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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
Voices
Insights from Fieldwork in Cambridge on Whaling’s Self-Policing Regime
Mar 18, 2026
Law
Swati Malik
Geneva Graduate Institute
Navigating the Digital Age: Social Media Risks and Femicide Awareness
Apr 8, 2026
Education
Media and Communication
Shephy Elisha Oduor
University of Nairobi
News
Tokyo Foundation Connects with Sylff Fellows at UNSW Business School
Mar 16, 2026
Strengthening Inclusive Pathways into Economic Research in Latin America
Apr 15, 2026
Economics
Public Policy
Gabriela Sofia Lecaro Calle
University of Michigan
May 20, 2026
Online Orientation Meeting with Three New Pedro Arrupe Fellows
Apr 22, 2026
Appointment of New Executive Director for Leadership Development
Apr 13, 2026
Athens Fellow’s Vision for a School Where Everyone Belongs: Sylff@Tokyo
Website Maintenance on April 14 (13:00 to 14:00 JST)
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.
Apr 30, 2026
Bringing to Light an Unknown Seminar by Jacques Derrida
By Achilleas Panagiotakis / U of Athens
Literature
Philosophy
By Gabriela Sofia Lecaro Calle / U of Michigan
By Shephy Elisha Oduor / U of Nairobi
Justin Lesniak
UC San Diego
Meredith Startz
Yale U
Development Studies
Yang Liu
Peking U
Business Management
Michael Finnegan
U of Michigan
Keith Tichaona Tashu
U of Western Cape
Social Science
Paula Gonzalez
Walter Nania
Pedro Arrupe
Anthropology
Simon Hutchinson
Oregon Universities
Music and Art
Sara Swetzoff
Howard U
Area Studies
Inese Grumolte-Lerhe
U of Latvia
Political Science
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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