This programme will provide senior and middle managers with the fundamental knowledge and skills on academic leadership and management, strategy and operations in higher education institutions.

The short courses in specialist areas will provide senior and middle managers with expert knowledge and skills in key functions in an institutional setting.

The women in higher education leadership programme for academic and administrative middle managers promotes gender equity in leadership and creates a pipeline for senior management and executive positions in universities.

Coaching and mentoring was always understood by HELM as a by-product of the face-to-face networks that have always been its preferred way of interacting.

The professional development workshops and seminars will provide a platform for engagement, knowledge and support on the transformation and change agendas and key issues for institutions and the sector.

These programmes are aimed at newly appointed Deans and Heads of Schools/academic departments. With minimal disruption to their existing workload, these programmes will offer valuable skills and applied learning and support to academic leaders and university managers.

The ULDP in higher education will contribute meaningfully to the public universities’ talent development strategies, systemic support capacity, planning, and curriculum quality enhancement.