Item Posted: February 26, 2009

Three Fellows Named Young Global Leaders by World Economic Forum

Samer Asfour, '05, Jordan (far left), Nia Dinata, '08, Indonesia (center), and Jason Yat-Sen Li, '02, Australia (far right), have been named as part of the 2009 class of Young Global Leaders by the World Economic Forum. This honor recognizes and acknowledges between 200 and 300 outstanding young leaders from around the world for their professional accomplishments, commitment to society, and potential to contribute to shaping the future of the world. Drawn from a pool of almost 5,000 candidates, the Young Global Leaders 2009 were chosen by a selection committee, chaired by H.M. Queen Rania Al Abdullah of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan, comprising 31 eminent international media leaders.

Asfour is the Commissioner for Investements for the Goverment of Jordan (the New Development Zones in Jordan). Dinata is a celebrated film director. Li is Managing Director of Yatsen Associates.

The YGLs convene at biannual summits, as well as Forum events and meetings throughout the year, and collaborate on initiatives to tackle some of the key challenges of our generation.

To read the full list of honorees, click here.

Item Posted: February 26, 2009

Fellow to Head National Development and Innovation Board

Khashchuluun Chuluundorj, '07, Mongolia, was appointed head of the Mongolia National Development and Innovation Board. The Board is a new government agency reporting directly to Prime Minister and which is charged with creation of national development plan, coordination of its implementation and also with support of private sector, public private partnership and improvement of competitiveness.

Item Posted: February 26, 2009

USA Fellow Receives Katharine Hepburn Medal

Jane Golden, '03, USA, was presented with the the Katharine Hepburn Medal by the Katharine Houghton Hepburn Center at Bryn Mawr College. The medal recognizes women whose lives, work, and contributions embody the intelligence, drive, and independence of the four-time Oscar-winning actress. Golden, who is director of the Philadelphia Mural Arts Program, received the award on February 7 at the National Constitution Center from Philadelphia Mayor Michael Nutter and Bryn Mawr President Jane McAuliffe.

Item Posted: February 25, 2009

Fellow Named CEO, Jerusalem Pharmaceuticals

Iyad Masrouji, '08, Palestine, has been named CEO of Jerusalem Pharamaceuticals and was elected Chairman of the Union of Palestinian Pharmaceutical Manufacturers. Masrouji was previously vice president of the Jerusalem Pharmaceutical Company.

Item Posted: February 20, 2009

Pakistan Fellow Anchors Show on Dawn News

Rabia Garib, '07, Pakistan, is anchoring a program on political activism called "Wired and Active" for Pakistan's largest English language news network, Dawn News. View the program's Facebook page here.

Rabia reports that she has arranged to have two of her fellow Fellows from the 2007 Multi Nation Program interviewed on the program as well. She will interview Wafa Rahman, Palestine, and Supinya Klangnarong, Thailand, in upcoming episodes. Says Rabia, "This would be a great boon since Dawn also streams the show through the Web, which means that there are no geographical limitations. This becomes one of the first, truly global collaborative initiatives if I manage to pull it off."

Item Posted: Feburary 20, 2009

Fellow Gives Lecture on Women in Business in the Middle East

Rengin Yigitbas Akillioglu, '06, Turkey, recently gave a lecture about “Women in Business in the Middle East” to MBA students at Kellogg Business School of Northwestern Unıversity in Chicago with her capacity of co-chairing of Middle East Region at IAWA (International Aviation Women Association). She emphasized the lack of women’s right in Middle East. Rengin is the Managing Director (Chicago office) of Turkish Airlines, Inc. Thirty people among the class will be attending to a trip to both Istanbul and Dubai with Turkish Airlines and will make observations about her speech.

Item Posted: Feburary 20, 2009

USA Program Featured in Philadelphia Inquirer

The Philadelphia Leadership Initiative of EF's USA program was profiled in the Philadelphia Inquirer's Feburary 5 edition. The article highlights the fellowship experiences of Fellows Tine Hansen-Turton, '05; Nick Torres, '08; Maitreyi Roy, '07; and Dan Castro, '01.

Click here to read the full article.

Item Posted: Feburary 20, 2009

MNP 2009 Fellow from Northern Ireland Receives Award

Seamus O'Prey, '09, Northern Ireland, who will arrive for his fellowship as a part of the 2009 Multi Nation Program in April 2009, was the recipient of the Invest Northern Ireland SMART Award for Innovation. He was presented with the award on February 11, 2009.

O'Prey is the General Manager of Ortus - The Business Development Agency, and will study corporate finance, corporate social responsibility, environmental and sustainable development, and information and technology development during his fellowship.

Item Posted: Feburary 20, 2009

Argentine Fellow Hired at IADB in Washington, DC

Jorge Srur, '08, Argentina, was recently hired by the InterAmerican Development Bank in Washington, DC, as senior specialist in modernization of state. During his first few weeks at IADB, Srur was asked to make a presentation about his experience and learnings on e-government acquired during his fellowship. Reports Srur, "[My boss was] amazed by many of my fellowship's findings... He believes they may become relevant to think and design new bank strategies to support reform of the state projects along LA countries."

Item Posted: Feburary 20, 2009

2009 Multi Nation Program and USA Fellows Announced

Click here to view the Fellows of the 2009 Multi Nation Program, who will arrive in Philadelphia for their Opening Seminar week in early April.

Click here to view the 2009 USA Fellows, who will travel on individual fellowships all over the world starting in April.

Item Posted: Feburary 20, 2009

Join the Eisenhower Fellowships Facebook Group

If you are on Facebook, please join the Eisenhower Fellowships group. To find the group, type "Eisenhower Fellowships" in the search box in the top right-hand corner of your Facebook page, and request to join the group. Current items on the page include advice from alumni Fellows for the 2009 MNP Fellows; photos from various events; and information about the October 2009 conference in Paris. Join the group to reconnect with your fellow Fellows!

Click here to read Fellow News from January 2009.