Summer Leadership Academy
Summer Leadership Academy is organised annually, in June. It brings together the students (future professionals and practitioners), experts, current professionals, as well as other interested stakeholders (NGOs, interest groups, media etc.). The main purpose of SLA is to empower participants’ path towards their own career as leaders in national, regional and local government, civil society organisations and other sectors of society.
Summer Leadership Academy enables participants to acquire the ability to perceive the elements of the basic disciplinary roots of leadership; find out how much leadership potential they possess; find out what type of leaders they have potential to develop into; learn about the importance of communication skills in leadership processes; learn about the importance of psychological and motivational influences on leadership with special emphasis on the emotional intelligence; acquire the ability of a broader interdisciplinary view on the (European) leadership process; have the opportunity to observe and critically evaluate individual leadership concepts; the acquired knowledge helps participants to analyse new approaches and evaluate their impacts on EU leadership, management and decision-making processes.
Every year the topics are highly relevant and adapted to the current needs. Participants have their successful participation at the Summer Leadership Academy fully recognised and evaluated according to ECTS (two credit points). Successful participants receive certificate upon completion of the Summer Leadership Academy.
The first generation of the Summer Leadership Academy 2022
In June 2022, the first Summer Leadership Academy was held under the auspices of JMC LELD2040. In eight sessions, we learned about interesting aspects of leadership with exceptional guests (Sebastjan Jeretič, dr. Ivan Radević, Monika Kirbiš Rojs, assoc. prof. dr. Boštjan Udovič and dr. Damjana Pondelek).
Through homework assignments, participants also had the opportunity to discover their leadership potential. On Thursday, June 30, 2022, at the graduation ceremony hosted by Dean prof. dr. Borut Rončević, the 27 participants were presented with the certificate of successful completion of the Summer Leadership Academy.
The Summer Leadership Academy was organised and led by the head of JMC LELD2040, assoc. prof. dr. Simona Kukovič.
The second generation of the Summer Leadership Academy 2023
On Thursday, June 29, 2023, 27 participants of the second generation of the Summer Leadership Academy, organised and led by Assoc. prof. dr. Simona Kukovič, received their certificates of successful completion. During the one-month intensive training, with the help of experts and guests from the academy and the field (Sebastjan Jeretič, Assist. prof. dr. Ivan Radević, Assoc. prof. dr. Boštjan Udovič, mayor Darja Vudler Berlak, commander of the Coastal-Karst firefighting region Marko Adamič), the participants learned about various dimensions of leadership and strengthened their personal and professional potential.
The third generation of the Summer Leadership Academy 2024
June saw the traditional Summer Leadership Academy, an intensive training programme in which 36 participants learned about various aspects of leadership with the help of exceptional guests, Mrs Andreja Katič, Minister of Justice of Republic of Slovenia, Assist. prof. dr. Ivan Radević, Assist. prof. dr. Sebastjan Jeretič and Prof. dr. Boštjan Udovič. The participants strengthened their leadership skills through tasks aimed at developing their personal and leadership potential.
The Summer Leadership Academy wrapped up on Friday 21 June with the ceremonial awarding of certificates by the Dean of SASS, Prof. dr. Borut Rončević, and the head of the Summer Leadership Academy and holder of the JMC LELD2040, Assoc. prof. dr. Simona Kukovič.
