Ho Chi Minh City, August 3-14, 2015 (calling for applications in Vietnam)
The U.S. Mission to Vietnam and the Fulbright School of Public Policy and Management (FSPPM) (its predecessor was Economics Teaching Program - FETP) seek candidates for the Fulbright’s YSEALI Summer School. YSEALI members in Vietnam who demonstrate strong leadership qualities and potential in their university or place of work, an interest in community service and volunteerism, and have a good command of English, are invited to apply for the program. The application deadline is 5:00PM, Sunday, June 21, 2015.
Program Overview
YSEALI (Young Southeast Asian Leaders Initiative) is President Obama’s initiative to strengthen leadership development and networking in ASEAN, deepen engagement with young leaders on key regional and global challenges, and advance people-to-people ties between the United States and young and emerging Southeast Asian leaders.
Engaging and strengthening ties with young people is a critical element of the U.S. rebalance to the Asia-Pacific region. Recognizing that over 65 percent of ASEAN’s population is under the age of 35, YSEALI is an important investment in the next generation of Southeast Asian leaders. This initiative expands existing U.S. engagement in the region to better empower, support, and connect youth across Southeast Asia.
Fulbright’s YSEALI Summer School will host 160 YSEALI members from all over Vietnam to a two-week program (from August 3-14, 2015, 80 members per week) at the FSPPM campus in Ho Chi Minh City where they will deepen their knowledge about issues relating to the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) and share their experience and perspectives to help Vietnam reach its fullest potential. More specifically, the program will provide a comprehensive picture about the AEC, challenges and opportunities for Vietnam in general and the Vietnamese youth in particular. Vietnam’s socioeconomic foundations along with its strengths and weaknesses, and global context and trends will also be an integral part of the program. The participants will have opportunities to enhance their fundamental soft skills such as creative thinking, communication, negotiation, teamwork and adaptation through a variety of soft skill trainings, inspirational speeches, games and competitions.
The distinguished speakers hail from the public sector, private sector, academia, media and FSPPM’s faculty. Most of them are the U.S. Department of State Alumni who received prestigious scholarships such as Fulbright and VEF to study at high-ranking universities in the U.S. or study at FSPPM. This program is one of the many ways the U.S. Mission to Vietnam is celebrating the 20th anniversary of the normalization of relations.
All participant costs, including travel, incidental allowances, housing and subsistence expenses will be paid for by the U.S. Mission to Vietnam.
