The Chevening Gurukul Leadership Scholarships

In 2008, for the eleventh year, under the Chevening Scholarship scheme, LSE welcomes a group of ‘rising stars’ from India, for the Gurukul Leadership Programme.

These 12 ‘high flyers’, from such professions as banking, industry, civil service, media and ngos, are selected by open competition for this 12-week, post-experience, intensive learning experience.

Created in 1997 to celebrate 50 years of post-Independence cooperation between India and Britain, this is the flagship of the Chevening Scholarship programmes in India.

The Programme aims to deepen understanding of the changing global context of leadership in all fields, of the leadership constraints and possibilities arising from economic, political and social tensions between local forces and global trends, and of innovative practices of leadership, as exemplified by UK cases. It offers scholars deep insights of contemporary Britain and its evolution, and unique opportunities to build contacts with peers in the UK. The studies include seminars, debates with practitioners, and focused study visits with seminars at the WTO and ILO in Geneva, and at EU institutions and NATO in Brussels. The training objective is to hone leadership skills in analysis,  communication, network building, team-building, negotiation, appraisal, and strategic vision.

The third Chevening Gurukul lecture will be given on Thursday 23 October by William Dalrymple, on "The Last Mughal".

The Alumni of this course have established the Chevening Gurukul Leadership Foundation in India.