Call for applications: The Swedish Institute Summer Academy for Young Professionals (SAYP) 2015

02.04.2015 | Invitations for Participation

Are you interested in building networks and increasing you knowledge of transparent, efficient and resilient public administration? Do you work with public administration or within the civil society?

Apply to the Swedish Institute Summer Academy for Young Professionals 2015!

The Swedish Institute is pleased to welcome applications from policymakers, public servants and civil society workers in Belarus, Georgia, Lithuania, Moldova, Sweden and Ukraine. In 2015, SAYP will be held as two separate two-week intense training sessions with 30-36 participants each. The training sessions will be held in Sweden at Lund University between 8 and 20 June 2015, and at Malmö University between 15 and 26 June 2015.

Programme outline

The programme is targeted primarily at young professionals (up to 35 years old) already employed in the state structures, working with development of policy and measures to create a more transparent, resilient and efficient public administration. Applicants may preferably work within financial management/control and audit services, but may also work in other parts of the administration. In 2015, we are focusing on young professionals from these groups:

Policymakers (politicians, government officials, employees of political parties)
Public servants (non-political civil servants working at government agencies)
Civil society workers (CSO/NGO volunteers/employees)

How to apply

1) Please read the instructions, available on the SI website (https://eng.si.se/areas-of-operation/scholarships-and-grants/visby-programme/si-summer-academy-for-young-professionals/)

2) Complete your application, with the following enclosures:

Letter of Motivation (SI template mandatory)
Curriculum Vitae (Europass template mandatory)
Letter of Reference (SI template recommended)

3) Submit your application, using the SI online application portal. The portal will be open for applications between 30 March and 24 April 2015.

More information

More information about SAYP can be found on our website: https://eng.si.se/areas-of-operation/scholarships-and-grants/visby-programme/si-summer-academy-for-young-professionals/

In this interesting article, some of the participants from SAYP 2014 share their experiences with the course: https://eng.si.se/summer-academy-for-young-professionals/

Contacts at the Swedish Institute

Programme Manager: Markus Boman, [email protected], +46 (0)8 453 79 64
Programme Manager: Magdalena Ellfors, [email protected], +46 (0)8 453 79 30

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