by Chris Peeke
SSU invites students to apply to take part in the forthcoming “Global Institute for Leadership and Management Development” course at the University of the Virgin Islands in St. Thomas. When completed, this unique 55 hours intensive 2 week course is worth 3 credit points and participants will also be awarded a “Certificate in Global Leadership and Management Development.”
Given that effective leadership is vital for running any organization successfully, this special course is designed to provide training and education from a multi-discipline perspective to equip future and current leaders anywhere in the world who are passionate about making a difference in this dynamic global environment.
Students and workers in any area of the following disciplines will benefit from the course – business, education, engineering, liberal arts, social sciences, nursing, science, mathematics, psychology, tourism and hospitality, social work, public administration, communication, information technology, agribusiness etc. The course is currently listed in the University of the Virgin Islands website as BUS 400 (for undergraduates) and BUS 540 (for graduates) Summer Institute Global Leaders. For more information visit: http://www.uvi.edu/administration/president/initiatives/global-institute-for%20leadership/default.aspx or email ogunmokun@academyofworldbusiness.com; gogunmo@uvi.edu
The new deadline for submission of applications due to popular request is 28 April 2014.