Since its launch in Septermber 2017, the 2017-18 Women’s Leadership Program (WLP) has been runnning successfully for the past 4 months. Participants have attended lunch forums with distinguished leaders from key sectors, skill-building seminars, and networking events. The WLP held two lunch forums with women leaders at the forefront of various industries, including Ms Catherine…
A Pre-Departure Briefing (PDB) for Intake 1, 2018 was conducted on 24-25 November 2017 at the Australia Awards Mongolia (AAM) conference room and attended by 15 awardees and 10 family members. Neville Saunderson, Program Manager, AAM congratulated the awardees on their success on behalf of AAM team. Mr. McKenna expressed his delight at the awardees’…
The fourth Women’s Leadership Program (WLP) commenced with a three-day Orientation Retreat which launched on 15 September 2017 with 20 participants (3 men and 17 women) selected from graduates of the Australia Awards Mongolia Program (AAM). The retreat has two core objectives: improving leadership and decision-making skills, and increasing awareness of gender equality. The event…
A Welcome Back event was held in September with graduates who completed their Master’s degrees at Australian universities in 2017 1st semester. Thirteen graduates attended together with their employers’ representatives from Mongolian University of Science and Technology and MCS International private company. Mr. John Langtry, His Excellency, Australian Ambassador to Mongolia, Mr. Duncan McCullough, Policy…
This year some lyceum students from the School of Technology in Darkhan successfully applied for the Student for Service project competition conducted by the USA Embassy in Mongolia. As headmaster and English teacher, I and my counterpart, Morgan, coordinated the project. Firstly, we took an idea from the television program “Mongolia’s Got Talent” where a…
On Friday 2 June 2017, eighteen inspiring women leaders graduated from this year’s Women’s Leadership Program (WLP). In a ceremony at Monet Restaurant, the participants were acknowledged by His Excellency John Langtry, Australia’s Ambassador to Mongolia, for their efforts and contribution to this year’s program, and their high-quality community development projects. For the past eight…
Women’s Leadership Program – Newsletter #2
A Welcome Back event was organized for graduates who completed their Master’s degrees at Australian universities in 2016. Fourteen graduates attended together with an employer representative from the Civil Aviation Authority. Representatives from the Governments of Australia and Mongolia congratulated the graduates and wished them success in their future work in contributing to development of…
Community Development Project A unique feature of the WLP is its community development projects designed and implemented by program participants. These projects complement participants’ learning experiences by providing opportunities for them to practice newly-acquired leadership skills and at the same time contribute to development in their communities. Since the WLP launch in October 2016, four…