Cultural Leaders Found!
The British Council, with support from the Open Society Foundations, organised a 4-day Leadership Development Workshop in Istanbul from 24-27 October 2011. After interviewing various talented potential future leaders, we are happy to announce the three names who are accepted to the programme: Mesut Alp, Pelin Başaran and Tuna Yılmaz.
The workshop involved training sessions on leadership skills and networking opportunities with the other international participants and the participants will receive a grant of £3000 to implement a Professional Development Plan.
For further information about international applicants and the programme please visit http://creativeconomy.britishcouncil.org/
Biographies of the participants from Turkey
Born in 1980, Mesut Alp studied Archeology at Ege University in Izmir. Since 2006, he has been working in Mardin Museum as an archaeologist. He participated in various excavations both as an advisor and as an assisting staff member in different cities including Gaziantep, Şanlıurfa, Mardin, Siirt and Izmir. He took part in conferences and seminars about archeology, history and cultural heritage. He is the author of the book Welat Nîsêbînî, “Qoser” (2008). He scripted and directed the documentary “From Heart to Stone: Master Yusuf” (2011). He also works on an oral history project where he engages with the elderly people living in Mardin and in villages around South East region of Turkey. He was also the meeting coordinator of EU Civil Society Dialogue Project II (2010) and the coordinator of TANDEM project Turkey as a member of the Mardin Cinema Association. Finally, he also worked as a member of the Coordination team of The Center of Cultural Union of Southeast Anatolian Project (SAP “GAP”) (2009-2010) and since 2008, he actively takes part in the cultural and artistic activities organised in the city of Mardin.About Cultural Leadership International Programme
Throughout the world, the creative and cultural sector is growing in complexity and importance. The sector has a unique and vital role to play in rapidly changing and unstable times, and it is crucial that its future leaders develop ideas, skills and networks to drive the sector forward and ensure its relevance to the changing societies around it. In our interdependent world, international dialogue and knowledge exchange will give them vital access to international opportunities and networks where they can share solutions, learn from successful models, and develop partnerships and common platforms to tackle similar challenges.
As a cultural relations agency, the British Council seeks to engage the new generation of cultural leaders around the world in the discussion and development of common strategies to tackle global cultural issues. Cultural Leadership International (CLI) is a programme of activities designed to identify, celebrate and develop those who are addressing these questions through their work.
Read more about the 2011 programme here
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Cultural Leadership International is generously supported in Turkey by the Open Society Foundations
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