21 March 2013
NAIROBI, Kenya – The African Leadership Centre has announced two new masters programmes to be offered from the 2013-2014 academic year. These are an MSc in Leadership and Development and an MSc in Security, Leadership and Society. A PhD programme has also been introduced alongside the two masters courses, with an undergraduate programme being planned in due course.
The ALC was established in June 2010 as a joint initiative of King’s College London and the University of Nairobi Institute for Development Studies (IDS). The centre seeks to train a new generation of African leaders, as well as to serve as a forum for transformative discourse on peace, security and development in Africa.
The Centre emerged out of a programme of the Conflict, Security and Development Group (CSDG) at King’s College London, which launched Peace and Security Fellowships for African Women in 2005 as an initial step in mentoring and knowledge building for young Africans, followed in 2007 by a degree awarding Fellowship programme for young African men and women.
The ALC built its foundation on the successes and lessons learned from these CSDG programmes and consequently offers academic programmes that are specifically adapted to the African peace, security and development agenda.
The Centre’s founder and current director is long-time ASSN member, Dr. ‘Funmi Olonisakin.