November 6, 2024 | (Combined Reports, UConn Today)
Global Training and Development Institute (GTDI) at the University of Connecticut (UConn) will host the Global Leadership and Entrepreneurship Academy. The initiative, sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Tashkent, Uzbekistan, will focus on social entrepreneurship and leadership. Beginning in June 2025, a group of young leaders from Uzbekistan will visit UConn`s main campus in Storrs for a three-week intensive academic exchange.
Some highlights of the GLEA program will include
- GLEA Fellows will learn to design and implement projects to be completed upon returning home and may receive small grants to fund their implementation.
- Practical business and management skills in the areas of social entrepreneurship and economic development.
- The Center for International Social Work Studies will provide participants with international knowledge related to social, political and economic development and emphasize application of global human rights perspectives across the globe and Uzbekistan.