LEADERSHIP FOR ACADEMICIANS PROGRAM (LEAP)

Nov. 14, 2018

Union Ministry of Human Resource Development launched Leadership for Academicians Programme (LEAP) for higher education faculty.

About:

  • Objective: To prepare second tier academic heads who are potentially likely to assume leadership roles in the future.

  • Salient Features:
    • It is a Flagship leadership development training programme for second level academic functionaries in public funded higher education institutions.

    • The programme would provide senior faculty, with high academic credentials, the required leadership and managerial skills including handling stress, team building work, financial & general administration.

    • It is of 3 weeks duration (2 weeks domestic and one-week foreign training).



  • Implementing agencies:
    • The implementation of LEAP Programme will be through 15 NIRF top ranked Indian Institutions namely, IIT Roorkee; IIT Kanpur etc.

    • The foreign Universities identified for the training are also within the top 100 in the world global rankings.



Source : PIB

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