The Weidenfeld Scholarships and Leadership Programme This Programme cultivates the leaders of tomorrow, mostly from transition and emerging economies. The Programme has mainly focussed on Europe’s wider neighbourhood, including Eastern Europe, Central Asia, Russia, the Middle East and North Africa. It enables outstanding university graduates and young professionals from these regions to pursue fully-funded graduate studies at the University of Oxford combined with a comprehensive programme of leadership development, long-term mentoring and networking.
The Leadership Programme provides the Scholars with the knowledge, skills and networks to contribute effectively to public life in their countries of origin and to build lasting professional linkages across cultures and continents.
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Weidenfeld Debate
Weidenfeld Scholars’ Spring Ball
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European Leader Series, with Mikhail Kasyanov, former Prime Minister of Russia, February 2013, London
Historian Saul Friedlander, Inaugural Humanitas Visiting Professor in Historiography at the University of Oxford, May 2012
Journalists Edward Lucas, Deborah Rayner and Nabila Ramdani talking to ISD's Weidenfeld Scholars, June 2012
Participants watch a presentation during ISD's second Social Media and Intolerance workshop, July 2012
Meeting of the Energy Expert Group to discuss energy issues of mutual concern to Turkey,USA and the EU
Humanitas Visiting Professorship in Media, Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman Google, January 2013
Humanitas Visiting Professor in the History of Art, Philippe de Montebello, University of Cambridge, November 2012
Gregory Doran, Artistic Director of the Royal Shakespeare Company, Humanitas Visiting Professor in Drama 2012-2013
Humanitas Visiting Professorship in the History of Ideas, Professor Lorraine Daston, January 2013
Humanitas Visiting Professor in Chamber Music 2012, Robert Levin, University of Cambridge, October 2012
Dr Magnus Ranstorp of the Swedish National Defence College addressing the Counter-terrorism and Communities Workshop, September 2012
Members of the Phoenix Network at a meeting hosted by ISD with the Three Faiths Forum and the British Council, March 2012
Leading activists from pro-democracy movements in the Middle East, speaking at a Weidenfeld Debate, February 2012
Dr Suraya Dalil, Afghan Minister of Health, speaking at the Weidenfeld Debate, Oxford, May 2013
Meeting of the Turkey Task Force, Istanbul, 13-14 April 2013
HE Karel Schwarzenberg, Czech Foreign Minister, addresses an invited audience at an ISD policy breakfast, October 2011
Humanitas Visiting Professor in Women's Rights, Ambassador Melanne Verveer, University of Cambridge, March 2013
Imogen Cooper, pianist, Humanitas Visiting Professor of Classical Music and Music Education, 2012-2013
Vanessa Redgrave, Humanitas Visiting Professor in Drama 2012, speaking at the University of Oxford, February 2012
The Inaugural Hoffmann Lecture with Jim Leape, Director General of WWF International, February 2013
Weidenfeld Scholars and Alumni Negotiation Skills Training
ISD Offices, London, 11 May 2013
Weidenfeld Debate
Ship Street Conference Centre, Jesus College, Oxford, 9 May 2013
Weidenfeld Scholars’ Spring Ball
Blenheim Palace, Woodstock, 2 May 2013
Weidenfeld Scholars Practical Skills Training
Egrove Park, Oxford, 23 March 2013
Weidenfeld Scholarships and Leadership Programme: The Inaugural Hoffmann Lecture
Jesus College, University of Oxford, 12 February 2013
Leadership and Public Policy Seminar
Hartwell House, Buckinghamshire, 9 to 13 January 2013
Weidenfeld Scholarships Induction 2012
London, 7 October 2012
Weidenfeld Scholars' London Visit
London, 25 to 26 June 2012
Vice-Chancellor's Dinner for the Weidenfeld Scholarships
Oxford, 12 June 2012
Weidenfeld Scholarships Selection 2012
Egrove Park, Oxford, 28 April 2012
Weidenfeld Scholars Practical Skills Training
Oxford, 12 to 13 March 2012
Weidenfeld Debate: The Arab Uprisings, One Year On
University of Oxford, 29 February 2012
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Weidenfeld Scholars and Alumni Negotiation Skills Training
Weidenfeld Debate
Weidenfeld Scholars’ Spring Ball
Weidenfeld Scholars Practical Skills Training
