SYLFF 20th anniversary conference

The University of Copenhagen is proud to host the SYLFF conference from 16 to 19 January. The Sasakawa Young Leaders Fellowship Fund (SYLFF) has spent millions of dollars over the past 20 years to promote student exchange between the 69 universities included in the Sasakawa network (which also count the University of Copenhagen).

The conference will open 16 January in the University’s Ceremonial Hall with speeches from Yohei Sasakawa, Rector Ralf Hemmingsen, Minister of Education Bertel Haarder and more.

The goal of the SYLFF Programme is to nurture future leaders who will transcend the geopolitical, religious, ethnic, and cultural boundaries and actively participate in the world community for peace and the well-being of humankind. Under the SYLFF Program, The Nippon Foundation donates an endowment of 1 million US dollars to each of the institutions of higher learning, from which fellowships are awarded to graduate students enrolled in social sciences and humanities fields at the respective endowed institutions.

The University of Copenhagen received its endowment in 1991, and has since sent well over a hundred students abroad with a Sasakawa scholarship. The students fortunate enough to receive a Sasakawa scholarship will become Sasakawa Fellows and be a part of the international Sasakawa network.

The conference is open for invitees only.

Contact: Hedvig Gyde Thomsen, phone: 35 32 38 98 or email: hgt @ adm.ku.dk