Adapting to Challenging Times
June 24, 2020
Like most others, the Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program had to rapidly recalibrate in March when the University, the United States and most of the rest
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In Historic First Valerie Amos Appointed Master of University College, Oxford
March 17, 2020
Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program Advisory Board member, Baroness Valerie Amos has been appointed Master of University College, Oxford University. Baroness Amos will be the first
On-line Technical Support Helps Build Professional Capacity in Government Ministries
March 17, 2020
The Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program’s Virtual Implementation Platform (VIP) is a unique component of the Program’s follow-up support to Ministers after they participate in the
Brenda Onguti Awarded Prestigious Tessa Jowell Research Fellowship
March 6, 2020
BOSTON, March 5, 2020 – The Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program is pleased to announce that Brenda Nyanchama Onguti has been selected as the 2020 Tessa Jowell Research
Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program Student Policy Research Initiative
December 4, 2019
When Gambian Health Minister, Ahmadou Samateh departed Boston after the Harvard Ministerial Leadership Forum last June, he was eager to begin implementing his newly developed
Ethiopia Women Ministers Strategic Leadership Retreat
December 4, 2019
“Our women ministers will disprove the old adage that women can’t lead.” In October 2018, Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed announced his decision to appoint
Accepting Applications for the 2026 Tessa Jowell Student Research Fellowship
November 3, 2025
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
Policy with Purpose: Ministerial Perspectives on Development
October 2, 2025
What does it take to design development policies that truly deliver for people on the ground? This question guided a dynamic panel the Harvard Ministerial
A Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program Alumnus: A Case Study with the former Minister for Education, Ghana, Dr. Matthew Prempeh
October 2, 2025
The Harvard Ministerial Leadership Program is a unique, non-prescriptive Program designed to support appointed Ministers in doing what they do, serving their countries. The Program
Driving Meaningful Transformation in Challenging Times
October 2, 2025
We are living through challenging times. Around the world, countries are grappling with political uncertainty, economic instability, social unrest, climate risks, and rapid technological shifts,
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