Category: SI alumni stories

Rafia Saleem tells the story about how her attendance at the Young Connectors of the Future programme in 2017 changed her view of networks and led her onto a path of self-reflection that ultimately changed her career.

En leende kvinna med långt mörkt hår, iklädd en cerise kappa och en svart sjal står utomhus med träd i bakgrunden. — Rafia Saleem, SI alumni, from Pakistan. Photo: Haris Khalid

SI alumni stories, SI stories

”It fundamentally changed my concept and definition of networking”

Rafia Saleem tells the story about how her attendance at the Young Connectors of the Future programme in 2017 changed her view of networks and led her onto a path…

SI alumni stories, SI stories

”The SIMP programme was a perfect fit because I wanted to develop a business that would outlive me”

As co-founder of water and sanitation company EcoCycle in Kenya, Lucy Wanjiku Mutinda explains all the uses her experience during the Swedish Institute Management Programme in 2017 has given her….

SI alumni stories, SI stories

”My job is to clear out the weeds and plant a seed of hope”

Christopher Eugenio tells the story how his participation in the Swedish Institute Management Programme Asia in 2017 helped him influence diversity efforts at the law firm where he works. It…

Leadership programmes, SI alumni stories

”We are in a global situation where everyone needs to raise their game in terms of sustainability.”

The Swedish Institute Management Programme Asia fit the bill for Hitesh Kataria, both on a personal and professional level. It gave him the tools to help the company he works…

Leadership programmes, SI alumni stories

”Important topics and a well-executed programme”

Snežana Andrić describes how the Swedish Institute Academy for Young Professionals (SAYP) managed to overcome the challenges of an all-online programme, surprising her by taking the concept well beyond lectures.