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Alumna Mariia Tyshchenko: ”It never would have happened without these people”

Ukrainian Mariia Tyshchenko came to Sweden in 2015 to study through SI Academy for Young Professionals (SAYP). She recounts that she was fascinated with sustainability and was googling educational opportunities…

Leadership programmes, SI stories, The 2030 Agenda

”The soft skills impacted my whole life”

Bita Baghestani, founder of Levva, explains how the She Entrepreneurs programme helped her reach the impact she wanted and how it made her better able to lead her company. She…

SI alumni stories, SI stories

SAYP was one of the best motivating experiences of my life

George Melashvili talks about his life-changing experience that was the Swedish Institute’s Academy for Young Professionals (SAYP) in 2016. The programme allowed him to realise in what direction he wanted…

Leadership programmes, SI stories

“As a gender advocate, I want to empower other women”

Sara El Outa is a feminist activist and human rights defender from Lebanon, working as an advocacy coordinator at the Lebanese Democratic Women’s Gathering (RDFL). Sara is one of gender…

Leadership programmes, SI stories

”You should be prepared to unlearn”

Despite being a highly experienced leader in sustainable energy, Dr G. Ganesh Das still found his involvement in the Swedish Institute Management Programme extremely valuable, as it gave him new perspectives…

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Alumna Mariia Tyshchenko: ”It never would have happened without these people”

”The soft skills impacted my whole life”

SAYP was one of the best motivating experiences of my life

“As a gender advocate, I want to empower other women”

”You should be prepared to unlearn”