqueeny, Kala Australia 2010
Musa, Adamu Cameroon 2002
Navalny, Alexey Russia 2010
Nebhrajani, Sharmila United Kingdom 2007
Newton-King, Nicky South Africa 2006
Ngo, Tung Vietnam 2006
Njoroge, Henry Kenya 2005
Nyati, Mteto South Africa 2004
Orozco-Gomez, Angela Colombia 2003
Oyewole, Ibidapo Nigeria 2008
Perez, Vincent Philippines 2005
Perez-Kakabadse, Alonso Ecuador 2002
Pinto da Costa, Henrique Sao Tome and Principe 2002
Piper, Robert Australia 2004
Proissl, Wolfgang Germany 2010
Pundak-Mintz, Adi Israel 2008
Quennet-Thielen, Cornelia Germany 2003
Razzaghi, Emran Iran 2004
Rees, Marvin United Kingdom 2010
Royesh, Azizullah Afghanistan 2010
Rtabi, Imane Morocco 2006
Rui Chenggang China 2005
Saggar, Shamit United Kingdom 2003
Salas-Römer, Henrique F. Venezuela 2005
Sandoval Ballesteros, Amilcar Mexico 2002
Sedlácek, Tomáš Czech Republic 2006
Shevchenko, Andriy Ukraine 2008
Shevchenko, Igor Ukraine 2006
Shikongo, Sem Namibia 2006
Silva, Neide Brazil 2002
Sindi, Ali Othman Iraq 2003
Sinha, Chetna Gala India 2002
Sobhan, Zafar Bangladesh 2009
Stevens, Heather Northern Ireland 2004
Sulaiman, Huzir Malaysia 2007
Swelam, Ashraf Egypt 2007
Szekfu, Balázs László Hungary 2006
Taljaard, Raenette South Africa 2003
Tanaka, Kazushige Japan 2005
Tejan-Cole, Abdul Sierra Leone 2002
Terán, Ricardo Nicaragua 2010
Titanji, Ernest Duga Cameroon 2007
Trudolyubov, Maxim Russia 2009
Tsedevdamba, Oyungerel Mongolia 2006
Tsui, Diana China 2010
Ünlü Kizil, Oya Turkey 2008
Uwandu, Philomena Chinwe Nigeria 2003
Wan, Yanhai China 2003
Wanchoo, Amit India 2007
Ward, Michael Canada 2003
Wygnanski, Jan Jakub Poland 2002
Xulu, Thembi South Africa 2010
Yakobashvili, Temuri Georgia 2002
Youssef, Ezzat Egypt 2006
Yuan, Victor Y. China 2007
Zamhari, Arif Indonesia 2010
Zhang, Jingjing China 2008


The biographies of all fellows can be found on the Yale World Fellows website.

References

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  1. ^ "World Class" (PDF). Yale Alumni Magazine. May/June 2005. Retrieved 2011-03-24. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help); Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  2. ^ Jessica Shor (September 27, 2010). "Project asks: What would you say to the world's seven billionth baby?". Yale Daily News. Retrieved 2011-03-24. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ Kianti Roman (November 6, 2009). "Former World Fellows Network and Learn From Each Other at Yale Forum". Yale Bulletin. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ Linda Koch Lorimer and Donald L. Filer (2009). "International Framework: Yale's Agenda for 2009-2012". Yale University. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ Deniz Ozturk (May 28, 2010). "Yale Convenes Conference on Occasion of Global Compact's 10th Anniversary". United Nations Development Programme. Retrieved 2011-03-24. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  6. ^ > ""Remarks as Delivered by Former President Clinton at the Yale University Tercentennial"". 'Office of Former President Clinton'. October 6, 2001.
  7. ^ Antonia Woodford (2011-01-19). "World Fellow faces investigation". Yale Daily News. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  8. ^ "100 Most Powerful Arab Women 2011". Arabian Business.com. 2011. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  9. ^ Andrew Lee Butters (2008-09-24). "Heroes of the Environment 2008". Time Magazine. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  10. ^ Jane Kramer (2006-10-16). "The Crusader". The New Yorker. {{cite news}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
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