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About
- 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
Institutions
Fellows
Support Programs
- Overview
- Research
  
  Research Grant (SRG)
  
  Up to US$5,000 to support doctoral and post-doc fellows’ academic research activities in their field of expertise.
  
  Research Abroad
  (SRA)
  
  Up to US$5,000 to support research in a foreign country for a doctoral dissertation.
- Social Action
  
  Leadership
  Initiatives (SLI)
  
  Up to US$10,000 for social action projects and conferences/workshops initiated by fellows.
  
  Project Grant (SPG)
  
  Large-scale grants for projects with potential for substantial social impact.
- Networking
  
  Leaders Workshop
  
  Opportunities for intercultural group learning and leadership enhancement.
News & Voices
Administrators
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

Sylff News

Feb 16, 2010

Charles University Sylff Fellow Named Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year 2009

On 22 January 2010 Štěpán Holub, a Charles University Sylff fellow was named Pro Bono Lawyer of the Year 2009 in the Czech Republic. The competition is organized by the Czech Bar Association (www.cak.cz) together with Pilaw, an NGO (www.probonocentrum.cz). Štěpán Holub was nominated for his pro bono legal support of people affected by asbestos. He is the second SYLFF fellow in the Czech Republic to be awarded a prize in the high-profile Lawyer of the Year competition; in 2006 Ondřej Dostál was awarded in the category, Talent of the Year.

Štěpán Holub graduated from the Faculty of Law at the Charles University in Prague, Czech Republic. He also studied at Stockholm University in Sweden from 2000 to 2001. He wrote his master thesis on the topic of "Legal Regulation of Packaging in the Czech Republic, Sweden and the European Union." He became a Sylff fellow in 2003, and served as a Sylff Fellows Council member from 2005 to 2007. Currently he works as a lawyer at Holubova Law Firm (www.holubova.cz) in Prague.