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Below, find more information about previous programs run by the Rajawali Foundation Institute for Asia as well as executive education courses taught by Institute-affiliated faculty. Note these programs are no longer being offered by the Ash Center or HKS.
Previous Programs
Asia Energy Leaders Program
The Asia Energy Leaders Program convened premier faculty and senior energy executives to highlight new analytical frameworks and innovative approaches to understanding five key issues related to energy and sustainability issues in Asia: globalization; governance; competitiveness and corporate strategy; low carbon technologies; and sustainable.
China Crisis Management Program
Taught at the Chinese Academy of Governance in Beijing, this executive education course was for senior officials with emergency management responsibilities in the national, provincial, and city levels in China. Through discussion and guest speakers, this course examined large-scale disasters and planned international events to offer best practices in disaster prevention, mitigation, and preparation.
China's Leaders in Development Program
Established in 2001, China’s Leaders in Development program was widely recognized by the Chinese government as one of the best overseas training programs for government officials. Taught both at Tsinghua University, China, and Harvard Kennedy School, this multi weeks training program was specifically designed to help prepare senior local and central Chinese government officials to more effectively address the ongoing challenges of China’s national reforms.
China Leaders in Finance
Executive Leaders in Philanthropy
The Executive Leaders in Philanthropy program was a three-week experience that blends skills-based sessions, case-based teaching, interactive visits to US philanthropic institutions, and thematic sessions. Skill-building sessions focused on leadership, negotiation, stakeholder analysis, media relations, executing a mission, data analysis, impact investing, and leading organizational change. Cases included Google.org, a stakeholder analysis case, a simulation on negotiation, and several other topics. Thematic sessions highlighted new ways of understanding globalization, talent development, ethics in the Chinese tradition, US politics, and more. The participants also interact with leading US and Chinese philanthropists. In 2017 the group enjoyed a long dialogue with Zhang Xin and Pan Shiyi, the founders of Soho China – a couple who shared a Chinese perspective on giving and serve as a natural bridge between these worlds.
Part of the program featured a visit to Washington DC, which offers an unparalleled opportunity to learn about US politics, governance, and to interact with the leadership of national institutions in philanthropy and conservation. Conservation International, the Council on Foundations, the Newseum, the National Archives Museum, the Natural History Museum, and a full day set of discussions and breakout-groups with National Geographic on the topic of media, images, and the natural world are often the highlights. Cultural events such as classical music concerts at the Boston Symphony Orchestra and a visit to the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum informed participant understanding of philanthropic sustainability. Participants also share their own challenges and plans for their organizations with the faculty and with one another. Groups form each week and discuss different challenges each organization faces, then report out to the class. We followed the program with 3 month, 6 month, and annual check-ins with our alumni, designed and executed together with our partner, the China Global Philanthropy Institute.
Global Philanthropy Leaders
Leadership Transformation in Indonesia
Myanmar Program
Established in 2009, the Myanmar Program worked to deepen the understanding of the development and democratic governance challenges facing Myanmar. Moving beyond technical economics, the program examined the broader political economy of reform and explored the connections between politics and institutional development to better address the country’s social and economic problems. The goal of this analysis was to provide a common framework in which the different interest groups could negotiate solutions to long-standing problems, particularly with regard to minority ethnic and religious groups.
Shanghai Executive Management Program
The Shanghai Executive Management Program provided senior officials in Shanghai municipal government agencies with perspectives on strategy, leadership, management of service delivery, urban planning and development, crisis management, and social policy, as practiced in the United States and other countries. Officials attended two weeks of intensive classes at HKS and visit government agencies around the country.