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Institutional development · Teaching, learning and curriculum · Japan

Kyoto University to open 12th cohort of its executive leadership programme in April 2027

Kyoto University will open the 12th cohort of its Executive Leadership Programme for working professionals in April 2027. It is holding an online session to present the programme and its new curriculum.

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Why it matters: Working professionals considering the programme's 12th cohort, which opens in April 2027, can learn about its new curriculum at an online Zoom session.

Kyoto University said the 12th cohort of its Executive Leadership Programme (ELP), which trains working professionals as next-generation leaders, will open in April 2027.

According to the university, the programme covers fields including philosophy, religion, history, politics, AI, space, medicine, life sciences and the arts, under a concept of grasping fundamentals and building a worldview for the next generation.

The university is holding an online information session on Zoom to introduce the programme and its new curriculum, with time set aside for questions.

Yoshihiro Tokuga, adviser to the university's Growth Strategy Headquarters and chair of the ELP committee, is due to speak at the session about the programme.

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Sarah Williamson, Teaching, Digital and AI Editor

Working professionals considering the programme can attend the online Zoom session, which presents the new curriculum and includes questions; the 12th cohort opens in April 2027.

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  • The 12th cohort of the programme is due to open in April 2027.

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