2019 Tessa Jowell Research Fellowship Awarded
May 3, 2019
Fei Yuan has been selected as the first Tessa Jowell Research Fellow of the Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program. Fei is currently pursuing her PhD in
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Former UK Secretary of State for International Development Joins Advisory Board
May 3, 2019
Baroness Valerie Amos, Director of School of Oriental & African Studies at the University of London, has been appointed to the Advisory Board of the
Harvard Students Undertake High-level Policy Research for Government Ministers in Africa
May 2, 2019
In January 2019, 40 students from the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health (HSPH) and the Harvard Graduate School of Education (HGSE) worked in
Spurring Economic Growth through Human Development Investment
May 2, 2019
Current and former finance and economic planning ministers from 20 countries participated in the seventh annual Harvard Ministerial Forum at Harvard last week. A key
What makes an effective minister?
March 18, 2019
The role of ministers of education and health is pivotal to developing the human capital essential for sustainable economic development. These sectors together usually account
Harvard Ministerial Program Supports Student Research
January 28, 2019
On January 2nd, 2019, 39 graduate students from Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health and Harvard Graduate School of Education will board planes and
Tessa Jowell Fellow to Address the Rise of Non-Communicable Diseases in Nigeria
May 20, 2025
The Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program’s 2025 Tessa Jowell Fellowship for Doctoral Research was awarded to Tosin Adebola, a DrPH student at the Harvard T.H. Chan
Leaders Convene to Tackle Urgent Development Challenges
May 20, 2025
High-level government leaders from across Africa and Asia, including Vice Presidents, Vice Prime Ministers, Finance Ministers, Planning Ministers, and Heads of Presidential Delivery Units, gathered
NOW ACCEPTING APPLICATIONS: Tessa Jowell Fellowship for Doctoral Research
November 8, 2024
The Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program established the Tessa Jowell Student Research Fellowship providing up to $15,000 in support of doctoral or post-doctoral level research. Research
Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program Welcomes Patrick Achi to Its Advisory Board
October 10, 2024
The Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program is proud to welcome the Rt. Hon. Patrick Achi, former Prime Minister of Côte d’Ivoire, to its distinguished Advisory Board.
Distinguished African Leaders Reflect on the State of Governance in Africa
October 10, 2024
The fact that most Africans are under 35 is driving a shift in expectations of government. This was a central point made by two of
Government Ministers From Across Africa Deliberate in Pursuit of Transformation at Annual Harvard Forum
October 10, 2024
In the wake of the COVID pandemic and global economic crisis, Africa, more so than most parts of the world, is experiencing high inflation, increased