LEAD (acronym for Leadership for Environment and Development，LEAD project in China is called LEAD-China) headquarters is located in the Imperial College of Science, Technology and Medicine in London . The Imperial College aims at cultivating middle aged and young leaders who are interested in both economic development and environment protection. LEAD conducts "leadership in sustainable development" training course and recruits associates in over 60 countries in Asia, Africa, Europe, Latin America, and North America. It currently has over 1000 fellows and associates.

In order to meet the demands of young people who are interested in sustainable development, LEAD-China office will holds the first "Leadership in Sustainable Development Training Course" at the same time as Cohort 10. The in-service training course lasts 18 months, and has 5 domestic sessions. The associates will study together for 27 days and receive long-distance training through the Internet for 3 months. After all the requirements are met, LEAD-China will award each associate a diploma signed by Mr. Qu Geping (the chairman of the board of director of LEAD-China).

Date of applications:

The duration for receipt of applications is from July 2002 to November 10th, 2002.

Cost of training:

RMB 8000 (includes room and board during training).

Qualification:

Anyone who is interested in sustainable development and has a BA or BS degree or equivalent.

Visit this web page to gain more information at http://www.lead.org.cn/leadcn/recruitment/

Contact Information:

Wang ChengBo
LEAD-China
34 Fu-wai-da-jie Street, Cai-yin Building, Rm513, Beijing 100832
Tel: 86-01-68570592, 68577249/68570582 ext. 101/125
Fax: 86-01-68519950
Email: [email protected]
Web Site: http://www.lead.org.cn

Training Activities

Time

Place

1. The 1st training session:

• Basic concepts and problems of sustainable development

• Capability Training (1)

• Preparation for remote training

• Form study/work group

November of 1st year
(7 days)

Beijing

2. The 2nd training session -- remote training

• Economics

• Ecology

• Environment Science

• Demography

• Energy problems

• System Theory

• Study/work group prepare for speech, debate, and case study

November of 1st year -- February of 2nd year
(3 months)

each associates' own location

3. The 3rd training session

• Interdisciplinary exchange and debate

• Hotspot topic lecture (1)

• Capability Training (2)

• Prepare for national case report

March of 2nd year
(8 days)

Beijing

4. The 4th training session

• Hotspot topic lecture (2)

July of 2nd year
(4 days)

in China (undecided)

5. The 5th training session

• Decision making and Planning

• Capability Training (3)

• Hotspot topic lecture (3)

April of 3rd year
(8 days)

in China (undecided)