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Sylff Program
Cultivating leaders of tomorrow in countries worldwide
Mission & Philosophy
The goals of the Sylff Program and the leadership qualities it seeks to nurture
Message from the Chairman
Promoting peaceful and socially inclusive development
Sylff Association
Platform to bring all Sylff stakeholders closer together
History
Major milestones since the program's inception in 1987
Contact
Ask questions, offer comments, or come visit us in Tokyo
Operation Manual
Overview
Conventional Scheme
Guidelines on program and endowment management
New Scheme
For institutions wishing to focus on program operations
Administrators Meetings
Learn best practices and meet other Sylff administrators
News
Athens Fellow’s Decades-Long Commitment to the Public Interest: Sylff@Tokyo
Aug 21, 2026
Voices
Whoosh: China-Japan Infrastructure Competition in Indonesia’s Rail Sector
Interdisciplinary Studies
Politics, Government
Public Policy
Caixia Mao
Columbia University
Luxury Hospitality, Community Empowerment, and Life Satisfaction: Lessons from Bali
Sep 9, 2026
Culture and Society
Economics
A. Faidlal Rahman
Gadjah Mada University
Behind the Glass Fortress: When Gender Justice Meets Bureaucracy at the ICC
Sep 3, 2026
Architecture
Law, Human Rights
Bhavya Gupta
Jawaharlal Nehru University
Aug 13, 2026
Website Maintenance on August 18 (11:00 to 12:30 JST)
May 20, 2026
Online Orientation Meeting with Three New Pedro Arrupe Fellows
Apr 22, 2026
Appointment of New Executive Director for Leadership Development
Research Grant (SRG)
Up to US$10,000 for domestic and international fieldwork to support doctoral and post-doc research.
Leadership Initiatives (SLI)
Up to US$10,000 for projects initiated by fellows that can make a big difference for the benefit of society.
Financial support provided over the past several decades to facilitate fellows’ academic advancement, leadership development, and networking.
By A. Faidlal Rahman / Gadjah Mada U
By Bhavya Gupta / Jawaharlal Nehru U
By Caixia Mao / Columbia U
Dai Oba
Waseda U
Julio Cerezal Tamargo
U of Deusto
Social Science
Bojan Ilic
U of Sussex
Prathima Rodrigues
Columbia U
Development Studies
Xena Michelle Cupido
U of Western Cape
Psychology
Mike Zhongyu He
Environment, Energy, Climate
Loshni Nair
U of Malaya
Linguistics
Tselmeg Ongoi
Academy Mongolia
Mariam Elashmawy
American U Cairo
Steven Nakana
Geneva Graduate Institute
The American University in Cairo
Jan 19, 2021
Oct 8, 2019
The University of Jordan
Jul 24, 2019
National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
May 15, 2019
Institute of Political Education “Pedro Arrupe“
Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University
Apr 10, 2019
Keio University
Dec 1, 2017
Aug 31, 2017
May 12, 2017
University of Latvia
May 1, 2017
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